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The Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD) recently announced that Jenean Castillo, PhD, Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator at Westchester Institute for Human Development University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities and Assistant Director of WIHD’s Child Welfare Program, has been awarded the New York Medical College Diversity and Inclusion Award.

NYMC faculty: Jenean Castillo, M.A., Ph.D., assistant professor, Center on Disability and Health
NYMC faculty: Susan W. Fox, Ph.D., associate professor of public health and director of the Center on Disability and Health

Now isn't the time to estimate your weight! If you're unsure of the actual number, request a scale at the hospital so you can give the anesthesiologist an accurate number. "Initial dosing is often based on weight," says Nitin Sekhri, MD, medical director of pain management at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York.

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

The Earl of Derby once remarked that “Those who don’t take time for wellness, will eventually have to make time for sickness.” Like many doctors, I too have advised patients and readers to exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle. Now, Dr. Maureen Brogan, associate professor of medicine at New York Medical College, reports that intense, repetitive, motion exercise can cause rhabdomyolysis. And in rare cases it can kill.

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

“WMCHealth is committed to saving the lives of people in the Hudson Valley and beyond facing life-threatening conditions that can only be treated with an organ transplant,” said Thomas Diflo, MD, Chief of Intra-Abdominal Organ Transplantation at Westchester Medical Center.

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

Dr. Baldev Singh joined WIHD in 1987 and is the Director of Adult Neurology. Dr. Singh has played a pioneering role in providing care for adults with developmental disabilities and long-term seizure disorders for over 50 years.

NYMC Faculty: Baldev K. Singh, M.D., Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology and Associate Professor of Clinical Public Health

Obituary: Louis E. Fierro, M.D. ’60, was a member of the Board of Trustees from 2001 to 2011, president of the School of Medicine Alumni Association from 1989 to 1993 and 1999 to 2004, and former faculty member of the Department of Anesthesiology.

This discovery gives us a more objective diagnostic method by using MRIs to aid us in the diagnosis of children who do have autism, and also gives us a better understanding of the abnormal differences in the brain," said Dr. Matthew Lorber. He's a psychiatrist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.

NYMC faculty: Matthew Lorber, M.D., M.P.A., clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences"

The Utah study shows "that much of our youth committing suicides have identifiable risk factors, and in order to counteract this alarming trend, we must be increasing access to mental health treatment for our children," said Lorber, who practices adolescent psychiatry at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.

Faculty: Matthew Lorber, M.D., M.P.A., clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences

The 243-bed hospital is slated to receive continued upgrades and remodeling throughout the entire Cooke Building, according to Michael Israel, president and CEO of Westchester Medical Center Health Network

NYMC Mention: Westchester Medical Center Health Network and MidHudson Regional Hospital

NYMC Mention: William Cullen Bryant, founder of New York Medical College

NYMC Faculty: Marvin M. Lipman, M.D., professor emeritus of medicine

Medical students in Valhalla learned Friday which hospital they would complete their residency at.

New York Medical College held its 'Match Day,' an important event where senior medical students found out what their next step would be. Some students wanted to stay close to family and friends while others were open to going to any hospital. 

The vice dean of the School of Medicine says the day is important not only for the future doctors, but also the community.

Anthony C. Cahan, M.D., clinical assistant professor of surgery

Faculty: David M. O'Hara, Ph.D., associate professor, Center on Disability and Health, School of Health Sciences and Practice