Author: Makoto Iwahara, M.D. Attending, Department of Gastroenterology, Lenox Hill Hospital New York City is now the United States epicenter of the corona virus, also known as Covid-19. As of 3/25/2020, NYC has over 20,000 people infected with the virus.…
Month: March 2020
Let’s support our community against this great adversity
Dear JMSA Members and Friends, The current situation with the Coronavirus pandemic is certainly a challenge of unprecedented proportions to all of us. However, such a challenge gives us an opportunity to rise to the occasion and become beacons of hope for our community. We began…
[Updated] The Effect of the Coronavirus on Pregnancy By Dr. Yuzuru Anzai
Dr. Yuzuru Anzai has compiled information on COVID-19 and its effects on pregnant women. Dr. Anzai is a past president of JMSA. He is an attending at Lenox Hill Hospital and President, New York Midtown OBGYN COVID-19 and Pregnancy Little…
Postponing the New York Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Scholarship
Dear Applicants for the New York Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Scholarship 2020:Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, we have decided that we must postpone the selection process for the 2020 New York Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Scholarship. Many of those involved in the…
Posptoning our 48th JMSA Annual Spring Dinner
Dear JMSA member and friend:Due to the spread of COVID-19, we have postponed our 48th JMSA Annual Spring dinner originally scheduled for April 25, 2020. We have chosen a new date of August 15, 2020 with sincere hopes that the…
Postponing Annual Dinner
Dear JMSA member and friend:Due to the current spread of COVID-19, we have decided to postpone our annual dinner originally scheduled for 4/25/20.We are in the process of determining a new date for the dinner and once we finalize the…