News and Highlights

Dr. Vinod Malhotra Assumes New Role

Dr. Malhotra

The Department of Anesthesiology is pleased to announce that Dr. Vinod Malhotra will assume the new role of Senior Executive Advisor to the Chair, after more than 40 years of distinguished leadership and dedication to the department.

Dr. Malhotra is a professor of clinical anesthesiology and a professor of anesthesiology in clinical urology. He also serves as president of the Academy of Anesthesiology where he has been...

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Simulation Training Prepares Team for Obstetrical Emergencies

Editor's note: The Alexandra Cohen Hospital for Women and Newborns opened August 2, 2020. Dr. Sharon Abramovitz and CRNA Samantha Smith report on a successful simulation training program designed to prepare providers for obstetrical emergenciesDr. Abramovitz is an associate professor of clinical anesthesiology and director of obstetric anesthesiology in the Department of Anesthesiology.

Prior to opening...

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Ion Channel Discovery May Lead to Better Treatments for Heart Arrhythmias

Vector illustration of normal human electrocardiogram. Credit: Shutterstock

Heartbeat rhythms may be regulated by a family of enzymes called prolyl isomerases, according to a study from scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine. The findings could lead to new treatments for heart arrhythmias, which are estimated to affect at least a few percent of adults worldwide and are often fatal.

The researchers, whose discovery was ...

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