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The discussion surrounding oral health tends to revolve around how to keep our pearly whites, well, white, and free of cavities. Not much attention is given to our gums—in fact, the only time many of us remember they’re even there is when they demand our attention in the form of bleeding or swelling.

TCDM Faculty News: Daniel Reich, D.M.D., director of periodontics and clinical associate professor of dental medicine

Your tonsils (you know, those two blobs of tissue at the back of your throat) are there for you through every cough, sneeze, and sniffle, battening down the hatches every time an infection tries to invade your body. But every so often, they become swollen and sore, and you might find yourself wondering how to return the favor.

NYMC Faculty: Craig H. Zalvan, M.D., clinical professor of otolaryngology

As the fall approaches, medical schools across the country are preparing for the arrival of a new crop of medical students. The primary emphasis of medical school is to teach technical competencies so that students graduate with the medical knowledge and know-how to diagnose and treat disease.  Recognizing the health care is getting more and more complex, schools are also introducing new and evolving fields like health systems science, interprofessional education, and medical ethics as standard parts of the medical school curriculum, so that students learn to think more holistically while managing various stakeholders as they provide care.

NYMC Faculty: Ira Bedzow, M.A., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine and director of Biomedical Ethics and Humanities Program

Previously the vice dean of research and chair of internal medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School, Jerry Nadler, MD, MACP, FAHA, FACE, arrives at the Valhalla campus of New York Medical College as a recognized expert in several aspects of medicine and is world-renowned in the pathogenesis of diabetes. As the brand-new dean of NYMC’s School of Medicine, Nadler eagerly shares with 914INC. his expansive plans to enhance the school’s research capabilities, community partnerships, and curricula — all to propagate not only a more well-trained healthcare provider for the modern era but also to bring community-based well-being to the next level for all Westchesterites.

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

New York Medical College (NYMC) will be receiving a grant of $450,000 from New York state which will help to add an additional 9,500 square feet of space to its BioInc biotechnology incubator and expand its Center for Disaster Medicine (CDM) to include additional dedicated classroom and seminar space.

NYMC Mentions:
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and CEO
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs
Salomon Amar, D.D.S., Ph.D., vice president for research

New York Medical College (NYMC) will be receiving a grant of $450,000 from New York state which will help to add an additional 9,500 square feet of space to its BioInc biotechnology incubator and expand its Center for Disaster Medicine (CDM) to include additional dedicated classroom and seminar space.

NYMC Mentions:
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and CEO 
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs 
Salomon Amar, D.D.S., Ph.D., vice president for research

In late 2016, the hospital’s IBD medical home, which treats roughly 7,000 people dealing with chronic conditions like ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, launched a connected health platform developed by MediSprout. The audio-visual telemedicine service enables patients to connect with care providers when needed, instead of waiting for an in-person appointment every six months.

BioInc@NYMC: MediSprout, a BioInc client

New York, NY (1888PressRelease) August 07, 2019 – The 9th annual Dribble for the Cure, which has raised more than $500,000, will take place Saturday, September 21 on the St. John’s University campus. The Red Storm men’s and women’s basketball teams and the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF) will once again join forces in the fight against pediatric cancer.

NYMC Faculty: 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

From a multitenant office market of more than 33 million square feet about 12 years ago, we have demolished and/or repurposed almost 6 million square feet of multitenant office space, and have not built any new office buildings at all. Many functionally obsolete buildings have been demolished to free up the sites for new residential, medical and retail development. These were primarily the first buildings built in the early 1970s, which were well past their useful lives.

BioInc@NYMC

Touro Dental Health, the dental teaching practice of the Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) in Hawthorne, New York, recently completed a 6,800-square-foot expansion that added 28 new dental chairs. The facility now encompasses 38,000 square feet and offers 109 dental chairs for treatment. 

Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College News

Every year, about 5,000 abstracts are selected for APHA’s Annual Meeting. Once the excitement of being accepted sinks in, many presenters have the same question: What’s the best way to share my work?

NYMC Faculty: Maureen Kennedy, B.A., B.S., M.S. ’04, Dr.P.H. ’11, assistant professor, Department of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology

Communication failures remain chief among contributing factors to the complexity behind MCI responses. Since MCIs inevitably involve multiple agencies that often use different frequencies, a lack of communication is a danger to both the initial MCI victims as well as the responders.

Faculty news: Kevin L. Pohlman, M.Ed., NRP, CCEMT-P, EMT-T, CHSE, CHSOS, NHDP-BC, assistant director, Center for Disaster Medicine, assistant professor, Institute for Public Health

The state announced $21.3 million in grants for capital projects at 35 colleges and universities around New York. The funding will be coming to four Hudson Valley colleges including NYMC where a grant in the amount of $450,000 will be used for expansion of the Bio Inc. facility.

BioInc@NYMC

A torn A.C.L. is an all-too-common injury that typically results in complex surgery and prolonged rehabilitation. It can spell the demise of a promising athletic career and limit an amateur’s ability or willingness to participate in sports like tennis, basketball, soccer, football, skiing and gymnastics that involve quick twists and turns or pounding stress on the knee.

NYMC Faculty: Howard J. Luks, M.D. '91, M.S. '90, assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery and medicine

While providers have the responsibility to offer an evidence-based resuscitation training program, they also are given the freedom to choose a program whose educational scope and delivery method suits their needs. This latitude of choice involves the ability to choose from a wide variety of offerings, some of which may wind up not meeting organizational end goals. It’s here that credentialing and privileging should be seen for what they are, notes Dr. Markenson, who also is a pediatric emergency medicine and pediatric critical care physician, as well as being internationally recognized as a pioneer and leader in disaster medicine, health system preparedness and education, public health preparedness, and operational medicine. 

NYMC Faculty: David Markenson, M.D., medical director of the Center for Disaster Medicine

Many people suffer with migraine headaches on a daily basis. The headaches can be completely debilitating and cause a person to miss work, and lose their personal relationships. Now there is a revolutionary procedure being conducted by Dr. Kaveh Alizadeh, the director of WMC Headache Specialists that is bringing 24-hour relief to migraine sufferers.

NYMC Faculty: Kaveh Alizadeh, M.D., clinical associate professor of surgery

Telemedicine is one of the fastest growing sectors of the healthcare industry. How fast? In 2015, about 1 million patients used a telemedicine service; over the next three years, that number grew to 7 million. And many industry experts expect 2019 to be the “tipping point” at which telemedicine truly scales up across all areas of healthcare.

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

From complicated co-workers to deadlines that come on just a little too soon, the Sunday Scaries is a common experience for millions of people. The anticipation of a busy workweek the following morning is enough to generate massive amounts of worry, and this can lead to real anxiety. Psychologists claim that this anxiety is the result of pressure from society to succeed in the workplace.

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

Bariatric weight-loss surgery is a perfect example of how telehealth can improve outcomes for a variety of reasons. Nearly every American owns some kind of device – computer, tablet or smartphone – allowing them to connect with a health care provider from a location that is convenient for them. By completing pre- and postoperative visits through a video connection with the bariatric surgery center, patients can reduce their travel time to receive pre-surgical care, and are more likely to complete their pre-surgical workup and eventually undergo bariatric surgery.

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

The Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) in Hawthorne, New York, has announced its fall and winter 2019 lineup of continuing education (CE) courses for dentists and dental professionals. The schedule includes several hands-on courses leveraging the expertise of TCDM’s faculty and other experts, the school’s new simulation and clinical training facilities, and investments in the latest digital dental technologies, the school reports.

TCDM Faculty News: Ronnie Myers, D.D.S., M.S., dean of TouroCDM