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Dr. Mitchell Cairo Awarded Grant to Support Osteosarcoma Research
Mitchell Cairo, M.D., professor of pediatrics, cell biology and anatomy, medicine and of pathology, microbiology and immunology, will lead a team of researchers in a study to develop a novel immunotherapy approach to circumvent resistance to treatment and increase the overall survival rate in those with osteosarcoma. Read the full story and view the video on Dr. Cairo.
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SOM Establishes Psychiatry Residency Program at Saint Joseph’s Medical Center
The SOM has expanded its NYMC-sponsored residency programs at Saint Joseph’s Medical Center in Yonkers, New York, to include a new Psychiatry Residency Program. Read the full story on the program.
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New Area in Concentration in Health Equity Leadership Introduced
The SOM has introduced a new area of concentration in health equity leadership this academic year to equip medical students with the leadership skills to combat health inequities, racism and bias within the health care system and society overall. Read the full story on the new area of concentration.
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NYMC Goes Orange for National Physical Therapy Month
The NYMC community joined Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., fourth from left front, chancellor and chief executive officer, and wore orange in honor of Physical Therapy Month on October 26, to recognize the remarkable contributions of PTs, PTAs, and our dedicated students in the realm of life-transforming care.
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Pumpkins Under the Knife: The Winners of the NYMC Pumpkin Carving Contest
The NYMC community showed up and showed off their skills for the Pumpkin Carving Contest.
Winners (from left):
Most Intricate Pumpkin
Jessica Padilla, D.P.T. Class of 2026
Scariest Pumpkin
Ami Misawa, D.D.S., assistant professor of dental medicine, TCDM
Happiest Pumpkin
Scott Cohen, SOM Class of 2026
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NYMC and TU Hosts “Ninety Minutes: The Medical Magazine of the Web”
Talk about pain! On Thursday, November 2 at 12:30 p.m., NYMC and TU are set to present, “Ninety Minutes: The Medical Magazine of the Web,” where faculty experts will discuss therapeutic treatments for temporomandibular disorders, ingrown toenails, urinary track infections and Achilles tendon ruptures. The webinar will also advise you on the essential and appropriate exams for your annual physical. CME credits are available upon request. Read more about the webinar and register here.
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NYMC Research | Eva Chorna, SOM Class of 2024
Eva Chorna, SOM Class of 2024, has worked with faculty advisor Cara Grimes, M.D., associate chair of research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the SOM, and her researcher team to analyze the ways people use Twitter to share information around obstetrics and gynecology and the types of users sharing information, and sometimes even misinformation. View the video.
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Amy Ansehl, D.N.P., RN, MSN, FNP-BC, left, associate dean of student experience, director of applied practice experience and associate professor of public health, Amy Brown, M.D., M.B.E., right, assistant professor of pediatrics and adjunct associate professor of public health represented the Children’s Environmental Health Center of the Hudson Valley, New York Medical College, Boston Children’s Health Physicians, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and New York State Children’s Environmental Health Centers when they presented at the Med Tech Conference on October 28. The event, “What is Children’s Environmental Health and How Can it Fit into Your Career as a Health Professional” was sponsored by the Westchester County Youth Bureau and was attended by more than 350 participants including governmental leaders, students and public health professionals. They were joined by New York State Senate Majority Leader, Andrea Stewart-Cousins.
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Adam E. Block, Ph.D., associate professor of health policy and management, presented “Starting an Insurer is Hard: Evidence from the NYC” at the Symposium on the Evaluation of ACA Marketplace Experience on October 23 at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government of SUNY in Albany, New York.
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Mitchell S. Cairo, M.D., professor of pediatrics, medicine, pathology, microbiology and immunology of cell biology and anatomy, and vice chair of pediatrics, was an invited speaker at the European School of Hematology Seventh Translational Research Conference on Lymphoid Malignancies in Estoril, Portugal, on October 20 – 22. He presented “Optimizing Ex-Vivo Expansion of NK Cell Mediated Cellular Cytotoxicity By Obinutuzumab Combined With NKTR-255 in Burkitt Lymphoma.”
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 |  | Danielle Diegisser, right, a second-year Ph.D. student in pharmacology, and Alexandra Wolf, left, a third-year Ph.D. student, were awarded for their research on the role of 20-HETE at the 19th International Winter Eicosanoid Conference in Baltimore, Maryland. Wolf, who was mentored by Victor Garcia, Ph.D. '15, center, assistant professor of pharmacology, presented on Deconstructing High Fat Diet-Induced Cardiometabolic Disease: The Role of the 20-HETE Receptor (GPR75). Diegisser, who was mentored by Dr. Garcia and Michal Laniado Schwartzman, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology and of medicine and associate professor of Ophthalmology, presented on the Prevention and Reversal of Diet-Induced Obesity by the 20-HETE Receptor Blocker, AAA, and its Impact on Glucose Handling. They both earned the Outstanding Poster Award, with Wolf also earning the Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators Young Investigator Award and Diegisser earning the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/ National Institute of Health Travel Award.
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Meena Jhanwar-Uniyal, Ph.D., research associate professor of neurosurgery, presented “Genetic Aspect of Sonic Hedgehog Medulloblastoma: HDAC and PI3K Inhibitors as Potential Therapeutic Options” at the 49th Annual Meeting of International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, in Vina Del Mar, Chile, October 14 – 19.
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From the Office of Public Relations:
New templates for PowerPoint presentations, invitations and digital signage are available in the branding section of TouroOne. They incorporate the Touro University branding using the chevron graphic to convey forward momentum, energy and a focus on the future.
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65 Million People Suffer From Long COVID. Our Experts Say New Vaccines Are The Best Defense
Forbes - 10/22/23
Mill Etienne, M.D. ’02, M.P.H., vice chancellor of diversity and inclusion, associate dean of SOM student affairs and associate professor of neurology and of medicine
Paskening The Pandemic
Jewish Press - 10/19/23
Alan Kadish, M.D., president of NYMC and TU
Edward Lebovics M.D., professor of medicine
Rabbi Moshe Krupka, executive vice president of TU
What is phenylephrine and why is CVS pulling products containing it?
Fox Business - 10/20/23
Dipak Chandy, M.D., professor of medicine and neurology
Mobile Unit Now Available to Deliver a Wide Range of Medical Services to the Disabled
The Hudson Independent - 10/19/23
Westchester Institute for Human Development
Susan Fox, M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., director of the Center on Disability and Health and associate professor of public health
Izel Obermeyer, OTR/L, ATP, FAOTA, assistant professor, Institute of Public Health
Patricia A. Patrick, Dr.P.H., associate professor, Institute of Public Health
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If Jewish donors don’t want to regret their donations to higher education,they should make their donations to a Jewish university
Jewish Standard - 10/26/23
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer
Avoid Stigma And Protect Patients: Why Disease Names Matter
Forbes - 10/26/23
Mill Etienne, M.D. ’02, M.P.H., vice chancellor of diversity and inclusion, associate dean of SOM student affairs and associate professor of neurology and of medicine
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New Leader of Rehabilitation Medicine Program at NYMC
Westfair Business Journal - 10/23/23
Robert D. Holland, M.D., M.H.A., Catherine and Vladislav P. Hinterbuchner Professor and chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Dr. Robert Holland Appointed to Lead NYMC Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
River Journal - 10/23/23
Robert D. Holland, M.D., M.H.A., Catherine and Vladislav P. Hinterbuchner Professor and chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Doctors mend toddlers hole in heart with innovative surgery
News 12 Westchester - 10/24/23
Sameh M. Said, M.B.B.Ch., M.D., professor of surgery and pediatrics
2-year-old girl who underwent heart surgery reunites with NY doctor who saved her
Pix 11 - 10/24/23
Sameh M. Said, M.B.B.Ch., M.D., professor of surgery and pediatrics
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How Healthcare Brew readers are innovating around sickle cell disease treatments
Healthcare Brew - 10/24/23
Mitchell S. Cairo, M.D., professor of pediatrics, medicine, pathology, microbiology and immunology of cell biology and anatomy, and vice chair of pediatrics
2023 Eugene M. Landis Awardee
The Microcirculatory Society, Inc.
Akos Koller, M.D., Ph.D., professor emeritus of physiology
The Power of Being a Newbie
Op-Med - 10/19/23
Vinod Karthik Ravikumar, M.D., assistant professor of neurology
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