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Biography: Dr. Lyndon Kim, MD is a Hematology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. He is 71 years old and has been practicing for 40 years. Dr. Lyndon Kim, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai Hospital.

Biography: Dr. Charles Powell, MD is a Critical Care Medicine Specialist who practices in New York, NY. He is 62 years old and has been practicing for 36 years. Dr. Charles Powell, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Morningside.

Biography: Dr. Hearn Cho, MD is a Hematology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. He is 59 years old and has been practicing for 29 years. Dr. Hearn Cho, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital.

Biography: Dr. Paul Pagnini has served as a leader in community-based and academic radiation oncology for the past 20 years. Dr. Pagnini completed his residency training in Radiation Oncology at Tufts/New England Medical Center where he was chief resident in his final year. He was awarded the prestigious Research Fellowship Award from the American Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology, which enabled him to study the role of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for the treatment of cancers of the central nervous system. He has served on the Faculty of the University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine where he was the Radiation Oncology Residency Program Director. His most recent position was with the Cleveland Clinic Florida, where he served as Department Chair for the last five years. He has multiple peer reviewed publications in the areas of intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), 3-D conformal radiation therapy, Cyberknife, and Gamma-Knife radiosurgery.

Care Philosophy: I realize how scary it can be to receive a life-threatening diagnosis, and firmly believe in taking the time to clearly communicate with my patients about the nature of their disease and their various treatment options. This can not only vastly improve our patients' experiences, but also their treatment outcomes, as an educated patient is able to make informed decisions about care and reclaim some of the autonomy that can be lost when coping with a cancer diagnosis. In the midst of all the cutting-edge science and technology that we offer, I find it extremely important to remember that it is the patient who is the center of it all. I genuinely care about my patients, and instilling a sense of hope, sharing a laugh, or a kind word can be as important as all the medical advances and state-of-the-art science.

Biography: Nima Maghami, MD FACS is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in Weill Cornell Medicine's Division of Trauma, Burns, Acute and Critical Care Surgeryand an Assistant Attending Surgeon at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Maghami earned his B.S. degree, magna cum laude, in Physiology and Neurobiology from University of Maryland. Subsequently, he received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin where he obtained the Distinguished Medical Student Research Award for his work on transplantation immune tolerance induction. He then completed his internship and residency training in General Surgery at Albany Medical College, in Albany, NY followed by fellowship training in Surgical Critical Care atNew York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. After obtaining his dual board certifications in General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, he joined the faculty at Houston Methodist Hospital as an acute care surgeon and surgical intensivist. Having a strong passion for medical education, Dr. Maghami has mentored numerous medical students and residents over the years. As an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Texas A&M College of Medicine, he had the opportunity to be involved in medical education and curriculum development. Dr. Maghami's efforts in medical education and distinction as a clinician-educator have been recognizedby both students and residents. He won the Best Faculty for Surgery Award by Texas A&M College of Medicine students for two years consecutively, in 2019 and 2020. In addition, he won the prestigious Golden Apple Faculty Teaching Award given by the general surgery residents at the Houston Methodist Hospital in 2020 as well as the Faculty Award for Outstanding Service by the hospital that year. By being a member of various medical organizations and global outreach programs, Dr. Maghami strives to be part of a collaborative team advancing medical care and advocating for patient care nationally and internationally.

Biography: Dr. Winchell is an internationally renowned expert in care of the critically injured and the development, design, and operation of trauma systems. He is the G. Thomas Shires II Professor of Surgery, Professor of Medical Ethics in Medicine, and Chief of the Division of Trauma, Burns, Acute and Critical Care at Weill Cornell Medicine. He heads one of the leading Level 1 trauma centers in New York City and oversees the internationally recognized William Randolph Hearst Burn Center.Dr. Winchell received his undergraduate degree at the California Institute of Technology, his M.D. from Yale University, and did his internship, General Surgery residency, and Trauma and Critical Care Fellowship at the University of California, San Diego. He is board certified in general surgery, with added qualifications in surgical critical care. He served on the faculty at UCSD as Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery until 1999, and prior to joining Weill Cornell, he was a Visiting Professor of Surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston and Chief of Trauma at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center.Dr. Winchell is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, currently serving as Governor for the Manhattan Council Chapter. He served on the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma for over 20 years, in various roles including Chair of the Trauma Systems Evaluation and Planning Committee, member of the Executive Committee, and Special Consultant for International Quality Programs. Dr Winchell has led the development and evolution of trauma systems throughout the world, including his seminal work in the Committee on Trauma's Trauma System Consultation Program, and work with the WHO Global Alliance for the Care of the Injured.Dr. Winchell is the author of more than 100 scientific papers and book chapters, and has given over 200 regional, national, and international presentations. He is an associate editor of the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, a section editor for the European Journal of Trauma, and reviewer for several other journals including Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Open, the Archives of Surgery, and the World Journal of Surgery. He is a fellow or member of the American Surgical Association, the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, the American Burn Association, the New England Surgical Society, the International Society for Surgery, the International the Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care, the Western Trauma Association, and the Society of Critical Care Medicine as well as other national and regional scholarly societies.

Biography: Cassandra Villegas, MD MPH is an Attending Surgeon at Weill Cornell Medical Center in the Division of Trauma, Burns, Critical, and Acute Care Surgery. She received her B.S. in Biological Sciences from Stanford University, where she was a President' Scholar and received the Teaching Excellence award. She remained at Stanford University as an instructor and doing neuroscience research before joining Teach for America to teach high school science in Los Angeles Unified School District for five years. There, she won the Most Inspirational Teacher Award before leaving education to attend Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. As a medical student, she completed her MPH at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, focusing on data outcomes research while diversifying her medical training at Guy's, King's, and St. Thomas's Hospital in London, England as well as the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland.She continued her outcomes research in trauma and health disparities before starting her general surgery residency at the University of Arizona. While there, she took 1st Place in the American College of Surgeons Resident Paper Competition and earned the American Association for the Surgery Resident Scholarship for her work her in trauma outcomes. She received Resident Educator of the Year twice, and was Awarded Resident of the Year at the Southern Arizona Veteran's Hospital. At the conclusion of her residency, she was awarded the Charles Putnam Chief Resident Teaching Award.Dr. Villegas then completed her Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery Fellowships at New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, where she now serves as faculty and continues her research interest in trauma, emergency surgery, and global health surgery. She is a member of the American College of Surgeons, the Easter Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and the Surgical Outcomes Society.

Biography: Jones Nauseef, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Medicine within the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine, and Assistant Attending physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. His clinical emphasis is on Genitourinary (GU) cancers and Phase I clinical trials. His research is focused on genomics of advanced prostate cancers, including neuroendocrine prostate cancer, as well as health care disparities.Dr. Nauseef received his B.A. in Biology in 2006 from Swarthmore College, where he also participated in NCAA Track and Cross Country. In 2015, Dr. Nauseef earned his M.D. and Ph.D. in Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (Laboratory of Dr. Michael D. Henry) as part of the NIH-sponsored MedicalScientist Training Program (MSTP) at the Carver College of Medicine of theUniversity of Iowa. He continued his medical training at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian (WCM/NYP), where he completed his Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine in 2018. He was honored to be the recipient of the David B. Skinner award at the conclusion of his residency. He remained at WCM/NYP for his Fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology, during which time he was awarded a 2020 Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Young Investigator Award (YIA) and the 2021 Scott Wadler Fellows Clinical Research Award. During his Fellowship, Dr. Nauseef expanded his research focus to include the genomics of advanced prostate cancers and health care disparities in American men of African descent. He serves as co-investigator or collaborator on extramural grants for the latter project. Dr. Nauseef will continue these investigations as a member of the Englander Institute for Precision Medicine and inaffiliation with the New York Genome Center, with the primary goal of leveraging discoveries to develop clinical trials as part of the Phase I/Earlytherapeutics group at Weill Cornell's Meyer Cancer Center.

Biography: Dr. Encouse Golden, MD is a Radiation Oncology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. He has been practicing for 16 years. Dr. Encouse Golden, MD is affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical Center.

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Biography: Dr. Anupama Goel, MD is an Oncology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. She is 52 years old and has been practicing for 28 years. Dr. Anupama Goel, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai Hospital.