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The unknown of Monday and thinking, ‘Oh, am I going to have 1,000 emails waiting for me?’ There’s anticipatory anxiety that’s mixed with the unknown that can be really punishing,” Dr. Matthew Lorber.

NYMC faculty: Matthew Lorber, M.D., M.P.A., clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences

“We wanted to identify a short program that could be given quickly to people, that they would have immediate relief within five or ten minutes, and that over time would produce long-term changes,” Patricia Gerbarg, M.D.

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

Bijan Safai, M.D., D.Sc. Chair and Professor of Dermatology at New York Medical College, received the prestigious D.Sc. Honoris Causa bestowed upon him by New York College of Podiatric Medicine.

NYMC faculty: Bijan Safai, M.D., D.S.C., professor of dermatology and microbiology and immunology

Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital has dedicated Maria’s Garden named in honor Maria Fareri who died from rabies in 1995.

NYMC faculty: Michael H. Gewitz, M.D., professor and vice chairman of the Department of Pediatrics and physician-in-chief of Maria Fareri Children's Hospital

“Pregnant women have higher levels of progesterone, which causes blood vessels to become larger, leakier, and closer to the surface of your gums,” says Dr. Aaron Yancoskie, professor at Touro College of Dental Medicine and a board-certified oral and maxillofacial pathologist.

Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College News:
Aaron E. Yancoskie, D.D.S., associate professor at TouroCDM and adjunct assistant professor of pathology at NYMC

Orthopedic surgeon, Rudolph F. Taddonio, MD has been reviewed and approved by NY Top Docs for 2018.

NYMC faculty: Rudolph F. Taddonio, M.D. ’71, clinical professor of orthopaedic surgery and neurosurgery

If you're ready to give Touro Dental Health a go, the first step is to schedule a quick and easy intake screening appointment by calling 914-594-2700 or filling out this simple form. You can also learn more about Touro Dental Health by visiting their website.

Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College News

Medicare For All, an interactive Town Hall meeting. Panelists scheduled to participate include Dr. Fabio Danisi, associate director of neurology at MidHudson Regional Hospital and associate professor of neurology at New York Medical College

NYMC faculty news: Fabio O. Danisi, M.D., assistant professor of neurology

Dr. Rifat Latifi, director of surgery and chief of general surgery at Westchester Medical Center Health Network, who oversees the network’s trauma programs, said the system can get care fast to victims.

NYMC faculty: Rifat Latifi, M.D., professor of surgery

“Although I was accepted to NYU and also to University of Maryland, which is the oldest dental school in the country, I’m confident in my decision to attend Touro’s new dental school” said Betzalel Krasnow, TCDM Class of 2022

Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College

NYMC Affiliate: Westchester Institute for Human Development
NYMC Alumni: Kerry Watson, M.P.H. '17, Dr.P.H. student (in photo)

Pike County Commissioner Matt Osterberg wants Dr. Robert Ollar, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neurology at New York Medical College and consulting microbiologist for the TBD Support Network, to create an electronic journal to inform doctors about new developments in tick-borne diseases.

NYMC faculty: Robert A. Ollar, Ph.D., clinical assistant professor of neurology

Dr. Richard Fazio, who received the Dr. Stanley Stilwell Memorial Award at the Jack Sipp Golf & Tennis Outing a fundraiser to benefit Richmond University Medical Center.

NYMC faculty: Richard A. Fazio, M.D., clinical assistant professor of medicine

Forget everything you’ve ever learned about slowly introducing peanuts to your baby, because according to Dr. Subhadra Siegel, pediatric allergist and immunologist at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital.

Faculty news: Subhadra A. Siegel, M.D., M.A., assistant professor of pediatrics

Jenean Castillo, M.A., Ph.D.,assistant professor, Center on Disability and Health in the School of Health Sciences and Practice, Susan W. Fox, Ph.D., associate professor of public health and director of the Center on Disability and Health, Edward Farkas, D.D.S., vice dean for administrative affairs, TouroCDM, Baldev K. Singh, M.D., clinical associate professor of neurology

NYMC faculty: Sonia A. Velez, M.D., J.D., interim chair and assistant professor of family and community medicine, Maria Rita Aszalos, M.D., clinical assistant professor of family and community medicine' Rodika Coloka-Kump, D.O., clinical assistant professor of family and community medicine, Jennifer  L. Ringstad, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of family and community medicine

"In the study published in SCTM, a multi-institutional team demonstrated significant therapeutic benefits of human placental derived stem cells. The investigation was led by Mitchell Cairo, M.D., chief of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation."

NYMC faculty: Mitchell Cairo, M.D., professor of pediatrics, medicine, pathology, microbiology and immunology and cell biology and anatomy, associate chairman of the Department of Pediatrics

“There are so many well-meaning parents who just want an instruction manual for their kids, which no one has,” says Rachel Biller, a pediatrician with Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, a member of Westchester Medical Center’s Hospital Network.

NYMC faculty: Rachel Biller, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics

"Westchester is home to such prestigious institutions of higher learning as New York Medical College...We’ve also got BioInc@NYMC, the Hudson Valley’s only biotech incubator, as well as a pending $1.2 billion deal for a major bioscience-and-tech center in Valhalla."

NYMC news: BioInc@NYMC

“This transformative diagnostic offering will help families avoid long waiting periods for results, false positives and additional testing,” said John Fallon, MD, Director of Pathology at Westchester Medical Center.  “If medical treatment is needed, they will be able to receive it in a timely fashion, which is so vital in the treatment of cystic fibrosis.”

NYMC faculty news: John T. Fallon III, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Pathology and professor of medicine