April 29, 2025
Dr. Rahul Sharma with the 2025 Roger Schenke Award.
Rahul Sharma, M.D., the Barbara and Stephen Friedman Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, and Emergency Physician-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, has been recognized with the 2025 Roger Schenke Award by the American Association for Physician Leadership (AAPL).AAPL is a...
April 21, 2025
Drs. David Bodnar and Matthew T. Nguyen have been named the 2025 Physician of the Year at NYP-Weill Cornell Medical Center and NYP-Lower Manhattan Hospital respectively.The annual award is presented by Departments of Nursing across all of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital’s main campuses. It celebrates collegiality, collaboration, and physicians’ contributions to NYP’s nursing practice. The award is given to physicians who show competence and compassion in the clinical setting and cooperate with...
February 17, 2025
We are excited to announce four new leadership appointments within the Department of Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM), effective May 1, 2025.Elisa Aponte, M.D.Dr. Aponte is an assistant professor of clinical emergency medicine and the assistant director of clinical services for the NYP-Weill Cornell Medical Center Emergency Department.As assistant director of clinical services she is actively involved in managing the daily operations of the department and has worked on various...
August 14, 2024
Congratulations to Kristen Ng., M.D., on her appointment as the Robert G. Schwager, M.D. ‘67 Education Scholar.The Robert G. Schwager, M.D. ‘67 Education Scholar Award is a three-year appointment by the Dean’s office that supports one faculty member for a targeted project aimed at enhancing the longitudinal learning environment in the medical student education program.After rigorous review by the Education Scholar Award Review Committee, Dr. Ng was selected for this appointment for her...
July 11, 2024
In 2008, the New York American College for Emergency Physicians (NY ACEP) established the Advancing Emergency Care Award to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing emergency care in New York State. This year,
Rahul Sharma, M.D., the Barbara and Stephen Friedman Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and Emergency Physician-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center,...
May 16, 2024
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Sophia Lin on being named the recipient of the 2024 Jeanne and Herbert Siegel Award for Excellence in Emergency Medicine. The award recognizes the contributions of a faculty member who has demonstrated clinical excellence, professional achievement, innovation, and dedication to the field of Emergency Medicine. The award is one of ten prizes annually bestowed by Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) faculty and medical students through endowed gifts from the late...
April 2, 2024
Rahul Sharma, M.D., Chair of
Emergency Medicine, surrounded by Weill Cornell Medicine leaders, faculty and staff, as well as Board Members, donors and esteemed guests, celebrated the Emergency Medicine Department’s first endowed professorship, the Barbara and Stephen Friedman Professorship of Emergency Medicine. The Friedman Family Foundation and the Weil, Gotshal & Manges Foundation established...
May 18, 2023
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Kevin Ching on being named the recipient of the 2023 Jeanne and Herbert Siegel Award for Excellence in Emergency Medicine. The award recognizes the contributions of a faculty member who has demonstrated clinical excellence, professional achievement, innovation, and dedication to the field of Emergency Medicine. The award is one of ten prizes annually bestowed by Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) faculty and medical students through endowed gifts from Overseer...
February 9, 2023
Please join us in welcoming Dr. Jyoti Elavunkal to the Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Elavunkal joins the department as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine. She will be working primarily as a nocturnist. Dr. Elavunkal received her bachelor of science degree in biomedical engineering from Northwestern University. She earned her medical degree from SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, where she completed her emergency medicine residency and a fellowship in emergency...
September 30, 2022
Please join us in welcoming Dr. David Hancock to the Department of Emergency Medicine. He joins our research division as a post-doctoral associate. Dr. Hancock received his Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Texas Tech University. His primary research focus will be on elder abuse. Reporting to Dr. Razzak, he will support the Division of Research in managing and analyzing databases for various departmental studies. In addition, he will work with Dr. Michael Stern, Dr. Tony Rosen, and the...
