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Commentary: Global Oncology Achievements Should Be Considered for Academic Promotion

May 2, 2019

From left: Dr. Silvia Formenti and Dr. Onyinye Balogun. Photo credit: Ashley Jones

The work of global oncologists – whose insights and innovations reduce the burden of cancer around the world – has demonstrated value that academic medical leadership should consider when assessing these physicians for professional advancement, according to a commentary by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

The paper, published May 2 in JAMA Oncology, advocates for the...

Compassionate Care

May 1, 2019

HOUSE CALL: Dr. Bruce Reidenberg at work in the Hudson Valley. Photo credit: John Abbott

On any given week, Dr. Bruce Reidenberg spends a good deal of time on the road. With his old fashioned black doctor’s bag in tow, he drives across three counties north of New York City to visit patients as the Hudson Valley region’s medical director for the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities. In this role, he oversees the medical care of about 830 adults who legally qualify for state services. Some qualify because they have an...

Weill Cornell Medicine Experiences Dynamic Growth in Research Funding

April 23, 2019

Weill Cornell Medicine’s research enterprise has expanded in recent years. Credit: John Abbott.

Weill Cornell Medicine has experienced dynamic growth in its research enterprise over the past five years, an achievement that underscores the institution’s mission to provide patients with the most advanced treatments and therapies.

Since 2014, Weill Cornell Medicine’s research support from the National Institutes of Health has surged more than 40 percent. This expansion in the research enterprise coincides with the opening of the Belfer Research...