Week of December 4, 2023

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NEWS

Doctor Neil W Schluger smiling wearing a suit

Get to Know Dr. Schluger, the New SOM Dean


Internationally recognized pulmonologist Neil W. Schluger, M.D., was named dean of the SOM in August 2023. View the video.

NYMC Celebrates Faculty Authorship at 30th Annual Recognition


A three-decade tradition continued on November 29 when the NYMC community gathered to recognize and celebrate faculty authors who published during the 2022 calendar year. Read the full article on the author recognition event and view the photos.

NYMC's Giving Tuesday Success Fuels Clinical Skills and Simulation Center Expansion

 

The NYMC community demonstrated exceptional generosity during Giving Tuesday on November 28, raising more than $76,300 from 81 donors making it NYMC’s most successful campaign since its inception in 2012. Matching funds were provided by Alan D. Dauer, M.D. '62, Ronald P. Gregoire, M.D. '74, and the NYMC Board of Advisors. "We are so grateful for the spirit of generosity of our donor base, including friends and alumni of NYMC. With the expansion of our Clinical Skills and Simulation Center, our students and residents will now have further access to task trainers and additional learning tools, giving them the edge in their medical training to become extraordinary future healthcare professionals," said Bess J. Chazhur, M.S., chief development officer and executive director of alumni relations.

Students Shine at 2023 Multidisciplinary Community Outreach


Faculty and students attended the Annual Neighborhood Health Fair at Calvary Baptist Church hosted by White Plains Hospital on September 30. Read the full story on the annual neighborhood health fair.

NYMC Looks at the Future of the Life Sciences at the Innovation in Research Conference



Looking at the future and taking stock of the past in the world of biomedical sciences was exactly what NYMC faculty, students and innovators discussed at the Innovation in Research Conference on November 28. NYMC@BioInc collaborated with Westchester Biotech Project to invite leaders across various industries to discuss topics ranging from the space race to diversity and access in STEM. Biotech inventors, biopharma and health care institutions, educators, and students made key connections to better impact the creation of advanced medical devices, new pharmaceuticals, and breakthrough techniques. Supriya S. Jain, M.D., clinical associate professor of pediatrics and of radiology and clinical education liaison at NYMC, addressed myocarditis in adolescents and young adults following COVID-19 vaccination as the keynote speaker. “We look forward to working with more organizations to continue developing entrepreneurship and STEM outreach initiatives for the College,” said Paola S. Salazar, coordinator for BioInc@NYMC and the Office of the Vice President for Research. View the video of the Innovation in Research Conference.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Study Finds Racial Disparities in Postoperative Outcomes for Cervical Stenosis


Ankita Das, SOM Class of 2024, is the lead author on the recent study published in the North American Spine Society Journal on the significant racial disparities in the trajectory of cervical stenosis, a spinal pathology, with Black and Hispanic patients more likely to experience more serious functional and quality-of-life impairments. Read more about the study.

ACCOLADES

The SHSP was well represented at the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo in Atlanta, Georgia on November 12 – 15. The theme of the meeting was “Creating the Healthiest Nation: Overcoming Social and Ethical Challenges.” 

woman standing by research poster

Maryam Albarakti, M.P.H. ’23, presented "Integrating Social Determinants of Health Screening and Z-Coding into the Workflow of the Neurology Department at Westchester Medical Center (WMC)." The project aims to improve patient care, reduce preventable readmissions, and align with WMC's commitment to equitable care by integrating the PRAPARE screening tool into the Department of Neurology.

Woman with long brown hair smiling in front of turquoise background

Ashley Chory, Dr.P.H. candidate, served as a session moderator at the conference. She moderated the discussion, “Sexual and Reproductive Health and Family Planning,” organized by the international health section of APHA.

Parthener Pinder, Dr.P.H. '23, M.D., M.P.H '18, presented her doctoral dissertation, "Positive Parenting with Guyanes Children," as part of the Disparities and Inequities in Global Health Poster Session. Dr. Pinder's dissertation evaluated how positive parenting in Guyanese households affects learning development during early childhood development in Guyanese children ages 36 to 59 months when controlling for sociodemographic factors. Based on the score of her abstract, Dr. Pinder was selected for the Young Professional Travel Award by the International Health Section and was recognized at the International Health Section Awards Reception.

NEW HIRES and NEW TITLES

For the month of November, NYMC welcomes our new employees


  • Kevin Abraham, M.B.A., Data Analyst, Office of Undergraduate Medical Education         
  • Kyle A. Burns, Public Safety Officer, Office of Public Safety        
  • Mariah S. De La Matta, Animal Caretaker, Department of Comparative Medicine
  • Bryson C. Okeoma, D.N.P., M.A., M.Sc., Research Project Management Specialist, Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology    
  • Toni L. Pennington, M.A., Assistant Director, Office of Student Academic Support
  • Veronika Revkova, Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy

From the Office of Human Resources, November 29, 2023


and congratulates our employees on their new appointments


  • Michelle Novotny, M.A., Senior Associate Dean Enrollment, School of Health Sciences and Practice
  • Nicholas Sekkas, M.S., Director of Enrollment Management, School of Health Sciences and Practice
  • Katharine Yamulla, M.A., MHEA, CHSE, Assistant Dean of Clinical Skills Education and Assessment and Director of the Clinical Skills and Simulation Center
Doctor Alfred Freedman with glasses

The late Alfred M. Freedman, M.D., former professor and chair of psychiatry (1960-1988), led the American Psychiatric Association in 1973 when overturning a century-old policy from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders that declared homosexuality as a mental disorder. He earned the first Terence Cardinal Cooke Award from NYMC and the American Psychiatric Association's Human Rights Award. Read more about Dr. Freeman.

GRANT NEWS

Hasan Ahmad, M.D., clinical associate professor of medicine, received a $575,823 grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals for "A Randomized Double-blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Trial, Assessing the Impact of Inclisiran on Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Participants with Established Cardiovascular Disease (VICTORION-2 PREVENT)” and a $50,000 grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals for "A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Phase IIIb Study Evaluating the Effect of Inclisiran on Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression Assessed by Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography (CCTA) in Participants with a Diagnosis of Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Without Previous Cardiovascular Events (VICTORION-PLAQUE)."

 

Chandra Bakshi, D.V.M., Ph.D., professor of pathology, microbiology, and immunology, received a $110,311 grant from Veralox Therapeutics for "Development of New Inhibitors to Treat Inflammatory Damage of COVID-19."

 

Matthew Bronstein, M.D., clinical assistant professor of surgery, received a $39,697 grant from Regeneron for “Profiling of Plasma Before and After Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients Diagnosed with Venous Thromboembolism (VTE).”

 

Mitchell Cairo, M.D., professor of pediatrics, cell biology and anatomy, medicine, and of pathology, microbiology, and immunology, received a $250,000 grant from Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for "Circumventing Pediatric Solid Tumor Microenvironment Resistance by Combinatorial CAR NK and Immunomodulating Therapy” and a $195,000 grant from Janssen for "NYMC-598, A Phase II Trial of Targeted Immunotherapy with Daratumumab Following Myeloablative Total Body Irradiation (TBI)-Based Conditioning and Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults with High-Risk T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Lymphoma (T ALL/T LLy) (ALLO-T-DART) (NCT04972942).”

 

Dipak Chandy, M.D., professor of medicine and of neurology, received a $3,601 grant from Veracyte, Inc. for “Nightingale: Clinical Utility of Management of Patients with CT and LDCT Identified Pulmonary Nodules Using the Percepta Nasal Swab ClassifiEr-with Familiarization.”

 

Allen Dozor, M.D., professor of pediatrics, received a $253,424 grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for "Strength and Muscle Related Outcomes for Nutrition and Lung Function in CF (STRONG-CF)."

 

Abdelfattah El Ouaamari, Ph.D., associate professor of cell biology and anatomy and of pharmacology, received a $475,273 grant from the NIH for "Sensory Neuromodulation of Pancreatic Beta Cells." 

 

Nicholas Ferreri, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology, received $105,585 in grants from NIH for "Regulation of NKCC2 Isoforms and Blood Pressure by Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha."

 

Mitchell Fraiman, M.D., clinical assistant professor of urology, received a $342,329 grant from Francis Medical, Inc. for "Prospective, Multicenter Single-Arm Study of Vanquish Water Vapor Ablation for Prostate Cancer.”

 

Simon Hanft, M.D., associate professor of neurosurgery, received a $239,900 grant from Imvax, Inc./Medpace Clinical Research, LLC, for A Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 2b Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of IGV-001, an Autologous Cell Immunotherapy With Antisense Oligonucleotide (IMV-001) Targeting IGF-1R, in Newly Diagnosed Patients With Glioblastoma.”

 

Kristina Harris-Petersen, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, received a $5,000 grant from Altus Assessments/Acuity Insights for “Do Accommodated and Non-Accommodated US-Medical Student Applicants Perform Comparably Across Admission Metrics?”

 

Diwakar Jain, M.D., professor of medicine, received a $34,961 grant from Amgen, Inc. for “A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study Assessing the Impact of Olpasiran on Major Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Elevated Lipoprotein.”

 

Sankaran Krishnan, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, received a $174,674 grant from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals for "A Phase 2, Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo and Active Comparator-Controlled Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of Multiple Dose Levels of AZD5718 Given Orally Once Daily for Twelve Weeks in Adults with Moderate-to-Severe Uncontrolled Asthma" and a $97,140 grant from Areteia Therapeutics for "A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Dexpramipexole Administered Orally for 24 Weeks in Participants with Eosinophilic Asthma (EXHALE-4)."

 

Delong Liu, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine, received a $132,189 grant from IQVIA RDS, Inc. for A Phase 3 Open Label, Randomized Study of Pirtobrutinib (LOXO-305) Versus Ibrutinib in Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (BRUIN-CLL-314).”

 

Romeo Mateo, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, received a $218,928 grant from LeMaitre Vascular, Inc., for “Post-Market Registry in Europe and US for the Use of VascuCel.”

 

Stephen Mayer, M.D., professor of neurology and of neurosurgery, received a $447,250 grant from Trustees of Columbia University for "Stroke Trials Network of Columbia and Cornell.”

 

Srihari Naidu, M.D., professor of medicine, received a $398,600 grant from Bristol Myers Squibb Company for "Observational Study Protocol CV027-012 Deliver Insights in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Observational Outcomes in Real World (DISCOVER-HCM): United States Prospective Registry Study” and a $192,711 grant from Myokardia, Inc., for "Clinical Protocol CV027031-A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Study to Evaluate Mavacamten in Adults with Symptomatic Non-Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy."

 

Suguru Ohira, M.D., clinical associate professor of surgery, received a $50,000 grant from TransMedics, Inc., for “Sponsor-Initiated OCS Heart Perfusion (OHP-II) Registry.”

 

Tana Pradhan, D.O., clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, received a $19,292 grant from K-Group Beta Inc./GOG Foundation for"A Phase 2 Open-Label, Multicenter Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of ZN-C3 in Adult Women with Recurrent or Persistent Uterine Serous Carcinoma."

 

Patric K. Stanton, Ph.D., professor of cell biology and anatomy and of neurology, received a $50,294 Innovative Intramural Research Grant from Touro University/Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute for "Photobiomodulation Therapy as a New Noninvasive Treatment to Enhance Brain Repair after Traumatic Brain Injury.”

 

Libor Velisek, M.D., Ph.D., professor of cell biology and anatomy, pediatrics, and of neurology, received a $12,219 grant from Emerald Gate Trust for "Processing Biofield-Exposed Mouse EEG.”

 

John Welter, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics, received a $112,954 grant from Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., for “A Phase 2, Multi-Center, Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety, Phage Kinetics, and Efficacy of Inhaled AP-PA02 Multi-Phage Therapeutic in Subjects with Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis and Chronic Pulmonary Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection” and a $43,349 grant from Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. for “A Non-Interventional Study Evaluating the Impact of Trikafta Initiation on Children and Caregivers of Children with Cystic Fibrosis Aged 2-5 Years in a Real-World Setting.”

HIGHLIGHTS

Hanukkah Celebration


Tuesday, December 12, 2023

12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

NYMC Cafe, BSB


All NYMC/TCDM students, faculty, and staff are welcome to also join a special reception and unveiling of the Meyer J. Simon, M.D. ’25, portrait and diploma.

SOM Seeks MMI Interviewers

 

The SOM Office of Admissions is seeking interviewers for the Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI) 2023-24 interviewseason. 

EVENTS ON THE NYMC CALENDAR

DATE 

TIME

EVENT

Monday, December 4

5:30 p.m.

Staff and Faculty Yoga

Tuesday, December 5

6:00 p.m.

Office of Student Mental Health and Wellness Workshop

Wednesday, December 6

8:30 a.m.

Department of Neurosurgery Grand Rounds


7:00 p.m.

Office of Student Academic Support Seminar

Thursday, December 7

5:30 p.m.

Student and Faculty Yoga

Add an event to the NYMC calendar here.

Visit nymc.edu/calendar to view all events.

IN THE NEWS

Leadership News

To expel antisemitism from college campuses, we must address the root causes

The Hill - 11/29/2023

Alan Kadish, M.D., president


Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Is In Home Hospice: A Neurologist Explains What That Means

Forbes - 11/19/23

Mill Etienne, M.D. ’02, M.P.H., vice chancellor of diversity and inclusion, associate dean of the SOM student affairs and associate professor of neurology and of medicine

Lisa N. Hirsch, M.D., assistant clinical professor of medicine and of family and community medicine


Addressing War’s Invisible Wounds On The Brain, A Neurologist Explains

Forbes - 11/28/23

Mill Etienne, M.D. ’02, M.P.H., vice chancellor of diversity and inclusion, associate dean of the SOM student affairs and associate professor of neurology and of medicine

Despite OpenAI Shakeup, Augmented Reality Is Game-Changer, Neurosurgeons Say

Forbes - 11/25/23

Mill Etienne, M.D. ’02, M.P.H., vice chancellor of diversity and inclusion, associate dean of the SOM student affairs, and associate professor of neurology and of medicine

Simon Hanft, M.D., associate professor of neurosurgery 


E-cigarette, Vaping and Tobacco Use in our Community—What You Need to Know

The Yeshiva World - 11/28/23

Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer

Rabbi Moshe D. Krupka, executive vice president, TU

Allen J. Dozor, M.D., professor of pediatrics


NYMC News

12 Best D.P.T./M.P.H. Dual Degree Programs in 2023

Nursing Process - 11/30/2023


Faculty News

The Ultimate Guide To Cleaning Your Home For Cold And Flu Season

Forbes - 11/29/2023

Lori Weir Solomon, M.D. ’99, M.P.H. ’09, chair and clinical associate professor of family and community medicine and director of the Family Health Center


Why EQ Is Critical When Growing A Team

PPAI Media - 11/21/23

Patricia Gerbarg, M.D., clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences



Just Funded: Young Investigator and Reach Grants

Alex’s Lemonade Stand - 11/17/23

Mitchell S. Cairo, M.D., professor of pediatrics, medicine, pathology, microbiology and immunology and cell biology and anatomy



Governor Hochul Signs Legislation To Keep Kids Safe From Cardiac Emergencies

LongIsland.com - 11/24/23

Michael D. Israel, M.P.H., assistant professor of medicine


Keepers of the Diagnostic Keys

Moment - November/December 2023

Alfred M. Freedman, M.D., former professor and chair of psychiatry (1960-1988)


It’s All About the Extraction

Taste for Life - 11/30/2023

Sensuke (Konno) Sato, M.S. ’85, Ph.D. ’91, associate professor of urology


Affiliate News

Student News

Giving Rye: Meet Open Door Family Medical Center

MyRye.com - 11/28/23

Open Door Family Medical Center

Rye Brook teens look to help kids in hospitals

Westmore News - 11/23/23

Galadu Subah, SOM Class of 2024


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