Dr. Turetz is an Assistant Professor of Genetic Medicine and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and and Assistant Attending Physician at the New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Weill Medical College of Cornell University. She is certified in internal medicine and pulmonary medicine and is eligible for critical care certification.
Among her clinical research interests include the genetic component of chronic obstructive lung disease and the management of these patients. She is part of a group that is focusing on gene expression in the airways and is how this may predict disease in smokers and non-smokers.
In addition to her involvement in clinical research, Dr. Turetz has a major interest in pulmonary hypertension and has published about hypoxia and the nervous system. She also teaches residents and fellows how to manage patients with a wide range of pulmonary diseases as well as manage critically ill patients. Additionally, she is interested in international medicine, has published about tropical illnesses, and has worked with Doctors Without Borders diagnosing and providing care for patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis.
Post-doctoral Training:
Internship: Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
Residency: Internal Medicine, New York Presbysterian Hospital, New York, NY
Fellowship: Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
