Joanna Weeks, M.D.

Dr. Cynthia Tsay is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital and a general gastroenterologist with a clinical and research interest in early gastric cancer, gastric intestinal metaplasia, and other conditions involving the stomach. She is interested in the application of machine learning and artificial intelligence in the risk stratification and early detection of premalignant lesions in high risk populations, as well as the role of the microbiome in these conditions and ways in which medications alter the gastrointestinal microbiome. She has published in Gastroenterology, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics and the American Journal of Gastroenterology. She obtained her B.A. in the History of Science and the History of Medicine at Yale College and her M. Phil in the History, Philosophy, and Sociology of Science, Medicine, and Technology at the University of Cambridge. Dr. Tsay returned to New Haven where she earned her M.D. at the Yale School of Medicine and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital. She also has a M.P.H in Epidemiology from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She completed her fellowship training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital where she served as chief fellow during her last two years. Dr. Tsay is also passionate about medical education and the experience of trainees, having served as president of the Yale Resident and Fellow Senate and the chair of the Johns Hopkins Clinical Fellows Council.

Babak Navi, MD, MSBabak Navi, M.D., M.S. received his medical degree from New York University, where he graduated with honors. He completed a residency in neurology at Weill Cornell Medical Center and served as the Chief Resident in his final year. He completed a fellowship in vascular neurology at the University of California, San Francisco, where he also became certified in comprehensive neurosonology. In 2011, Dr. Navi joined the neurology faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College. Here, he received a Masters of Science in Research from the Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences. Dr. Navi is currently an Associate Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, the Vice Chair for Neurology Hospital Services, and the Division Chief of Stroke and Hospital Neurology. He also serves as the Medical Director of the Weill Cornell Stroke Center and Acting Director of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Mobile Stroke Unit Program.Dr. Navi is an expert on the relationship between cancer and stroke. He has published numerous studies on this topic and led the first randomized trial to compare different blood thinning strategies for patients with cancer and stroke. Dr. Navi has also conducted research studies on stroke of undetermined cause, stroke during pregnancy and other prothrombotic states, the safety and efficacy of mobile stroke units, and physicians’ ability to prognosticate in severe brain injury. His work has been published in leading medical journals, including the NEJM, JAMA, JACC, Neurology, Annals of Neurology, JAMA Neurology, Stroke, and Critical Care Medicine. Dr. Navi has been awarded several research grants during his career, including from the NIH, PCORI, and foundations. He has considerable experience in conducting clinical trials and served as the Cornell Site Principal Investigator for the landmark POINT and BEST-MSU trials. Dr. Navi is an Associate Editor for the journal Neurohospitalist and an editorial board member for JAMA Neurology. He received the Young Heart Award by the American Heart Association New York Chapter in 2017. Select Publications1. Navi BB, Reiner AS, Kamel H, Iadecola C, Okin PM, Elkind MSV, Panageas KS, DeAngelis LM. Risk of arterial thromboembolism in patients with cancer. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017;70:926-938. 2. Navi BB, Reiner AS, Kamel H, Iadecola C, Elkind MSV, Panageas KS, DeAngelis LM. Association between incident cancer and subsequent stroke. Ann Neurol. 2015;77:291-300. 3. Navi BB, Marshall RS, Bobrow D, Singer S, Stone JB, DeSancho MT, DeAngelis LM. Enoxaparin vs. aspirin in patients with cancer and ischemic stroke: the TEACH pilot randomized clinical trial. JAMA Neurol. 2018;75:379-381. 4. Kamel H, Navi BB, Sriram N, Hovsepian DA, Devereux RB, Elkind MSV. Risk of a thrombotic event after the 6-week postpartum period. N Engl J Med. 2014;370:1307-1315.5. Navi BB, Singer S, Merkler AE, Cheng NT, Stone JB, Kamel H, Iadecola C, Elkind MS, DeAngelis LM. Recurrent thromboembolic events after ischemic stroke in patients with cancer. Neurology. 2014;83:26-33.

Marina J. Corines, M.D. is a Board Certified radiologist specializing in Breast Imaging. She is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Attending Radiologist at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Campus. She also serves as Associate Program Director of the Diagnostic Radiology Residency, Associate Program Director of the Breast Imaging Fellowship Training Program, and Associate Chair for Community Outreach in the Department of Radiology.Dr. Corines graduated from Vanderbilt University where she earned her B.A. in Molecular and Cell Biology in 2012. She then received her M.D. at New York Medical College, School of Medicine in 2018, where she was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor society.Following an internship in Internal Medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital in NYC from 2018 to 2019, Dr. Corines completed residency training in Diagnostic Radiology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center from 2019 to 2023, during which she was elected and served as Chief Resident. She received the Robert D. Zimmerman, MD award in 2022 as well as the Distinguished Housestaff and Alexander R. Margulis, MD, DSc awards in 2023. She then completed a fellowship in Breast and Body Imaging at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center from 2023 to 2024. Dr. Corines joined the faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine in September 2024 as an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology.Dr. Corines’s clinical expertise is in Breast Imaging. She interprets a variety of imaging studies, including mammography (2D, digital breast tomosynthesis, and contrast-enhanced mammography), breast ultrasound, and breast MRI. She performs image-guided breast interventional procedures including stereotactic, ultrasound, and MRI-guided biopsies as well as pre-operative radioactive seed localizations.Dr. Corines is actively involved in community outreach and engagement efforts within the WCM and greater NYC communities. Her research interests include contrast-enhanced mammography, breast MRI, and artificial intelligence/radiomics. She is a member of several radiological and breast imaging societies. In addition to her clinical and research activities, Dr. Corines is an active teacher and mentor of medical students, residents, and fellows.Dr. Corines is a member of several radiological societies, including:•Radiological Society of North America• America College of Radiology• American Roentgen Ray Society• Society of Breast Imaging• New York Breast Imaging Society• Association of University Radiologists