News and Events
Programs and providers of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Weill Cornell Medical College are often the focus of news stories and features appearing in major national media. We invite you to review some stories that typify the breakthrough accomplishments of our remarkable team.
Dr. Chervenak, Chair of the Ob/Gyn Department, Receives One of Medicine's Highest Honors at Institute's Annual Meeting
Dr. Frank A. Chervenak, the Given Foundation Professor and chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medical College and obstetrician and gynecologist-in-chief and director of maternal-fetal medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies. IOM membership is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
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Shari Gelber, MD., PhD.
The Executive Committee of the Board of Overseers of Weill Cornell Medical College and Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences has appointed Shari Gelber, MD., PhD., as the Donna Redel Clinical Scholar in Obstetrics and Gynecology, effective December 1, 2011.
The appointment as a Clinical Scholar recognizes Dr. Gelber's potential as a clinician and researcher in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Gelber's research focusing on the identification of biomarkers to predict mothers at risk for preeclampsia holds promise for the prevention of pre-term birth. The department congratulates Dr. Gelber on receiving this most worthy appointment.
Baby Steps
After doctors told Dawn Flemming that her daughter was doomed to die at birth, a team of medical professionals collaborated on daring procedure.
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Dr. Kevin Holcomb featured on Ask Dr. Oz
Dr. Kevin Holcomb of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology was featured on Ask Dr. Oz discussing the affects of Postmenopausal Vaginal Bleeding on women's health.
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Time for Malpractice Reform in New York State?
New York Magazine Best Place in New York to Have a Baby
Dior Hosts Fashion Show and Luncheon to Benefit NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Christian Dior, the leading French luxury haute couture and prêt-à-porter house, featured its fall 2011-12 collection at a special fashion show to benefit women's health at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. The event, held at Cipriani 42nd Street in April, raised some $500,000 for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The department traces its roots back to 1799 and the founding of the Lying-In Hospital, the city's first facility devoted to caring for women in childbirth.
Annual Chanel Awards
Dr. Sona I. Degann and Kevin M. Holcomb were honored with the CHANEL Award for Excellence in Obstetrics and Gynecology in December 2011. The award was presented at the 7th annual award event by Christine Dagousset, Executive Vice President of Fragrance and Beaute CHANEL and Frank A. Chervenak, MD, Given Foundation Professor and Chairman, Obstetrician and Gynecologist in-Chief, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Past years' recipients:
2011 Sona I. Degann, MD and Kevin M. Holcomb, MD
2010 Edward K. Mok, MD and Debra A. Taubel, MD
2009 Joan L. Kent, MD and Margaret M. Polaneczsky, MD
2008 Terri G. Edersheim, MD and Garrick H. Leonard, MD
2007 Stanley Birnbaum, MD and Amos Grunebaum, MD
