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Department of Anesthesiology Honors Its Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists as part of National CRNA Week

February 2, 2015

The Department of Anesthesiology celebrated National CRNA Week during the course of last week by bringing extra attention to the work of its Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), and holding its annual CRNA Appreciation Dinner. This year’s dinner was held Wednesday, January 28, at Weill Cornell Medical College’s Griffis Faculty Club. After an engaging reception, numerous speakers expressed their gratitude for...

New Appointment for Dr. Slepian: An Expanded Focus on Quality Care and Safety for All NewYork-Presbyterian Patients

January 30, 2015

One of the Department of Anesthesiology’s senior faculty members, Ralph Slepian, M.D., Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, and Attending Anesthesiologist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, was recently appointed to the positions of Vice President for Medical Affairs and Associate Chief Medical Officer for NewYork-Presbyterian. Appointed on January 5 by Richard S. Liebowitz, M...

Article by Dr. Goldstein Argues that the Process of Training Better Physicians Can Begin at Undergraduate Level

January 16, 2015

Peter A. Goldstein, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, was the lead author of a recent article in the journal Perspectives in Medical Education. His piece advocated that the process of educating future physicians should begin earlier, as well as incorporate more direct interaction with, and observation of, working physicians.

Dr. Goldstein spoke with the...

Department of Anesthesiology Honors Its Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists as part of National CRNA Week

New Appointment for Dr. Slepian: An Expanded Focus on Quality Care and Safety for All NewYork-Presbyterian Patients

Article by Dr. Goldstein Argues that the Process of Training Better Physicians Can Begin at Undergraduate Level

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