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Dr. Joseph Scarpa Awarded FAER Grant

May 22, 2024

Dr. Joseph Scarpa, an instructor in anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine, is the recipient of a Mentored Research Training Grant from the Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER) for his proposal, “The Response of Circulating Tumor Cells to Surgical Resection and Intraoperative Ketamine in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.”

The two-year, $250,000 grant will fund Dr. Scarpa’s research which aims to utilize new...

Dr. Rohan Jotwani Named Editor-in-Chief

May 22, 2024

Dr. Rohan Jotwani has been named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Medical Extended Reality (JMedXR), an open-access, peer-reviewed journal exploring the role of extended reality (XR) technologies in healthcare.

Established in 2023, it is the official journal of the American Medical Extended Reality Association (AMXRA) and the International Virtual Reality Healthcare Association.

“Extended reality is presently and will continue revolutionizing the way we practice...

Making Green Choices in Anesthesiology

May 10, 2024

Dr. Deirdre Kelleher has been an environmentalist since the third grade. She grew up in a home that was committed to recycling and avoiding waste.

So when she learned that the anesthetic gases she was using at work — notably, desflurane — were harmful to the environment, Dr. Kelleher, an assistant professor of clinical anesthesiology and chair of the department’s sustainability committee, took note.

“I personally...

Dr. Joseph Scarpa Awarded FAER Grant

Dr. Rohan Jotwani Named Editor-in-Chief

Making Green Choices in Anesthesiology

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