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Koesha T. Bond, Ed.D, M.P.H., cautions about possible cure for HIV in a video interview with Fios1.

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

A controversy regarding several tweets and statements made by freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar has continued to create tension and divisiveness within the Democratic Party over the past few days.

NYMC leadership: Alan Kadish, M.D., president

Families are welcome to attend outpatient visits, Dr. Greif says, because they can provide information and help patients carry out their physicians’ medication instructions and lifestyle recommendations.

NYMC faculty: Richard H. Greif, M.D., clinical assistant professor of medicine

Dr. Hendin is renowned for his research into the psychosocial causes, meaning and treatment of suicide. The international impact of his work was underscored by his appointment as one of two United States advisors on suicide prevention for the World Health Organization.

NYMC faculty news: Herbert Hendin, M.D., former clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences (retired June 30, 2015)

Eastern Virginia Medical School made health care headlines in 2008 when it hired renowned diabetes researcher Dr. Jerry Nadler, who had been head of the endocrinology and metabolism department at the University of Virginia. Nadler will leave EVMS in March to become dean of the New York Medical College School of Medicine in Valhalla, New York.

NYMC Leadership news: Jerry L. Nadler, M.D., MACP, FAHA, FACE, dean of the School of Medicine, professor of medicine and pharmacology

In introducing their study, Seah H. Lim, MD, PhD, and colleagues from New York Medical College said health care-associated C. difficile infections “might be expected to be more common” in patients with sickle cell disease, and not less common, as the study found.

NYMC faculty news: Seah H. Lim M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine

The National Minority Quality Forum is proud to announce the selection of the 2019 40 Under 40 Leaders in Minority Health. After receiving hundreds of applications from healthcare professionals across the country, these 40 represent the next generation of thought leaders in reducing health disparities.

NYMC Faculty news: Koesha T. Bond, Ed.D., M.P.H., CHES, assistant professor of public health. (Note: Khadijah Breathett, M.D., is from the University of Arizona College of Medicine, not NYMC)

Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer speaks with Fios1 about NYMC's role in advancing medical care and education for people of color.

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

This form of breathwork emerged after years of studying the ancient breathing practices of indigenous people around the world, from yoga and qi gong to African, Hawaiian, and Native American traditions, explains Patricia Gerbarg, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at New York Medical College

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

Keosha T. Bond, Ed.D., M.P.H., CHES, assistant professor of public health speaks on the president's plan to defeat HIV/AIDS.

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

Annette Choolfaian, RN, MPA passed away peacefully on February 2, 2019. She was a distinguished health care professional devoting her life to improving access to and quality of health care for all Americans, particularly the underserved. She spent the last two decades of her career in academia as a professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management at New York Medical College.

NYMC faculty news: Annette Choolfaian, R.N., M.P.A., professor emerita of health policy and management

Dr. Robert Amler, dean of New York Medical College’s School of Health Sciences in Westchester, said the science behind why a strain can prove deadly in one season but become mild in the next is not fully understood.  “It’s impossible to get into the mind of the flu virus,” said Amler, a former chief medical officer at the CDC. “There’s an ecological shift that occurs. These strains are out there, but at various times, one strain will become dominant over the other.”

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

Edward Lebovics, MD, is Valhalla, N.Y.-based Westchester Medical Center's gastroenterology and hepatobiliary diseases section chief and director. Dr. Lebovics is the Upham Professor of Gastroenterology at the Valhalla-based New York Medical College. Dr. Lebovics' areas of interest include liver disease, inflammatory bowel disease and advanced therapeutic endoscopic procedures.

NYMC faculty news: Edward Lebovics, M.D., professor of medicine

"Overnight oats with a tablespoon of peanut butter, and blueberries. It's simple to prepare, has more soluble fiber and antioxidants, and is filling," Dr. Craig Zalvan, clinical professor of otolaryngology at New York Medical College, told INSIDER.

NYMC faculty news: Craig H. Zalvan, M.D., associate professor of clinical otolaryngology

Appointments - Salomon Amar, professor of pharmacology, microbiology and immunology at New York Medical College and provost for biomedical research and chief biomedical research officer at Touro College and University System, has been named vice president for research at New York Medical College.

NYMC leadership news: Salomon Amar, D.D.S., Ph.D., vice president for research, professor of pharmacology and microbiology and immunology at NYMC, provost for biomedical research and chief biomedical research officer for Touro College and University System, and professor of dental medicine at Touro College of Dental Medicine at NYMC

Advancing Care in the Hudson Valley

NYMC faculty: Damon A. Delbello, M.D., assistant professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery; 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, Julio A. Panza, M.D., professor of medicine, Cary S. Passik, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, Srihari S. Naidu, M.D., professor of medicine, David Spielvogel, M.D., professor of surgery, Ramin Malekan, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, Tanya Dutta, M.D., M.A., clinical associate professor of medicine and assistant professor of radiology, Joshua B. Goldberg, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, Michael H. Gewitz, M.D., professor of pediatrics, Syed H.M. Naqvi, M.D., clinical assistant professor of medicine, Kausik Kar, M.D., assistant professor of medicine

“Hospital volume is going down—and that means hospital revenue is going down,” says Adam Block, a professor of public health at New York Medical College. “So hospitals are looking for ways to continue to be financially successful.”

NYMC faculty: Adam E. Block, Ph.D., assistant professor of public health in the Division of Health Policy and Management

A life-saving and life-taking 19th century medical instrument

NYMC leadership and faculty news: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer and Yvonne S. Thornton, M.D., M.P.H., clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology

Dr. Thomas Diflo, chief of intra-abdominal organ transplantation at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, performed the successful surgery on January 11.

NYMC Faculty news: Thomas Diflo, M.D., professor of surgery

“WIHD is pleased to partner with TCDM to help train these future dental professionals,” said Susan Fox, PhD, president and CEO of WIHD. “A well-trained dental workforce, with experience in working with individuals with severe disabilities, is essential to assure that these individuals have access to proper and regular dental care in the community.”

NYMC and TouroCDM faculty news: Susan W. Fox, Ph.D., associate professor of health policy and management and director of the Center on Disability and Health, Ronnie Myers, D.D.S., M.S., dean of TouroCDM, Jay P. Goldsmith, D.M.D., founding dean of TouroCDM