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.

Dr. Teresa Sanchez Awarded the Established Investigator Award from the American Heart Association

Teresa Sanchez

Dr. Teresa Sanchez, associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and associate professor of neuroscience in the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been awarded the highly competitive Established Investigator Award from the American Heart Association.

The five-year, $550,000 grant supports mid-career investigators who have made impactful contributions to cardiovascular science and who demonstrate exceptional potential for continued innovation. Dr. Sanchez is investigating how dysfunction in the cerebral vasculature, the blood vessels of the brain, can contribute to strokes and dementia, conditions currently affecting more than 150 million people worldwide.

Early in her career, Dr. Sanchez noticed that the cerebral vasculature was often overlooked in conversations about brain health despite its fundamental role in supplying blood and oxygen to the brain. She has since dedicated her career to understanding the molecular mechanisms driving cerebrovascular dysfunction, work that is essential for developing novel effective therapies to prevent or treat these devastating diseases.

Mapping the Connections Between the Brain’s Structure and Function

brain connectomes

Using an algorithm they call the Krakencoder, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine are a step closer to unraveling how the brain’s wiring supports the way we think and act. The study, published June 5 in Nature Methods, used imaging data from the Human Connectome Project to align neural activity with its underlying circuitry.

Mapping how the brain’s anatomical connections and activity patterns relate to behavior is crucial not only for understanding how the brain works generally but also for identifying biomarkers of disease, predicting outcomes in neurological disorders and designing personalized interventions.

Addressing the Elephant in the Room

The brain consists of a complex network of interconnected neurons whose collective activity drives our behavior. The structural connectome represents the physical wiring of the brain, the map of how different regions are anatomically connected. The other piece of the puzzle is the functional connectome, which represents patterns of neuronal activity between different parts of the brain, highlighting regions that activate together during specific tasks or at rest. Surprisingly, scientists have found that regions that are “wired together” don’t always “fire together.”

Dr. Warren Johnson Honored with Weill Award

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Video of Weill Cornell Medicine Honors Dr. Warren Johnson

Dr. Warren Johnson, a professor emeritus of medicine and founding director of Weill Cornell Medicine’s Center for Global Health, has been awarded the institution’s Joan and Sanford I. Weill Exemplary Achievement Award.

Weill Cornell Medicine established the Weill Award in 2018 in honor of the institution’s preeminent benefactors, Joan and Sanford I. Weill, and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the institution’s renaming. The award, which carries a $50,000 cash prize, is presented to an exceptional faculty member whose transformational work enhances health care worldwide. Dr. Johnson, who has dedicated more than 60 years to Weill Cornell Medicine, accepted his award June 3 at a gala held in his honor.

“This recognition comes as a complete shock to me, and I’m very honored,” said Dr. Johnson, who retired in January.

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