January 27, 2023
Dr. Nicole Gerber and Dr. David Bodnar have been accepted to the 2023 class of the NewYork-Presbyterian Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Academy.The LEAD program focuses on cultivating rising-star physicians in the NYP health system. The academy provides professional mentorship, institutional networking, and an applied practicum with an NYP-prioritized capstone project, and is led by nationally renowned experts from Columbia's Business School and the Department of Health Policy...
January 10, 2023
The National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health has awarded a grant to Weill Cornell Medicine to develop a screening tool and intervention for elder neglect in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.Approximately one in 10 Americans over the age of 60 have experienced some form of elder abuse, a broad category that encompasses financial exploitation, physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect and more. For this study,...
December 22, 2022
The Department of Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine is delighted to share the latest edition of...
December 20, 2022
Dr. Vincent Uy has been appointed Associate Director of Clinical Services for Pediatric Emergency Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Lower Manhattan Hospital (LMH). Dr. Uy is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Clinical Pediatrics and joined the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine in 2018. He currently serves as the Assistant Director of Clinical Services for Pediatric Emergency Medicine at LMH. In his new role, he will oversee pediatric emergency medicine operations...
December 2, 2022
Please join us in congratulating the winners of Weill Cornell Medicine’s Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Awards from the Department of Emergency Medicine!Ten awards were presented last month at WCM’s inaugural APP Grand Rounds and recognized providers who demonstrate exemplary service and leadership within their departments and the greater WCM community. Four members of our EM family recieved awards:Rising Star: Physician AssistantEmilee Nawa, PA-CNurse Practitioner of the YearKathy Morton FNP...
November 22, 2022
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Lucy Willis on being named one of the 2022 New York American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Unsung Heroes.Dr. Willis, Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, is highly regarded as an expert in physician wellness, and is the Founder and Co-Director of the Faculty Wellness Committee within the Department of Emergency Medicine. She helped to develop “Doc Box,” a comprehensive peer support program aimed at providing resources to help faculty...
October 27, 2022
Dr. Brenna Farmer has been named chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, effective Oct. 11. Dr. Farmer, who is also an associate professor of clinical emergency medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, most recently served as vice chief of clinical services in the Department of Emergency Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Hospital.“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Farmer into this new...
October 14, 2022
The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) recently designated Dr. Hanson Hsu, assistant professor of clinical emergency medicine, as an AMIA Certified Health Informatics Professional (ACHIP™). Dr. Hsu was part of the inaugural diplomate class of health informatics professionals to receive the designation.The AMIA created the Health Informatics Certification Commission (HICC) to spearhead this new health informatics certification. The designation represents an evolution in the field to...
October 6, 2022
Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital’s Vulnerable Elder Protection Team (VEPT) recently hosted a two-day collaborative meeting with the University of Colorado’s Vulnerable Elder Services, Protection and Advocacy Team (VESPA) that focused on multi-disciplinary Emergency Department (ED) and hospital-based elder mistreatment response.Participants at the conference included members of both the VEPT and VESPA teams as well as collaborators from the New York City Elder Abuse Center (...
