News and Highlights

Department of Anesthesiology Chair Dr. Hugh Hemmings Made Research Dean

Hugh Hemmings, Jr., M.D.

A leading anesthesiologist and scientist who has spent much of his professional life at Weill Cornell Medicine, Dr. Hugh Hemmings, Jr. has been appointed senior associate dean for research at the institution. Molecular biologist Dr. Todd Evans, whose laboratory is housed within the Department of...

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Faculty Attend International Symposium on Memory and Awareness in Anaesthesia

MAA10 Symposium

The 10th International Symposium on Memory and Awareness in Anaesthesia (MAA10) was held in Helsinki, Finland on June 19-21. The symposium brings together leading scientists and physicians from around the world to present the latest research findings in memory and consciousness in anesthetized patients.

Department Chair Dr. Hugh Hemmings served as the scientific chair, and chaired the opening and closing sessions....

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Meet the 2017-18 Chief Residents

Congratulations to the Department of Anesthesiology's recently-appointed Chief Residents for 2017-18. Dr. Rob Bowen and Dr. Melvin La assumed their new roles on July 1. 

Dr. Bowen comes from Omaha, Nebraska and studied economics and pre-medical studies at the University of Notre Dame. He received his MD from the University of Nebraska, taking a leave of absence to  obtain a Masters in Public Health at Columbia University's Mailman School of...

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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
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