|
Status Report on West Point Foot Structure Study and Boot Fit
Sent by Colonel Michael Neary, DPM
|
|
Colonel Michael Neary, DPM, Director of Podiatric Services at the hospital at West Point, has sent this interim report about the Foot Structure Study in which NYCPM participated (with other collaborators) while conducting a Boot Fit for the incoming class of cadets in late June (see
Footprints, v.3 no. 7, July 2016).
|
|
Alumni -- Today's Students Need Your Support!
Please Give Generously to the Student Scholarship Fund. Click the Giving button to donate now.
|
|
Scott Hanauer Poster Takes Second Prize at AAA Meeting
Scott Hanauer (Class of 2018) won second prize for a poster he presented at the November 5 regional meeting of the American Association of Anatomists (AAA) at the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons here in New York. In photo above, NYCPM faculty posing with Hanauer (rear) and his poster are, left to right: Susan M. Rice, DPM; Russell G. Volpe, DPM, Joy Reidenberg, PhD, and Daria Dykyj, PhD.
|
Get to Know ...
NYCPM's Faculty:
Laurence J. Lowy, DPM
Advisory Dean for Student Services
Advisory Dean for Student Services Laurence Lowy, DPM, is all about the student experience here at NYCPM.
Dean for Student Services and Professor of Pediatrics before stepping down in 2015, Dr. Lowy received a BA in Sociology from New York University, received a Certificate in Pre-medical Studies at Columbia University, attended the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine (now part of Temple University), and served a ... Read more
|
|
NYCPM Hosts 4th Annual Schuster Biomechanics Seminar
NYCPM's fourth annual Richard O. Schuster Memorial Biomechanics Seminar, one of the few meetings of its type in the U.S. devoted exclusively to biomechanics, was a sold-out success. The day-long event on Saturday November 12 featured lectures that deepened attendees' understanding of biomechanics, which is often underrepresented in modern podiatric practice. Joseph D'Amico, DPM originated the seminar concept and served as the seminar's Scientific Chair. The event is made possible by a yearly grant from Jerry Seinfeld in gratitude to Dr. D'Amico for alleviating his previously intractable heel pain.
Faculty at the Schuster Memorial Seminar, from left to right: Drs. Jinsup Song, Paul Coffin, Anthony Iorio, Michael Trepal, David Skliar, John McNerny, Mark Caselli, Paul Jordan, Guido LaPorta, Howard Dannenberg, Joseph D'Amico and Jeffrey Cusack.
|
|
Dr. Barbosa Reviews His NIH Grant Topic at First Community Lunch
The First Semiannual NYCPM/FCNY 'Brown Bag' Community Lunch was a great success! The inaugural presentation, "NIH Research Grant Discussion: Mindfulness & Chronic Inflammation in HIV Infection," was by
Peter Barbosa, PhD
, who described his research in progress; the presentation was "superb and extremely informative," in the words of Michael J. Trepal, VP of Academic Affairs and Dean. Dr. Barbosa, Professor in Pre-Clinical Sciences, had also developed the initial concept for the lunch event. Designed to bring together the College and Foot Center communities for diverse topics and educational development, the lunch drew a large number of faculty, students and staff who indicated they are eager for more.
|
|
NYCPM/FCNY Staff Recognized for Length of Service, with Thanks
In October, President and CEO Louis L. Levine thanked deserving staff from both NYCPM and FCNY who had achieved milestones and presented each with a plaque marking the length of their service to the College or the Foot Center. Kudos to all!
NYCPM staff honored were:
5 Years - Desander Más, Tahir Rasheed, Alexander Sanchez, Paul Tremblay, Eugenia Villalona.
10 Years - Sandra Daniels, Greg Onaifo.
15 Years - Brandon Lopez.
20 Years - Erica Benoit.
25 Years - R. Neil Snedeker.
30 Years - Kenneth "Whizz" Boykin.
FCNY staff honored were:
10 Years - Maria Ortiz.
45 Years - Mercy Urquiola.
Faculty had been honored at the Faculty Retreat in September. For photos, visit website
here.
|
|
Leifer Brings Digital Pathology Expert to Lecture at NYCPM
Dr. Yves Sucaet (left) and Zev Leifer, PhD
Zev Leifer, PhD,
Professor of Pre-Clinical Sciences, hosted NYCPM's first talk in a Lecture Series in Digital Pathology. The Special Guest Lecturer was
Dr. Yves Sucaet,
on the faculty of the Vrie Universitat of Brussels, Belgium, speaking about "The Advent of Digital Microscopy." He is also the founder of Pathomation, a digital pathology company. He recently organized a Workshop on Computational Pathology in The Hague, Netherlands. Dr. Sucaet is the author of a Springer monograph entitled "Digital Pathology" (with coauthor Wim Waelput).
According to Dr. Leifer, professional pathologists increasingly use digital pathology for diagnosis, annotation, archiving and retrieval of slides and telepathology for consultation. The ability to do measurements on the digital image has greatly increased diagnostic capability.
|
|
|
Melanie Violand, DPM (2000), Assistant Professor,
Midwestern University
College of Health Sciences at the Arizona School of Podiatric Medicine, has been selected to serve as a college of podiatric medicine representative to CPME's Accreditation Committee. Her first three-year term begins immediately.
|
|
Library Receives Grant from State of New York
The NYCPM Library has received a Coordinated Collection Development Aid grant, administered and provided by the University of the State of New York, New York State Library. This is a grant NYCPM has received previously, but an application must be filed every year. The funds, $4,690, will most likely be used towards interlibrary loan transactions and the purchase of textbooks (titles to be determined), according to Chief Medical Librarian Paul Tremblay, MLIS, MA.
|
|
Research on ALM Culminates in Student Presentation at APHA Meeting
|
|
A student research group comprising
Alexandra Black, Rosario Saccomanno and Jered Stowers (all Class of 2018), made an oral presentation at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Meeting and Expo 2016 in Denver, Colorado from October 29-November 2.
Left to right: Jered Stowers, Alexandra Black, and Rosario Saccomanno (all 2018) presented at the APHA meeting.
Their work on ALM culminated in the presentation, "Misdiagnosis of Acral Lentiginous Melanoma: A Case Series and a Review of the Recent Literature" to the APHA podiatry section. Anthony Iorio, DPM, MPH, is the group's supervisor.
|
|
Foot Center Cares for Former Runner, Harlem Resident, 93
Lucille Singleton has stopped running. That's a big deal; Singleton, 93, ran for 25 years, 365 days a year. She still goes to the gym, works her legs and goes to the Foot Center of New York to have her feet cared for. This three-time marathoner, who's the proud owner of many trophies and citations, may no longer run, but she's so busy that she says one needs to catch her by appointment!
Marianne Surasi, DPM and Joseph Cataldo (2018) flank Lucille Singleton in FCNY.
|
|
Poster
A summary of the Computational Pathology Workshop, organized by Dr. Yves Sucaet (see separate story below), presented in September at The Hague, Netherlands, in conjunction with the European Conference on Computational Biology, has been presented as a Poster at the Annual Meeting of the Digital Pathology Association (Pathology Visions 2016) in San Diego, CA, in October.
Zev Leifer, PhD, is listed as one of the authors. The Poster is entitled
"Workshop Report: Bioinformatics meets Digital Pathology." It is available via
http://www.eposters.net/poster/workshop-report-bioinformatics-meets-digital-pathology
|
|
 |
|
