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.

American Cancer Society Grant to Fund Research on Urinary Tract Cancer Therapies

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A $1 million Research Scholar Grant from the American Cancer Society will help a multi-institution team led by Dr. Bishoy Faltas, associate professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, to develop new therapy combinations for hard-to-treat urinary tract cancers.

New therapies combining enfortumab vedotin and pembrolizumab dramatically improved outcomes for patients with advanced cancers of the cells lining the urinary tract and bladder. Yet about one-third of patients do not respond to this therapy. Additional options are urgently needed. Dr. Faltas and his colleagues are exploring novel combination therapies to help address this gap.

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Dr. Bishoy Faltas

Awards & Honors: March 2026

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Dr. Galal Elsayed, assistant professor of neurological surgery, was elected a voting member of the Council of State Neurosurgical Societies, which provides a national forum for socioeconomic issues concerning neurological surgery.

Dr. Lauren Osborne, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and of psychiatry, was named the 2026 Maternal Mental Health Hero by the Policy Center for Maternal Mental Health. The award is given annually to a recipient who has advanced maternal mental health identification and treatment in a profound way.

Dr. Larissa Rodriguez, chair of the Department of Urology and the James J. Colt Professor of Urology, delivered the keynote lecture titled “Cell Base Therapies, Stress, Surgery and Training: Journey of a Surgeon Scientist” at the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine & Urogenital Reconstruction winter meeting. She will also deliver the Carlos A. Pellegrini Keynote Lecture at the Latina Surgical Society Surgical Symposium in late April. 

Celebrating a Successful Match Day at Weill Cornell Medicine

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Video of Match Day 2026 at Weill Cornell Medicine

Taylor Lis couldn’t imagine being anything other than a doctor. Meeting new people every day and helping them live healthier lives is a deep passion of hers—one that has motivated her through the past four years as a medical student at Weill Cornell Medical College.

Now, on National Match Day, Lis learned where she’ll complete her residency training: Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania for pediatrics, her first choice.

“You think about Match Day from the day you get into med school, the big cornerstone culminating entire years of preparation, to then get to go on and become a real doctor and train at an amazing institution,” Lis said. “It's really surreal to be here and I'm super excited.”

Lis and her fellow classmates in the Class of 2026 learned on March 20 where they will be doing their internship and residency training—setting the stage for the next several years of their medical careers and lives.

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