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THE MAGAZINE OF WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE AND WEILL CORNELL GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES WINTER 2008/09 Cover photograph by Todd Miner For address changes and other subscription inquiries, please e-mail us at wcm@med.cornell.edu weillcornellmedicine FEATURES 22 THE GREAT OUTDOORS BETH SAULNIER <strong>Weill</strong> <strong>Cornell</strong> may be based in one of the world’s biggest cities, but it’s emerging as a leader in wilderness and environmental medicine—thanks, in part, to outdoor-education expertise from the Ithaca campus. Twice a year, faculty take students out of the city—and their personal comfort zones—to practice medicine stripped down to the basics. 30 BRAIN POWER ANDREA CRAWFORD With its three-dimensional images and high-tech computing power, the Microneurosurgery Skull Base Laboratory looks like something out of science fiction. But this futuristic facility is helping save lives today, giving scientists a once-unimaginable look inside the human body—and even making previously inoperable tumors accessible to surgeons. JOHN ABBOTT 34 TREATMENT FOR TEENS BETH SAULNIER They’re too young to see an internist—and too old for a pediatrician’s office decorated with Bob the Builder and Elmo. Today, more teens are getting medical care tailored to their unique needs, as adolescent medicine specialists help patients navigate the transition to adulthood. “We try to understand the whole kid,” one doctor says, “how all of the psychosocial and academic pieces impact their health.” Ann Engelland, MD ’81 30 34 WINTER 2008/09 1
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