News and Events

At the height of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa five years ago, CDC officials faced what seemed like an impossible request: Could U.S. airports screen passengers for the deadly virus when they arrived from three hard-hit nations, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone?

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

When Busy Philipps lost the face mask she wears on airplanes to avoid getting sick, she got creative. The actress recently posted a selfie on Instagram with a blue bandana tied around her face to cover her mouth and nose. Not a bad look, TBH.

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

Seventy-five years after the liberation of Auschwitz, violent anti-Semitic attacks have become regular occurrences. Yet those incidents do not tell the whole story. “Socially accepted” anti-Semitism – public comments and assumptions made without a cringe – is the underlying layer through which violence against Jewish communities emerges.

NYMC Faculty News: Ira J. Bedzow, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine and director of the Biomedical Ethics and Humanities Program

Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the US State Division and Facilities for Disorder Command and Prevention (CDC) experienced advised People to steer clear of unneeded journey to Wuhan and the Hubei Province wherever the virus originated. Health authorities keep that the danger of an infection is small in the US and Europe, the place the initially a few individuals had been verified Friday, nevertheless warn that they hope additional instances.

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

Health officials in New York have four people under investigation for novel coronavirus who are in isolation as their cases are being tested at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So far, one of the cases has been proven negative and three are still pending, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The ages, locations and other details about the people weren't immediately available Friday.

NYMC Faculty News: Sherlita Amler, M.D., M.S., clinical associate professor of pediatrics, adjunct professor of public health and senior fellow for Center for Disaster Medicine, and health commissioner at Westchester County Department of Health

After a long day at work, I commute home, put the kids to bed, eat dinner and do the washing up. Finally, at about 9 pm, I sit down with my wife and switch on that most glorious of domestic appliances, the television. It pains me to admit it, but I have been looking forward to this for hours.

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

Amid the coronavirus outbreak, the US State Department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had advised Americans to avoid unnecessary travel to Wuhan and the Hubei Province where the virus originated. Health authorities maintain that the risk of infection is low in the US and Europe, where the first three patients were confirmed Friday, yet warn that they expect more cases.

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

It may seem like colder temperatures shouldn't affect your heart health, but science suggests otherwise. There are seasonal ebbs and flows to heart trouble, and the risk of heart attacks, heart failure, and other cardiovascular problems can go up in winter. (These are the times heart attacks are more likely to occur.)

NYMC Faculty News: William H. Frishman, M.D., chair emeritus of the Department of Medicine and professor of medicine

WHITE PLAINS, NY — With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention closely monitoring an outbreak caused by 2019 novel coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, China, the Westchester County Department of Health is ready for the possibility that travelers with the virus could arrive in the county. Health officials, who said there is no immediate threat, are working with state and federal partners to learn more about this virus and is sharing information with local medical providers.

NYMC Faculty News: Sherlita Amler, M.D., M.S., clinical associate professor of pediatrics, adjunct professor of public health and senior fellow for Center for Disaster Medicine, and health commissioner at Westchester County Department of Health

Three physicians with the Phelps Family Medicine Residency Program have achieved the Degree of Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the national medical association representing nearly 134,600 family physicians, residents and medical students. They are Rebecca McAteer, MD, Sara Paul, MD, and London Muse, MD.

NYMC Faculty Mentions:

Rebecca McAteer, M.D.'08, clinical assistant professor of family and community medicine and School of Medicine advisory dean

Sara Paul, M.D., clinical assistant professor of family and community medicine

London Muse, M.D. ’12, clinical assistant professor of family and community medicine

White Plains Hospital’s emergency department staff took part in an eight-hour disaster training course to prepare for mass casualty situations.

New York Medical College Leadership News: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., vice president for government affairs and dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice

White Plains, NY (January 9, 2020) – The Westchester County Association (WCA) – Westchester’s leading economic development and business advocacy organization – today announced the appointment of twelve new members to its board of directors, a new vice chair of its board of directors, and three board members to its executive committee.

NYMC Faculty and Staff Mentions:

Lindsay C. Farrell, M.B.A., instructor of family and community medicine and president and chief executive officer, Open Door Family Medical Center, an ambulatory care program affiliate of the College

Deborah Novick, director of BioInc@NYMC

“When a disaster occurs it puts at risk both businesses and their employees during the event. Those risks are to the employees, the leadership and the people they serve,” Markenson said, noting that the ability to maintain business operations can be an early casualty. “Without disaster preparedness you can’t have continuity of operations. You can have an event that really shuts them down for days, weeks, months. You can imagine the impact that will have on a business.”

New York Medical College News: David S. Markenson, M.D., M.B.A., director of the Center for Disaster Medicine

Don’t assume your primary care doctor’s recommendation is best

NYMC Faculty News: Howard J. Luks, M.D., assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery and medicine

VALHALLA – New York Medical College in Valhalla is going to receive a $410,000 federal grand through the US Department of Health and Human Services for its research on heart and vascular diseases.

NYMC Faculty Mentions:

Brian B. Ratliff, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine and physiology and director, Accelerated Master's Program

Michael S. Wolin, Ph.D., professor of physiology

On Dec. 11, President Trump signed an Executive Order which applies Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin in programs and activities receiving Federal financial assistance, to Jews.

NYMC Faculty News: Ira Bedzow, M.A., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine and director of Biomedical Ethics and Humanities Program

VALHALLA, NY (December 2019) - In the spirit of the holiday season, Presbyterian Church of Mount Kisco Women's Association Member & Treasurer, Dr. Ansley Bacon delivered a $2,000 donation check to Westchester Institute for Human Development on December 18. The donation will be used to purchase toys for WIHD's Child Welfare program and laptop computers for its Assistive Technology program. WIHD creates better futures for people with disabilities and for vulnerable children and their families and caregivers through professional education, comprehensive services and supports, community training and technical assistance, and innovative research and information dissemination.

NYMC Affiliate Mentions: 

Izel Obermeyer, M.S., instructor, Center on Disability and Health, Ansley Bacon, M.A., Ph.D., professor emeritus, Center on Disability and Health,

Danielle S. Weisberg, LCSW, instructor, Center on Disability and Health

Susan Fox, M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., associate professor of health policy and management, director, Center on Disability and Health, and president and CEO, Westchester Institute for Human Development

Here are 117 gastroenterologists Becker's ASC Review featured in 2019:

NYMC Faculty News: Edward Lebovics, M.D., professor and interim chair of Department of Medicine and Sarah C. Upham Professor of Gastroenterology

On Friday, November 15, 2019, Brain & Spine Surgeons of NY (BSSNY) held their first Annual Neuroscience Symposium. Healthcare professionals from far and wide gathered to meet the expert board-certified surgeons and learn about the latest technology and techniques. Brilliant presentations demonstrated the foremost treatments for neurosurgical disorders. Also present was featured guest speaker, Eugene S. Flamm, MD, Professor of Neurosurgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Flamm outlined the history of neurosurgery to the audience and demonstrated how it has advanced to today.

New York Medical College News

Alina Moran leads the hospital where she was born. Indeed, the CEO for NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan is proud of her special connection to the expansive institution, where she’s worked for three-and-a-half years, while having been part of the greater NYC Health + Hospitals system for over nineteen.

NYMC Affiliate News: Alina Moran, M.P.A., chief executive officer, NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan and a member of the New York Medical College Board of Trustees