Dr. Elaine Barfield, assistant professor of pediatrics, has been elected a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM). Established in 1847, the academy is dedicated to ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to live a healthy life. Through their research, policy and program initiatives they provide they strive to address the structural and cultural barriers to good health and drive progress toward health equity. Dr. Barfield was formally inducted and celebrated at the NYAM Annual Meeting of the Fellows on November 7, 2019.

Dr. Samuel H. Selesnick, professor of otolarygnology, has been selected as the new editor-in-chief of The Laryngoscope, an official journal of the Triological Society. He succeeds Dr. Michael G. Stewart, vice dean and chairman of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, who has served as the journal’s editor for eight years.

Dr. Harel Weinstein, chairman of physiology and biophysics and the Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, has been elected to the American Physiological Society’s 2019 Class of Fellows. A rank of fellow in the society is an elite member status reserved to honor distinguished leaders who have demonstrated excellence in science, have made significant contributions to physiological sciences and related disciplines, and have served the society.