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Department of Surgery Hosts 15th Annual Louis R.M. DelGuercio Distinguished Visiting Professorship and Research Day
 Eighty-five abstract submissions -- an 85% increase from last year -- marked the 15th Annual Louis R.M. DelGuercio Distinguished Visiting Professorship and Research Day hosted by the Department of Surgery, on December 19. The day featured a moderated poster session and podium presentations by medical students, residents and faculty members from the Department of Surgery at the College and hospital affiliates and a distinguished visiting professor lecture by Adil Haider, M.D., M.P.H., second from right, associate chair for research and Kessler Director, Center for Surgery and Public Health, a joint initiative of Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Read the full article and view the Del Guercio Day photo gallery.
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SHSP Hosts Winter Meet and Greet
 Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Public Health, welcomed M.P.H. and Dr.P.H. students in the School of Health Sciences and Practice (SHSP) to the Second Annual Winter Meet and Greet, on December 4, for an evening of camaraderie and refreshments. Guests were asked to brings toys and gifts to be donated to children of families at the Greenburgh Health Center, which is directed by SHSP alumna Judith M. Watson, R.N., B.S.N., M.P.H. '07, far left, executive director. Joining the festivities were from left: Jeffrey Patrick, M.P.H. candidate; Elizabeth D. Drugge, Ph.D., M.P.H. '12, assistant professor of epidemiology, Cindy A. Jakubowski, administrative secretary, Division of Health Policy and Management; Carol Wallace, administrator at Greenburgh Health Center; and Adam E. Block, Ph.D., assistant professor of health policy and management.
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GSA Sponsors Third Annual Snowman Project
 The Graduate Student Association (GSA) in the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences sponsored the Third Annual Snowman Project, a holiday gift drive to benefit Sheltering Arms. Students, faculty and staff fulfilled the wishes of more than 100 children this holiday season. Sheltering Arms is an organization working to strengthen the education, well-being and development of vulnerable children, youth and families across the New York metro area. GSA officers from left: Simone Norris, chair of community building; Kristy Tefft, vice president; Lara Mattei, secretary; Marianna Jolly, chair of the Graduate Student Research Forum; Joshua Vazhappilly, president; Nadeen Matari, treasurer; and Sasha Gonzalez, vice chair of the Graduate Student Research Forum.
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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, presented "New Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with B-cell Lymphoma," at the Lymphoma Symposium at Aula Magna del Collegio Carlo Cattaneo Università degli Studi dell'Insubria in Varese, Italy, on December 13.
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From left: Ammir R. Rabadi, M.D., instructor of family and community medicine; Kate Citron, School of Medicine Class of 2020; Lori A. Weir Solomon, M.D. '99, M.P.H. '09, chair and assistant professor of family and community medicine; and Galadu Subah, a M.D./Ph.D. candidate, were present at the Yonkers Public Schools Community Health and Wellness Fair at the Eugenio Maria de Hostos MicroSociety School in Yonkers, N.Y., on December 15. Ms. Citron provided education on the Mediterranean and DASH diets for her service learning project for the family medicine clerkship and the group shared information on New York Medical College's graduate programs and careers in health.
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| IN THE NEWS |
New York Medical College Leadership News
Washington Jewish Week - 12/19/2018
Alan Kadish, M.D., president
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer
The Jewish Star - 12/12/2018
Alan Kadish, M.D., president
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer
River Journal - 12/7/2018
Westchester Senior Voice - 12/9/2018
The Nashville Ledger 12/14/2018
David Markenson, M.D., M.B.A., medical director, Center for Disaster Medicine
HobNob - December 2018
David Markenson, M.D., M.B.A., medical director, Center for Disaster Medicine
Faculty News
FierceHealthcare - 12/20/2018
Adam E. Block, Ph.D., assistant professor of public health in the Division of Health Policy and Management
Forbes - 12/13/2018
Ira Bedzow, M.A., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine and director of Biomedical Ethics and Humanities Program
Technology Review - 12/11/2018
Stuart A. Newman, Ph.D., professor of cell biology and anatomy and medicine
Medical Health News - 12/7/2018
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
BioInc@NYMC News
Healio - 12/17/2018
Marc Zemel, SM, MBA, co-founder and CEO of Retia Medical, a BioInc client
Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College News
The Business Journal 12/17/2018
Ronnie Myers, D.D.S., M.S., dean of TouroCDM
Edward Farkas, D.D.S., vice dean for administrative affairs, TouroCDM
Alan Jurim, D.D.S., clinical assistant professor of dental medicine and director of digital dentistry
Barbara Jurim, D.D.S., clinical assistant professor of dental medicine and assistant director of digital dentistry
Alan Kadish, M.D., president
Jay P. Goldsmith, D.M.D., founding dean of TouroCDM
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