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.

Two Weill Cornell Medicine Scientists Selected for 2025 Pew Awards

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Weill Cornell Medicine faculty member Dr. Anna Nam and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Maria Cecilia Lira have been chosen to join the 2025 class of Pew scholars and fellows.

Dr. Nam, an assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been selected as a 2025 Pew-Stewart Scholar for Cancer Research. Now in its 12th year, the award, emanating from a partnership between The Pew Charitable Trusts and the Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust, supports early career scientists with a four-year, $300,000 grant to conduct innovative research projects spanning cancer development, diagnosis and treatment. Dr. Nam studies the mechanisms behind some of the most complex cancer types.

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Dr. Anna Nam

First-Year Medical Students Celebrate Their New White Coats

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Jennifer Weiss’s path to medicine began as a young child, when an ambulance responded to her New Jersey home to care for her dad, who has heart disease. During the scary episode, one of Weiss’s earliest memories, the emergency medical technicians and paramedics offered empathy and compassion and put everyone at ease.  

Inspired to help others, Weiss trained as an EMT at age 16 and joined her local first aid squad. But she quickly realized that she wanted more.  

“I wanted to have a greater impact on my patients than just the short ride to the hospital,” she said, “where my knowledge and skills stopped and the receiving physician’s skills took over.”  

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Jennifer Weiss and her family. Credit: David Teng/Studio Brooke

Vodcast: The Impact of Infertility on Mental Health

In the latest episode of Back to Health, Dr. Elizabeth Anne Grill discusses the emotional journey that couples can experience during infertility. She offers invaluable insights on coping strategies that foster emotional resilience when feelings of grief, anger, and despair arise. Watch the episode here.

Learn more about the Back to Health podcast here.

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