Some of the New York doctors are involved in research studies for the development of more effective treatment methods of various diseases. These doctors work hand in hand with other institutions and research facilities to attain their objective of a better lifesaving health care for all the residents of New York.



Doctors understand the feeling of patients and their family when they need to enter hospitals for medical attention. Most often, they are afraid the impending results of laboratory tests and other treatments.

In this respect, medical doctors make it a point to conduct consultations with their patients and explain possible medical proceedings that patients will have to undergo. As much as possible, they make their patients more comfortable with the medical proceedings.

In line with providing better medical services, the New York doctors members and residents of New York Presbyterian Hospital, conducts research studies on medicines particularly for the clinical phase. The research will greatly help doctors of the New York– Presbyterian Hospital to provide patients relatively more choices of lifesaving support and well-developed applications on health care service.

Dedicated doctors from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and Weill Medical College of Cornell University are collaborating to come up with positive results for this objective. As part of the collaboration, clinical trials have been established in order to provide patients the best means to access medical and therapeutic treatments easily.

These patients who take part of the trials undergo strict guidelines and careful supervision in order to ensure a safe and beneficial procedure.

The Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons has so many research centers where various research studies on specific subjects including molecular therapeutics, neurobiology, reproductive, women's health, cancer genetics, and Alzheimer's disease are conducted. The Columbia's Irving Center for Clinical Research is one of the institutions equipped with the most modern facilities and provides clinical investigators enough equipment to conduct studies for the benefit of contemporary medicine.

On the other hand, Weill Medical College of Cornell University doctors deals with clinical research on areas of genetics and gene therapy, neuroscience, structural biology, AIDS, cancer, and psychiatry.

Some of the New York doctors are:

Dr. Robert J. Kaner, M.D.

Address: 520 E 70th Street, Ste 505, New York, NY 10021

Phone: (212) 746-2250

Fax: (212) 746-8808

Dr. Kaner is a specialist in Pulmonary Disease Medicine, Critical Care Medicine and Board Certified in Internal Medicine.

Areas of expertise include:

• Lung Cancer

• Asthma

• Lung Disease

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

• Interstitial Lung Disease

Education and Training:

• Earned his Doctors Degree at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

• Internship - Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

• Residency - Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

• Fellowship - Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

Dr. David R. Bickers, M.D.

Address: 16 East 60th Street, Suite 300, New York, NY 10022

Phone: (212) 326-8465

Fax: (212) 326-8567

Address: 161 Ft. Washington Avenue, 12 Floor, New York, NY 10032

Phone: (212) 305-5293

Fax: (212) 795-1859

Areas of Expertise:

• Skin Cancer

• Psoriasis

• Baldness

• Phototherapy

• Mole and Wart Removal

Education and Training:

• Medical School - University of Virginia School of Medicine

• Internship - University of Iowa College of Medicine

• Residency - New York University Medical Center

• Fellowship - New York University Medical Center

Dr. Robert R. Walther, M.D.

Address: 16 East 60th Street, Suite 300, New York, NY 10022

Phone: (212) 326-8465

Fax: (212) 326-8567

Dr. Walther is a Board Certified Dermatologist with expertise in:

• Skin Cancer

• Psoriasis

• Dermatologic Surgery

• Mole and Wart Removal

Education and Training:

• Medical School - North Carolina Memorial Hospital

• Medical School - University of North Carolina

• Internship - University of Miami Hospital

• Residency - Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York

• Residency - University of Miami Hospital