June 27, 2019
Dr. Sam Senturia, assistant professor of clinical emergency medicine, is the recipient of the 2019 Excellence in Medical Education Award. Dr. Senturia was presented with the award at Weill Cornell Medicine’s Excellence in Medical Education Award Ceremony held at the Griffis Faculty Club on Wednesday, June 26, 2019.A passionate educator and outstanding colleague, Dr. Senturia was recognized, by students in the Emergency Medicine Sub-internship, for his tireless efforts and exceptional teaching....
June 24, 2019
The Department of Emergency Medicine is pleased to announce the 2019 Healthcare Leadership & Management (HLM) Scholars. The HLM Scholars program exposes rising second year Weill Cornell medical students to senior management and various aspects of healthcare management.This year’s scholars are:Dora Chen, a graduate of Princeton University with a concentration in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and a certificate in Astrobiology; Gregory Han, a graduate of Amherst College with a BA in...
June 17, 2019
Two Weill Cornell Medicine emergency medicine physicians,
Dr. Anthony Rosen and
Dr. Neel Naik, were recently recognized by the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine for their contributions to the field.Dr. Rosen, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine an attending emergency physician at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, was awarded the 2019 S...
May 22, 2019
The Department of Emergency Medicine is excited to announce its new mission statement: “Leading emergency care with innovation, scholarship and compassion.” It also simultaneously revealed a new visual incorporating elements of the mission statement.The new mission statement and visual reflect the Department’s approach and continued commitment to our patients, students, faculty and staff.Today’s announcement comes as the Department of Emergency Medicine prepares to celebrate its first...
May 15, 2019
It is with great pleasure that we announce Dr. Manish Garg as our new Program Director for the New-York Presbyterian Emergency Medicine Residency Program as of September 1, 2019.Dr. Garg is currently a Professor of Emergency Medicine and also the Senior Associate Residency Program Director for the Emergency Medicine Residency at Temple University. An esteemed teacher and educator, Dr. Garg has been recognized with many teaching awards and honors which include the faculty teacher of the year and...
May 15, 2019
Dr. Anthony E. Rosen is the recipient of the 2019 Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Young Investigator Award. The Young Investigator award recognizes an SAEM member who has demonstrated commitment and achievement in research during the early stage of their academic career. The award presentation took place at SAEM’s annual meeting in Las Vegas on Wednesday, May 15, 2019.Dr. Rosen was cited for his “passion for and dedication to research of older adults, particularly victims of...
May 10, 2019
Dr. Neel Naik is the recipient of the 2019 Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Simulation Academy Innovator Award. This national award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated creative, novel and transformative use of medical simulation.Dr. Naik completed his medical education at Northwestern University and his residency in Emergency Medicine at New York University/Bellevue Hospital, where he was selected chief resident. Neel then completed a simulation fellowship at NYU and...
May 8, 2019
Dr. Anne Katz, assistant professor of clinical emergency medicine, has been appointed assistant program director for the NewYork-Presbyterian Emergency Medicine Residency Program. The appointment will take effect on July 1, 2019.Dr. Katz currently serves as both core and simulation faculty at NYP-Weill Cornell Medicine. As simulation faculty, Dr. Katz is responsible for organizing and developing residency simulation education. In her new role as assistant residency program director, Dr. Katz...
May 7, 2019
As part of its Global Emergency Medicine Lecture Series, the Department of Emergency Medicine, on May 1, 2019, featured a presentation on the practice of emergency medicine in Mwanza, Tanzania. Visiting Drs. Shahzmah Suleman, director, and Ally Akrabi, attending physician, at the Weill Bugando Emergency Department in Mwanza, delivered the presentation to emergency medicine colleagues at NYP/Weill Cornell Medicine. Drs. Suleman and Akrabi are visiting Weill Cornell Emergency Medicine Department...
April 19, 2019
The Society of Emergency Medicine Physician Assistants (SEMPA) has named Matthew Laghezza, chief emergency medicine PA, as its 2018 Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant (EMPA) of the Year. The award was presented on April 17, 2019 at SEMPA’s annual conference in New Orleans.The SEMPA award recognizes physician assistants who demonstrate exceptional service and/or leadership in emergency medicine, the emergency medicine physician assistant profession and/or the community as it relates to...
