The Department of Pediatrics is pleased to announce the appointment of Camilia R. Martin, MD, MS, Endowed Professor and Division Chief of Neonatology, as Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine, effective July 1, 2024.
Dr. Martin has served as the Division Chief of Neonatology at Weill Cornell Medicine since May 2022.
In this new role, Dr. Martin will develop and implement a broad departmental vision, mission, and goals for all disciplines of research. She will also create a plan for the different spokes of the research wheel to come together under the unified mission and drive research and academic output. She will work with investigators in the Department to grow the research portfolio and oversee research administration and all laboratory, translational and clinical research. Dr. Martin will lead and expand Pediatric research day and organize institutional/local research conferences, highlighting pediatric research. Furthermore, Dr. Martin will develop a departmental committee to provide an internal mechanism for reviewing grant applications and providing advice on departmental investments in research while supporting mentoring of junior research investigators.
