News and Highlights

Dr. Riegelhaupt Receives FAER Research Grant

Dr. Paul Riegelhaupt in the lab.

Dr. Paul Riegelhaupt, assistant professor of 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,  "Structural and functional characterization of the TREK1 K2P potassium channel, a target for chronic pain therapy."

The two-year, $175,000 grant will fund Dr. Riegelhaupt’s continuing investigation...

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Dr. Savarese Named Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology

John J. Savarese, MD has been named Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology. Dr. Savarese is a leading expert in the field of muscle relaxants, and former Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology. 

As a physician, researcher and educator, Dr. Savarese has advanced the field of anesthesiology throughout his career. He led the Department of Anesthesiology from 1989 to 2013, more than doubling its size and...

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Center for Comprehensive Spine Care Opens

The Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care — a new, multispecialty center for the treatment of spinal conditions — has opened its doors on the Upper East Side.

Five Weill Cornell Pain Medicine physicians now offer appointments at the new facility, including Dr. Neel Mehta, co-director of the spine center and Medical Director of Weill Cornell Anesthesiology's ...

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