Faculty and Board Members
Dr. Derek Hansen
Dr. Hansen is a board certified orthopedic surgeon with specialized training in orthopedic oncology and metabolic bone diseases. He specializes in the treatment of bone and soft tissue tumors, and metabolic bone disease such as osteoporosis as well as more … more
Dr. Maria Karas
Dr. Maria Karas is an assistant professor of medicine in the Weill Cornell Medicine Division of Cardiology. She received her undergraduate education at the University of Pennsylvania in 2002 and her medical degree from Weill Medical College of Cornell University … more
Dr. Stephen Chasen
Dr. Stephen Chasen is a Maternal-Fetal Medicine specialist and Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Weill-Cornell Medical College in New York City. He is Vice-Chair for Education, and the Director of Obstetric Imaging and Prenatal Diagnosis. He completed … more
Dr. Brendan M. Finnerty
Brendan M. Finnerty, MD, FACS, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and an attending surgeon at New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Finnerty is a board-certified general surgeon with expertise in endocrine … more
Dr. Andrea Heras
Dr. Andrea Heras is a Pediatric Pulmonologist and professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Weill-Cornell Medical College in New York City. She completed her medical education at the University of Azuay in Ecuador. Dr. Heras works in an area of high … more
Dr. Michelle Kew
Michelle Kew is an attending orthopedic sports medicine and shoulder surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery and an assistant professor at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell in New York City. Dr. Kew attended the University of Virginia for her undergraduate … more
Dr. Hanano Watanabe
Hanano Watanabe, M.D., M.S., is a general pediatric cardiologist at Weill Cornell Medicine. She received her B.S./M.S. in Cellular and Molecular Biology and minor in French Literature from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. She then received her M.D. from … more
Dr. Melissa Frey
Dr. Melissa Frey is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology in the division of gynecologic oncology and the Director of the Genetics and Personalized Cancer Prevention Program at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Frey graduated magna cum laude from Duke … more
Dr. Tikva Jacobs
Tikva Jacobs MD, is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery and an Assistant Attending Surgeon in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Board-certified in vascular and general surgery, Dr Jacobs’ clinical expertise is … more
Dr. Jessica Peña
Jessica M. Peña, MD, MPH, FACC, FNLA is a cardiologist with expertise in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease, lipidology, epidemiology and implementation science. She is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Medicine in Clinical Radiology at Weill … more