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.

Reimagining Medicaid to Safeguard America’s Children

Medicaid panel discussion

As states reassess Medicaid coverage following recent federal policy changes and the end of pandemic-era protections, researchers are advocating for evidence-based health care policy reform and expanded Medicaid coverage for children. Weill Cornell Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics, the Cornell Health Policy Center (CHPC) and Ariadne Labs are collaborating to launch the Era of the Child Initiative, which supports the design and implementation of effective policies to improve U.S. children’s health.

“We have joined forces because as a country we haven’t prioritized children’s health and the pediatric health care workforce enough,” said Dr. Robert A. Harrington, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine. “U.S. children face rising rates of chronic conditions like obesity and diabetes, mental health issues and fatal injuries, and they have nearly double the death rate of children in other high-income countries.”

Awards & Honors: March 2026

trophies

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

Student on Match Day

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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