September 29, 2026
Department of Emergency Medicine &Department of Population Health SciencesWeill Cornell Medicine, New York CityThe Department of Emergency Medicine (EM) and the Department of Population Health Sciences (PHS) at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) in New York City are jointly recruiting a tenure-track faculty member at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank in artificial intelligence (AI) and health informatics applied to emergency care. We are seeking candidates with a strong background in...
September 24, 2026
The Department of Emergency Medicine is pleased to announce our participation in this year's American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in San Diego, CA, October 2-6, 2026. (All times in PST.)Friday, October 2nd | San Diego Convention Center, Sails Pavilion5:30 pm - 6:30 pmImplementation of the REACTIONS-8 for Early Childhood Concussion Screening in the Pediatric Emergency Department: A Prospective Feasibility StudyMilisia Fam, Erin Edmonds, Will Simmons, Miriam H....
September 15, 2026
Dr. Rahul Sharma
Rahul Sharma, MD, MBA, FACEP, Barbara and Stephen Friedman Endowed Professor and Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and Emergency Physician-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian–Weill Cornell Medical Center, has been elected Chair of the New York State Board for Medicine following two years of service as the Board’s Vice Chair.
The New York State Board for Medicine serves as the state’s...
September 8, 2026
The Department will have a robust presence at the ACEP Annual Meeting, held from October 5 - 7, 2026, in Chicago, IL. 9 Faculty members and 4 students are presenting a total of 20 didactics, oral presentations, and poster presentations. A total of 8 faculty members, 1 student, and 1 staff member are contributing as co-authors to presentations. A complete schedule of all WCM EM presentations at the conference is available
here. ...
August 19, 2026
For Dr. Tatiana Carrillo, emergency medicine is about more than caring for patients in moments of crisis. It is also about creating opportunities for young people who may not have access to the mentorship, resources and exposure needed to pursue careers in science and medicine. That commitment inspired the creation of Science Through Engagement, Action and Mentoring (STEAM), an educational program designed to introduce students from historically underrepresented communities to STEM and...
August 13, 2026
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in Pakistan is associated with a high risk of death and disability long after the initial injury, even in mild to moderate cases, according to two new studies in JAMA Network Open led by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. While most TBIs occur in low- and middle-income countries due to road traffic accidents, long-term patient outcomes remain poorly understood.To shed light on this critical issue, the researchers analyzed data from a trauma registry of all injured...
July 27, 2026
When Johnny Guevara joined Weill Cornell Medicine's Research Associate Program, he was searching for a way to combine his interests in science, medicine, and service. What he found was far more than research experience. He found mentors, leadership opportunities, and a path that ultimately led to his acceptance into the NIH-supported Transition to Academic Careers (TRACS) Fellowship at SUNY Downstate.A career changer with a background in applied mathematics, Johnny spent a year working in...
July 22, 2026
Weill Cornell Medicine's Department of Emergency Medicine has appointed
Junaid Razzak, MD, PhD, as its new Vice Chair of Research and Innovation, a role designed to strengthen the connection between scientific discovery and the development of innovative solutions that improve patient care, education, operations, and community health.For Dr. Razzak, research and innovation are not separate pursuits. They are two essential parts of...
June 30, 2026
By Rahul Sharma, MDBarbara and Stephen Friedman Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell MedicineIt used to be that when someone came to the Emergency Department after a bicycle accident, we had a general sense of what to expect: A fracture, a few lacerations, perhaps a concussion that required observation. Today, the injuries we see are different in both kind and severity. On any given day, multiple patients are arriving with pelvic fractures more often associated...
June 10, 2026
The majority of national climate adaptation plans fail to fully integrate health needs or engage populations most at risk from climate change, found an international team of investigators led by Weill Cornell Medicine.The
study was published on June 10 in Lancet Planetary Health. Senior author
Dr. Ilan Cerna-Turoff, assistant...
