News and Events

Since its inception in 2011, the event has raised more than $500,000 to contribute to the work of Dr. Mitchell Cairo, chief of pediatric hematology, oncology and stem cell transplantation at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital.

NYMC faculty news: Mitchell S. Cairo, M.D., professor of pediatrics, division of pediatric hematology, oncology and stem cell transplantation, and professor of medicine, pathology, microbiology and immunology, and cell biology and anatomy

According to Dr. Shawna Newman, an attending psychiatrist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, the study "clearly demonstrates the specific benefit of exercise for children, in addition to that of good sleep hygiene and the limitation of screen time contributing positively to cognitive development."

NYMC faculty news: Shawna G. Newman, M.D., adjunct assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences

In all, the total cost impact of caregiving on the female caregiver who leaves her job is $324,044. This is an estimate, according to research from the MetLife Mature Market Institute in partnership with the National Alliance for Caregiving and the Center for Long Term Care Research and Policy at NYMC.

NYMC news: Center for Long-Term Care

New York Medical College named Jerry Nadler (not the congressman) dean of its medical school, starting in March 2019.

NYMC leadership news: Jerry L. Nadler, M.D., MACP, FAHA, FACE, dean of the School of Medicine, effective March 2018

Edward Halperin, M.D., M.B.A., the chancellor and CEO of New York Medical College, will deliver a lecture on a little-known episode of anti-Semitic violence in American medical education.

NYMC leadership news: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer

New York Medical College affiliate news

NYMC affiliate news: Good Samaritan Hospital, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Calvary Hospital, CareMount Medical, Northern Westchester Hospital

The Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD) announces the appointment of Jenean Castillo, PhD, as Director of the federally funded Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (LEND) interdisciplinary training program at WIHD.

NYMC faculty news: Jenean A. Castillo, M.A., Ph.D., assistant professor, Center on Disability and Health in the School of Health Sciences and Practice

In the study in STEM CELLS, New York Medical College colleagues Mitchell Cairo, M.D., and Yanling Liao, Ph.D., led a team intent on uncovering the role of a protein called transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) in RDEB.

NYMC faculty news: Mitchell S. Cairo, M.D., professor of pediatrics, division of pediatric hematology, oncology and stem cell transplantation, and professor of medicine, pathology, microbiology and immunology, and cell biology and anatomy

Dribble for a Cure fundraiser

NYMC faculty news: Mitchell S. Cairo, M.D., professor of pediatrics, division of pediatric hematology, oncology and stem cell transplantation, and professor of medicine, pathology, microbiology and immunology, and cell biology and anatomy

Since the first event on campus in 2011, over half a million dollars has been raised. The beneficiary is Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, NY, where Dr. Mitchell Cairo who attended the event, is chief of pediatric hematology, oncology and stem cell transplantation.

NYMC faculty news: Mitchell S. Cairo, M.D., professor of pediatrics, division of pediatric hematology, oncology and stem cell transplantation, and professor of medicine, pathology, microbiology and immunology, and cell biology and anatomy

This article was written by Marvin M. Lipman, former chief medical adviser for Consumer Reports and clinical professor emeritus at New York Medical College.

NYMC faculty news: Marvin M. Lipman, M.D., professor emeritus of medicine

A group of Westchester County’s most distinguished doctors – and one promising student – was recognized Sept. 20 at the annual Doctors of Distinction Awards at the Doral Arrowwood in Rye Brook.

NYMC faculty and student news: William H. Frishman, M.D., the Barbara and William Rosenthal Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine and professor of pharmacology, Tanya Dutta, M.D., M.A., clinical associate professor of medicine and assistant professor of radiology, Boriana Parvez, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, Daren Wu, M.D., assistant professor of family and community medicine, Michael Grasso III, M.D., professor of urology, Philip Maynard, School of Medicine Class of 2019

The Business Council of Westchester (BCW) today announced that 31 of its members were named to City & State New York's "Westchester Power 50" list.

NYMC leadership news: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs

Senator Terrence saw the suffering and resolve of the Puerto Rican people and pledged to help them. He contacted Dean Robert Amler, M.D., M.B.A., Vice President of Government Affairs for New York Medical College and Michael Reilly, Dr. P.H., M.P.H., Director of the Center of Excellence in Precision Responses to Bioterrorism and Disasters at New York Medical College to formulate a plan of action.

NYMC news: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs and Michael Reilly, Dr. P.H., M.P.H., Director of the Center of Excellence in Precision Responses to Bioterrorism and Disasters

NYMC Welcomes New Chair of the Department of Surgery, Dean of the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences, and Appoints Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology

NYMC faculty news: Rifat Latifi, M.D., chair and professor of the Department of Surgery, Marina K. Holz, Ph.D., dean of the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences and Kelly A. Hutcheson, M.D., M.B.A, chair of the Department of Ophthalmology

Stuart Newman is a Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy at the New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. He is a prominent evolutionary developmental biologist, well known for his pioneering work on vertebrate limb development and the role of physical mechanisms in development and morphological evolution.

NYMC faculty news: Stuart A. Newman, Ph.D., professor of cell biology and anatomy and medicine

Dr. Dennis Bloomfield, the director of clinic research at Richmond University Medical Center

NYMC faculty news: Dennis A. Bloomfield, M.D., professor emeritus of medicine, former associate dean, Richmond University Medical Center

At New York Medical College, Dr. Robert Amler is on the front lines when it comes to biological disaster preparedness. 

NYMC Leadership news: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs

The word aura may conjure up images of angels, funky colors, and halos hovering over your friends, but Jin Li, MD, chief of neuromuscular medicine at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York, and an associate professor of neurology at New York Medical College, says there’s a lot more science to this medical term.

NYMC faculty news: Jin Li, M.D., Ph.D., clinical associate professor of neurology

Advancing Care in the Hudson Valley - various articles about NYMC faculty who practice medicine in Westchester Medical Center and across the Westchester Medical Center Health Network

NYMC faculty news: Faculty within the WMC Health Network