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Tumor Microenvironment - New York City (TME-NYC) First Annual Symposium
Tumor Microenvironment: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications
Thursday, March 14, 2013
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News and information from the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery.
Medical Center Circle Donor Wall Unveiled
On June 14, the NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center Alumni Council unveiled the Medical Center Circle Donor Wall, located prominently in the corridor connecting the Medical College and Hospital, to recognize the generous contributions of Center Alumni Council members who have made a significant philanthropic commitment to the future of patient care, physician training and medical research at Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. More ›
Take Me to Chicago!
Leading physician-surgeons from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center are participating in the American College of Surgeons 92nd Clinical Congress: Working Together Toward Humanitarian Ideals in Chicago at the McCormick Place Lakeside Center. The conference began Sunday, Oct. 8 and runs through Thursday, Oct. 12. The academic portions of the conference begin today.
Session: Cine Clinic II: Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Nasser Altorki, Dr. Jeffrey Port, Dr. Robert Korst
VE18-CC2 — Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.
- Dr. Altorki is an Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NYP/WC;
Professor of Thoracic and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College - Dr. Port is Assistant Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NYP/WC; Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
- Dr. Korst is an Associate Attending Cardiothoracic Surgeon, NYP/WC; Associate Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College More ›
Weill Cornell Medical College Establishes Lung Cancer Research Institute
The Lehman Brothers Foundation has pledged $6 million to help support the establishment of the Lehman Brothers Lung Cancer Research Center, a core component of the newly established Lung Cancer Research Institute at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. More ›
Heart Surgeon's Tiny Challenges
As far as Jonathan Chen's family was concerned, his career in medicine was a foregone conclusion. The adored child of Chinese immigrant parents, he was the son and grandson of renowned doctors. PDF Download
Letters from Home Annual Report
These Letters from Home prompted us to reach out to some of the patients and family members who have written recently. Behind each letter is a story, and in the pages that follow you will meet the patients and, in some cases, their families, as well as the Hospital staff who inspired them to write. PDF Download
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Physician-Scientists Present Findings at American Heart Association's Annual Conference
The American Heart Association (AHA) has selected numerous physician-scientists from Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center to present their work at the AHA's Scientific Sessions 2004. The four-day conference began this weekend at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. More ›
Cryoablation in Heart Surgery
Dr. Charles A. Mack, Dr. Karl H. Krieger, Dr. O. Wayne Isom, and several other physician-surgeons from Weill Cornell will present their findings on the safety of using cryoablation to treat atrial fibrillation during concomitant cardiac procedures.
Dr. Mack is assistant professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, and director of the robotic cardiac surgery program at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and New York Hospital Queens. Dr. Krieger is the Michel C. Bergerac Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, and attending cardiothoracic surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. Dr. Isom is chairman and Terry Allen Kramer Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, and cardiothoracic surgeon-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. More ›
NewYork-Presbyterian Heart Newsletter Fall 2004 Vol. 106
Aortic aneurysms have finally entered the public eye, thanks to a flurry of recent media attention. A series of Wall Street Journal articles in 2003, and the deaths of prominent figures (including John Ritter and Lucille Ball from aortic dissection) have created widespread public awareness of aortic aneurysms, for perhaps the first time ever. As physicians, we can seize the opportunity created by this attention and use it to ultimately provide better care for our patients.
By becoming more vigilant about diagnosing predisposing conditions such as the Marfan Syndrome, and more readily screening for aneurysms in patients at risk, we may make headway against this silent killer. PDF Download
Size Does Matter — Especially in Lung Cancer
“These findings support the concept of CT screening, which can detect tumors smaller than one centimeter,” said Dr. Nasser Altorki,professor of cardiothoracic surgery and director of the Division of Thoracic Surgery, who was principal investigator of the study. (Page 4) PDF Download
Tumor Size Predicts Survival in Most Common Type of Lung Cancer
The study, which is the lead paper in this month's Chest, emphasizes the need for further substaging in lung cancer and suggests the importance of early detection by CT scans. More ›
NewYork-Presbyterian Heart
Spring 2004 Vol.105 PDF Download
Dr. Nasser Altorki to lead the new Lehman Brothers Lung Cancer Research Center at Weill Cornell.
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Drs. Isom and Krieger were cited by New York Magazine as among the top cardiac surgeons in the greater New York area.
LVAD: Advancements in Technology and Outcomes More ›