The Department of Pediatrics is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Katharina Graw-Panzer to Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics on the pathway recognizing Clinical Excellence effective May 1, 2025. Dr. Graw-Panzer graduated from the University of Hamburg, Germany, in 2000. She completed her Pediatrics Residency and Fellowships in Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine at Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn in 2007. In 2008, she was appointed Assistant Professor at the State University of New York College of Medicine, Downstate Medical Center. From 2010 to 2012, she worked as a pediatric pulmonologist at the Wilhelminenspital in Vienna, Austria and in private practice in Berlin, Germany. She joined the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in 2013, before transitioning to Weill Cornell Medicine as an Assistant Professor in September 2018. Dr. Graw-Panzer serves as the Director of the Pediatric Sleep Program at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell and Columbia University. Under her leadership, this has become the largest Pediatric Sleep Program in New York City. She is one of the few clinical leaders whose program spans the entire NewYork-Presbyterian system, and therefore will be a pioneer in the newly announced framework of the Children’s Hospital of New York. Additionally, Dr. Graw-Panzer was the pulmonary lead in the development of a productive Aerodigestive Program at Weill Cornell Medicine, integrating Pediatric Otolaryngology, Pulmonology, Gastroenterology and Speech Pathology. Her efforts have elevated the quality of care, increased clinical and national recognition, and enhanced educational opportunities. Nationally, as member of Editorial Boards and Programming Committees of the American Thoracic Society, American Board of Pediatrics, American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Sleep Research Society she organized conferences and developed learning content, advancing the field of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine. Her work has been presented at both regional and national forums, further cementing her reputation as a leader in her field. We are delighted about Dr. Graw-Panzer’s accomplishments and promotion to Associate Professor and look forward to her future achievements at Weill Cornell Medicine. |