When Tracy Branick met Dr. Ted Schwartz, director of the Center for Epilepsy and Anterior Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine, she was immediately put at ease. He was warm, kind and confident that he could help her treat the epileptic seizures that were affecting her daily life.
A significant gift to Weill Cornell Medicine’s leading precision medicine program by Caryl and Overseer Israel Englander will expand the scope of the institution’s approach to understanding and treating disease through therapies customized to patients’ unique genetic profiles.
In 1986, after Overseer Nancy Paduano’s young son had successfully recovered from brain surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, the question that she kept asking herself was, “How do you repay an institution that has saved your child’s life?”
The Belfer Research Building is home to some of the most innovative physician-scientists of our time. Some of our newest senior researchers in the Belfer building welcomed the opportunity to talk about their work and how it impacts patients.
One year after the doors of the Belfer Research Building have opened, the energy pulsating through the walls is as unmistakable as the talent of the researchers within them.
With an extraordinary $25 million gift to Weill Cornell Medical College, philanthropists and visionaries Gale and Overseer Ira Drukier have established the Gale and Ira Drukier Institute for Children’s Health.
Weill Cornell is pleased to announce the new Campaign for Education, an ambitious $50 million initiative devoted to bolstering its already distinguished reputation as a leader in medical education by enhancing its training of the next generation of physicians and scientists. As technological advances transform science and medicine and the healthcare industry continues to evolve, these new healthcare leaders will be empowered to tackle our 21st century health challenges, deliver the finest patient care and make groundbreaking research discoveries.
Launching a transformative medical school curriculum is no small task – but with the able leadership of Drs. Carol Storey-Johnson ’77 and Barbara Hempstead, working alongside Dean Glimcher and countless faculty members and students, Weill Cornell is positioned to lead the way in medical education for many years to come. After more than 13 years as the Senior Associate Dean for Education, Dr. Storey-Johnson was recently appointed Senior Advisor for Medical Education.
The EGL House Call Program is a shining example of Weill Cornell's commitment to providing comprehensive care to the senior population and helping individuals live longer, healthier lives. The mission of this program is to bring the doctor's office directly to the patient's doorstep, serving elderly patients who are homebound.
Milestones, the Weill Cornell institutional newsletter, is published four times a year and highlights some of our recent donors and exciting developments.
