January 14, 2022
In the era of COVID-19 and evolving technology, emergency care providers need to recognize that their care must extend beyond the hospital walls, says
Dr. Rahul Sharma, chair of emergency medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and co-author of a unew commentary in NEJM Catalyst.The COVID-19 pandemic upended every aspect of health care, requiring emergency departments to overhaul their operations, and compelling patients and providers to rely more than...
January 5, 2022
Dr. Rahul Sharma, Professor and Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, was interviewed in an article featured on the front page of today's The New York Times on the highly contagious Omicron variant. The article, "In Omicron Hot Spots, Hospitals Fill Up, but I.C.U.s May Not," addressed the rise in hospitalizations and staff shortages that many hospitals are facing. The article was also featured in NYT's email newsletter, The Morning.“We are seeing an increase in the number of...
December 21, 2021
Dr. Rahul Sharma, Professor and Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, co-authored a paper published this week in New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst titled “The Future of Emergency Medicine: Emergency Care Without the Emergency Department.”Dr. Sharma collaborated with Dr. Judd Hollander, Associate Dean for Strategic Health Initiatives at Sidney Kimmel Medical College and Professor and Vice Chair of Finance and Healthcare Enterprises in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Thomas...
December 20, 2021
MedEd FellowshipThe Medical Education Fellowship is designed to prepare the fellow for an academic career in medical education. The fellowship is 2 years and entails a Masters in Medical Education. Our fellowship is tailored to the specific interests (administration, research, curriculum design, bedside teaching, medical student education, etc.) of the fellow. Thank you to Dr. Kaushal Shah and Dr. Christie Lech for leading the recruitment effort!Dr. Janelle LambertDr. Janelle Lambert graduated...
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...
