Dominick P. Purpura Distinguished Alumnus Award: Herbert Tanowitz, M.D., class of 1967, professor of pathology and of medicine
Dr. Joshua Nosanchuk has been elected to the American Society for Cilinical Investigation (ASCI). The ASCI is an honor society of physician-scientists, those who translate findings in the laboratory to the advancement of clinical practice. Founded in 1908, the Society is home to more than 2,900 members who are in the upper ranks of academic medicine and industrial healthcare.
In the 2009 edition of The Scientist magazine's "Best Places to Work in Academia," Einstein ranked third out of 94 U.S academic institutions.
2009 Faculty Promotions
Congratulations to Drs. Christina Coyle, Gary Kalkut, Jonathan Shuter, and Barry Zingman on their appointments as Professors of Clinical Medicine at Einstein.
Dr. Bettina Fries-Director of the Medical Scientist Pathway
Bettina will be stewarding the research track in the internal medicine residency program.
ID Fellowship Program Gets Top ACGME Review
A June 2008 site RRC visit yielded successful results for the Einstein-Montefiore Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program's re-accreditation.
Einstein-Montefiore Infectious Diseases Faculty Awards
Ten Infectious Diseases faculty members and fellows have received grants and awards, including the prestigious Einstein Lifetime Achievement Award, Lifetime Achievement Award.
Gacser Wins Research Scholar Award for Candida Studies Dr. Attila Gacser won one of six Belfer Institute outstanding postdoctoral research scholar awards for an article published in the December 2007 issue of Fungal Genetics and Biology.
Online Ordering: ID Consultations for Adult Inpatients (Carecast)
All Infectious Diseases consultations for adult inpatients should be ordered electronically on Carecast. Here's how to do it.
Download Montefiore Treatment Guidelines for Clostridium difficile colitis (updated and prepared by a committee with representatives from Infectious Diseases, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, and Pharmacy, and Microbiology)
Coyle to co-director the Annual Intensive Update Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers’ Health
Dr. Coyle will co-direct the course with Dr. Eric Houpt of University of Virgina School of Medicine.