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Plenty of Action on Pre-Session Day of ADA 2017

August 14, 2017
 

How to be a Reviewer for JADA (4101) is taught by Dr. Michael Glick, professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine and editor of JADA, and Barbara Greenberg, Ph.D., chair and professor in the department of epidemiology and community health at New York Medical College's School of Health Sciences and Practice. The course, which offers three hours of CE credit, will help participants evaluate the suitability of a submitted article to JADA. Participants will learn about the review process, how to assess the scientific merit of an article and the rationale for a decision to publish or reject a submission.

NYMC Faculty: Barbara Greenberg, M.Sc., Ph.D., professor and chair of epidemiology and community health

 

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CareMount Medical Welcomes Dr. Teresa Alasio as its Medical Director of Pathology

August 08, 2017
  CareMount Medical, the largest independent multi-specialty medical group in New York State, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Teresa Alasio as Medical Director of Pathology. Dr. Alasio will manage all efforts related to lab test procedures, quality management, safety, and consultation for CareMount Medical’s pathology department. She specializes in cytopathology and general anatomic pathology.

NYMC Faculty: Teresa Marie Alasio, M.D., adjunct assistant professor of pathology
White Plains Patch

New York Medical College Awarded $500,000 Federal Research Grant

August 02, 2017
Generic NYMC in the News Logo   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $503,938 grant for research at New York Medical College in Valhalla. The grant will support the work of Dr. Sachin Gupte, an associate professor of pharmacology, who studies vascular disease and heart failure.

NYMC Faculty: Sachin Gupte, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of pharmacology
Westfair Online

A “Good Name” Matters Most

August 01, 2017
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From the clinic to the C-suite, Edward Halperin, CEO of NYMC, holds fast to his core values: advancing the best medical care while staying mindful of “the other side of the stethoscope.” As a doctor with a keen sense of both history and humanity, Edward C. Halperin, MD, MA, was familiar with New York Medical College long before he was approached in 2011 to serve as its chancellor and CEO. At the time, he was vice provost of the School of Medicine at University of Louisville, Kentucky, overseeing a period of rapid growth in research funding.


NYMC Leadership: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer and Rabbi Moshe Krupka, Executive Vice President, Touro College and University System
Westchester Magazine

Lowey Announces $500K in Federal Funds for NY Medical College

August 01, 2017
Journal News   “New York Medical College is a leading biomedical research institution, and these federal funds will help advance its groundbreaking research,” said Congresswoman Lowey. “This funding will support research that improves our understanding of vascular disease and heart failure and stimulates the development of new treatments. I will continue my work as Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee to secure greater funding for medical research institutions, so that they can help Americans live longer, healthier lives.”

NYMC Faculty: Sachin Gupte, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of pharmacology
NYMC Leadership: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer
Patch.com

Depression: How to Treat, Avoid Misdiagnosis

August 01, 2017
  Nearly 70% of people with bipolar disorder are initially misdiagnosed, which leads to incorrect prognosis and treatment, according to Leslie Citrome, MD, MPH, clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences for New York Medical College. Due to the misdiagnoses, 20% of primary care patients who may have depression symptoms are being treated with antidepressants used to treat bipolar disorders.

NYMC Faculty: Leslie Citrome, M.D., M.P.H., clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences
Managed Healthcare Executive

Getting An Abortion In Alabama Is Hard. The Opioid Crisis Is Making It Even Harder

July 27, 2017
  Opioids relieve pain by bonding to the body’s mu receptors, blocking them and thus their ability to convey pain. “The body isn’t dumb,” says Dr. Nitin Sekhri, a pain management specialist at Westchester Medical Center. “Once you start to block a receptor, it just makes more. So your body ends up with more pain receptors, and the pain relief treatment stops working.”

NYMC Faculty: Nitin Sekhri, M.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology

 

Huffington Post

40 Secrets Your Surgeon Won't Tell You

July 27, 2017
 
Surgeons have our lives in their hands, but most of us know more about the people who cut our hair than the doctors who cut our bodies. Here are insider tips on how to become a smarter, healthier patient.
 
NYMC Faculty: Howard J. Luks, M.D. '91, M.S. '90, assistant professor of orthopedic surger

 

Reader's Digest

It’s High Time for Ticks, Which Are Spreading Diseases Farther

July 26, 2017

Dr. Gary Wormser, founder of the Lyme Disease Diagnostic Center at New York Medical College, said the most worrisome tick-borne contagion he sees is babesiosis, which can cause malaria-like symptoms and require hospitalization. A few of his patients have died from it; several required intensive care.

NYMC Faculty: Gary P. Wormser, M.D., professor of medicine, chief of Division of Infectious Diseases and vice chairman of Department of Medicine

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Sinus Sufferers Spend Billions of Dollars a Year to Stop Sniffling

July 25, 2017

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I wasn’t suffering alone. Almost 30 million Americans are diagnosed with sinusitis each year, which accounts for around 12% of the adult population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Allergies are the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the U.S. – with 50 million suffering from them – and cost Americans $18 billion a year in co-pays and out-of-pocket expenses for doctor visits and allergy medication, plus over-the-counter drugs. “Most people regard sinusitis as a relatively trivial illness and don’t understand when people suffer as much as they do,” said Wellington Tichenor, an associate professor of medicine at New York Medical College.

Faculty Member: Wellington S. Tichenor, M.D., clinical associate professor of medicine

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Why Intense Workouts Lead to Life-Threatening Kidney Condition

July 25, 2017

Although any type of extreme exercise can lead to the condition, the popularity of Spinning is what concerns Dr. Maureen Brogan, associate professor of medicine at New York Medical College, nephrologist at Westchester Medical Center and the lead author of the study. "I mean, Spinning, you burn 600 calories in an hour, and you lose up to a liter an hour of sweat," Brogan said. "Six hundred calories is like running six miles. So if you're not conditioned, you wouldn't just run six miles."

NYMC Faculty: Maureen E. Brogan, M.D., associate professor of medicine

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Dr. Ronnie Myers Named Dean of Touro College of Dental Medicine

July 25, 2017

Dr. Ronnie Myers has been appointed dean of Touro College of Dental Medicine in Valhalla. Dr. Myers has previous experience as a dean for Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. Myers has also been a consultant to the Commission of Dental Accreditation, a member and chair of the New York State Board of Dentistry, and chair member of the American Dental Education Association section on clinic administration. The new dean plans to develop “a unique educational and clinical program that incorporates many aspects of primary health care into the oral health care environment,” among other plans. Myers succeeds Dr. Jay Goldsmith, who has been named dean emeritus. 

TCDM Leadership: Ronnie Myers, D.D.S., dean of the Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College

Westchester Magazine

NYC Health + Hospitals Names Assistant VP for Palliative Care: 3 Things to Know

July 25, 2017

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NYC Health + Hospitals named Fay Rim, MD, senior assistant vice president for palliative care, effective July 31. Here are three things to know about Dr. Rim. 1. In her new role at NYC Health + Hospitals, Dr. Rim will have responsibility over "designing and implementing strategies to support a population-based approach to meeting palliative care needs throughout" the organization, according to the public health system. 2. Dr. Rim has worked for NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan for roughly six years. Most recently, she served as chief of pain medicine and palliative care and program director of the hospital's Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine Fellowship. 3. At present, she is assistant professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Valhalla, N.Y.-based New York Medical College.

Becker’s Hospital Review

It’s High Time for Ticks, Which Are Spreading Diseases Farther

July 24, 2017

Dr. Gary Wormser, founder of the Lyme Disease Diagnostic Center at New York Medical College, said the most worrisome tick-borne contagion he sees is babesiosis, which can cause malaria-like symptoms and require hospitalization. A few of his patients have died from it; several required intensive care. Before 2001, babesiosis was not found in Westchester, N.Y. But Westchester Medical Center has diagnosed at least 21 cases in the past year. A study of babesiosis in Wisconsin found a 26-fold increase in the number of cases between 2001 to 2003, and 2012 to 2015.

Faculty Member: Gary P. Wormser, M.D., professor of medicine, chief of Division of Infectious Diseases and vice chairman of Department of Medicine

The New York Times

WIHD Receives $376,826 Grant for New Dental Van

July 19, 2017

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The Westchester Institute for Human Development, one of 67 university-affiliated centers in the nation dedicated to improving the lives of people with disabilities through education, service, and research, announced on Wednesday it was awarded a $376,826 grant from the Statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program to replace a van which brings dental services directly to people with developmental disabilities.

“The Westchester Institute for Human Development is thrilled to have received this grant to replace our nearly-obsolete mobile dental clinic which serves individuals with severe disabilities who have significant barriers to proper and regular access to dental care. By replacing our aged mobile dental clinic, we hope to be able to serve up to 30 more individuals per week, provide more consistent and reliable scheduling of visits, and better meet the complex dental care needs of this population,” said Dr. Susan Fox, President and CEO of WIHD.

NYMC Faculty: Susan W. Fox, Ph.D., associate professor of health policy and management and director of the Center on Disability and Health

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Myers Named Dean of Touro College of Dental Medicine

July 18, 2017

The Touro College of Dental Medicine (TouroCDM), one of the nation’s newest dental schools, has appointed Ronnie Myers, DDS, its dean. Myers joined the school as its senior associate dean for academic and administrative affairs in June 2016, just prior to the entrance of the inaugural class of 2020. For the past year, he has been developing the new curriculum and educational program.

TCDM Leadership: Ronnie Myers, D.D.S., dean of the Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College

Dentistry Today

Ronnie Myers Succeeds Founding Dean at Touro College of Dental Medicine

July 17, 2017

Dr. Ronnie Myers has been named dean of the year-old Touro College of Dental Medicine in Valhalla. He succeeds Dr. Jay Goldsmith, the school’s founding dean, who was named dean emeritus. Their appointments were announced by Dr. Alan Kadish, president of the Touro College and University System, which includes New York Medical College in Valhalla.

NYMC Leadership: Alan Kadish, M.D., president of Touro College and University System and New York Medical College

TCDM Leadership: Ronnie Myers, D.D.S., dean of the Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College

Westfair Online

Free Movement of People and Ideas Contributes to the Progress of American Medicine

July 13, 2017

A story is told about Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862), the great American naturalist and philosopher, who went off to live in the woods near Walden Pond in Massachusetts. Thoreau stopped reading the newspapers during his sojourn in the woods. An acquaintance heard that, after a few years, Thoreau had resumed reading the newspaper. “What have you learned by reading the newspapers again?” the friend asked. Thoreau replied, “The verbs are all the same as they were a few years ago. Only the nouns have changed.” As a medical historian interested in the history of racial, religious, and gender discrimination in medicine, I note that time is circular. We just keep repeating history. The nouns are different from what they were in the past, but the verbs are the same.

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

AAMC News

Westchester Institute for Human Development Receives $547,000 Grant for Medical Research

July 12, 2017

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The Westchester Institute for Human Development, one of 67 university-affiliated centers in the nation dedicated to improving the lives of people with disabilities through education, service, and research, announced it was awarded a federal grant of $547,000 for medical research, training and education of human services professionals, and innovative program development. 

“We are grateful that Senators Schumer and Gillibrand have secured funding for our University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities here at the Westchester Institute for Human Development. Due to this funding, we will be able to continue our work to improve the lives of people with disabilities and their families through education, service, and research. We look forward to being able to better support those in our community through continuing to provide information and assistance to the people we serve, training current and future professionals, conducting cutting edge research, and cultivating our relationship with federal agencies so that we may effect meaningful change in our region and beyond.” said Dr. Susan Fox, President and CEO of the Westchester Institute for Human Development.

NYMC Faculty: Susan W. Fox, Ph.D., associate professor of health policy and management and director of the Center on Disability and Health

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Touro Dental School Names New Dean

July 12, 2017

Touro College and University System announced July 10 it named Dr. Ronnie Myers as dean of the Touro College of Dental Medicine. Dr. Myers joined the dental school as the senior associate dean for academic and administrative affairs in June 2016, just prior to the entrance of the inaugural class of 2020.

NYMC Leadership: Ronnie Myers, D.D.S., dean of the Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College

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