2019ˆ2020 ENDOWED CHAIRS
Patty and Jay Baker Chair in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Sheeraz Qureshi, MD Dr. Sheeraz Qureshi is an Associate Attending Orthopedic Surgeon at HSS, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College, and recognized leader in the ÿeld of minimally invasive and motion-sparing spine surgery. Founding member of the Minimally Invasive Spine Study Group (MISSG), Dr. Qureshi served as the Chief of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and the Associate Director of the Spine Center at Mount Sinai Hospital prior to joining HSS in 2017. Along with Research Coordinator Catherine Gang, Dr. Qureshi is pursuing major research interests including outcomes related to minimally invasive spine surgery, cost-e‚ectiveness and value of spinal surgery procedures, and comparative e‚ectiveness of various treatments of spinal pathology.
Michael R. Bloomberg Chair Franck Barrat, PhD Dr. Franck Barrat is a Senior Scientist in the Autoimmunity and In™ammation Program, a member of the David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, and Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College. His research is focused on lupus and scleroderma, two complex and incapacitating disorders for which there are currently no cures and for which more e‚ective treatments are needed. Dr. Barrat’s expertise is in the function and regulation of immune system cells in disease settings, and he has extensive experience in the development of novel therapeutics in autoimmune and in™ammatory diseases. Dr. Barrat aims to provide patients with e‚ective therapies that target the actual disease-causing mechanisms rather than merely ameliorating symptoms, using a rare combination of skill in drug development and world-renowned expertise in the molecular pathways of these disorders. Dr. Barrat is now extending his research to study lupus and scleroderma at the epigenetic level, one of the most promising areas that will help illuminate the critical interaction between nature and nurture in the development of these diseases.
Franchellie M. Cadwell Chair Sergio Schwartzman, MD Dr. Sergio Schwartzman is Associate Attending Physician at HSS and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, as well as Franchellie M. Cadwell Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Schwartzman has edited, authored or co-authored over 120 articles, abstracts, books and chapters concerning rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, lupus, autoimmune ophthalmic disease, Whipple’s disease, and related topics. He is a member of the American College of Rheumatology, the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, the Spondyloarthritis Research and Treatment Network (SPARTAN), the American Uveitis Society and the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA). In addition to the Franchellie M. Cadwell Chair, Dr. Schwartzman was recipient of The Fellows Award, presented by the Northeast Regional American Rheumatism Association. His current research interests span psoriatic arthritis, the spondyloarthritis group of diseases, ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and deÿning and treating autoimmune diseases of the eye.
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