Trustee Dr. Reilly Fallon Supports Graduation, Galway and More |
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Trustee Kathleen Reilly Fallon, DPM (1994) has generously made a number of donations that will help graduation proceed more smoothly and enjoyably for the graduates and friends and family. She has secured a singer to sing the national anthem at graduation, as well as the organist, and will sponsor the music at the ceremony. She will also donate individually wrapped cookies for all of the graduates that they can enjoy on that day. She has also sponsored the ... Read more
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Dr. D’Amico Contributes to New Biomechanics Text, Discusses Biomechanics for Footprints
Joseph C. D’Amico, DPM, a graduate of NYCPM, is a professor and past chair of the department of orthopedics and biomechanics. He wrote the forward to the first volume of the new text Practical Biomechanics for the Podiatrist by Richard L. Blake DPM, MS; Carlos Martínez Sebastián, and Álvaro Gómez Carrión each contributed a chapter and Dr. D’Amico will contribute a chapter to a subsequent volume, which will be entitled The Role of Plantar Pressure Analysis in Clinical Practice. The series will ... Read more
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NYCPM Faculty -
Paramita Basu, PhD
Adjunct Pre-Clinical Instructor
On July 1, 2022, Dr. Basu will become the NYCPM Director of Infectious Diseases, Pre-Clinical Sciences Department, teaching courses in infectious diseases and bacteriology for first- and second-year students.
Until June 30, she is a member of the faculty of the Touro College of Pharmacy, which was founded in 2008 and which she joined in Spring 2009, as well as teaching courses in infectious diseases here at NYCPM. She joined the pharmacy school because it has a division of public health ... Read more
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Akbar (2022) Wins ABPM Stephen M. Geller Award
In March, Academic Dean Michael J. Trepal, DPM announced that Junaid Akbar (2022) has won this year’s American Board of Podiatric Medicine’s Stephen M. Geller Award, given to a fourth-year student for academic excellence in podiatric medicine and orthopedics as well as outstanding professional conduct. He will receive a $2,000 award and a plaque at graduation in May. The winner was determined by the Scholarship Committee, working in conjunction with the Departments of Medicine and Orthopedics.
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Hawkins (2022) Selected for Award That Honors Former Trustee
On April 22, Susan Rice, DPM (1988) chair of the Scholarship Committee, informed Jasmine Hawkins (2022) that she has been selected by Drs. Russell Volpe and Barbara Resseque to receive the 2022 Dr. Elizabeth H. Roberts Award for Excellence and Empathy in Podopediatrics, based on her academic and clinical performance in the podopediatrics rotation. The award is sponsored by a fund that was created by her family in honor of Dr. Elizabeth Roberts, a long-time member of the Board of Trustees at NYCPM. She passed away in December of 1998. Louis L. Levine, President and CEO of NYCPM, has ensured that the award will be continued in her honor. Ms. Hawkins will receive a monetary award and will be recognized at the NYCPM Awards Ceremony, May 11.
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McNeal (2024) Selected to Participate in Research
Ellie McNeal (2024) was nominated by NYCPM and selected by Norman A. Wortzman, DPM, DABPM, FACPM, Director of Podiatric Services at Massachusetts General Hospital, to serve as part of a prestigious podiatric research team. Dr. Wortzman said, “We had a total of six qualified candidates and unfortunately could not take them all. We thought Ellie stood out above the rest. [NYCPM’s] Shanay Fischer (2023) and Kayla Obradovic (2023) have been great additions to our team.”
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2023 NYCPM Students Volunteer to Aid Runners at Boston Marathon
Seven NYCPM students volunteered to provide podiatric care to participants in the 126th Boston Marathon on April 18th. Thirty thousand runners participated. The medical volunteers included a team of podiatrists led by NYCPM alum Jonathan Kaplan, DPM (1987); students and residents from surrounding hospitals as well as practicing podiatrists were part of the team. Students from both the New York College of Podiatric Medicine and Temple University also participated. The NYCPM team, all members of the Class of 2023, left to right in photo, were: Janice Therese Bautista; Benedicte Raissa Machili Fah; Kim Abrams; Tony Kerbaj; Dawud Abdur-Rashid; Ashwin Easow; Michael Sapienza.
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Alumni Obituary
Monte Tuckman, DPM (1972), alumnus and former clinician at FCNY, passed away on the last weekend of April. He was appointed in 1980 and worked in FCNY until early 2012. His position at the time of his departure was Clinical Associate Professor.
_Dr. Tuckman was the “Featured Alumnus” in the Winter 2009 issue of NYCPM’s Student Alumni Report. In this appreciation, author Kelly Powers (2010) described “… Dr. Tuckman’s jovial charismatic character reverberates throughout the Foot Clinics of New York (FCNY) every Wednesday and Thursday. … It is not every day that students are blessed with such a multi-talented individual to work alongside. Dr. Tuckman has passion for podiatry, teaches his students with nothing less than zeal and fortitude, and thus he gains respect from his loyal patients … In addition to his passionate advocacy for teaching students how to be truly good clinicians, he takes time to teach students life lessons daily. His approach is awe-inspiring and quite refreshing … Clearly Dr. Tuckman loves the career he chose and feels strongly about providing good healthcare to all. He expressed, ‘Never see a patient with dollar signs in your eyes … always treat a patient as if they were your loved-ones.’”
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March Madness Infects NYCPM!
March Madness came to NYCPM thanks to the Student Wellness Committee, which sponsored a tournament for students. Paulina Vazquez (2026) took the first prize and Rebecca Cohen (2025) took second. (And, oh, the University of Kansas won the basketball tournament.)
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