NYU Langone Health

09/24/2025

This year’s Fast Company Innovation Festival brought together thousands of leaders, creators, and changemakers in New York City to explore bold ideas shaping industries and society.

NYU Langone Health was at the forefront, with four of our innovators leading panels and discussions that showed how we’re redefining healthcare:

Lior Jankelson, MD, PhD, Director of the Inherited Arrhythmia Program and AI lead for Cardiology, shared how artificial intelligence is helping predict and prevent disease before symptoms even appear. “Imagine you go to the emergency department and get an EKG as a standard test. We can use that to predict outcomes that may come in the future,” he explained. “We don’t need to wait until a patient is unwell—we can intervene earlier.”

Josef Coresh, MD, PhD, Founding Director of the Optimal Aging Institute, emphasized the Institute’s focus on resilience and function. “The idea with optimal aging is to reach a high level of function and maintain it as long as possible,” he explained. “While declines happen, we aim to minimize them, build resilience, and—with high-quality, integrated care at NYU Langone—help people recover more quickly after illness or injury.”

Marc Triola, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education and Director of the Institute for Innovations in Medical Education, showed how AI is transforming both patient care and medical training. “NYU Langone has a culture that embraces disruptive change,” he noted. “Patients want AI in healthcare. We’re past the tipping point of acceptance—it’s now about how to do this right.”

Charla Fischer, MD, Site Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at Tisch Hospital and Kimmel Pavilion, and Director of Quality and Patient Safety for Spine Surgery, led an interactive session on spine health, empowering attendees with simple, effective desk exercises. “The brain is the computer or hub, and the spine is the Wi-Fi,” she said. “It’s really important that the connection remains intact.”

From AI breakthroughs to optimal aging and spine wellness, our leaders inspired audiences and underscored NYU Langone’s role in advancing the future of healthcare.

Click through to see highlights from the festival.

09/22/2025

For decades, women with heart disease were often misdiagnosed or dismissed because their symptoms didn’t look “typical.” At NYU Langone Health’s Mignone Women’s Health Collaborative, Dr. Harmony R. Reynolds, cardiologist and researcher, and Dr. Miriam A. Bredella, Director of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute, are changing that.

Through advanced diagnostics and innovative imaging, they uncover conditions standard tests often miss, from ischemic heart disease to osteoporosis, which affects nearly half of women over 60. Here, women aren’t just treated, they’re empowered with the resources and information to take charge of their heart health, starting with “knowing your numbers” and making proactive choices for long-term wellness.

Watch the full story and see how Mignone Women’s Health Collaborative is redefining personalized, preventive care for women’s heart health: https://bit.ly/4nK5g9l

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09/18/2025

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Christina J. Yang as chief of the Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology in the Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, and lead for Pediatric Otolaryngology Services at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital!

Dr. Yang is a nationally recognized expert in caring for children with airway and swallowing problems. She treats complex conditions such as narrowing of the voice box or windpipe, and abnormal openings in the airway. Beyond caring for her patients, she is committed to making pediatric care safer, more effective, and always guided by the latest research.

“I look forward to building on Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital’s strong programs and fostering collaboration across specialties to provide the best possible care for children with complex airway and swallowing needs,” she says.

Learn more about Dr. Yang: https://bit.ly/48pvc5s

09/17/2025

This Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, join NYU Langone Health experts for a free live webinar to learn about the latest advances in prostate cancer detection and treatment. We’ll cover what happens after an elevated PSA, new imaging and biomarker tools, treatment options like active surveillance, surgery, and radiation, plus emerging therapies and ongoing research.

Moderator: Steven Lamm, MD

Featured experts include:
David R. Wise, MD, PhD
James Wysock, MD
Michael Zelefsky, MD
Alberto Vargas, MD

Register here: https://bit.ly/3K52ltf

09/17/2025

NYU Langone Health has been ranked No. 1 in the U.S. for quality care by Vizient, Inc. for the fourth consecutive year! Additionally, our expansive network of more than 320 ambulatory locations has been named the No. 1 physician practice network in the country, a distinction we've achieved 10 times in the past 12 years.

What does this recognition mean for you?

“This recognition is further affirmation of the top-quality healthcare patients can expect across all NYU Langone locations,” said Alec C. Kimmelman, MD, PhD, dean of NYU Grossman School of Medicine and CEO of NYU Langone Health. “It also reflects the work of our dedicated and talented teams every day on the frontlines and behind the scenes."

Learn more about this achievement from Ilseung Cho, MD, chief quality officer, and Andrew Rubin, senior vice president of clinical affairs and ambulatory care.

09/16/2025

When NYU Langone Health surgeons met 17-year-old Byamba Erdene-Amgalan during a surgical mission to Mongolia, he was living with a life-threatening jaw injury that couldn’t be treated with the equipment available. Knowing they could help, the team arranged for him to travel to New York for lifesaving care.

Byamba had developed the injury after surgery to remove a benign tumor. Surgeons in Mongolia reconstructed his jaw with a metal plate, but as he grew, the hardware didn’t. It eventually began eroding into the base of his skull, threatening to breach the protective layer around his brain—and limiting his ability to open his mouth, eat, or speak.

At NYU Langone, head and neck surgeon Dr. Adam Jacobson and plastic surgeons Dr. Jamie Levine and Dr. David Staffenberg used 3D-printed surgical guides and bone from Byamba’s leg to rebuild his jaw. After surgery, he regained full function of his mouth, with his speech and ability to chew fully restored.

Byamba’s trip to the U.S. was made possible by the Virtue Foundation, an organization that coordinates global surgical outreach and training.

“I never could have dreamed of coming to the United States for this procedure,” Byamba says. “The doctors made me feel safe and secure and now I am more confident about my future. I feel like I can do anything.”

Read more about his journey: https://bit.ly/41T0Nsv

09/15/2025

In the latest edition of “The Best Medicine,” Dr. Elise Bixby from NYU Langone Health tells us what parents can do to assist school age children who play youth sports. https://trib.al/kUAUmkC

09/15/2025

After being admitted to NYU Langone’s Tisch Hospital for complications following a liver transplant a few years ago, Pastor George Ramsudh was determined not to miss officiating his niece’s wedding, set for the following week. When his care team at Rusk Rehabilitation learned of his goal, they sprung into action.

Dr. Sofiya Prilik, clinical director of Transplant Rehabilitation and Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, worked with George to set clear, motivating goals. Occupational therapist Lena Eisenstein and speech-language pathologist Hannah Capaci helped him practice reading his wedding script, putting on his pastor’s robe, and moving from a chair to a wheelchair. In just five therapy sessions, George was ready for the big day.

Meanwhile, our social work team arranged for the ceremony to take place in the hospital’s Fleck Courtyard. On a sunny July day, with Hannah and Lena by his side, George officiated the wedding and signed the marriage certificate.

“Our job with Rusk Rehabilitation is to help people return to their lives,” says Lena. “People do things like this every day, but this is special because we got to be a part of it for the first time.”

Congratulations to George, the bride and groom, and their families on this joyful occasion! We’re so glad our team at Rusk could help make it possible for George to be part of this special day.

09/13/2025

Noticing more aches in your knees? You’re not alone—knee pain is becoming more common for people in their 30s and 40s.

Dr. Ran Schwarzkopf, Julia Flesher Koch Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, explains what’s driving the trend, when to seek care, and practical tips to protect your joints and reduce discomfort.

Read more in the New York Post: https://bit.ly/4nxeQfJ

Younger adults face rising knee damage due to higher BMI and intense sports.