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The honorees include Dr. Valiere Alcena, professor, Einstein Medical College and New York Medical College attending physician, Montefiore Medical Center and White Plains Medical Center. She will receive the Achievement Award. The Mount Vernon Police Foundation will receive the Community Service Award and Dr. Markos Asamenew, chief medical officer for the Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center Network, will be recognized with the Leadership Award.

NYMC Faculty: Valiere Alcena, M.D., adjunct professor of medicine

Heart disease claims the lives of one in four women in the United States. Women may not experience the classic chest-and-radiating-arm pains associated with a heart attack, and, because symptoms may be subtle, they may wait too long for treatment.

NYMC Faculty News: Tanya Dutta, M.D., M.A., clinical assistant professor medicine and assistant professor of radiology

"Breast cancer today is not a death sentence. We're in a very exciting time in oncology and the world of breast cancer. Everyday day we learn something new, and even women with metastatic breast cancer can now live years with the disease."

NYMC Faculty News: Christine M. Pellegrino, M.D., clinical assistant professor of medicine

“They are trying to legislate who can and cannot have abortions. If you have money or access to money to have the ability to travel, you can have an abortion. [Without abortion access], this is going to keep people trapped in poverty for generations.”

NYMC Faculty: Keosha T. Bond, Ed.D., M.P.H., CHES, assistant professor of public health

"The dead tissue in the lower leg is toxic to the body and can lead to infection or the failure of other organs, like the kidney," Dr. Asprinio says. "We needed to preserve as much of the leg as we could while removing all the dead tissue to fight the infection."

NYMC Faculty: David E. Asprinio, M.D., professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery and pharmacology, and chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

"The early intervention of CPR, the ambulance arrival with a defibrillator, the quick transfer from a community hospital to our academic medical center, where we could care for him properly, all contributed to a successful outcome."

NYMC Faculty News: Julio A. Panza, M.D., professor of medicine

Good Samaritan Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Health Network(WMCHealth), recently became one of the only two hospitals in Orange and Rockland Counties to receive the 2018 and 2019 Five-Star rating for Coronary Intervention, along with the Coronary Intervention Excellence Award from Healthgrades.

NYMC Faculty News: Cary L. Hirsch, M.D., adjunct assistant professor of medicine

Youth hockey players joined Maria Fareri Children's Hospital to unveil "Westchester Warriors Way," the new entrance to the hospital's Center for Pediatric Oncology and Cellular Therapy.

NYMC Mentions
Michael H. Gewitz, M.D., professor and vice chair of the Department of Pediatrics
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

Gary P. Wormser, MD, from New York Medical College, talks about his research "Co-infections in Persons with Early Lyme Disease, New York, USA," which was published in Emerging Infectious Diseases. 

NYMC Faculty News: Gary P. Wormser, M.D., professor of medicine, microbiology and immunology, and pharmacology, and vice chair of medicine for research and development

Faculty and students from the Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) volunteered their time to treat approximately 150 patients in need during the school’s first coordinated mission trip to the Maxine Smith STEAM Academy in Memphis, Tennessee, earlier this month.

Touro Mentions:
Alexander Hall, D.M.D., clinical practice leader, assistant director of removable prosthodontics and associate professor of dental medicine
Isabel Garcia, D.D.S., clinic practice leader and assistant professor of dental medicine
Bert Goldfinger, D.D.S., director of pre-clinical and associate professor of dental medicine
Shreya Jha, TouroCDM Class of 2020 

Dr. Adler held his position during a time of health care transition for the archdiocese. He was a member of the board of trustees with ArchCare, the continuing care community of the archdiocese, and was an original board member for Fidelis Care New York. He was on Fidelis Care’s board of directors when it was sold to Centene Corp. in 2017. Funds from the sale were used to establish the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to help New Yorkers in need.

NYMC Leadership News: Karl P. Adler, M.D., former president and chief executive officer (2007-2011) and former dean and provost of the School of Medicine (1987 – 1994)

"It is very exciting to observe that inducing beta cell replication in a timely manner resulted in a reshaped immune profile which specifically protects beta cells being targeted," said Dr. Dirice, who has recently been appointed to the faculty of the New York Medical College, School of Medicine.

NYMC Faculty News: Ercument Dirice, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology

NYMC has committed to funding renovation of the facility housing the Center of Excellence in Precision Responses to Bioterrorism and Disasters (CEPRBD) to create additional space for classroom learning along with hands-on training for disaster and terrorism events.

NYMC Mentions
David Markenson, M.D., medical director of the Center for Disaster Medicine
Alan Kadish, M.D., president
Robert Amler, M.D. dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs

Dr. Alan Kadish, the president of Touro and New York Medical College, said his team is eager to educate the public, and doctors affiliated with its school are happy to speak with institutions interested in educating their membership on measles vaccinations. Touro has also offered New York City’s Health Department its facilities and staff to help get people vaccinated.

NYMC Leadership News: Alan Kadish, M.D., president

Dr. Marina Holz of New York Medical College is one of the healthcare heroes, featured in the May issue of Westchester magazine. She is one of the eight women selected for this honor. The dean for the graduate school of basic medical scientist is a prominent breast cancer researcher. Dedicating her career to exploring new treatments options for patients with rare diseases.

Marina K. Holz, Ph.D., dean of the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences and professor cell biology and anatomy

"It was a very uplifting evening that celebrated the commitment of everyone in attendance from our dedicated staff to our amazing supporters, volunteers and the honorees," said Dr. Susan Fox, President & CEO of WIHD. "We were so pleased to be able to recognize our honorees who have made a huge impact in helping to advance the work we do for individuals with developmental disabilities and vulnerable children."

NYMC Mentions
Susan W. Fox, Ph.D., associate professor of health policy and management and director of the Center on Disability and Health
Ansley Bacon, Ph.D., M.A., professor emeritus, Institute of Public Health

Responding to the outbreak of measles in New York, Touro College and University System has released a dynamic video public service announcement presenting facts about the disease and the measles vaccination, and dispelling fictions propagated by anti-vaxxers.

NYMC Leadership News: Alan Kadish, M.D., president

Marina del Rey, California- April 29, 2019- Heritage Provider Network (HPN), one of the nation's leading physician-led managed care organizations, in partnership with Crain’s New York Business, will honor the 25 finalists in the fourth annual Heritage Healthcare Innovation Awards for transforming access to and quality of affordable healthcare in the New York metropolitan area.

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

Heritage Provider Network, Inc. (HPN) is one of the most experienced physician organization leaders of accountable care and continuous value-based healthcare delivery improvements. Developing and managing coordinated, patient-doctor centric, integrated health care systems that offers some of the strongest solutions for the future of health, care and cost in the United States.

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

"Do you really want to put your child's life on the line, in the hopes that your child will be saved by medical care?" 

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