Women Radiologists in the NYU Department

The recent comments of Lawrence Summers, President of Harvard, regarding the intrinsic aptitude of women in science underscore the necessity for continuous assessment of an organization’s priorities and responsibility to create a nurturing environment for all of its members. Why did the informal comments made in a private meeting by the President of Harvard evoke such a clamor in the media, engender so much emotional response within his university and in academia in general, and ultimately catalyze an examination of the representation of women in faculty hiring, faculty positions, and in tenure awards at Harvard? Indeed, the distress kindled particularly by Summers’ remarks reveals the broad scope of awareness that gender-related problems are present and significant, and that society may not be comfortable with our treatment of women in the workplace.

There are numerous studies documenting issues related to the paucity of women in leadership positions in academic medicine today. Radiology is not an exception to this problem and, indeed, is one of the specialties exhibiting such a dearth....read full story

NYU Faculty Practice Radiology: Extreme Make-Over

NYU has been the on-campus provider of outpatient imaging services at NYU Medical Center since 1980. Our referring clinicians have always recognized the skill and dedication of the NYU radiologists; however, to meet their expanding imaging needs, and the needs of their patients, the aged facility was very much in need of improvement. Additionally, to focus increased attention on our outpatient practice and to foster improved patient and physician satisfaction, Dr. Alec Megibow graciously accepted the significant responsibility and effort to direct this facility. Dr. Megibow, now Director of NYU Faculty Practice Radiology (NYU-FPR) is firmly dedicated to creating the most attentive and efficient patient oriented service possible, while providing the highest quality in imaging, radiologic consultations and expertise, and patient care. Dr. Megibow’s vision for NYU-FPR is quite simply to grow the facility into an outpatient imaging center that provides patients, referring physicians, and those who work there, with a diagnostic experience and environment exceeding any private practice imaging facility in the New York area.....read full story

An Image of Our Benefactors

A vital ingredient to the pursuit of academic greatness in leading medical centers such as NYU is philanthropy. Such support enables the creation of a dynamic legacy for both donors and department. We have benefited from such critical philanthropic support from two generous, loyal, and steadfast donors, Louis Marx, Jr. and Bernard L. Schwartz, both NYU Medical Center Trustees for some 20 years. Their commitment to our department has assured its incandescent future

Louis Marx, Jr.
Louis Marx, Jr., President and CEO of Brae Capital Corporation, has a long and dedicated history of commitment to NYU Medical Center. Since joining the Board of Trustees in 1985, he has provided NYU’s faculty and students with the means to conduct vital medical research that drives the discovery of treatments and cures for the world’s most devastating health concerns......read full story

Bernard L. Schwartz
Bernard L. Schwartz, Chairman and CEO of Loral Space & Communications, has been an active and dedicated Trustee of the Medical Center for two decades, demonstrating a remarkable devotion to our institution. Following years of steadfast support, he and his wife, Irene, reinforced their commitment with a gift to the NYU Department of Radiology, creating The Bernard and Irene Schwartz Neurointerventional Radiology Center.......read full story