Department of Anesthesiology

News and Highlights

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

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...

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Weill Cornell Anesthesiology Announces Incoming Residency Class

March 31, 2014

The Department of Anesthesiology recently announced its Match List for the upcoming academic year, 2014-15. The following group will be incoming residents later this year. There are eighteen medical school graduates and two interns who will be starting as CA-1s.

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Dept. of Anesthesiology
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine
525 East 68th Street, Box 124
New York, NY 10065

Office of the Chair
Phone: (212) 746-2962
E-mail:  Office of the Chair, anesthesiology-chair@med.cornell.edu

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Phone: (212) 746-2941
E-mail: anes-programs@med.cornell.edu
For trainee verification inquiries: anes-verification@med.cornell.edu

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