“This is a transformational opportunity and an extraordinary amount of responsibility, given the scale and the scope of the department,” Dr. Wolf said. “Ultimately, this role is about service to others, which is what energizes me. It’s an opportunity to learn and to work with amazing people at an outstanding institution where, together, even more can be achieved.”

The Weill Department of Medicine has an expansive clinical footprint throughout New York City and beyond. It provides high quality care to patients at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian campuses in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and surrounding areas, and collaborates with neighboring institutions and those across the globe. As chair, Dr. Wolf will focus on expanding access to care in diverse communities across the city that are underserved, including in areas of cancer care delivery and clinical trials.


Dr. Wolf will also seek to foster new opportunities for scientific discovery and strengthen existing collaborations between investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, and colleagues at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The Rockefeller University and Hospital for Special Surgery, as well as Cornell University in Ithaca and Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island.

The department’s divisions include cardiology; clinical epidemiology; endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism; gastroenterology and hepatology; internal medicine; geriatrics and palliative medicine; hematology and medical oncology; infectious diseases; medical ethics; nephrology and hypertension; public health programs; pulmonary and critical care medicine; regenerative medicine; and rheumatology, as well as specialized centers in women’s health and global health.

With Weill Cornell Medicine’s enduring tradition of excellence in education—which includes medical student education, the internal medicine residency program and multiple fellowship programs in subspecialty areas of medicine—as well as his personal longstanding commitment to mentorship, Dr. Wolf will also prioritize the continued professional development of students, trainees and faculty.

“Academic medical centers are powerful engines of clinical care, education, scientific discovery, economic growth, and community service that must be nurtured and preserved,” he said. “At a time when these centers are making great clinical and scientific advances, they also face major headwinds. It is incumbent on major institutions like Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian to lead academic medicine and patient care into its next era.”

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