News and Highlights

Dr. Sadiah Siddiqui Quoted in the NY Daily News

Is acetaminophen safe for children, infants, pregnant women and nursing moms? 

Dr. Sadiah Siddiqui, interventional pain medicine specialist and instructor in anesthesiology, spoke to the New York Daily News about the correct use of the common over-the-counter pain reliever, also sold as Tylenol. Read her comments in the Daily News story. ...

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Dr. Neel Mehta Featured in Business Insider

In the debate over the use of opioids versus alternative therapies to treat chronic pain, what role do insurance companies play? 

Dr. Neel Mehta, medical director of Weill Cornell's Pain Medicine Center and assistant professor of anesthesiology, was featured in a Business Insider article that looked at insurance coverage for non-opioid pain treatment.  

"All of the pain specialists Business Insider spoke to agree that insurance...

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Anesthesiology Residents Tackle Quality Improvement Initiatives

The Department of Anesthesiology’s Quality and Patient Safety team, in collaboration with the residency program, held a Quality Improvement workshop for second-year residents on July 13.  Led by Anit Makhija and Michelle Evangelista, clinical systems engineers who are instructors from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital’s Quality Division, the full-day course was designed to give residents the tools and methodology they need to successfully conduct a quality improvement initiative. ...

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