Dana Leifer, MD

Saad Abdul Sami Mir, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in Clinical Neurology at Weill Cornell Medical College and Assistant Attending Neurologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital. He received his B.A. from Duke University and M.D. from University of Florida College of Medicine where he was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha and the Gold Humanism Society. He was also chosen as a Doris Duke Clinical Research Scholar which he completed at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He completed his internship at Massachusetts’s General Hospital, neurology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and vascular neurology fellowship at Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Mir is board certified in Neurology and Psychiatry and is an expert in vascular and inpatient neurology. He was also chosen as a LEAD Fellow at New York Presbyterian Hospital where he will focus on becoming a leader in patient experience and patient reported outcomes.

Joanna K. Weeks, M.D., is a radiologist specializing in Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Imaging and Therapy. She is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine in the Division of Interventional Radiology and an Assistant Attending Radiologist at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell. Dr. Weeks joined the Weill Cornell faculty in 2024 after completing her residency and fellowships in Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Imaging and Therapy at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She served as Chief Fellow in Nuclear Radiology from 2022 to 2023. In 2023, she was recognized for her commitment to delivering patient-centered care with the Pendergrass Quality & Safety Award. In 2024, she received a POWERS Award for her exemplary work advancing the status of women in radiology. She earned her M.D. from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons in 2018 and completed her internship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in 2019.Dr. Weeks is passionate about providing patient-centered care in radiology. She is interested in establishing longitudinal care relationships with patients, especially in oncology, oncology-related pain, lymphatics, portal hypertension, and dialysis access. Her research interests in nuclear imaging include novel tracers in oncology and lymphatics and hybrid approaches to care utilizing non-invasive infusion and interventional techniques. She is actively involved in teaching and mentorship and in advancing the goals of diversity, equity, and inclusion in medicine.

In high school, Kimberly was a Junior Volunteer at Huntington Hospital for four years in her hometown, Huntington, New York. This provided her a look into working at the bedside with patients during their hospitalizations. Kimberly went on to pursue her undergraduate degree at the University of Delaware, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in May 2015.Kimberly then began her nursing career as a Labor and Delivery nurse at Northwell Health/Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Shortly after, in 2016, she became a nurse at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Kimberly spent eight more years in Labor and Delivery, caring for patients through the joys and challenges of childbirth. She led the unit as a charge nurse, trained nurses to her position, and helped the unit move to the Alexandra Cohen Hospital for Women and Newborns in 2020.In May 2023, Kimberly graduated from New York University with a Master of Science, and in July 2023, she became a board-certified family nurse practitioner under the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. In 2024, Kimberly became Adjunct Faculty at the CUNY Hunter College School of Nursing, teaching the obstetrical rotation for undergraduate and accelerated nursing students in the process of earning their nursing degrees. Her passion is caring for women across the lifespan, with an emphasis on building strong patient relationships through education and collaboration to achieve optimal health.