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Kartik Prabhakaran, M.D., to Lead Department of Surgery
A Nationally Recognized Trauma Surgeon and Academic Leader, Dr. Prabhakaran Will Assume His Role as The Felicien M. Steichen, M.D., Chair of Surgery in July
Kartik Prabhakaran, M.D., M.H.S., FACS, has been named The Felicien M. Steichen, M.D., Chair of Surgery at New York Medical College (NYMC) and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Westchester Medical Center (WMC), a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth). A nationally recognized trauma surgeon and academic leader, Dr. Prabhakaran will assume his new roles in July. He succeeds Steven Lansman, M.D., Ph.D., who has served as chair since 2021.
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Building an Orthopedic Future
Matthew Merckling, SOM Class of 2026, Channels His Athletic Training Background into Impactful Research
Coverage Matters: Uninsured Children Face Worse TBI Outcomes
Uninsured Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Have Higher Rate of Death from Injury Than Those with Private or Public Insurance
New Diagnostic Tool Could Transform Detection of Dangerous Hospital Fungus
Digital SHERLOCK Enables Faster, More Accurate Detection of Drug-resistant Candida auris in Health Care Settings
New Vein-Harvesting Technique Shows Promise in Reducing Bypass Graft Failure
Minimally Invasive No-Touch Technique Preserves Vein Health and May Improve Long-term Outcomes After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery, According to New Study
A Shared Path to Medicine at TouroCOM
Nikhil and Nitika Roychowdhury Continue a Family Legacy of Medicine Across TouroCOM Campuses
It Takes Trial and Error to Reach Discovery
Major Stroke Trial’s Findings Underscore the Importance of Perseverance and Adaptation in Clinical Research
Bringing Animal-Assisted Therapy to Pediatric Occupational Therapy
For Her Capstone Project, Doctor of Occupational Therapy Candidate Annette Bresler Examined How to Better Inform Practitioners About Pros and Cons of Animal-Assisted Therapy
What if Banana Bags Came Ready to Use?
Research Between Touro College of Pharmacy and New York College of Medicine Aims to Test Shelf-Stability and Sterile Compounding of Banana Bags to Reimagine Hospital Staple
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