Returning to Regular Operations: For Faculty, Employees, Students & Postdocs

Library
Intranet

Donate

Giving

Search

Menu

Overview
Newsroom
Research
Education
COVID-19 Campus Updates

Overview
Newsroom
Research
Education
COVID-19 Campus Updates

Donate

Information For

Alumni
Donors
Faculty
Postdocs
Students (Prospective, Current)
Visitors

Quick Links

About
Administration
Departments & Centers
Directory
Education & Admissions
Events

Find Faculty
Giving
Health
Intranet
Library
Research
Webmail

News & Media

Newsroom
Blog
Einstein in the News
Expert List for Media
Features

Magazine
Multimedia
News Releases
Research Briefs
Social Media Hub

Einstein and Montefiore Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic

Latest news on research, education, and volunteer activities

Top News

NYC Cardiac Arrest Cases and Deaths Increased Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

News Release

NYC Cardiac Arrest Cases and Deaths Increased Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Jun 19, 2020

News Release

Montefiore and Einstein Researchers Study COVID-19 Infection Among Pregnant Women

Jun 19, 2020
Feature

Einstein Provides Key Ingredient for NYC COVID-19 Test Kits

Jun 10, 2020
Feature

Researchers Detour to Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

Jun 03, 2020
Feature

Breathing Easier and Gaining Strength at Home After COVID-19

Jun 10, 2020
News Relase

Einstein Awarded $1 Million for COVID-19 Research from the Price Family Foundation

Jun 02, 2020
Feature

Einstein-Montefiore Antibody Test Ready for Widespread Use

May 11, 2020

See All Top Stories

In The News

911 Calls for Heart Attacks Tripled in New York City Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
USA Today - June 19, 2020
David Prezant, M.D., discusses his new study that found there was a surge in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and deaths in New York City during March and April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Prezant is professor of medicine at Einstein, a pulmonologist at Montefiore, and chief medical officer of the Fire Department of the City of New York.

Additional coverage includes CNN, ABC News, Medscape, and Becker's Hospital Review

More coverage on Dr. Prezant
The FDA Revokes its Emergency Use Authorization for Hydroxychloroquine
Wired - June 17, 2020
Priya Nori, M.D., explains that the FDA's decision to revoke its Emergency Use Authorization for hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 will have little impact on clinicians, many of whom had already shied away from using the antimalarial drug. Dr. Nori is assistant professor of medicine at Einstein and medical director of the antibiotic stewardship program at Montefiore Health System.

More coverage on Dr. Nori
Fight the Coronavirus by Defending the Host
US News & World Report - June 16, 2020
Nir Barzilai, M.D., co-authors an op-ed that calls for a national campaign to combat chronic disease and fund research on drugs that target age-related disease—measures that could help protect vulnerable populations from the ravages of COVID-19. Dr. Barzilai is the Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert Chair of Aging Research and director of the Institute for Aging Research at Einstein and an endocrinologist at Montefiore.

More coverage on Dr. Barzilai
Steroid Treatment for COVID-19 Has NYC Doctors Cautiously Optimistic
Modern Healthcare - June 19, 2020
Will Southern, M.D., M.S., and Shitij Arora, M.B.B.S., comment on an unpublished U.K. study that found the steroid dexamethasone helped patients with severe COVID-19, a finding consistent with their upcoming paper on steroid use in Montefiore's hospitalized patients. Dr. Southern is professor of medicine and chief of the division of hospital medicine at Einstein and Montefiore. Dr. Arora is associate professor of medicine at Einstein and an internist at Montefiore.

Additional coverage includes WIRED
Now Made in New York City: Much-Needed Coronavirus Test Kits (subscription required)
WSJ - June 10, 2020
Harris Goldstein, M.D., and Brian Pelowski discuss Einstein's success in transforming a lab to provide viral transport medium after the New York City Economic Development Corporation requested the college's assistance for its initiative to produce 50,000 COVID-19 testing kits each week. Dr. Goldstein is associate dean for scientific resources and Mr. Pelowski is assistant dean for scientific operations.

Additional coverage of the initiative includes CBS NewYork, US News & World Report, NBC 4 New York, ABC7NewYork, PIX11, AMNewYork, The Staten Island Advance, Patch, Gothamist, WCBS880, The Daily News, and The New York Post.

More coverage on Dr. Goldstein
I Fought Two Plagues and Only Beat One
The New York Times - June 9, 2020
Philip Ozuah, M.D., Ph.D., recounts painful personal experiences of racism, addresses how the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately hurt minorities, and shares his hopes for societal change in a New York Times op-ed. Dr. Ozuah is president and CEO of Montefiore Medicine.

Additional coverage on this story includes MSNBC

See All Media Coverage

SHOUTout!
Applauding inspiring acts, ideas, and accomplishments in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read article: Mastering Python During a Pandemic

Around Campus

Mastering Python During a Pandemic

June 25, 2020

Read article: Einstein's Dr. Keller on NIH Committee Recommending COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines

Around Campus

Einstein's Dr. Keller on NIH Committee Recommending COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines

June 18, 2020

Read article: Student Volunteerism Extended to the Entire Community

Around Campus

Student Volunteerism Extended to the Entire Community

June 08, 2020

View More ShoutOuts

About Einstein
- History
- Dean's Page
Administration
- Administrative Departments
Alumni
Careers

Centers (Research)

Contact Us

Departments

Donors
- Giving to Einstein
Education
Einstein Senate

Faculty Directory

Health
INTRANET

Library

Luminus Portal
Newsroom
Policies

Research
- Collaboration Zone
- Scientific Resources
Video

Visitors
- Campus Map
- Directions
Webmail

Stay Connected

ALBERT EINSTEIN ©
College of Medicine

© Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus | 1300 Morris Park Avenue Bronx, NY 10461
718.430.2000 | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Webmaster | Accessibility Statement

© 2020 Albert Einstein College of Medicine
1300 Morris Park Avenue Bronx, NY 10461
718.430.2000