Welcome to the Division of Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Emergency medicine sits at the intersection of relentless clinical demand and rapidly evolving science. Yet clinical complexity keeps rising while time and resources do not. And the gap between what we know and what we need to know keeps widening. Research, we believe, is not optional; it is fundamental to how we serve our patients and communities.
Our work spans four priorities. We study clinical interventions that change outcomes for acutely ill patients. We examine how technology can be deployed thoughtfully across the full chain of care, from home to hospital and back. We generate evidence that shapes emergency medicine policy, locally and globally. And we invest deliberately in the people who will lead this field next.
We have built a research division where clinical and PhD faculty work side by side, supported by an active and diverse funding portfolio. Our current research support includes NIH R01 and K awards, foundation grants, and support from state and local governments. Our translational science partnerships with labs on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca connect laboratory discovery to clinical application across four New York City campuses, serving some of the most diverse patient populations in the world. Beyond New York, we maintain active international research collaborations that extend our reach and amplify our impact. A dedicated Research Associate Program provides the ED-based data collection structure while serving as a training ground for the next generation of clinical researchers.
None of this works without the right environment. Strong mentorship, protected time, and a track record of funding success are the conditions under which good science happens. We have built this division to give investigators what they need to do their best work and to stay.
If you are working on questions that matter to emergency care, we would like to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Junaid Razzak, MBBS, PhD, FACEP
Vice Chair, Research
Department of Emergency Medicine
About Our Division
Explore some of the ways in which our Division may be able to support your research activities.
Research Associate Program
Our volunteer Research Associate Program provides undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students with real-life exposure to research in clinical practice and operations, clinical research theory and practice, mentorship and development.
