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| NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is one the most comprehensive university hospitals in the world, with leading specialists in every field of medicine. The NewYork-Presbyterian Centers on Aging are composed of the geriatrics and gerontology practices at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell The Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology in the Department of Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell is involved in clinical, research, and training activity. The co-chiefs are Drs. Ron Adelman and Mark Lachs. Various other clinical and research activities closely related to geriatrics are conducted in other departments of the academic medical center, especially in neurology and psychiatry. Key physicians from these departments hold faculty positions in the Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology’s training programs. In the summer of 1999, the Weill Medical College of Cornell University formed the  Weill Cornell Center of Excellence for Aging Research and Clinical Care. Co-led by Drs. Adelman and Lachs,
the Center integrates all geriatrics activities of the
institution.NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia At NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, clinical services tailored to the geriatric population are offered through the Departments of Medicine, Psychiatry, Neurology, and Social Work. Numerous geriatric research projects are independently underway through departments of the academic medical center, including psychiatry and pathology. The Allen Pavilion offers a Geriatric Evaluation Management (GEM) Unit, a 23-bed unit designated for the evaluation and care of geriatric patients. |
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