January 12, 2021
Dr. Alexander Fortenko has been appointed associate director of Telemedicine in the Department of Emergency Medicine, effective January 1, 2021.In his new role, Dr. Fortenko will assist in overseeing the Department’s telemedicine initiatives. Dr. Fortenko will also serve as faculty at the Center for Virtual Care, where he will focus on growing and expanding the Center beyond its educational mission.Dr. Fortenko is an instructor in Emergency Medicine with a strong interest in innovation. He has...
January 7, 2021
Dr. Flavio Gaudio has been named the 2019-2020 recipient of the Jeanne and Herbert Siegel Award for Excellence in Emergency Medicine. The award recognizes an Emergency Medicine faculty member who has demonstrated clinical excellence, professional achievement, innovation, and dedication to the field of Emergency Medicine.Dr. Gaudio is an assistant professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and medical director of the Nurse Practitioner Program in Emergency Medicine who has made significant...
January 7, 2021
Dr. Deborah Levine has been named a 2021 Research Scholar for the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) Research Scholars Program.The APA Research Scholars Program is a three-year faculty development program that trains pediatric clinician-educators and clinician-researchers to develop needed research skills for enhancing their academic credentials. Through a combination of coursework, peer-mentoring, webinars, and conference workshops, research scholars develop skills in planning, implementing...
December 17, 2020
The Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine has announced the appointment of two new assistant directors of Clinical Services effective January 1, 2021.Dr. Nicole Gerber, Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine and Clinical Pediatrics, has been appointed Assistant Director of Clinical Services in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Gerber joined the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine...
December 11, 2020
The Department of Emergency Medicine has announced the appointment of four new vice chairs to its Executive Leadership Team effective January 1, 2021. The four are:
November 25, 2020
The New York American College of Emergency Physicians has named Dr. Sam Senturia one of its inaugural 2020 Unsung Heroes.The honor, presented for the first time this year, goes to emergency physicians who go above and beyond for their colleagues, patients and community. According to NYACEP, recipients embody what it means to be an emergency physician. They train young clinicians, share their skills, knowledge and experience and are always willing to do whatever is needed for their patients and...
October 30, 2020
The Diversity Center of Excellence, the New York City Education Core of the Cornell Center for Health Equity, has awarded a 2020 Research Scholars for Health Equity grant to Dr. Maria Lame. Through this grant funding, Dr. Lame will evaluate the impact of a virtual antiracism and social justice curriculum on Emergency Medicine faculty and trainees.The Diversity Center of Excellence aims to advance health equity research and to reduce persistent health disadvantages. The 2020 Research Scholars...
October 29, 2020
Dr. Jean Scofi has been appointed Director of Informatics and Analytics for the Department of Emergency Medicine.Dr. Scofi recently served as the clinical lead for the ED Epic Go-Live under the guidance of Dr. Hanson Hsu, whose contributions and expertise were instrumental to the success of the Epic transition from Allscripts. In her new role, Dr. Scofi will build upon Dr. Hsu’s foundational work to optimize our electronic health record, develop an ED data management and reporting strategy, and...
October 28, 2020
Dr. Rahul Sharma, professor and chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, is the 2020 recipient of the American College of Emergency Physicians’ (ACEP) Innovative Change in Practice Management Award. This annual award recognizes an emergency physician who has developed an innovative process, solution, technology or product to solve a significant problem in the practice of emergency medicine. Recipients of the award must have developed an innovation that improves the practice of emergency...
October 23, 2020
Dr. Mark Curato has been selected to participate in the second cohort of the Faculty Scholars in Health Equity, which is a health equity education training program administered through the Cornell Center for Health Equity and the Diversity Center of Excellence.The goal of the program is to create a group of teaching faculty as institutional leaders in the development, implementation, and evaluation of curricula designed to improve the integration of training in health equity and cultural...
