Medical College News en web@med.cornell.edu <a href="http://www.globalmoxie.com/">Big Medium Web Content Manager v1.3.4a</a> http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://news.med.cornell.edu/wcmc/index.shtml Sat, 09 May 2008 18:08:00 GMT Weill Cornell Medical College announced today that its branch campus, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q), part of Cornell University and the first American medical school ever established overseas, will graduate its first class in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2008. <br /><br />The graduating class of 15 students -- 9 women and 6 men -- represents seven different nationalities. These include Qatar, Bosnia, India, Jordan, Nigeria, Syria, Palestine and the U.S. In attendance at the Qatar commencement will be senior officials from the health, public and private sectors in Qatar and the region; leaders from Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development; leaders from Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), the state health service provider; and dignitaries from Cornell University and from Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. Sat, 09 May 2008 18:08:00 GMT http://news.med.cornell.edu/wcmc/wcmc_2008/05_07_08.shtml http://news.med.cornell.edu/wcmc/wcmc_2008/05_07_08.shtml Weill Cornell Medical College has been awarded $80,000 to study the creation of a Manhattan Elder Abuse Case Coordination and Review Center (EACCRC), in collaboration with the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Center for Elder Abuse Prevention at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale and the New York City Elder Abuse Network. <br /><br />Funded by the Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, with matching funds from a donor identified by the Hebrew Home at Riverdale, the new financial support will go towards advancing the goals of preventing abuse and helping victims achieve a life without mistreatment. Each year, as many as 10 percent of older Americans are injured physically, debilitated psychologically and exploited financially, often by an adult child or other family relative. Wed, 06 May 2008 16:09:00 GMT http://news.med.cornell.edu/wcmc/wcmc_2008/05_06_08.shtml http://news.med.cornell.edu/wcmc/wcmc_2008/05_06_08.shtml A leading pioneer of advanced techniques in transplantation surgery, Dr. Sandip Kapur has been appointed chief of the Division of Transplantation Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. <br /><br />Previously the acting head of the Division, Dr. Kapur is currently associate professor of surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and director of Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Programs at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. Fri, 17 Apr 2008 14:14:00 GMT http://news.med.cornell.edu/wcmc/wcmc_2008/04_14b_08.shtml http://news.med.cornell.edu/wcmc/wcmc_2008/04_14b_08.shtml An international authority on advanced laparoscopic surgical techniques, Dr. Alfons Pomp has been named chief of Laparoscopy and Bariatric Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and the Leon C. Hirsch Professor of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. <br /><br />Dr. Pomp is currently leading innovative research into unique ways to maximize the safety and effectiveness of weight-loss surgery. He is currently one of six co-investigators for the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Bariatric Surgery Clinical Research Consortium. He also serves on the steering committee and chairs the adjudication committee for LABS (Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery), a major research collaboration designed to provide a better understanding of the impact of weight-loss surgery on the health and well-being of patients with extreme obesity. Tue, 14 Apr 2008 17:21:00 GMT http://news.med.cornell.edu/wcmc/wcmc_2008/04_14_08.shtml http://news.med.cornell.edu/wcmc/wcmc_2008/04_14_08.shtml