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The NYMC Family Health Center is Now Open
The
Family Health Center at New York Medical College (NYMC), located at 19 Skyline Drive, is officially open for business. The new office, adjacent to Touro Dental Health on the third floor, is staffed by NYMC faculty from the Department of Family and Community M
edicine and can attend to many
health
care n
eeds on premise, including laboratory testing
and vaccination. Same day and walk-in appointments are available and flu shots are available at no cost for most insurance plans.
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Jane M. Ponterio, M.D.
'81, Is Named
Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs
of the School of Medicine
Jane M. Ponterio, M.D.
'
81,
center,
assistant professor of
o
bstetrics
and g
ynecology
,
has been appointed
senior associate dean for student affairs
of the School of Medicine (SOM)
, effective October 1.
Dr. Ponterio is
responsible for
leadership and management of all the functions, programs and projects of the School of Medicine Office of Student Affairs and
is the liaison of all of the student support offices.
A
New
York Medical College (NYMC)
alumna
, Dr. Ponterio
previously
served as vice president for academic affairs and designated institutional official for graduate medical education at Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC)
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Race for Rehab Is Still Running Strong After Twenty-One Years
New York Medical College's (NYMC) Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) students in the School of Health Sciences and Practice hosted the 21st Annual Race for Rehab on the Valhalla campus on October 13. The certified 5K race, which has been organized by D.P.T. students since 1999, raised more than $6,000 this year for Achilles International, a worldwide non-profit organization whose mission is to inspire individuals with all types of disabilities to participate in mainstream running and athletic events.
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NYMC Study Identifies Effective Treatment for Individuals with POTS
After studying patients suffering from a history of fainting and similar symptoms related to Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)-a circulation disorder characterized by insufficient flow of blood to the heart when moving from a lying down to standing position-investigators from New York Medical College (NYMC) saw their efforts published in
The Journal for Pediatrics
. Under the leadership of lead author,
Marvin S.
Medow
, Ph.D.,
professor of pediatrics and physiology and associate director of the Center for Hypotension, members of the School of Medicine (SOM) Class of 2
020
Kenneth
Guber
and
Shilpan
Chokshi
,
sought to discover if oral rehydrating solution (ORS) was as effective as intravenous saline when used to treat patients prone to fainting.
Read the full article on the POTS study.
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NYMC Makes an Impact at the Heart Walk
The
New York Medical College
(NYMC)
community
was a sight in bright red t
-
shirts
at the American Heart Association's Westchester County Heart Walk at the
Kensico
Dam in Valhalla, New York, on October 5.
The
Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) Class of 20
21
led the crowd in a dynamic warm-up and offered blood pressure mon
itoring and posture screenings and the
NYMC team
raised more than $6,000 to fight heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases.
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From the Collection of Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A.
Be sure to stop by the Chancellor's latest display presenting items of interest on the history of medicine and science on the wall next to Doc's Café in the Basic Sciences Building. The current exhibit features the conquest of polio depicted on U.S. first day covers, envelopes or cardsbearing stamps which are cancelled on the first day the stamp is on sale. The exhibit featuresimages of Jonas Salk, M.D., and Albert Sabin, M.D., and others with stamps cancelled on March 8, 2006.
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How do you begin to sum up everything that is NYMC?
View the new
NYMC At-A-Glance video
highlight
ing
the College's
latest happenings
and celebrat
ing
its
welcoming and supportive community.
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Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A.
, dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs, was named to City & State New York's Westchester Power 100 list honoring the 100 most influential people in government, business, health care, education and nonprofits. He was
recognized at a reception at
Whitby
Castle in Rye, New York, on October 17.
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Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A.,
chancellor and chief executive, received the 2019 Joseph Wharton Award for Social Impact
at the
annual Joseph Wharton Awards Dinner
at the Essex House in New York City
on October.
The award is presented to an
alumnus who has had the greatest impact in public service, social enterprise or philanthropy.
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Zvi
G. Loewy, Ph.D.,
a
djunct professor of microbiology and immunology, received a
Basic Scientific Research Award from
the
American College of Prosthodontists' first-ever
Journal of Prosthodontics
awards program for his authorship on
Differential Mucosal Gene Expression Patterns in Candida-Associated, Chronic Oral Denture Stomatitis,
published in December 2018.
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Padmini Murthy, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., FAMWA, FRSPH
,
right,
professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management and global health director
, and
Colleen Brennan
, R.N., an M.P.H. student in the School of Health Sciences and Practice, attended the United Nations General Assembly in New York City in September as
NGO representatives
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Dr. Murthy,
right, also donated
a portable ultrasound machin
e to
Wilhelmina
Jallah
, M
.
D
.
, M
.
P
.
H
.,
health minister of Liberia
,
at the Permanent Mission of Liberia to the
United Nations
during the
United Nations
Gen
eral
Assembly
. Dr. Murthy works
with the
Rickart
Foundation in Australia to procure medical equipment
for
low income countries.
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Roxana Nahvi,
an M.D./Ph.D. candidate, p
resented a poster "Cognitive Behavioral and Creative Arts Style Group Therapy in East Harlem Adolescents with Depressive Symptoms
,"
at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Institute on Psychiatric Services (IPS)
2019 Mental Health Service C
onference in New York City on October 4.
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Robert A. Ollar, Ph.D.,
clinical assistant professor of neurology, presented "Neurologists Take Heed Lyme Neuroborreliosis Mimicry is Afoot" at the Fourth Annual Lyme Disease in the Era of Precision Medicine Conference on October 19 in New York City.
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Luis F. Riquelme, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S
, right, associate professor of speech-language pathology (SLP) and director of the Advanced Certificate Program in Pediatric Dysphagia, participated in the
NewYork
-Presbyterian Rehabilitation Research Day in New York City on September 13. He and his team presented three posters, one of which was chosen for an oral presentation. SLP student
Catherine (Casey) Sullivan,
left, participated in the pill swallowing oral presentation as part of her work as a research assistant with Dr. Riquelme.
"Quantifying Differences in Pill Swallow Patterns in Adults" (oral presentation)
Luis F. Riquelme, Ph.D.,CCC-SLP, BCS-S and Catherine Sullivan, B.S.
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"Using
Videofluoroscopy
(VFSS) in the Differential Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis: A Collaborative Model" (poster)
Luis F. Riquelme, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, BCS-S, Alexandra
Soyfer
, M.S., CCC-SLP,
c
linical instructor of speech-language pathology, Gracelynn K. Sandoval, M.S., CCC-SLP,
c
linical instructor of speech-language pathology, Ashlee E. Ruff, M.S. '18, CCC-SLP, and Rebecca D. Benjamin, M.S., CCC-SLP,
c
linical instructor of speech-language pathology
"Swallowing Physiology and Function in Patients with Dementia" (poster)
Luis F. Riquelme, Ph.D.,CCC-SLP, BCS-S, left, and Ashwini Namasivayam-MacDonald, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders at Adelphi University.
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For the second consecutive year,
Dr. Riquelme,
far left, associate professor of along with
Alexandra
Soyfer
, M.S., CCC-SLP,
c
linical instructor of speech-language pathology, travelled with SLP students from New York Medical College to Puerto Rico for a week-long advanced practicum at Hospital
Menonita
-Caguas. The students were matched with graduate students from Universidad Ana G. Méndez,
Gurabo
Campus, to promote the practice of medical speech-language pathology on the island, in efforts to provide better care to patients with swallowing and communication disorders in the acute care setting. The project also included training of university clinical supervisors.
Dr. Riquelme also
presented two research projects at the Ninth European Society for Swallowing Disorders Congress in Vienna, Austria, September 19-21. One paper on patterns of pill swallowing in adults was in collaboration with Ms. Catherine (Casey) Sullivan, SLP student and research assistant, and the other focused on better understanding the physiological changes in swallow in persons with dementia was in collaboration with
Ashwini
Marini
Namasivayam
-MacDonald,
Ph.D., CCC-SLP, a
ssistant
professor of communication sciences and disorders at Adelphi University.
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NYMC faculty members on the Westchester Medical Center Heart Transplantation Team were honored with the Team Award at the Sixth Annual Westchester Doctors of Distinction event on September 24 at the Surf Club on the Sound in New Rochelle, New York. The team is led by
David Spielvogel, M.D., left, professor of surgery, and
Alan Gass, M.D., right, professor of medicine, and key members include:
Chhaya Aggarwal-Gupta, M.D., assistant professor of medicine;
Gregg M. Lanier, M.D., associate professor of medicine;
Elliot Jay Levine, M.D., clinical assistant professor of medicine;
Ramin Malekan, M.D., assistant professor of medicine;
Masashi Kai, M.D., assistant professor of surgery;
Joshua B. Goldberg, M.D., assistant professor of surgery;
Abhay Dhand, M.D., associate professor of medicine;
Rajat Nog, M.D., assistant professor of medicine;
Bettina Maria Knoll, M.D., Ph.D., clinical associate professor of medicine; and
Martha C. Gamboa, M.D., assistant professor psychiatry and behavioral sciences.
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New York Medical College
has a connection to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow's famed author Washington Irving?
The gothic American author from Sleepy Hallow, New York- whose spooky imagination gave us the Headless Horseman- helped his younger contemporary, William Cullen Bryant secure
a
London publishing contract. That contract would eventually help establish Bryant's overseas reputation as America's leading poet.
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Wednesday, October 30
9:30 a.m.
7 Dana Road, Valhalla, New York
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Monday, November 4 - Thursday, November 7
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
19 Skyline Drive, Ground Gloor Reception Desk
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EVENTS ON THE NYMC CALENDAR
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Tuesday, October 29
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11:30 a.m. |
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds
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12:00 p.m.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month Group Photo
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Wednesday, October 30
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9:30 a.m.
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BioInc 5th Anniversary and Ribbon Cutting |
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12:00 p.m.
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Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
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12:15 p.m.
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Department of Student Mental Health and Wellness Presentation
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Monday, November 4
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9:00 a.m.
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Touro Dental Health Candy Exchange
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Tuesday, November 5
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12:00 p.m.
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Summer Research Elective Presentations |
Wednesday, November 6
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12:00 p.m. |
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar |
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12:00 p.m.
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Family Health Center Grand Opening
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4:45 p.m. |
SHSP Center for Long-Term Care Seminar
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New York Medical College Leadership News
Journal Sentinel - 10/23/2019
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., vice president for government affairs, dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice, and professor of public health, pediatrics and environmental health science
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City and State New York - 10/13/2019
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., vice president for government affairs, dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice, and professor of public health, pediatrics and environmental health science
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New York Medical College News
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Patch - 10/10/2019
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Healio - 10/8/2019
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The Medical Commencement Archive - 10/7/2019
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Faculty News
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The Smart Million Dollar Man Podcast - 10/22/2019
Adam E. Block, Ph.D., assistant professor of public health in the Division of Health Policy and Management
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SHRM - 10/22/2019
Rabbi Ira Bedzow, M.A., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine and director of Biomedical Ethics and Humanities Program
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InTheseTimes - 10/19/2019
Stuart A. Newman, Ph.D., professor of cell biology and anatomy and medicine
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BioSpace - 10/15/2019
Mitchell S.
Cairo, M.D., professor of pediatrics, division of pediatric hematology, oncology and stem cell transplantation, and professor of medicine, pathology, microbiology and immunology, and cell biology and anatomy
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Newsweek - 10/15/2019
Leslie L. Citrome, M.D., M.P.H., clinical professor of psychiatry & behavioral sciences
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Physician's Weekly - 10/9/2019
Leslie L. Citrome, M.D., M.P.H., clinical professor of psychiatry & behavioral sciences
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PA Environment Digest - 10/8/2019
Robert A. Ollar, Ph.D., clinical assistant professor of neurology
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The Healthy - 10/8/2019
Julian Stewart, M.D., Ph.D., professor of pediatrics, medicine and physiology
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Authority Magazine - 10/6/2019
Padmini Murthy, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., M.Phil., CHES, professor of public health and global health director and clinical assistant professor of family and community medicine
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Physician's Weekly - 10/6/2019
Leslie L. Citrome, M.D., M.P.H., clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences |
TCT MD - 10/4/2019
Srihari S. Naidu, M.D., professor of medicine |
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Psychiatric Times - 10/4/2019
Leslie L. Citrome, M.D., M.P.H., clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences
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Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College News
Live Science - 10/17/2019
Benjamin Schwartz, D.D.S., clinical assistant professor of dental medicine, TouroCDM
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ADA News - 10/11/2019
Shreya Jha and Nicole Zimmerman, TouroCDM students
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The New York Times - 10/11/2019
Ronnie Myers, D.D.S., M.S., dean of TouroCDM
Edward Farkas, D.D.S., vice dean for administrative affairs, TouroCDM
Barbara Jurim, D.D.S., clinical assistant professor of dental medicine and assistant director of digital dentistry
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Ronnie Myers, D.D.S., dean of the TouroCDM and professor of dental medicine
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Fox 5 New York - 10/9/2019
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MSN - 9/19/2019
Isabel Garcia, D.D.S., clinic practice leader and assistant professor of dental medicine
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BioInc@NYMC News
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Oprah Magazine - 10/9/2019
Samant Virk, M.D., founder and chief executive officer of MediSprout, a BioInc client
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Affiliate News
Daily Voice - 10/24/2019
Susan W. Fox, Ph.D., associate professor of health policy and management and director of the Center on Disability and Health
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