Latest Alumni News
Carlos Mena, MD, professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine), is the site principal investigator for CREST-2, a clinical trial that aims to compare different methods of stroke prevention to determine the safest and most effective treatment options for individuals with carotid artery disease. In a Q&A, Mena discusses his work in the clinical trial and shares new findings that could potentially change the landscape for treating the disease.
- May 21, 2025
The Yale Department of Psychiatry hosted alumni, faculty, and trainees at a reception May 19 in conjunction with the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting in Los Angeles.
- January 07, 2025
Robert Berman, MD, and Lisa Harding, MD, have been selected as the new co-chairs of the Yale Psychiatry Alumni Association.
- August 07, 2024
Yale School of Medicine (YSM) students, and other members of the YSM community, now have about 150 medical ethics-related books available to them. This is thanks to Susan V. Lewis (Duffy), MD, generously donating books to YSM’s Program for Biomedical Ethics (PBE) from the collection of her husband, the late Thomas P. Duffy, MD, professor emeritus of medicine (hematology).
- May 15, 2024
Woolsey Hall was filled with family and friends to celebrate the graduation of the 73 members of Yale School of Medicine’s Physician Assistant Online Class of 2024.
- January 16, 2024
The Yale Institute for Global Health has selected Thomas Fernandez, MD; Eleanor Reid, MD, PhD; and Vanessa Ezenwa, PhD to receive the Fall 2023 Spark Award. Each recipient will receive an award of up to $10,000. The Spark Award aims to provide initial funding to support global health research initiatives and partnerships among YIGH-affiliated faculty. Candidates were selected based on five criteria: innovation, feasibility, sustainability, anticipated outcomes, and alignment with YIGH’s mission to improve the health of individuals and populations worldwide. Below is a summary of the Fall 2023 Spark Award projects and their Principal Investigators:
- October 19, 2022
“You have to understand the community you serve.” New Haven’s director of public health, Maritza Bond, MPH, made this point during the two-part panel discussion series for the Yale health professional schools community, New Haven Voices, held on September 8 and 29.