Re: URGENT - TO ALL Dr. H PATIENTS -

[Guest guest]

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Thanks so much for the information, had I sent it it think it would

have started with " don't shoot the messenger " . I too am hoping for

a real waiting room. Could you please repost Yadira's email

address. I think Yahoo blanks out the end of addresses with

the ... I always wondered why people posted their email address

with the space after the @ and then typing the (without the space)

notation - now I know. Anyway hope this makes sense. Thanks,

> TO ALL RSS/SGA PARENTS: Salem, on behalf of the MAGIC

> Foundation, writes the following:

>

> Dr. Madeleine Harbison has asked that I send out the following

> notification.

>

> Dr Harbison will officially leave Weill Cornell Medical College in

> the near future. Her group, headed by Dr. I. New, shall stay

> in New York City and move up the street about 30 blocks to Mt.

Sinai

> (located at 5th Ave. and 98th Street). Dr. New will direct a new

> division within Pediatrics. Her division will work closely with

Dr.

> Rappaport's Division of Peds. Endo. but will not be part of

> it. They have not yet decided on the name of their new division.

Dr.

> Harbison will continue in Dr. New's group as an academic-full-time

> Asst. Prof. of Pediatrics, with her academic appointment moving

from

> Cornell to New York University.

>

> They expect to be seeing patients at Mt. Sinai by mid May. In

order

> to accomplish the move effectively, Dr Harbison will have to

cancel

> as many patients as she can between now and their start up at Mt.

> Sinai.

>

> What does this mean for all of you?

>

> * Don't panic.

> * This is a GOOD thing for Dr. H and for all of us.

> * Be as patient as possible during the down time and then her up-

> start time again.

>

> If you have an appointment scheduled with Dr. Harbison in her

> current NYPH system between now and mid May, it is likely that her

> office will attempt to reschedule that apt.for some time after mid

> May. All Dr. Harbison's patients who have future appointments

> scheduled to see her at Cornell will receive a letter from NYPH

> containing forms for release of your/your child's medical records.

> Keep in mind that record gathering will be much more efficient and

> inclusive if done BEFORE she leaves Cornell.

>

> It is VERY important for you to have an appointment scheduled in

Dr.

> H's current NYPH system for sometime after mid May so that you

will

> be in the first wave of patients to get their letters containing

> release forms. These forms will instruct NYPH-Cornell to transfer

> copies of the child's medical records to Mt. Sinai (MSSM). For

these

> instructions to be valid, they must be signed by a parent or legal

> guardian. If your child is to remain in Dr. H's care or if you

want

> her to be retain control of your child's data for your

availability

> and for her research, it is important for you to sign and date

these

> forms, to make a copy for your records and to return them ASAP .

>

> Yadira, Dr. H's beloved and awesome office manager, will be moving

> with them to Mt. Sinai (huge sigh of relief). She is in charge of

> the scheduling process. Dr. Harbison suggests that all patient

> expecting to be seen in NY in the future should make sure they

have

> an apt in the Cornell schedule even if it is a " dummy " apt. For

> example, even though and I were not going to go to New

York

> because of the convention, I am setting up an appointment for

> in early July with Dr. Harbison at her old hospital.

>

> If you have already incurred non-refundable expenses such as non-

> refundable airline tickets related to apts scheduled between now

and

> early August, I recommend that you contact Yadira at

or

> yam2002@m... and discuss this with her. If you have apts

> in this time period and have not made non-refundable purchases, I

> would recommend that you NOT make inflexible arrangements. Yadira

> will be melding the NYPH appointment schedule with the Mt. Sinai

> appointment system. Clearly she can not guarantee same day/same

> time. This is a very time-consuming and difficult process. Yadira

> will be doing her best to get things up and running as soon as

> possible. They really ask for your patience.

>

> Dr. Harbison feels that there will be advantages to being at Mt.

> Sinai. For example they have the strongest clinical genetics

> department in New York, and probably the tri state area. Their

> genetics dept. has both clinical and research laboratory

facilities

> that were not available at Cornell. Hopefully there will be a

better

> waiting room as well (HA!).

>

> Dr. Harbison will again be at the convention this July, and will

see

> families as always. You must be registered for the convention

> already before we can schedule you a visit time, but this may

prove

> to be an easier way for you to see her in the meantime.

>

> If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me

> () directly at magicrss@m..., so that we don't

> overwhelm the phone system in Dr. H's office.

>

> Salem