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Stefan Worgall, M.D., PhD.

Pediatric Pulmonology

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Personal Statement

I am a physician scientist. My clinical expertise is in diseases that affect the lungs and airways in infants and children. My research interests are to better understand chronic lung diseases, particularly asthma and cystic fibrosis, and to develop new strategies to prevent and treat these disorders.

Biographical Info

Dr. Worgall is the Division Chief of the Pediatric Pulmonology, Allergy and Immunology Division and Distinguished Professor of Pediatric Pulmonology at Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå°æ, where is is also a Professor of Pediatrics, and Professor of Genetic Medicine. In addition, he is an Attending Pediatrician at NewYork-Presbyterian Phyllis and David Komansky Center for Children's Health/Weill Cornell Medical Center.     He received his medical education at the Ruprecht-Karls University in Heidelberg, Germany and his residency training in Pediatrics at the Universities of Heidelberg, Essen and Giessen in Germany and at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Worgall completed a fellowship in Pediatric Pulmonology at Weill Cornell Medical Center.    Dr. Worgall maintains an active research laboratory where his group studies the lung immune system in asthma and cystic fibrosis as well as new vaccine strategies against lung infections. As author or co-author of more than 70 research articles, Dr. Worgall has published his scientific work in journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Blood, Nature Medicine and Journal of Virology.

Honors and Awards

2016, Recipient Daedalus Fund for Innovation award, Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå°æ

2015, Recipient, Klosterfrau Award for Research of Airway Diseases in Childhood, Society of Pediatric Pulmonology Society in Germany.

2017, 2012, Voted of New York City's Super Doctors

2010, Distinguished Associate Professor of Pediatric Pulmonology

2009, Fellow, American Society of Pediatric Research

1999, Investigator Award Department of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College

1999, Parker B. Francis Fellowship

1983, Scheffel Prize

 

Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatric Pulmonology)
Clinical Expertise
Congenital Anomaly of Lung
Broncho-Pulmonary Dysplasia
Bronchoscopy
Cystic Fibrosis
Respiratory Disease
Pediatric Asthma
Asthma
Chronic Lung Disease
Languages
English
Research
Education 
  • Ph.D.
    University of Heidelberg (Germany)
    1992
  • M.D.
    University of Heidelberg, Faculty of Medicine (Germany)
    1991
Appointments 
  • Distinguished Professor of Pediatric Pulmonology
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
  • Professor of Pediatrics
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
  • Professor of Genetic Medicine
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
  • Attending Pediatrician
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

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