On May 1, Nextremity, a privately held medical device company, sponsored an event at NYCPM in which a surgical procedure (on cadaver) was captured using Google Glass in the Anatomy Lab.  Michael J. Trepal, DPM ('81), Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean, wore the Google Glass and performed a lesser toe fusion utilizing the Nextremity digital implant, assisted by third-year resident E. Giannin Perez, DPM.

The Medicine, Ortho/Pediatrics, and Surgical Symposium (M.O.S.S.) in late June was the first that NYCPM has offered in the area of Continuing Medical Education. Eighty-five professionals attended the three-day symposium, which combined daily morning lectures in specialty academic tracks and relevant hands-on workshops in the afternoons that included ultrasound-guided injection, pediatric assessment, in-shoe pressure/gait analysis and cadaver-based surgical experiences, including ankle arthroscopy, lateral ankle stabilization/repair and a variety of forefoot procedures.  A number of NYCPM faculty as well as invited specialists were the presenters, and vendors mounted displays.

Andrea Premlall, DPM (a vendor) and Al Shehada, DPM ('09) at the first annual M.O.S.S. at NYCPM in June.

Publications

Clinical Anatomy has just accepted "Symmetric corticospinal excitability and representation of Vastus Lateralis muscle in right-handed healthy subjects."Mohomad Al Sawah, Mohammad Rimawi (two student lead authors), Bahaa Amer, Yisheng Cao (two students who also conducted the research), Carmen Concerto, Anthony V. D'Antoni, DC, PhD, Eileen Chusid, PhD and Fortunato Battaglia, MD, PhD.

Dr. Battaglia writes: The students did an outstanding job, working mostly during weekends. The editor of the journal was very pleased, as this is the first study using brain stimulation to map corticospinal fibers to quadriceps. It has a clinical application for amputation-phantom pain and post-surgical pain syndromes. 

Forensic Magazine: "Considerations of Gait at Crime Scenes," co-authored by Bryan B. Kagan, DPM ('80),
 Adjunct Instructor, Department of Community Medicine, appears in the magazine's June/July issue and on the magazine's website. Dr. Kagan teaches forensic podiatry at NYCPM, which is the first school in the nation to offer an introductory course in that new discipline. Sally Crawford, MS biomedical engineering, co-authored.

Ms. Pannell Retires After 40 Years

Vernese Pannell, beloved Registrar and anchor of Student Services for 40 years, retired on June 23. At a festive party in her honor at NYCPM, Ms. Pannell is flanked by (left) Joel Sturm, Chief Operating Officer and Desander M�s, VP for 

Development and Operations.