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NEWS<br />
Vol. 1, No. 2, 2012<br />
Chairman’s <strong>Message</strong><br />
The response to our inaugural issue of the quarterly<br />
NYP/WCMC Department of Surgery <strong>New</strong>s has been<br />
overwhelmingly positive. We look forward to continuing<br />
to provide you with news and information about<br />
the Department and our faculty that may be of interest<br />
to you.<br />
We are pleased to welcome Laurie Glimcher, MD, a<br />
leading physician-scientist and researcher from Harvard<br />
University as the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss<br />
Dean at <strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>College</strong> and <strong>Cornell</strong>’s Provost for <strong>Medical</strong> Affairs. Dr.<br />
Glimcher will provide strong leadership as the medical school expands its biomedical<br />
research enterprise in <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City through the construction of a new research building<br />
that will double its existing research space.<br />
In the past eight years, the Department of Surgery has undergone an unprecedented<br />
growth and transformation. With 15 new leaders appointed, and 9 new comprehensive<br />
programs developed since 2004, we have broadened and strengthened our clinical services,<br />
education and research programs. Our surgeons are recognized leaders in their<br />
respective fields. “ In 2011, 18 of our full time faculty were selected as “America’s Top<br />
Doctors” and 7 as “America’s Top Cancer Doctors” by Castle Connolly; 16 were named<br />
“America’s Top Doctors” by US <strong>New</strong>s & World Report; 12 were recognized as <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong><br />
SuperDoctors; and 7 were chosen by <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Magazine as “Best Doctors” To learn<br />
more about the Department’s recent growth, read our report, “ A Time of Transformation<br />
Department of Surgery 2004-2011”<br />
In keeping with the multitude of available new media communications vehicles, we<br />
recently launched the Department of Surgery’s You Tube channel, which provides an<br />
overview of all our programs and services and features our faculty discussing their surgical<br />
expertise. I invite you to take advantage of the <strong>Cornell</strong> Surgery You Tube channel<br />
by visiting it.<br />
Fabrizio Michelassi, MD<br />
Lewis Atterbury Stimson Professor of Surgery<br />
Chairman, Department of Surgery<br />
Surgeon-in-Chief<br />
<strong>New</strong><strong>York</strong>-Presbyterian/<strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> Center<br />
2011 Peter C. Canizaro, MD<br />
Visiting Professor Lectureship<br />
Mary E. Klingensmith, MD<br />
pg . 2<br />
Department of Surgery at the<br />
American <strong>College</strong> of Surgeons<br />
Clinical Congress - pg . 3<br />
2011 ACS Alumni Reception - pg . 4<br />
Division Profile: Oral & Maxillofacial<br />
Surgery and Dentistry - pg . 5-6<br />
<strong>New</strong> Advances in Bariatric and<br />
Laparoscopic Surgery - pg . 7<br />
Faculty Appointments<br />
and Promotions - pg. 8-12<br />
7th Annual Department of Surgery<br />
Dinner - pg . 13<br />
Publications, Honors & Awards - pg . 14-17<br />
Save the Dates - pg . 18<br />
Surgical Notes<br />
<strong>New</strong> Dean<br />
Dr. Laurie Glimcher<br />
pg . 19<br />
<strong>New</strong><strong>York</strong>-Presbyterian/<strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> Center
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY<br />
NEWS<br />
29th Annual<br />
Peter C. Canizaro, MD<br />
Visiting Professor Lectureship<br />
“General Surgery Training:<br />
Threats and Opportunities”<br />
The Department of Surgery’s 29th Annual Peter C. Canizaro,<br />
MD Visiting Professor Lectureship was held on Monday, November<br />
14, 2011. The lecture, “General Surgery Training:<br />
Threats and Opportunities,” was presented by the renowned<br />
surgeon and educator, Mary E. Klingensmith, MD, the Mary<br />
Culver Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Vice-Chair for<br />
Education in the Department of Surgery, Washington University<br />
School of Medicine and Program Director in Surgery at<br />
the Barnes-Jewish Hospital, in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Klingensmith<br />
also serves as Director of the WUSM Simulation Center.<br />
Mary E. Klingensmith, MD<br />
Monday, November 14, 2011<br />
8:00 am, Uris Auditorium<br />
<strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />
After receiving her medical degree from Duke University School<br />
of Medicine in 1992, she completed her general surgery residency<br />
at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and her surgical<br />
teaching fellowship at Harvard <strong>Medical</strong> School and Brigham<br />
and Women’s Hospital. She joined the faculty at Washington<br />
University School of Medicine in 2000. A member of numerous<br />
national professional societies, Dr. Klingensmith is a Director<br />
of the American Board of Surgery and Chair of the SCORE<br />
Planning Committee. An active clinician, researcher and educator,<br />
Dr. Klingensmith has authored or co-authored over 60<br />
articles in peer-reviewed journals, participated as an investigator<br />
or co-investigator on 10 research grants, developed 10 multimedia<br />
modules and served as senior editor of the 4th, 5th and 6th<br />
editions of The Washington Manual of Surgery.<br />
The Peter C. Canizaro M.D. Visiting Professor Lectureship was established<br />
by the Department of Surgery in 1983 as a reminder of the<br />
importance of surgical education.<br />
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DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY<br />
NEWS<br />
97th Annual<br />
American <strong>College</strong> of Surgeons<br />
Clinical Congress Meeting<br />
Many of the Department’s faculty and residents played an active<br />
leadership role at the American <strong>College</strong> of Surgeons meeting<br />
in San Francisco this past October, giving lectures and<br />
presentations, participating in panel discussions, moderating<br />
sessions, and teaching postgraduate courses.<br />
Dr. Philip Barie was a co-moderator at a session, “Acute Management<br />
of the Open Abdomen”, and presented “What to Do When you Can’t<br />
Close the Adbomen”. He was a discussant in “Forum for Fundamental<br />
Surgical Problems of the Paper”, discussing “Staphylococcus Aureus Identification<br />
& Antibiotic Resistance Determination using Raman Spectroscopy,”<br />
and was a speaker and panelist in the post graduate course “Trauma<br />
and Acute Care Surgery Update,” presenting “How to Choose an Antibotic.”<br />
Dr. Daniel Buitrago presented “Targeting BRAF using Nanoliposomal-<br />
Small Interfering RNA Restores the Expression of Iodine Metabolizing Proteins<br />
and Increases Uptake of Iodine in BRAF Mutant Thyroid Cancer Cells.”<br />
Dr. Daniel Cherqui presented “Laparoscopic Liver Resection as an<br />
Alternative to Open Surgery: When Does it Apply”, and participated in a<br />
panel discussion “Minimally Invasive Therapies for Hepatic Malignancies:<br />
Ready for Prime Time”<br />
Dr. Antonio Coppolino presented “Three and Six Month Mortality<br />
Best Represents Treatment Related Risk after Esophagectomy.”<br />
Dr. Filippo Filicori presented “The I-Domain, A Multifaceted<br />
Nanoplatform for Targeting of Poorly Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.”<br />
Dr. Douglas Jones presented “Regional Use of Combined Carotid<br />
Endarterectomy/Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: The Effect of Patient Risk.”<br />
Dr. Xavier Keutgen presented “A Panel of Four MicroRNAs Accurately<br />
Differentiates Benign from Malignant Indeterminate Thyroid Lesions<br />
on Fine Needle Aspiration.”<br />
Dr. Michael Kluger gave an invited lecture, “Life and a Surgical<br />
Career,” at the <strong>Medical</strong> Student Program. As a representative of the<br />
<strong>Medical</strong> Student Committee of the American <strong>College</strong> of Surgeons, he<br />
helped organize the 3-day program, and served as a judge for the<br />
scientific poster session.<br />
Dr. Sang Lee chaired a laparoscopic colectomy skills<br />
course in the SimSurg Center.<br />
Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi moderated a Surgical<br />
Oncology session in Surgical Papers.<br />
Dr. Alfons Pomp presented “Duodenal Switch - What<br />
Can Go Wrong” at a postgraduate course.<br />
Dr. Alyssa Reiffel presented “Pharmacologic<br />
Pre-conditioning with the Novel Cytoprotective Molecules<br />
Hydrogen Sulfide and SS31 Modulates Pro- and Anti-Apoptotic<br />
Pathways” and “Hydrogen Sulfide Protects Against<br />
Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Decreasing Neutrophil-<br />
Mediated Tissue Damage.”<br />
Dr. Francesco Rubino co-moderated a session,<br />
“Metabolic Surgery: Indications, Mechanism of Action,<br />
and Future Directions”, and presented “What is<br />
Metabolic Surgery”<br />
Dr. Toyooki Sonoda presented “Combined Laparoendoscopic<br />
Polypectomy,” and co-chaired an advanced<br />
colonoscopy postgraduate skills course, “Polypectomy<br />
and Beyond.”<br />
Dr. Eric Sorenson presented “Hepatocellular<br />
Carcinoma Arises in an Immunosuppressive Tumor<br />
Microenvironment.”<br />
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DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY<br />
NEWS<br />
2011 ACS<br />
Annual Alumni Reception<br />
Each October, surgical alumni, faculty and friends of<br />
<strong>New</strong><strong>York</strong>-Presbyterian/<strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> Center<br />
and The Methodist Hospital attend our Annual<br />
Alumni Reception at the American <strong>College</strong> of Surgeons’<br />
Annual Clinical Congress meeting. This year,<br />
over 125 alumni and friends gathered together for a<br />
cocktail reception held on October 25th, 2011 in the<br />
Hilton San Francisco Union Square. The reception<br />
is co-hosted by Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi, Lewis Atterbury<br />
Stimson Professor and Chairman, Department<br />
of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at <strong>New</strong><strong>York</strong> -Presbyterian/<strong>Weill</strong><br />
<strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> Center; Dr. O. Wayne<br />
Isom, Terry Allen Kramer Professor and Chairman,<br />
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiothoracic<br />
Surgeon-in-Chief at <strong>New</strong><strong>York</strong>-Presbyterian/<br />
<strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> Center; Dr. Barbara Lee Bass,<br />
the John F. and Carolyn Bookout Distinguished Endowed<br />
Chair, Department of Surgery, The Methodist<br />
Hospital; and Dr. Alan B. Lumsden, Professor and<br />
Chair, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, The<br />
Methodist Hospital.<br />
(From Left) Thomas J. Fahey, III, MD, Chief, Endocrine Surgery,<br />
NYP/WCMC Department of Surgery, William Thompson III, MD,<br />
Martin McCarter, MD and Michael Conte MD<br />
(From Left) William T. Stubenbord, MD, former Acting Chairman,<br />
NYP/WCMC Department of Surgery, John M. Daly, MD,<br />
former Chairman, NYP/WCMC Department of Surgery,<br />
Patti Jakubauskas, Senior Administrative Assistant,<br />
Chairman’s Office, NYP/WCMC Department of Surgery, and<br />
Fabrizio Michelassi, MD, Chairman, NYP/WCMC<br />
Department of Surgery<br />
Thomas J. Fahey, III, MD, Vivian Mack-Strong, MD<br />
and Barbara Bass, MD, Chair of Surgery, The Methodist<br />
Hospital<br />
Bakr Nour, MD, Vice Chairman of Surgery, WCMC-Qatar and<br />
his wife Sohair Nour<br />
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DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY<br />
NEWS<br />
Division of Oral & Maxillofacial<br />
Surgery and Dentistry<br />
The Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and<br />
Dentistry, under the leadership of David A. Behrman, DMD,<br />
provides a comprehensive program of oral, dental, and facial<br />
care for healthy and medically complex adults and children,<br />
that ranges from general dentistry to advanced reconstructive<br />
procedures. We treat over 10,000 patients a year in our three<br />
facilities - a 4,000+ sq. ft. Dental and Oral Surgery Center on<br />
the 21st floor of the Hospital, a 1,200+ sq. ft. Children’s Dental<br />
Center on the 1st floor of the Helmsley <strong>Medical</strong> Tower, and a<br />
200+ sq. ft. HIV Disease Dental Center on the 23rd floor of<br />
the Hospital. We have a total of 14 state-of-the-art exam and<br />
treatment rooms; spacious waiting areas; staff, resident, and<br />
attending offices; and technology that includes digital X-ray<br />
and imaging capabilities and electronic record documentation.<br />
On April 26, 2012, the first annual Stanley J. Behrman, DMD,<br />
Lectureship will be held in <strong>Weill</strong> Auditorium at 5pm, with guest<br />
lecturer Bonnie Padwa, MD, DMD, Associate Professor and<br />
Oral Surgeon-in-Chief, Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston,<br />
MA. The Lectureship was established as a memorial to Dr.<br />
Stanley Behrman, Professor of Surgery, who provided leadership<br />
as Chief of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry at<br />
NYP/<strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> for over 50 years. A nationally-renowned<br />
clinician and teacher, Dr. Behrman’s academic excellence<br />
and dedicated service helped innovate his field.<br />
We provide clinical expertise in all aspects of Dentistry, including<br />
restorative and special-needs dentistry, endodontics,<br />
periodontics, prosthodontics, management of oral lesions,<br />
and treatment for temporomandibular joint dysfunction. Drs.<br />
Marsha Rubin and Heidi Hansen have clinical dental practices<br />
within our Dental Center. The Division also offers two programs<br />
that are among only a few in the <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> region: The<br />
Phyllis and David Komansky Children’s Dental Health Center,<br />
led by Dr. Abhinav Sinha, and a dental center led by Drs. Heidi<br />
Hansen and Erik Marzano specializing in the care of adults<br />
with HIV disease. We also offer unparalleled expertise in oral<br />
and maxillofacial medicine and pathology through Drs. Paul<br />
Freedman, Renee Reich, and Heidi Hansen.<br />
David A. Behrman, DMD<br />
Chief, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery & Dentistry<br />
Our oral and maxillofacial surgeons, Drs. David Behrman,<br />
Joel Friedman, and Howard Israel, have extensive experience<br />
in a full range of surgical procedures, including extractions,<br />
placement of dental implants with and without grafting,<br />
management of facial skeletal trauma, management of<br />
benign cysts and tumors, reconstructive surgeries of the<br />
jaw joint, and reconstructive procedures for correcting deformities<br />
of the jaw and face caused by abnormal growth,<br />
disease, or trauma. Working closely with head and neck<br />
surgeons, otolaryngologists and plastic & reconstructive<br />
surgeons, our oral and maxillofacial surgeons offer patients<br />
a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach in the management<br />
of malignant disease of the oral and maxillofacial region.<br />
In addition, the Division offers special expertise in the<br />
dental management of the oncology patient, specifically patients<br />
with bisphosphonate related osteonecrosis of the jaw<br />
and patients undergoing head and neck radiation therapy<br />
and/or chemotherapy.<br />
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DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY<br />
NEWS<br />
General Dentistry and Oral &<br />
Maxillofacial Surgery Residents<br />
Paula Ancelson Stephanie Dadoun Joshua Davis<br />
(from left)<br />
Drs. David Behrman, Abhinav Sinha, Howard Israel, Heidi Hansen, Joel Friedman and Marsha Rubin<br />
Kelsey Karsten James Kim Jay Kim<br />
Nationally and internationally recognized as one of the leading orthognathic<br />
and maxillofacial skeletal reconstruction centers, over 100 patients a year from<br />
all over the United States and abroad undergo major maxillary and mandibular<br />
reconstructive surgeries by the Division’s faculty. The Division has a unique<br />
expertise in temporomandibular joint surgical care by Drs. Howard Israel and<br />
David Behrman, including advanced minimally-invasive arthroscopic techniques<br />
and major reconstructive and prosthetic total joint replacement. Clinical<br />
research has been focused on total prosthetic reconstruction of the temporomandibular<br />
joint (TMJ) and temporomandibular joint arthroscopy. The Division<br />
recently published a study in the Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery that<br />
showed the outcomes of arthroscopic surgery in patients with inflammatory/<br />
degenerative TMJ disease who underwent early surgical intervention were better<br />
than those who had late surgical intervention, and that arthroscopic surgery<br />
should be considered early in the management of patients with TMJ disease.<br />
Another clinical investigation comparing arthroscopic TMJ surgery performed in<br />
the operating room under general anesthesia versus in the Division’s outpatient<br />
facility under intravenous sedation showed successful outcomes in both groups<br />
with no significant differences, demonstrating that successful TMJ arthroscopy<br />
can be performed in an outpatient office setting.<br />
Steve Chi-Young Kim Khrystyna Kostsyuh Andrew Lee<br />
Charley Levy Sabrina Mahil Nicole Messenger<br />
Jose Ortiz Hubert Park Liza Rogo<br />
The Division’s residency training programs are among the most sought after in the<br />
country. Each year we receive a selection of high-quality residency candidates<br />
interested in training with our broad-based programs. The General Dentistry<br />
residency program, led by Marsha Rubin, DDS, accepts seven PGY-1 residents<br />
who receive clinical and didactic training in a one-year program, and one PGY-2<br />
resident who receives advanced education and training in areas such as implant<br />
dentistry and pediatric dentistry. The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery residency<br />
program, led by David Behrman, DMD, currently admits two residents per year to<br />
a six-year integrated MD program with <strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>College</strong>. Residents<br />
also gain experience providing coverage to <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Hospital-Queens.<br />
Richard Salas David Smith Samuel Tchon<br />
Marc Toso<br />
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DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY<br />
NEWS<br />
<strong>New</strong> Advances in Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery<br />
The Section of Laparoscopic and Bariatric<br />
Surgery, led by Dr. Alfons Pomp,<br />
the Leon C. Hirsch Professor of Surgery,<br />
is internationally-recognized for<br />
pioneering advanced laparoscopic bariatric<br />
surgery. Our surgeons have developed<br />
innovative surgical procedures<br />
that are at the forefront of weight-loss<br />
techniques, as well as new laparoscopic<br />
procedures for a broad range of digestive<br />
disorders.<br />
Over 95 percent of all weight-loss surgeries<br />
are performed by the Section’s<br />
surgeons utilizing minimally-invasive<br />
techniques, resulting in more rapid recoveries,<br />
less scarring and an earlier return<br />
to the activities of daily living. These include laparoscopic<br />
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric band, and duodenal<br />
switch. In addition, <strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> weight loss surgeons<br />
have pioneered the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as a<br />
new procedure for weight loss for patients. The section performs<br />
over 200 of these procedures annually as well as more<br />
than 500 general surgery procedures with a minimally invasive<br />
approach, including esophageal, stomach, gallbladder,<br />
intestinal, and solid organ (pancreas and spleen) disorders<br />
as well as hiatal (GERD), paraesophageal, inguinal, and<br />
ventral/incisional hernias.<br />
In addition to providing state-of-the-art patient care, the Section<br />
has a vigorous clinical research program. The section<br />
receives support from the National Institute of Diabetes and<br />
Digestive and Kidney Diseases, and our surgeons participate<br />
in a Bariatric Surgery Clinical Research Consortium<br />
of only six centers nationwide, conducting the Longitudinal<br />
Study and Assessment of Bariatric surgery (LABS) trial. Dr.<br />
Gladys Strain is a senior member of the research team and<br />
has presented her work at several national meetings including<br />
The Obesity Society (TOS) in Orlando, Florida as well as<br />
in Doha, Qatar. Liz Goldenberg, MPH, RD, CDN, one of our<br />
section’s nutritionists, continues to be active as an editorial<br />
board member of The Bariatric Times and has authored two<br />
publications this year.<br />
The Section overall is extremely active in their academic<br />
pursuits with 6 peer- reviewed publications (Dr. Pomp<br />
is on the editorial board of Surgical Endoscopy, Obesity<br />
Surgery and SOARD) as well as three book chapters<br />
coming out this year. In addition, a joint study on body<br />
contouring after bariatric surgery with Drs. Jason Spector<br />
and Alyssa Reiffel from the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive<br />
Surgery, will appear shortly in the Annals of<br />
Plastic Surgery. The section’s expertise is widely-recognized<br />
and our faculty were invited to present and lecture<br />
at 9 national meetings and 3 international meetings this<br />
year. Highlights include a significant presence at Society<br />
of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons<br />
(SAGES-the minimal invasive surgery) meeting in San<br />
Antonio, Texas, as well as the American Society of Metabolic<br />
and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) meeting in Orlando,<br />
Florida. Both Dr. Dakin and Dr. Pomp sit on several committees<br />
in both these societies. Both surgeons have also<br />
participated in or directed industry sponsored courses for<br />
practicing surgeons and residents in Washington, DC and<br />
in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Pomp showcased our techniques<br />
by performing live surgery at the International Federation<br />
of Surgery for Obesity (IFSO) meeting in Hamburg, Germany<br />
this past September.<br />
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DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY<br />
NEWS<br />
Faculty Appointments and Promotions<br />
Michael Kluger, MD<br />
Assistant Professor of Surgery<br />
Section of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation<br />
Office Telephone: (212) 746-2127<br />
Email: mik9020@med.cornell.edu<br />
Website: http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/mkluger/index.html<br />
Michael Kluger, MD, has been promoted to Assistant Professor of Surgery at <strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong><br />
<strong>Medical</strong> <strong>College</strong>. Dr. Kluger graduated from the <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> University School of Medicine<br />
and completed his surgical residency at <strong>New</strong><strong>York</strong>-Presbyterian/Columbia. He received advanced<br />
training in liver transplantation and hepatobiliary surgery as a fellow at Hospital<br />
Henri Mondor in Creteil, France under the world-renowned surgeon, Daniel Cherqui,<br />
MD, Chief of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation at NYP/<strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong>.<br />
Prior to medical school, Dr. Kluger was a research associate at the <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Academy of<br />
Medicine, and received a Master of Public Health from Yale University. Board-certified in<br />
general surgery, his clinical expertise includes primary and metastatic liver cancer and liver<br />
transplantation, with a special expertise in minimally invasive procedures and multi-stage<br />
resection of complex liver lesions. Dr. Kluger has published in peer-reviewed professional<br />
journals, presented at many scientific conferences and is a member of several prestigious<br />
professional societies, including the American <strong>College</strong> of Surgeons, the American Society of<br />
Transplant Surgeons and the European Society of Organ Transplantation.<br />
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DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY<br />
NEWS<br />
Faculty Appointments and Promotions<br />
Rache M. Simmons, MD<br />
Chief, Breast Surgery<br />
Professor of Surgery<br />
Section of Breast Surgery<br />
Office Telephone: (212) 821-0853<br />
Email: rms2002@med.cornell.edu<br />
Website: http://www.weillcornell.org/rmsimmons/index.html<br />
Dr. Rache Simmons, Professor of Surgery and the Anne K. and Edwin C. Weiskopf Professor<br />
of Surgical Oncology and Director of Gender and Diversity, has been appointed to the position<br />
of Chief of the Section of Breast Surgery. Dr. Simmons, a graduate of Duke University<br />
and Duke <strong>Medical</strong> School, joined our Department in 1994 following surgical training at the<br />
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and a breast oncology fellowship at <strong>New</strong><strong>York</strong>-<br />
Presbyterian/<strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong>. A nationally-renowned board-certified surgeon, researcher and<br />
educator, Dr. Simmons is an authority in the diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment of<br />
breast diseases, having published over 100 articles and book chapters, and given over 100 lectures<br />
nationally and internationally. She is a recognized pioneer in the area of nipple-sparing<br />
mastectomy and in the use of radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation for benign breast<br />
tumors and small breast cancers. She is currently leading a national, multicenter NIH trial to<br />
evaluate cryoablation therapy for breast cancer. Dr. Simmons holds leadership positions in<br />
many prestigious medical societies, including past president of the American Society of Breast<br />
Surgeons, and she serves on the editorial board of six prestigious medical journals.<br />
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DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY<br />
NEWS<br />
Faculty Appointments and Promotions<br />
Jason Spector, MD<br />
Associate Professor of Surgery<br />
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery<br />
Office Telephone: (212) 746-5432<br />
Email: jas2037@med.cornell.edu<br />
Website: http://www.weillcornell.org/jaspector/index.html<br />
Dr. Jason Spector has been promoted to Associate Professor of Surgery at <strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong><br />
<strong>Medical</strong> <strong>College</strong>. He completed his undergraduate degree at <strong>Cornell</strong> University, and his<br />
medical degree and both his general surgery and plastic surgery residencies at <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong><br />
University School of Medicine. He also completed a fellowship in reconstructive microsurgery<br />
and a postdoctoral research fellowship at NYU <strong>Medical</strong> Center. A board-certified surgeon,<br />
Dr. Spector’s clinical interests include reconstructive microsurgery as well as aesthetic<br />
plastic surgery. He plays a major role in physician training, and he is widely published,<br />
with more than 86 papers and three book chapters. Dr. Spector has received many research<br />
awards and honors, including being named Academic Scholar of the American Association<br />
of Plastic Surgeons, the most prestigious American award for a developing academic<br />
plastic surgeon. Dr. Spector is a member of many professional medical societies including<br />
the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American <strong>College</strong> of Surgeons, the Society of<br />
University Surgeons, and the American Association for Academic Surgery. He has presented<br />
at international meetings including the European Plastic Surgery Research and the European<br />
Conference of Scientists and Plastic Surgeons.<br />
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DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY<br />
NEWS<br />
Faculty Appointments and Promotions<br />
Nitsana Spigland, MD<br />
Chief, Pediatric Surgery & Pediatric Trauma<br />
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery<br />
Division of Pediatric Surgery<br />
Office Telephone: (212) 746-5648<br />
Email: naspigla@med.cornell.edu<br />
Website: http://www.weillcornell.org/physician/nspigland/index.html<br />
Dr. Nitsana Spigland has been appointed to the position of Chief of Pediatric Surgery and<br />
Pediatric Trauma at <strong>New</strong><strong>York</strong>-Presbyterian/<strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> Center. She plays an<br />
active role in education as the associate director of medical student education for the Department<br />
of Surgery. Dr. Spigland is board certified in both general surgery and pediatric<br />
surgery. She specializes in complex neonatal congenital malformaties, pediatric thoracic<br />
surgery, pediatric surgical oncology and advanced minimal access surgery. A graduate of<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>College</strong>, Dr. Spigland completed her general surgery residency at Lenox<br />
Hill Hospital, NY, and her fellowship in pediatric surgery at St. Justine’s Children’s Hospital,<br />
in Montreal, Canada. She has authored or co-authored numerous publications in peerreviewed<br />
journals, and serves as an ad hoc reviewer for the American Journal of Perinatology,<br />
the Journal of Pediatric Surgery and the Annals of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Spigland is a<br />
fellow of the American <strong>College</strong> of Surgeons, a member of the American Pediatric Surgical<br />
Associations, the Canadian Pediatric Surgical Association, the <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Surgical Society<br />
and the Children’s Cancer Study Group.<br />
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DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY<br />
NEWS<br />
Faculty Appointments and Promotions<br />
Eleni Tousimis, MD<br />
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery<br />
Section of Breast Surgery<br />
Office Telephone: (212) 821-0850<br />
Email: eat2002@med.cornell.edu<br />
Website: http://www.weillcornell.org/eatousimis/index.html<br />
Dr. Eleni Tousimis has been promoted to Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery at <strong>Weill</strong><br />
<strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>College</strong>. Dr. Tousimis received her MD degree from Albany <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />
and completed her general surgery residency training at the Guthrie Clinic, Sayre,<br />
Pennsylvania. She completed a fellowship in breast surgical oncology at Memorial Sloan<br />
Kettering Cancer Center, and an international fellowship in breast surgical oncology at the<br />
European Institute of Oncology in Milan, Italy. A board-certified surgeon, she is an expert<br />
in minimally invasive surgical treatments for breast cancer. Dr. Tousimis plays a strong role<br />
in surgical education, as associate program director for surgical education and director of<br />
the mentorship program. She is a recipient of the Award for Teaching Excellence from the<br />
surgery residents. She is co-investigator of several multi-institutional projects, has published<br />
in many peer-reviewed journals and is a member of many professional societies, holding<br />
leadership positions in several. She has been a frequent invited guest speaker at regional<br />
conferences, serves on the Board of Directors for the American <strong>Medical</strong> Women’s Association,<br />
as treasurer of the NY Metropolitan Breast Cancer Group, and is on the Tumor Board<br />
at NYP/<strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong>.<br />
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NEWS<br />
7th Annual<br />
Department of Surgery Dinner<br />
On November 17th, 2011, more than 70 people gathered for<br />
the 7th Annual Department of Surgery Dinner, held at the Columbus<br />
Citizens Foundation. This yearly event is an occasion<br />
for surgery faculty and <strong>Medical</strong> Center leadership to spend<br />
the evening with friends and supporters of the Department of<br />
Surgery. During the course of the program, guests learned<br />
about the past successes of the Department, and the exciting<br />
plans for the future which will strengthen our mission of<br />
clinical care, surgical education, and research. The program<br />
included <strong>New</strong><strong>York</strong>-Presbyterian Chief Executive Officer Steven<br />
J. Corwin, M.D., <strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>College</strong> Overseer<br />
James Kilts, and Department Chairman and Surgeon-in-<br />
Chief, Fabrizio Michelassi, M.D. A very special part of the<br />
evening included remarks by Mr. Damon Mezzacappa, who<br />
spoke about his experiences being a patient, a family member<br />
of a patient, and as a major supporter of the Hospital and the<br />
Department of Surgery.<br />
Fabrizio Michelassi, M.D., Damon Mezzacappa<br />
and Katherine Bryant<br />
<strong>New</strong><strong>York</strong>-Presbyterian Trustee Michael Tusiani,<br />
Lawrence Auriana, Fabrizio Michelassi, M.D.<br />
Fabrizio Michelassi, M.D., Sandra Kilts and James Kilts<br />
Damon Mezzacappa, Fabrizio Michelassi, M.D.<br />
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DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY<br />
NEWS<br />
Publications H Awards H Honors<br />
Recent Publications<br />
• Cecal diverticulitis as a continuing diagnostic and management dilemma: a report of two cases in children, Cheng, E.,<br />
Cohen, L, Gasinu S, Sy C, Beneck D, Spigland N. Pediatric Surgery International: Volume 28, Issue 1 (2012): 99-102.<br />
• Laparoendoscopic single site live donor nephrectomy: single institution report of initial 100 cases.Wang GJ, Afaneh C,<br />
Aull M, Charlton M, Ramasamy R, Leeser DB, Kapur S, Del Pizzo JJ. J Urol. 2011 Dec;186(6):2333-7.<br />
• Locally advanced mid/low rectal cancer with synchronous liver metastases.Viganò L, Karoui M, Ferrero A, Tayar C,<br />
Cherqui D, Capussotti L. World J Surg. 2011 Dec;35(12):2788-95.<br />
• Elective global surgery rotations for residents: a call for cooperation and consortium. Mitchell KB, Tarpley MJ,<br />
Tarpley JL, Casey KM. World J Surg. 2011 Dec;35(12):2617-24.<br />
• Examining reduction mammaplasty in Hispanic and African American populations: A changing landscape in American<br />
plastic surgery. Doft MA, Chiang AL, Hardy KL, Schwarz GS, Ascherman JA, Wu JK, Rohde CH. J Plast Reconstr<br />
Aesthet Surg. 2011 Dec;64(12).<br />
• Indications and procedures for surgery of small bowel Crohn’s disease. Stein SL, Michelassi F. Advanced Therapy in<br />
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Vol. II, 3rd Ed. 2011, Ch. 129, p 801-805.<br />
• The impact of incidental identification on the stage at presentation of lower gastrointestinal carcinoids. Buitrago D,<br />
Trencheva K, Zarnegar R, Finnerty B, Aldailami H, Lee SW, Sonoda T, Milsom JW, Fahey TJ 3rd. J Am Coll Surg.<br />
2011 Nov;213(5):652-6.<br />
• Cross-sectional review of effects of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy at 1, 3, and 5 years. Strain GW, Saif T, Gagner M,<br />
Rossidis M, Dakin G, Pomp A. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2011 Nov;7(6):714-9.<br />
• Radiofrequency-assisted hepatic resection. Pai M, Kyriakides C, Mikhail S, Habib N, Spalding D, Jiao L, Cherqui D.<br />
Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Nov;18(12):3391.<br />
• Thirty-day Mortality After Bariatric Surgery: Independently Adjudicated Causes of Death in the Longitudinal Assessment<br />
of Bariatric Surgery.Smith MD, Patterson E, Wahed AS, Belle SH, Berk PD, Courcoulas AP, Dakin GF, Flum DR,<br />
Machado L, Mitchell JE, Pender J, Pomp A, Pories W, Ramanathan R, Schrope B, Staten M, Ude A, Wolfe BM. Obes<br />
Surg. 2011 Nov;21(11):1687-92.<br />
• Endoscopic fixation of the rectum for rectal prolapse: a feasibility and survival experimental study Milsom J,<br />
Trencheva K, Pavoor R, Dirocco J, Shukla PJ, Kawamura J, Sonoda T. Surg Endosc. 2011 Nov;25(11):3691-7.<br />
• Early severe hypoalbuminemia is an independent risk factor for intestinal failure in gastroschisis. Snyder CW, Biggio JR,<br />
Bartle DT, Georgeson KE, Muensterer OJ. Pediatr Surg Int. 2011 Nov;27(11):1155-8.<br />
• Single-incision versus multiport laparoscopic right and hand-assisted left colectomy: a case-matched comparison.<br />
Lee SW, Milsom JW, Nash GM. Dis Colon Rectum. 2011 Nov;54(11):1355-61.<br />
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NEWS<br />
Publications H Awards H Honors<br />
Recent Publications Cont...<br />
• Strangulated spigelian hernia. Ho VP, Barie PS. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2011 Oct;12(5):421-2.<br />
• Multimedia manuscript: inguinal hernia repair by single-incision pediatric endosurgery (SIPES) using the<br />
hydrodissection-lasso technique.Muensterer OJ, Georgeson KE. Surg Endosc. 2011 Oct;25(10):3438-9<br />
• Comparison of complications of laparoscopic versus laparoendoscopic single site donor nephrectomy using the<br />
modified Clavien grading system. Ramasamy R, Afaneh C, Katz M, Chen X, Aull MJ, Leeser DB, Kapur S,<br />
Del Pizzo JJ. J Urol. 2011 Oct;186(4):1386-90.<br />
• Survey of adult liver transplantation techniques (SALT): an international study of current practices in deceased donor l<br />
liver transplantation. Kluger MD, Memeo R, Laurent A, Tayar C, Cherqui D. HPB (Oxford). 2011 Oct;13(10):692-8.<br />
• Physiologic effects of simultaneous carbon dioxide insufflation by laparoscopy and colonoscopy: prospective evaluation.<br />
Trencheva K, Dhar P, Sonoda T, Lee S, Samuels J, Stein B, Milsom J. Surg Endosc. 2011 Oct;25(10):3279-85.<br />
• Cumulative radiation dose from medical imaging procedures in patients undergoing resection for lung cancer.<br />
Stiles BM, Mirza F, Towe CW, Ho VP, Port JL, Lee PC, Paul S, Yankelevitz DF, Altorki NK. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011<br />
Oct;92(4):1170-8; discussion 1178-9.<br />
• The Cross-technique for single-incision pediatric endosurgical pyloromyotomy. Muensterer OJ, Chong AJ, Georgeson<br />
KE, Harmon CM. Surg Endosc. 2011 Oct;25(10):3414-8.<br />
• Predictive value of cytologic atypia in indeterminate thyroid fine-needle aspirate biopsies. Kato MA, Buitrago D,<br />
Moo TA, Keutgen XM, Hoda RS, Ricci JA, Christos PJ, Yang G, Fahey TJ 3rd, Zarnegar R. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011,<br />
Oct;18(10):2893.<br />
• (Another) nobel prize in physiology or medicine awarded for work in inflammation and immunity. Barie PS. Surg Infect<br />
(Larchmt). 2011 Oct;12(5):337-8.<br />
• Is the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma on the waiting list necessary Majno P, Lencioni R, Mornex F, Girard N,<br />
Poon RT, Cherqui D. Liver Transpl. 2011 Oct;17 Suppl 2:S98-108.<br />
• Surgical infections receives its first impact factor. Barie PS. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2011 Oct;12(5):335.<br />
• Necrotizing soft tissue infection in two patients with multiple myeloma. Sultan S, Morawa E, Niesvizky R, Talmor M,<br />
Barie PS. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2011 Oct;12(5):391-5.<br />
• Endovascular management as first therapy for chronic total occlusion of the lower extremity arteries: comparison of<br />
balloon angioplasty, stenting, and directional atherectomy. Gallagher KA, Meltzer AJ, Ravin RA, Graham A, Shrikhande<br />
G, Connolly PH, Aiello F, Dayal R, McKinsey JF. J Endovasc Ther. 2011 Oct;18(5):624-37.<br />
• Comparison of Laparoendoscopic single-site donor nephrectomy and conventional laparoscopic donor nephrectomy:<br />
donor and recipient outcomes. Afaneh C, Aull MJ, Gimenez E, Wang G, Charlton M, Leeser DB, Kapur S,<br />
Del Pizzo JJ. Urology. 2011;78(6):1332-7.<br />
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DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY<br />
NEWS<br />
Publications H Awards H Honors<br />
Recent Publications Cont...<br />
• Sox2(+) adult stem and progenitor cells are important for tissue regeneration and survival of mice. Arnold K, Sarkar A,<br />
Yram MA, Polo JM, Bronson R, Sengupta S, Seandel M, Geijsen N, Hochedlinger K. Cell Stem Cell. 2011 Oct<br />
4;9(4):317-29.<br />
• American Board of Surgery Certificate in Complex General Surgical Oncology: A Reality. Michelassi F.<br />
Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Sep;18(9):2405-6.<br />
• Laparoscopic adrenalectomy in children: a multicenter experience.St Peter SD, Valusek PA, Hill S, Wulkan ML, Shah<br />
SS, Ferro MM, Laje P, Mattei PA, Graziano KD, Muensterer OJ, Pontarelli EM, Nguyen NX, Kane TD, Qureshi FG,<br />
Calkins CM, Leys CM, Baerg JE, Holcomb GW. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2011 Sep;21(7):647-9.<br />
• Small RNA sequencing and functional characterization reveals MicroRNA-143 tumor suppressor activity in<br />
liposarcoma. Ugras S, Brill E, Jacobsen A, Hafner M, Socci ND, Decarolis PL, Khanin R, O’Connor R, Mihailovic A,<br />
Taylor BS, Sheridan R, Gimble JM, Viale A, Crago A, Antonescu CR, Sander C, Tuschl T, Singer S. Cancer Research,<br />
2011 Sep 1;71(17):5659-69.<br />
• Pancreas transplantation considering the spectrum of body mass indices. Afaneh C, Rich B, Aull MJ, Hartono C,<br />
Kapur S, Leeser DB. Clin Transplant. 2011 Sep;25(5):E520-9.<br />
• Single-incision pediatric endosurgical Nissen fundoplication. Muensterer OJ, Perger L, Hansen EN, Lacher M, Harmon<br />
CM. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2011 Sep;21(7):641-5.<br />
• Laparoscopic single-stage Fowler-Stephens orchidopexy in a case of orchidogastric fusion. Muensterer OJ. Urology.<br />
2011 Sep;78(3):687-8.<br />
• Design and Synthesis of 3,5-Disubstituted -1,2,4-Oxadiazole Containing Retinoids from a Retinoic Acid Receptor<br />
Agonist. Das, B., Tang, X.-Y., Sanyal, S., Mohapatra, S., Rogler, P., Nayak, S., and Evans, T. Tetrahedron Lett. 2011;<br />
52: 2433-2435.<br />
• Smad1 signaling restricts hematopoietic potential after promoting hemangioblast expansion. Cook, B., Liu, S., and<br />
Evans, T. Blood 2011; 117: 6489-6497.<br />
• Management and outcomes of relapse after treatment for thymoma and thymic carcinoma. Bott MJ, Wang H, Travis W,<br />
Riely GJ, Bains M, Downey R, Rusch V, Huang J. Ann Thorac Surg 2011;92(6):1984-92.<br />
• Pancreas transplantation: does age increase morbidity Afaneh C, Rich BS, Aull MJ, Hartono C, Leeser DB, Kapur S.<br />
J Transplant. 2011;2011:596801.<br />
• The breast: a clean-contaminated surgical site. Bartsich S, Ascherman JA, Whittier S, Yao CA, Rohde C. Aesthet Surg<br />
J. 2011 Sep;31(7):802-6.<br />
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NEWS<br />
Publications H Awards H Honors<br />
Awards and Honors<br />
• Elliott Silverman, PA-C, Keynote Speaker, 2011 WCMC Annual Pre-<strong>Medical</strong> Conference, December 3, 2011.<br />
• Daniel Cherqui, MD and Michael Kluger, MD awarded Presidential Poster of Distinction at 62nd annual meeting of the<br />
American Association for the Study of Liver Disease, November 2011.<br />
• Cameron Stock, MD: NY <strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> Center Alumni Council Distinguished Housestaff Award,<br />
November 3, 2011.<br />
• Oliver Muensterer, MD, Best Scientific Paper in Pediatric Surgery Award, 20th Annual Society for Laparoscopic Surgery<br />
meeting, September, 2011.<br />
• The <strong>New</strong><strong>York</strong>-Presbyterian/<strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> Kidney Transplant Program is one of just 8 national kidney transplant programs<br />
to receive a 2011 HealthGrades Kidney Transplant Excellence Award. This award is given to transplant programs with<br />
statistically significantly higher three-year survival rates as well as waitlist mortality that was either not significantly<br />
different than expected or was significantly lower than expected based on SRTR calculations. HealthGrades is the<br />
leading provider of information to help consumers make an informed decision about a physician or hospital, and their<br />
annual evaluation of the nation’s top-performing hospitals in organ transplantation includes clinical quality data, based<br />
on patient outcomes, for each of the 263 adult and pediatric acute care hospitals that perform transplants.<br />
• 18 of our Full Time Faculty were named “America’s Top Doctors, 2011” by Castle Connolly: Philip S. Barie, MD, MBA,<br />
Palmer Q. Bessey, MD, Daniel Cherqui, MD, Thomas J. Fahey III, MD, Robert Grant, MD, Sandip Kapur, MD,<br />
Michael D. Lieberman, MD, Fabrizio Michelassi, MD, Jeffrey Milsom, MD, Alfons Pomp, MD, Francesco Rubino, MD,<br />
Darren B. Schneider, MD, Rache M. Simmons, MD, Toyooki Sonoda, MD, Jason Spector, MD, Nitsana Spigland, MD,<br />
Alexander J. Swistel, MD, Roger W. Yurt, MD.<br />
• 16 of our Full Time Faculty were named “America’s Top Doctors, 2011” by US <strong>New</strong>s & World Report: Philip S. Barie,<br />
MD, MBA, Palmer Q. Bessey, MD, Thomas J. Fahey III, MD, Robert Grant, MD, Sandip Kapur, MD,<br />
Michael D. Lieberman, MD, Fabrizio Michelassi, MD, Jeffrey Milsom, MD, Alfons Pomp, MD, Francesco Rubino, MD,<br />
Darren B. Schneider, MD, Rache M. Simmons, MD, Toyooki Sonoda, MD, Jason Spector, MD, Alexander J. Swistel, MD,<br />
Roger W. Yurt, MD.<br />
• 12 of our Full Time Faculty were named “<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Super Doctors” 2011: Philip Barie, MD, MBA, Thomas J. Fahey,<br />
MD, Robert Grant, MD, Sandip Kapur, MD, Sang Lee, MD, Michael Lieberman, MD, Fabrizio Michelassi, MD, Jeffrey<br />
Milsom, MD, Alfons Pomp, MD , Toyooki Sonoda, MD, Nitsana Spigland, MD, Roger Yurt, MD.<br />
• 7 of our Full Time Faculty were included in <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> Magazine’s “Best Doctors” issue, 2011: Thomas J Fahey, III, MD,<br />
Michael Lieberman, MD, Fabrizio Michelassi, MD, Jeffrey Milsom, MD, Darren Schneider, MD, Rache Simmons, MD,<br />
Alexander Swistel, MD.<br />
• 7 of our Full Time Faculty were named “America’s Top Doctors for Cancer” by Castle Connolly, 2011:<br />
Thomas J. Fahey, III, MD, Michael Lieberman, MD, Fabrizio Michelassi, MD, Jeffrey Milsom, MD,<br />
Rache Simmons, MD, Nitsana Spigland, MD, Alexander J. Swistel, MD.<br />
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DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY<br />
NEWS<br />
SAVE THE DATE<br />
March 19th, 2012<br />
6:30 pm<br />
April 26, 2012<br />
5:00 pm<br />
Benjamin S. Park, Jr., MD<br />
Memorial Alumni Black Tie Dinner<br />
Loews Regency Hotel,<br />
540 Park Avenue,<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, NY 10065<br />
Dinner honoring<br />
Dr. Leigh A. Neumayer<br />
Professor of Surgery<br />
University of Utah School of Medicine<br />
Salt Lake City Utah and<br />
Alumni of the Class of 1982<br />
and Class of 1992<br />
For More Information contact:<br />
Patti Jakubauskas<br />
Email: pas2013@med.cornell.edu<br />
The 1st Annual<br />
Stanley J. Behrman, DMD<br />
Lectureship<br />
<strong>Weill</strong> Auditorium<br />
1300 <strong>York</strong> Ave<br />
<strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, NY, 10065<br />
Guest Lecturer<br />
Bonnie Padwa, MD, DMD<br />
Oral Surgeon-in-Chief<br />
Children’s Hospital Boston<br />
Boston, MA<br />
For More Information contact:<br />
Division of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery<br />
& Dentistry, 212-746-5175<br />
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DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY<br />
NEWS<br />
Surgical Notes<br />
<strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>College</strong><br />
Welcomes <strong>New</strong> Dean Dr. Laurie Glimcher<br />
Dr. Laurie Glimcher, a leading physician-scientist and researcher,<br />
became <strong>Cornell</strong>’s provost for medical affairs and the Stephen and<br />
Suzanne Weiss Dean at <strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> <strong>College</strong> effective<br />
Jan. 1, 2012. Pictured here at a welcoming reception:<br />
(left to right), Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., MD, Dean Emeritus and<br />
Co-Chairman of the Board of Overseers, Fabrizio Michelassi, MD,<br />
Chairman, Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief, and Dean Laurie Glimcher MD.<br />
Golf Benefit for Surgical Education and Research<br />
The Department of Surgery’s Tenth Annual Golf Tournament to raise<br />
funds for surgical education and research was held on October 6, 2011<br />
at Pelham Country Club. This year, with support from our many generous<br />
sponsors and patrons and more than 60 participants, we raised<br />
nearly $80,000 to help support our Skills Acquisition and Innovation<br />
Laboratory (SAIL), named lectures and resident presentations at<br />
medical conferences.<br />
Department of Surgery Visiting Lecturer<br />
Marco G. Patti, MD, Professor of Surgery and Director of the Center for Esophageal Disease<br />
at the University of Chicago and Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL gave Surgical Grand<br />
Rounds at <strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> Center, entitled “Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: From<br />
Heartburn to Lung Fibrosis,” on Monday, November 7, 2011.<br />
American <strong>College</strong> of Surgeons International Guest Scholars<br />
Visit Department of Surgery<br />
Dr. Somprakas Basu, an attending surgeon from Banares Hindu University, Varanasi, India and<br />
Dr. Beata Hemmelova, a general surgeon from University Hospital, Masaryk University, in the<br />
Czeck Republic, were guest scholars and observers in the Department of Surgery, as part of<br />
the American <strong>College</strong> of Surgeons 2011 International Guest Scholarship program. Drs. Basu<br />
and Hemmelova spent time at NYP/<strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> with surgery faculty observing surgical procedures<br />
and participating in educational lectures and research confrences.<br />
Department of Surgery 2011 Marathon Participants<br />
Dr. Ronald Brooks, Chief Resident, Department of Surgery ran in the NYC marathon.<br />
Dr. Robert Grant, Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery ran in the NYC marathon<br />
(his 25th Marathon and 14th <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong> City Marathon).<br />
Drs. Douglas Jones and Anthony Coppolino, research fellows ran the in Hamptons<br />
marathon to raise money for charity.<br />
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NEWS<br />
Department of Surgery, 2011<br />
WAYS TO GIVE<br />
The Department of Surgery at <strong>New</strong><strong>York</strong>-Presbyterian/<br />
<strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> is committed to our three-fold mission<br />
of education, research, and patient-centered care. Philanthropy<br />
plays a vital role in realizing our vision of<br />
excellence in these three areas. Whether it be for the<br />
ground-breaking research that will treat and cure the<br />
scourge of disease, teaching the next generation of top<br />
doctors, or providing the most advanced care in a truly<br />
compassionate, patient-centered way, philanthropy is<br />
critical to our success.<br />
Secure Ways to Give Form<br />
http://www.cornellsurgery.org/patients/give/index.html<br />
We ask that you partner with us in our mission, and consider a<br />
tax-deductible gift to the Department of Surgery. You may also<br />
make a check payable to <strong>New</strong><strong>York</strong>-Presbyterian/<strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong><br />
Department of Surgery and mail to:<br />
Mr. Tom Maness<br />
Office of Development, Box 123<br />
<strong>New</strong><strong>York</strong>-Presbyterian Hospital/<strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> Center<br />
525 East 68th Street, <strong>New</strong> <strong>York</strong>, NY 10065<br />
For more information about the Department of Surgery, please visit our website at<br />
www.cornellsurgery.org<br />
<strong>New</strong><strong>York</strong>-Presbyterian Hospital/<strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> <strong>Medical</strong> Center