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Dr. Laura Riley to Unify Women’s Health Care Across Weill Cornell in New Role
- Dr. Laura Riley was named Weill Cornell Medicine’s inaugural executive director for women’s health to unify and lead cross‑disciplinary care.
- Riley aims to improve access and use prevention teams to coordinate care across cardiology, endocrinology, and obstetrics.
- The Midtown 575 Lexington location will co‑locate multiple specialties to improve access and care coordination.
- Riley emphasizes viewing women’s health beyond reproductive care, noting biological differences from men and life‑long health needs.
- Riley plans to strengthen curriculum to teach women’s health distinctions to medical students and PAs.
- Riley highlights opportunities for clinical and translational research focused on women’s health.
- Riley envisions stronger collaborations with Cornell’s Ithaca campus and Cornell Tech to advance women’s health innovations.
- Riley expects care to expand through new facilities and telehealth to reach more patients.
- Riley calls for national dialogue to improve women’s health as the field enters a watershed moment.
- Riley underscores the importance of cross‑institution collaborations to advance women’s health.
- Riley envisions a hub strategy at Midtown and continued expansion at 1334 York Ave to extend access.
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