Obstetrics & Gynecology

News and Events

Programs and providers of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine are often the focus of news stories and features appearing in major national media. We invite you to review some stories that typify the breakthrough accomplishments of our remarkable team and highlight the impact our care has had on patient’s lives.

Noninvasive Focused Ultrasound Treatment Can Ease Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

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As Stan Au’s Parkinson’s disease symptoms progressed, everyday activities became daily battles. His hands shook so badly that he struggled to hold utensils and couldn’t sign his name. He stopped playing pickleball—a sport he once enjoyed—despite taking a widely prescribed medication for managing motor symptoms, such as rigidity or stiffness, slow movement, involuntary muscle movement (dyskinesia) and tremors.

Diagnosed with Parkinson’s 12 years ago, Stan Au of Essex Fells, New Jersey, and his wife, Pam, explored other treatments, including deep-brain stimulation, which involves implanting electrodes into brain structures that help control movement. “Stan wasn’t singing out of that hymn book—he had no interest in having brain surgery,” Pam Au said.

Dr. Harini Sarva and Stan Au

Stan Au (left) with Dr. Harini Sarva

2026 Ritu Banga Awards Support Innovative Research

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Four Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have received Ritu Banga Impact in Healthcare Research Awards. Endowed through a generous $5 million gift from Board of Fellows member Ritu Banga and her husband, Ajay Banga, each $50,000 award supports outstanding research aimed at closing knowledge gaps in clinical care to equalize outcomes across different populations.

“We are grateful to Board of Fellows member Ritu Banga and Ajay Banga for their vision in supporting groundbreaking research that challenges one-size-fits all treatment paradigms, and has the potential to transform patient care,” said Dr. Florencia Marcucci, associate dean for research at Weill Cornell Medicine.

This year’s award winners:

Dr. Revathy Chottekalapanda 

Dr. Revathy Chottekalapanda

Dr. Revathy Chottekalapanda

assistant professor of neuroscience in psychiatry

Project Title: Patient-Specific Cellular Models of Depression and Treatment Response

Weill Cornell Medicine Receives NIH Grant to Test Novel Male Contraceptive

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Weill Cornell Medicine has received a four-year, $8.2 million grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to develop and test an experimental on-demand male contraceptive pill that temporarily stops sperm in their tracks. Dr. Jochen Buck and Dr. Lonny Levin, both professors of pharmacology at Weill Cornell, are leading the project to help fill an urgent global need for new contraceptive options for men.

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Dr. Lonny Levin (left) and Dr. Jochen Buck

Currently, about half of all pregnancies worldwide are unplanned, and contraceptive options for men have been limited to condoms and vasectomies. As a result, the burden of contraception largely falls to women, who often rely on long-term use of hormonal contraceptives, which may have a variety of side effects, Dr. Levin said.

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