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MDA’s Medical Education department was established in response to the growing need for clinician education in neuromuscular disease (NMD). We are pleased to present four webinars that cover newborn screening (NBS) and early intervention, genetic testing, and best practices in multidisciplinary care. Our Medical Education department, together with key opinion leaders in the NMD field, created detailed and well-referenced educational content to serve clinicians and ultimately improve patient care.

NYMC Faculty News: David F. Kronn, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics and pathology

Adding brentuximab vedotin and rituximab to combination risk-adapted chemotherapy without cyclophosphamide, etoposide, or bleomycin was associated with reduced treatment toxicities among patients with newly diagnosed Hodgkin lymphoma (HL), researchers reported in an abstract presented at the 61st American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in Orlando, Florida.

NYMC Faculty News: Jessica C. Hochberg, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Familial haploidentical stem-cell transplant improves outcomes in children and adolescents with high-risk sickle-cell disease, researchers report. HLA-matched sibling allogeneic stem-cell transplant has been shown to improve event-free survival (EFS) in sickle-cell disease (SCD). But rates of graft failure and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) have been higher than expected.

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

VALHALLA, NY – Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland), Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, today announced that New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY, will receive $410,000 through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) 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

The healthcare industry continues to transform. Innovative technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, mobile devices, and telemedicine are helping providers better care for their patients and more efficiently operate their businesses.

BioInc@News: Samant Virk, M.D., founder and chief executive officer of MediSprout, a BioInc client

Clinical trials of long-acting injectable antipsychotics usually have the study drug-naive patient receive test doses, as in, for example, the study of aripiprazole lauroxil, where "Aripiprazole-naive patients were given a test dose of oral aripiprazole 5 mg administered daily for 2 days prior to randomization to assess tolerability. Patients who had previously taken and tolerated aripiprazole were not required to undergo the tolerability assessment.

NYMC Faculty News: Leslie L. Citrome, M.D., M.P.H., clinical professor of psychiatry & behavioral sciences

TD is an involuntary movement disorder characterized by repetitive and uncontrollable movements that is commonly associated with the prolonged treatment of antipsychotics. Although uncommon, it is estimated that up to 30 percent of people who are taking antipsychotics may develop TD. Despite the social, emotional and physical impact it can have on people, little is known about this disorder.

NYMC Faculty News: Leslie L. Citrome, M.D., M.P.H., clinical professor of psychiatry & behavioral sciences

Ashley Sicher had an invisible itch. It had begun in early spring 2017, in the third trimester of her first pregnancy. During the day, the itch was noticeable, but concentrated on her palms and feet. At night, the itch became unbearable, spreading up her arms and torso. She furiously scratched at the subterranean itch with the bristles of a hairbrush, until she broke the skin.

NYMC Faculty News: Jonathan K. Mays, M.D., clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology

Intelligent.com, a trusted resource for online degree rankings and higher education planning, has announced the Top 47 Master's in Public Health Degree Programs for 2020. The comprehensive research guide is based on an assessment of 145 accredited colleges and universities in the nation. Each program is evaluated based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation, and post-graduate employment.

New York Medical College News

The Project IMPACT (Improving Parenting Achievements Together) program run by the Westchester Institute for Human Development in collaboration with the Westchester County Department of Social Services has achieved impressive results with 98 percent of the families who complete the program keeping their children out of foster care more than a year afterwards.

Affiliate News: Susan Fox, M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., associate professor of health policy and management, director of the Center on Disability and Health, School of Health Sciences and Practice, and president and chief executive officer of the Westchester Institute for Human Development

Today, healthcare is for the few, for those who live near more developed cities or towns, and for those with money. Fully half of the world’s population goes without needed healthcare. Lack of access to quality healthcare is a problem affecting billions of people across diverse economies in every corner of the globe. Access to care is about geography — is it a four hour drive to the nearest hospital? But it’s also about being able to afford the care once you arrive. To solve the access problem we’re building radical new solutions that address delivery, cost, geography, and technology. We will need to leapfrog legacy systems and dream up brand new ways of doing business.

BioInc@NYMC News: Samant Virk, M.D., founder and chief executive officer of MediSprout, a BioInc client

Rebecca’s hand felt lifeless. Ten days earlier, she had been rushed to the hospital, a harrowing journey during which the ambulance needed to pull over to resuscitate her multiple times. At one point that night, a doctor told Kathie her youngest daughter was going to die.

NYMC Faculty News: Gary Tatz, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics

As a group, the American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists (ASDA) created standards of excellence with accredited residency training programs, board examinations, and continuing education courses. We adhere to the guidelines of both the American Society of Anesthesiologists and the Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia. As a result, we provide safe anesthesia that meets all pertinent quality-of-care standards.

Touro College of Dental Medicine at NYMC: Raquel M. Rozdolski, D.M.D., clinical assistant professor of dental medicine and course director for pain and anxiety

Javadifar, who played basketball at Pace University in New York, has her doctorate in physical therapy from New York Medical College and completed her sports physical therapy residency at VCU in August. She has worked as a physical therapist and performance trainer in Seattle and Virginia.

NYMC Alumni News: Maral Javadifar, D.P.T. ’15

A 2017 study found that yoga could effectively reduce depression symptoms. Other research works have also touched this topic and found the same. Now a new study has dived deeper and found that yoga with breathing exercises has a positive impact on mental health. It can reduce anxiety and depression as per the findings published in the Journal of Psychiatric Practice.

New York Medical College News

Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc., today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Secuado (asenapine see below pic)) transdermal system, the first-and-only transdermal patch formulation for the treatment of adults with schizophrenia.

NYMC Faculty News: Leslie L. Citrome, M.D., M.P.H., clinical professor of psychiatry & behavioral sciences

The researchers from the New York Medical College in Valhalla who sought to investigate the impact of yoga on MDD symptoms studied the impact of Iyengar yoga postures and coherent breathing. They assigned 32 MDD patients randomly to either a high-dose group (HDG) or a low-dose group (LDG) based on the frequency of the yoga classes and homework sessions, over a period of 12 weeks.

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

Yoga practice consisting of physical postures and breathing techniques can be helpful in improving symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), new research suggests.

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

Widespread con­cerns about health haz­ards as­so­ci­ated with va­p­ing have led Westch­ester County to part­ner with sev­eral com­mu­nity groups to start a Va­p­ing Pre­ven­tion and Aware­ness Cam­paign. Westch­ester’s “com­mit­ment to pub­lic health” was cited by Ex­ec­u­tive George La­timer in an­nounc­ing the cam­paign, which brings the Coun­ty’s De­part­ment of Health into a pub­lic pur­suit against va­p­ing.

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

Daniel H. Cohen, M.D., clinical assistant professor of pediatrics

Amy S. Brown, M.D., M.Be., assistant professor of pediatrics

Shetal I. Shah, M.D., professor of pediatrics

The Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) held its fourth annual Gala at the Westchester Hilton in Rye Brook, New York, on November 17. The event was TCDM’s largest Gala to date, bringing together more than 300 supporters and leaders from the region’s dental community to raise funds to support student scholarships and provide dental services to underprivileged patients.

Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College News:

Golda Erdfarb, D.D.S., associate professor of dental medicine, course director of dental anatomy and occlusion and course director of operative dentistry

Ronnie Myers, D.D.S., M.S., dean of TouroCDM and professor of dental medicine

Edward Farkas, D.D.S., vice dean for administrative affairs, TouroCDM