Westchester County Medical Society

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Become a member of the Medical Society and begin to contribute towards a new healthcare system where doctors participate in policies rather than suffer from them.

Welcomes Thomas Lee, MD, MBA as our new Executive Vice President! https://ow.ly/rkT250RKHFu
Congrats and Welcome!

GSBMS master's and Ph.D. students celebrating their final cell biology exam. Many who are graduating! Time really flew by the past 2 years, and I’m glad I was able to meet a lot of kind and inspiring people throughout the course!

// post from Christopher L., BMS student, GSBMS. //

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6 ways to be a physician without practicing clinical medicine - The DO Christopher Behringer, DO, says a mix of clinical and nonclinical work is his professional sweet spot. He shares the benefits of this approach.

Congratulations

Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., vice president for government affairs and dean of the SHSP, was presented with the Westchester Institute of Human Development 2024 President’s Award at the Spring Gala.

Beautiful Italy: la torretta ai piani alti, Acquasparta

Wine tasting at Prospero’s winery for medical students of New York Medical College and members of the Westchester County Medical Society sponsored by the Academy of Medicine of the Westchester Medical Society

In less than 24 hours, the frog footman was found by Sarana and her friends from the DPT Class of 2026 inside of Health Services. Stay tuned next month for the next installment of the Scavenger Hunt. The lucky winner could be you!

House of Delegates 2024 -deciding MSSNY policy

You are what you eat

Researchers identify how eating a Western diet impairs memory functioning Early life dietary habits can have profound and lasting impacts on cognitive functions, mediated by changes in key neurotransmitter systems, according to a new study.

Match day

US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand met with NYMC Vice President for Government Affairs and SHSP Dean Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., to discuss the newly formed Women’s Institute for Science Entrepreneurship (WISE) at NYMC and Touro.

Snow awaits more snow

Amazing town

Cappadocia, Turkey

This is historic

Cappadocia, Turkey

Very successful Westchester medical Society golf outing entry club October 2023  Pilkington annual golf classic 

Relaxing afternoon 🤎
Emozioni di Stelle

Is this your impression of higher education?

Air quality alert

Given the issues with air quality as a result of the Canadian fires, Rachelle J. Lodescar, MD, a burn surgeon for the Westchester Medical Center Burn Center, recommends these tips to limit your risk during this public health crisis:

• Avoid any unnecessary time outdoors, especially higher-risk groups such as children, the elderly, pregnant women, immunocompromised individuals and those with underlying heart or respiratory conditions
• If necessary to be outdoors, avoid strenuous activities or exercise
• Consider wearing masks outdoors. There are microscopic particulates in the air that can cause inflammation in the lungs. The best mask for outdoors is an N95 mask
• For those with respiratory conditions, such as asthma or COPD, make sure medications are on hand and if symptoms worsen, seek medical attention from your doctor
• Close the windows to your home or apartment
• With central ducted air conditioning systems, make sure the system is “on” to ensure air is filtered constantly versus “auto” where the system runs intermittently
• If your air conditioning system brings in outside air into your home, close the fresh air intake to operate the system in recirculation mode to prevent outdoor smoke from entering your home
• Avoid indoor activities that increase indoor pollution, such as vacuuming, burning candles or running gas stoves
• Continue to monitor the Air Quality Index and local alerts due to the smoke

Dr. Lodescar and her colleagues work regularly with patients suffering from the ill effects of smoke inhalation as experts at one the only burn centers between the New York and Canada.

If you are experiencing respiratory distress, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room.

What’s new

Congratulations to Eric T. Choi, MD, FACS – St. Joseph’s New Chairman of Surgery! 👏🙌⚕️ In his new role, Dr. Choi will provide leadership and oversight of surgical services and functions across St. Joseph’s Health while leading a team of highly skilled, board-certified surgeons at St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson and St. Joseph’s Wayne Medical Center, who bring to patients the most advanced surgical methods with the latest technology.