A researcher at Columbia is studying ways to improve resilience among front-line clinicians who are feeling the emotional and physical impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Five physician-scientists at the medical school—Rebecca Hough, Benjamin Izar, Jared Kushner, Stuart Weisberg, and Kelley Yan—have received awards from the Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Scholars Program.
Sabrina Diano of Yale has been appointed the new director of Columbia University’s Institute of Human Nutrition, succeeding Richard Deckelbaum, who has led the Institute since 1992.
“We could have anticipated that the Bronx and other communities of need would have a higher infection rate,” said Diana Hernandez, an assistant professor of sociomedical sciences at Columbia.
Accompanied by boisterous cheers, Columbia surgeon Tomoaki Kato, MD, left NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital today after two months of treatment for COVID-19.
Day camps pose an extra unknown because campers and staff return to their families each night where they could be exposed or spread the virus, said Dr. Jessica Justman of Columbia University.
By arranging video calls and attending rounds, members of the departments of anesthesiology, radiology, and surgery help families stay connected with hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
Delays in reimplementing social distancing could result in a stronger rebound of COVID-19 infections and deaths, according to an analysis by Mailman researchers.
