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...
June 30, 2022
It gives us great pleasure to announce the following leadership appointments in the Department of Emergency Medicine, effective July 1, 2022.
June 2, 2022
Sophia Lin, MD, RDMS and Sam Senturia, MD, have been awarded the Excellence in Medical Education award by the Office of Medical Education at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM). The award recognizes outstanding WCM faculty who have distinguished themselves as teachers and mentors across all levels of training, and will be given out at a ceremony in the Griffis Faculty Club on June 22, 2022.Dr. Lin is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Clinical Pediatrics and currently serves as...
April 6, 2022
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Peter Greenwald on being named the recipient of the 2022 Jeanne and Herbert Siegel Award for Excellence in Emergency Medicine. The award recognizes an outstanding emergency medicine faculty member who has demonstrated clinical excellence, professional achievement, innovation, and dedication to the field of Emergency Medicine. It is one of ten prizes, from the endowments of WCM Overseer Herbert J. Siegel and his wife, Jeanne, that’s awarded annually to...
March 14, 2022
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Neel Naik on his appointment as Vice President of Social Media & Communication for the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Simulation Academy Executive Committee for 2022-2023.SAEM's Simulation Academy Executive Committee acts on behalf of the general membership to further the mission of the Simulation Academy and conduct its business activities. As Vice President of Social Media & Communication, Dr. Naik will be responsible for promoting...
March 11, 2022
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Anthony Rosen on his promotion to Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine.Dr. Rosen is a nationally recognized expert in geriatric emergency medicine. He currently serves on the Board of Governors for the American College of Emergency Physicians' (ACEP) recently launched Geriatric ED Accreditation process. He is a core faculty member of the Geriatric ED Collaborative and is a contributor to the NIH-funded Geriatric Emergency Care Applied Research (GEAR)...
March 10, 2022
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Adam Vella on being named the 2022 Physician of the Year at New York-Presbyterian (NYP) Lower Manhattan Hospital. 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 Nursing to attain...
March 1, 2022
It gives us great pleasure to announce that Dr. Brenna Farmer, Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, has been appointed the new Vice Chief of Clinical Services for the Department of Emergency Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, effective April 1, 2022. She will be working alongside leadership on clinical services, including quality and patient safety, as Brooklyn Methodist Hospital integrates into the NYP enterprise. Dr. Farmer will be leaving her...
