December 17, 2021
Please join us in welcoming Patrick Rumble as our new Senior Data and Research Analyst.Patrick will be responsible for managing the operational, quality and research data needs across our department as part of our Informatics and Analytics team.Patrick brings invaluable business and data analytics skills from across multiple industries to our department. He was previously a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Analytics team, where he was responsible for reporting on data related to Patient...
December 15, 2021
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Radhika Sundararajan on her appointment as Co-Director of the new Office of International Medical Student Education, effective January 1, 2022.The Office of International Medical Student Education was previously known as the Office of Global Health Education, and was led by Dr. Madelon Finkel, Professor of Population Health Sciences for 17 years. Dr. Finkel will be stepping down at the end of 2021.Dr. Radhika Sundararajan is an Assistant Professor of...
December 8, 2021
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Kaushal Shah on his promotion to Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine.Dr. Shah joined the Emergency Department at Weill Cornell Medicine in 2018 as the Vice Chair of Education. As Vice Chair, he oversees, leads and develops all educational programs for the department, including faculty, resident, fellow, medical student, physician assistant and nurse practitioner education. He is also the Assistant Dean of Academic Advising for the medical college, where...
December 6, 2021
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Felipe Teran on being named a recipient of the Faculty Diversity Incentive Program of the Mastercard Diversity-Mentorship Collaborative at Weill Cornell Medicine.Established through the support of a $5 million grant from The Mastercard Impact Fund, The Mastercard Diversity-Mentorship Collaborative aims to build upon Weill Cornell Medicine’s foundational mission of enhancing diversity and inclusion in medicine and establish an infrastructure of mentorship...
December 3, 2021
We are thrilled to announce two new faculty members, Dr. Katherine Charles and Dr. Matthew Nguyen. Please join us in welcoming them to the team.Dr. Katherine CharlesDr. Katherine Charles joins us as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and an Attending Physician at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital. Dr. Charles received her medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in 2013 and completed her...
December 1, 2021
Please join me in welcoming Denzil Coleman, our new Administrative Director for the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Virtual Care. Denzil is a leader in healthcare and human services with an impressive background in the fields of technology, education, and quality control.In his new role, Denzil will oversee the administrative activities and operations of the Center for Virtual Care (CVC) and the telemedicine and innovation activities of the Department of Emergency Medicine. He will also work...
November 24, 2021
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Brock Daniels on his appointment as a Quality Improvement Advisor for the Weill Cornell Medicine Quality Improvement Academy (QIA). QIA aims to achieve a higher standard of quality improvement, patient safety knowledge and expertise within WCM by helping faculty members to become effective leaders in clinical excellence through healthcare systems improvement. Dr. Daniels will join the QIA leadership team, comprised of faculty from the Departments of Medicine...
November 22, 2021
Congratulations to Dr. Josyann Abisaab, who co-authored a paper published last week in The Lancet Global Health titled “
The toll of cascading crises on Lebanon's health workforce.”Dr. Abisaab collaborated with clinicians and researchers from Yale University Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, and the American University of Beirut Medical...
November 15, 2021
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Abdul-Aziz Ahmed on being named one of the 2021 New York American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Unsung Heroes.Dr. Ahmed was nominated for the award by his fellow faculty members, who recognized his quiet contributions to and lasting impact on our department. A patient of his recently sent in a thank you note that said:“I was a patient in the ER. I will never forget your care and kindness, and can't thank you and NYP for everything you did that...
