About
Personal Statement
Dr. Murray received his M.D. from Cornell University Medical College in 1972, and trained in Internal Medicine at New York Hospital and Johns Hopkins Hospital and in Infectious Diseases at George Washington University School of Medicine and the Rockefeller University. In 1979, Dr. Murray joined the Division of Infectious Diseases at Weill Cornell, was Division Chief (1983-1995) and is now the Arthur R. Ashe Professor of Medicine. In 1980, Dr. Murray helped to found Weill Cornell’s Travel Clinic where he has seen travelers for more than 30 years. He has a particular interest in Travel Medicine and parasitic infections. Dr. Murray has authored nearly 300 publications, and is editor of Tropimed-U.S. (a travel medicine website).
Specialties and Expertise
Specialties
- Internal Medicine
- Infectious Disease
Expertise
- Primary Care
- Tropical Medicine
- International Travel Advisory
Biography
Dr. Murray received his BA degree from Cornell University and his MD from Cornell University Medical College. He trained in Internal Medicine at The New York Hospital, where he was also Chief Resident, and at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He obtained clinical infectious diseases training at George Washington University School of Medicine and post-doctoral research training in immunology at Rockefeller University. In 1979, Dr. Murray returned to the Division of Infectious Diseases at Weill Cornell Medical College where he established his research laboratory in experimental visceral leishmaniasis and host defense which has now been supported by NIH for nearly 30 years, and he was also Division Chief (1983-1995). He established Cornell's NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Group and the Cornell Clinical Trials Unit, and was Associate Chairman for Clinical Research in the Department of Medicine (1995-2007). Dr. Murray established and directs the Arthur Ashe AIDS Endowment, co-chairs the Department's Quality Assurance Committee and formerly co-directed the Kala-Azar Medical Research Center in India. He is editor of Tropimed-U.S., a travel medicine web site, and attends on the Infectious Diseases clinical service and at Cornell's Travel Medicine Clinic.
Research
Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards
1981 Rockefeller Foundation Career Development Award
1983 Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases
1984 American Society for Clinical Investigation
1989 Squibb Award for Outstanding Achievement, Infectious Diseases Society of America
1992 NIH AIDS Program Advisory Committee
1994 Association of American Physicians
1995 Associate Chairman (Clinical Research), Department of Medicine
2002 NIH Tropical Medicine and Parasitology Study Section
2005 Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. Professor of Medicine
2006 Chairman, Quality Assurance Committee, Department of Medicine
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Credentials
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine (Infectious Disease)
Clinical and Academic Positions
- Professor of Medicine - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
- Arthur R. Ashe Jr. Professor of Medicine - Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University
- Attending Physician - NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Education and Training
- M.D., Cornell University Medical College, 1972
Insurance
Insurance Plans Accepted
The following represents most of the managed care plans accepted by this doctor. If your insurance carrier does not appear here please contact the doctor’s office as they may have individual contracts not included on this site.
* indicates this doctor is no longer accepting new patients with this insurance plan.
- AETNA - HMO
- AETNA - Medicare
- AETNA - PPO
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee Managed Care Plan
- Aetna Weill Cornell Employee PPO Plan
- Aetna-NYP - EPO/POS
- Affinity Access
- Affinity Health Plan
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Blue Access
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - EPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - HMO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - Mediblue (Senior)
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield - PPO
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield HealthPlus - CHP
- Fidelis Care
- GHI - CBP
- Health First
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP)
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicaid
- Health Insurance Plan of NY (HIP) - Medicare
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Oxford Health Plans - Freedom
- Oxford Health Plans - Liberty
- Oxford Health Plans - Medicare Advantage
- Oxford Health Plans - Metro/Core/Charter
- Rockefeller University - Trustmark
- United Empire
- United Healthcare
- United Healthcare - Community Plan
- United Healthcare - Medicare
- United Healthcare Compass
- VNSNY CHOICE - HMO
- VNSNY CHOICE - Medicare
- WellCare of NY
Locations and Appointments
External Relationships
External Relationships
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