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Weill Cornell Anesthesiology Well-Represented at Annual Meeting of Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology

June 4, 2014

The Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) held its Annual Meeting in Toronto, Canada from May 14-18, 2014. The conference drew participants from Well Cornell Anesthesiology’s Faculty, Fellowship, and Residency. Our anesthesiologists’ successful poster presentations at the SOAP conference demonstrate that Weill Cornell Anesthesiology’s academic program in Obstetric Anesthesiology continues to grow.

Four Weill Cornell anesthesiologists were lead authors on findings that...

Dr. Ahmed Interviewed by the New York Times about Pain Medication Effectiveness

May 27, 2014

Shakil Ahmed, MBBS, Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine, was interviewed recently by C. Claiborne Ray of the New York Times for the popular “Science Q&A” column. Mr. Ray asked Dr. Ahmed about the phenomenon of pain medication decreasing in effectiveness over time – known as “tolerance.”

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Fox News Health Report on Spinal Cord Stimulation Features Dr. Neel Mehta

May 20, 2014

Spinal cord stimulation is a procedure that is used to treat chronic pain and relieve its symptoms. Fox News Health recently profiled a patient named Dawn Kaplan who was suffering from chronic pain in the wake of back surgery. The report featured Dr. Neel Mehta, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, and Medical Director, Weill Cornell Pain Medicine. Dr. Mehta described to Fox the treatment...

Weill Cornell Anesthesiology Well-Represented at Annual Meeting of Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology

Dr. Ahmed Interviewed by the New York Times about Pain Medication Effectiveness

Fox News Health Report on Spinal Cord Stimulation Features Dr. Neel Mehta

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