Below are some of the honors recently given to leaders at ߲ݴý Langone:
Storied ߲ݴý Langone Health Professor Wins Award to Support International Cardiovascular Research
Edward A. Fisher, MD, PhD, MPH, has received the highly prestigious 2026 Leducq Foundation International Networks of Excellence award to co-lead a global research network studying how obesity, weight loss, and weight regain affect heart disease risk. The award provides $9 million over five years, with funding expected to begin January 1, 2027. The Leducq Foundation’s International Networks of Excellence Program supports international teams working on cardiovascular and neurovascular disease, and the 2026 cycle funded only four networks out of 170 applications.
Dr. Fisher will serve as the North American coordinator of the project, which focuses on the many people with obesity who lose weight and then regain it. This cycle may increase inflammation, raising the risk of heart attack and stroke. The Adipose Tissue–Driven Atherosclerosis Mechanisms Across Clinical Interventions and Translational Models team will study how such weight cycling affects fat tissue, immune cells, and blood vessels—and whether newer weight loss medicines may protect the heart and arteries better. Leducq awards are designed to assemble teams with complementary expertise to tackle difficult problems in blood vessel disease.
The award recognizes Dr. Fisher’s leadership in cardiovascular research and places ߲ݴý Grossman School of Medicine at the center of an international effort to understand how obesity and weight loss patterns shape long-term heart disease risk.
߲ݴý Langone Endocrinologist Named Incoming President of Tri-State Obesity Society
Priya Jaisinghani, MD, clinical assistant professor in the at ߲ݴý Grossman School of Medicine, has been named the incoming president of the Tri-State Obesity Society, known as TriOS. Her term begins in July 2026.
Dr. Jaisinghani is a triple-board-certified endocrinologist and obesity medicine specialist whose clinical and academic work focuses on obesity medicine, metabolic health, and interdisciplinary care.
Her appointment reflects her long-standing leadership within TriOS, including her work supporting educational programming, journal clubs, and in-person professional events. As president, Dr. Jaisinghani aims to expand the society’s reach across disciplines, strengthen partnerships, support early-career clinicians, and continue building a collaborative community dedicated to advancing obesity care.
߲ݴý Langone’s Pediatric IBD Program Recognized as a Leading Training Center by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation
The Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program, part of the Pediatric Gastroenterology Program at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital, has been recognized by the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s IBD-START (Support, Training, Application, Research and Takeoff) Program as a leading IBD center for its Advanced Fellowship in IBD.
߲ݴý Langone Hospital—Long Island Achieves Magnet Designation for Nursing Excellence for a 3rd Consecutive Time
The American Nurses Credentialing Center has once again awarded Magnet designation to ߲ݴý Langone Hospital—Long Island. The national designation recognizes organizations that demonstrate the highest standards of nursing practice, quality patient care, and innovation in healthcare.
Surveyors conducted an extensive site visit at the Mineola hospital and were deeply impressed by the professionalism, expertise, and commitment of the nursing staff. The much-coveted designation was the highlight of National Nurses Month in May 2026.
߲ݴý Langone Hospital—Long Island Reverified as a Level 1 Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons
߲ݴý Langone Hospital—Long Island was reverified as a Level 1 Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons, reaffirming its commitment to delivering the highest level of trauma care. Reviewers identified dozens of strengths, including exceptional administrative support, strong leadership and engagement across the trauma surgical intensive care unit (TSICU), advanced practice provider teams, robust research and injury prevention efforts, and a mature, data-driven performance improvement and . Overall, the trauma program was recognized as highly effective, academically productive, and deeply committed to quality, prevention, and professional development.
This designation recognizes the hospital’s comprehensive resources, highly specialized teams, and dedication to continuous performance improvement in treating critically injured patients. Reverification underscores ߲ݴý Langone Hospital—Long Island’s ongoing excellence in patient care, education, research, and community outreach.
2 ߲ݴý Grossman School of Medicine Faculty Selected for United Hospital Fund’s Health Equity Fellowship
United Hospital Fund has selected two faculty members from ߲ݴý Grossman School of Medicine for its new cohort of the Health Equity Fellowship, an 18-month leadership development program designed to support clinicians working to address health disparities and improve outcomes in underserved communities across New York.
, a clinical associate professor in the Department of Medicine and a faculty member of its , will develop a “Housing as Health Care” learning collaborative to train staff, improve referrals, and expand equitable access to housing‑related services. , assistant professor in the Departments of Medicine and Population Health, will be improving hospital-to-community-care transitions by integrating peer-led supports to reduce social isolation and strengthen outpatient engagement for patients with advanced HIV and substance‑related infections.
߲ݴý Langone’s John-Ross Rizzo, MD, Co-Authors Landmark Editorial on AI, Accessibility, and Health Equity
, the Ilse Melamid Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine in the and an associate professor in the Departments of and at ߲ݴý Grossman School of Medicine, has co-authored an editorial accepted for publication in the Journal of Assistive Technology as part of the journal’s inaugural issue dedicated to visual assistive technology. The piece argues that the next generation of AI-enabled assistive technologies must be judged not only on technical capability but on how effectively they advance equity, inclusion, independence, and participation in everyday life for people who are blind or otherwise visually impaired.
The editorial calls for accessibility and equity to be treated as nonnegotiable design requirements—embedded from the outset rather than added as an afterthought—and emphasizes the importance of engaging people with disabilities as design partners throughout development and evaluation.
߲ݴý Grossman School of Medicine MD/PhD Student Nina Uzoigwe Named SNMA Member of the Year and President-Elect
Nina Uzoigwe, an MD/PhD student at ߲ݴý Grossman School of Medicine, has received two national honors from the Student National Medical Association (SNMA): member of the year and president-elect. Both recognitions reflect her exceptional leadership, service, and commitment to advancing equity and representation in academic medicine.
As SNMA president-elect, Uzoigwe will help shape the direction of the nation’s oldest and largest organization focused on the needs and concerns of Black medical students and physicians. Her dual recognition underscores her emerging influence as a physician-scientist and advocate for the next generation of diverse leaders in medicine.
Neurosurgeon Eric K. Oermann, MD, Director of ߲ݴý Langone’s Health AI Research Lab, Honored with Biomedical Informatics Educator Award
Eric K. Oermann, MD, associate professor in the Departments of and , director of the Health AI Research Lab, and associate director of the , received the 2026 Biomedical Informatics Educator Award at at ߲ݴý Grossman School of Medicine. This annual honor recognizes outstanding mentorship within the .
He is the first neurosurgeon at ߲ݴý Langone to receive this distinction. Because winners are nominated by students, the award highlights Dr. Oermann’s exceptional commitment to mentorship, particularly through thesis practicums, and his lasting impact on students’ academic and professional development.
