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Marking the Moments of 2025
As 2026 begins, we’re carrying forward the energy, milestones, and moments that defined the year behind us. Thank you for being part of what made it meaningful. Here’s to new ideas, new achievements, and a year full of possibility.
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NYMC and Hudson Regional Health Form Academic Affiliation
NYMC and Hudson Regional Health in Hudson County, New Jersey, have formed a new academic affiliation, designating HRH as a teaching site for the training and education of medical students.
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Simultaneous Heart-Kidney Transplant Brings Higher Risk
Simultaneous heart-kidney transplant results in a significantly higher risk of kidney transplant failure and death than kidney after heart transplantation, according to a new study by NYMC faculty, including Kenji Okumura, M.D., assistant professor of surgery and the lead author on the study, published in the Annals of Surgery Open.
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A Closer Look at Medical Careers
Undergraduate students packed into Touro’s Lander College of Arts and Sciences campus in Flatbush for its annual information session for students interested in graduate and professional education in medicine, dentistry, podiatry, and pharmacy.
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The Latest Issue of TCDM Apex is Available
Read all about the grand opening of the Touro Dental Health in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and other highlights, momentous milestones and events, with students and faculty shining in both the pre-clinic and now providing top-notch care in both TCDM New York and New Mexico clinics in the TCDM APEX 2025 Annual Report.
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From Response to Real Impact
Thomas McAdam, M.P.H., educator and accreditation manager in the Institute of Public Health, spent years working as an emergency medical technician, where his day-to-day experiences sparked a deep interest in disease patterns, epidemiology, and public health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, McAdam realized the importance of the unique challenges in the EMS field.
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Adam D. Hammerman, M.B.A., CNE, vice president and chief financial officer, received a Gabelli Leadership Award at the Jewish Business Network Honorary Awards Breakfast at Tarrytown House Estates in Tarrytown, New York, on December 16.
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Gary Wormser, M.D., professor of medicine, pathology, microbiology, and immunology, and of pharmacology, received the designation of excellent reviewer on behalf of Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, for the fine quality of his reviews during 2024-2025.
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Safe Snow Shoveling: Protecting Your Heart and Joints This Winter
Each winter, hospital emergency departments see a surge in injuries directly related to snow removal. From back strains to heart attacks, shoveling is far more physically demanding, and dangerous, than many people realize. Hear what NYMC SHSP faculty and students have to say on how to be safe this winter.
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Phillip Capozzi, M.D., Library Services Showcase
Thursday, January 8, 2026 • 12:00 p.m.
Phillip Capozzi, M.D., Library
Explore the Library's valuable resources, play games, and be entertained with fun trivia. Learn how to advance your research and studies with the latest technology and databases, facilitate your scholarly work and publications, and discover NYMC’s rich archival history.
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The Reluctant Accomplice: An International Holocaust Remembrance Day Event
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 • 5:00 p.m.
John W. Nevins, M.D. '44 Auditorium and on Zoom
Join the College for a compelling conversation as Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and CEO, interviews historian Konrad H. Jarausch, Ph.D., about Reluctant Accomplice, a powerful collection of his father’s wartime letters from the Eastern Front, while Stephen J. Ferrando, M.D., Har Esh Professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, examines the psychology behind how ordinary individuals become “reluctant accomplices” in devastating acts through a uniquely medical and psychiatric lens.
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Everyday Health - 12/12/25
Shoshana Marmon, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of dermatology
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Dr. Frank Kessler—a life well lived
Mid Hudson News - 12/14/25
Frank Kessler, M.D., clinical assistant professor of medicine
The Best Time to Eat a Kiwi for Sleep, Energy, and Immunity
Health - 12/16/25
Giana DiMaria, M.S., R.D., instructor of medicine
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