News | Page 21 | Pediatrics

Weill Cornell Launches New Pediatrics Podcast Series

October 17, 2019

Kids Health Cast is a podcast for parents and other caregivers covering a variety of topics relevant to pediatric care. Weill Cornell Medicine’s expert physicians and researchers discuss a wide range of health and wellness topics, and provide information on the latest medical science.

Recent podcast topics include:

ADHD
Teen Vaping and Impact of Vaping on Public Health
Unplugging Your Children From Their Digital Devices, Cyber Bullying and More
Anxiety in Children

To listen or subscribe, visit the Kids Health Cast portal.

Doctors Propose New Definitions for Bleeding Severity in Critically Ill Children

September 30, 2019

[9/26/2019]

A set of definitions for distinguishing the severity of bleeding in critically ill children has been developed by a team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian. The criteria, when generally adopted, will allow critical care pediatric specialists around the world to describe bleeding in children using standardized terminology. That, in turn, should facilitate the study of potential treatments for bleeding, such as blood components and non-blood-based products.

The researchers described their proposed criteria, Bleeding Assessment Scale in critically Ill Children (BASIC), along with its rationale and an initial clinical validation, in a paper published on Sept. 25 in Critical Care Medicine.

“I think that establishing a common set of terms is a necessary first step in being able to study the best ways to treat bleeding in critically ill children,” said lead author Dr. Marianne Nellis, the John D. & Lili R. Bussel, M.D. Assistant Professor in Pediatric Hematology at Weill Cornell Medicine and a pediatric intensivist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Dr. Cori Green Named Director of Behavioral Health Education and Integration in Pediatrics

September 3, 2019

The Department of Pediatrics is pleased to announce the appointment of Cori M. Green, M.D., M.Sc. as Director of Behavioral Health Education and Integration in Pediatrics.

New Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Jamie Palaganas

August 8, 2019

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Jamie Palaganas as Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and Assistant Attending Pediatrician at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center and the Phyllis and David Komansky Children’s Hospital.

Her clinical expertise is in general child neurology including pediatric epilepsy, tics, headache, and hypotonia. As a pediatric neurohospitalist at the NYP Komansky Children’s Hospital, she focuses on providing high quality care to acutely ill children, improving the transition from inpatient to outpatient care and cultivating interdisciplinary teams to best care for patients in all aspects of their life with neurologic conditions.

Dr. Palaganas completed her medical degree (M.D.) at the University of Buffalo. Following her residency in Pediatrics at Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, she went on to complete a residency in Child Neurology at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is board certified in pediatrics and neurology with special qualifications in child neurology.

NewYork-Presbyterian Rises to #5 Hospital in the Nation

August 2, 2019

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is ranked No. 5 in the nation and No. 1 in New York, according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual survey of “Best Hospitals,” published online today. This is the 19th consecutive year NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is the top-ranked hospital in New York.

The Hospital is one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare delivery systems in the nation, was ranked in the top five nationwide in six specialties: cardiology and heart surgery (No. 4), gynecology (No. 4), nephrology (No. 5), neurology/neurosurgery (No. 4), psychiatry (No. 4) and rheumatology (No. 3), a collaborative program with the Hospital for Special Surgery. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital ranks in the top 10 in 10 specialties this year, and in the top 50 in 15 of the 16 specialties evaluated.

Dr. David Lyden Receives Siegel Family Award

August 2, 2019

Dr. David Lyden, the Stavros S. Niarchos Professor in Pediatric Cardiology and a professor of pediatrics and of cell and developmental biology and Dr. John Blenis, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Professor in Cancer Research and a professor of pharmacology are this year's recipients of the Siegel Family Award for Outstanding Medical Research. They were recognized for their exceptional professional achievement and scientific innovation, as well as a commitment to positively impact future generations of researchers.

Dr. Lyden, who is also affiliated with the Gale and Ira Drukier Institute for Children's Health at Weill Cornell Medicine, received the National Cancer Institute's Outstanding Investigator Award in 2018.

Visit Dr. Lyden's research profile page to learn more about his publications and innovative research.

Honors and Awards: June 2019

July 1, 2019

2019 Excellence in Medical Education Awards

Pediatrics faculty members were recipients of Weill Cornell Medicine's 2019 Excellence in Medical Education Awards, which recognize WCM faculty members who have distinguished themselves in teaching and mentoring students, post docs, and/or faculty.

Kimberley A. Chien, MD
Pediatrics Clerkship
Joy Deanna Howell, MD
Anesthesiology & Critical Care Clerkship
Thanakorn Jirasevijinda, MD
LEAP
Brooke I. Spector, MD
Pediatrics Sub-Internship

Care Coordination and Social Work Awards

At our affiliate, NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital, Sarah Roffe, LMSW, CCLS and Alexandra Friedman, LCSW, were recognized for their outstanding contributions in patient care. Ms. Roffe received the Excellence in Social Work Award and Ms. Friedman was honored as Rookie of the Year.

Outstanding Students and Excellence in Teaching Celebrated at Weill Cornell Convocation

May 31, 2019

On the eve of commencement, students, alumni, faculty and staff from Weill Cornell Medical College and Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences were recognized for their outstanding achievements with special awards, prizes, certificates and the Weill Cornell seal during three ceremonies on May 29 in Uris Auditorium and Griffis Faculty Club. The awards acknowledge exceptional academic achievement, scholarship, research, teaching and service.

A number of Pediatric faculty and staff were recognized. See below for the full list of award recipients.

Weill Cornell Medical College

Student Awards

The Clarence C. Coryell Prizes in Surgery and Medicine
Elizabeth Gardner Gilbert

Coryell Prize in Medicine
Cody Patrick Nolan

The Alfred Moritz Michaelis Prize in Medicine
Yunan Nie

The Oskar Diethelm Prize for Excellence in Psychiatry
Zhenzhen Shi

The Joan Severino Parisi Prize in Internal Medicine
Lee Solomon Gotesdiener

The David and Gladys Drusin Memorial Prize
Caitlin Krystyna Gribbin

The T. Campbell Thompson Prize for Excellence in Orthopedic Surgery
Tyler James Uppstrom

The Mitchell Spivak Memorial Prize in Pediatrics
Micha Virginia Thompson

The James A. Moore Scholarship
Aaron Bamberger Oswald

Pediatrics Department Faculty, Residents and Fellows Presented at 2019 PAS Meeting

April 16, 2019

We are excited to share the 2019 Weill Cornell Medicine Guide to PAS Abstracts for this year's Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) meeting, which was held April 27-30 in Baltimore, Maryland.

Once again, a number of Weill Cornell Medicine faculty, residents, fellows and staff participated in this year's conference to learn and share best practices in clinical care, education, patient safety, and research to ultimately improve care for our young patients and their families.

2019 PAS NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Booth Schedule

Saturday, April 27
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Theresa Hetzler, MD (General Academic Pediatrics)
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Erika Abramson, MD, MS (General Academic Pediatrics)
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Susan Bostwick, MD, MBA (General Academic Pediatrics)

Researchers Discover New Pathway Regulating Intestinal Health that is Impaired in Children with IBD

April 5, 2019

Production of an essential protein for maintaining a healthy immune response in the intestine called interleukin-2 (IL-2) depends on immune cells known as innate lymphoid cells (ILCs), according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. The study, published April 3 in Nature, is the first to identify these cells and the factors that influence them as potential new targets for treating chronic gut inflammation associated with inflammatory bowel disease or food allergies.

“We have understood for quite a while that IL-2 is important for maintaining a healthy immune response in the gut,” said senior author Dr. Gregory Sonnenberg, an associate professor of microbiology and immunology in medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and a member of the Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Weill Cornell Medicine. “Dramatic inflammation occurs when humans or mice are missing IL-2, but the specific cells that make it and the regulatory pathways controlling its production in the intestine were previously unknown.”