Oct. 18, 2023 By Rachel Butler NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital announced that Dr. Iosif Gulkarov has been named its new chief of cardiothoracic surgery. Gulkarov is a leading adult cardiac surgeon and, as of Oct. 1, was also recruited to Weill Cornell Medicine as an associate professor of clinical cardiothoracic surgery. In his new role, Gulkarov…
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Oct. 6, 2023 By Bill Parry A Jamaica man expressed “profound remorse” in Queens Supreme Court on Friday morning after he was sentenced to 25 years in state prison for the attempted murder of his estranged wife nine months ago in front of her Flushing home. Stephen Giraldo, of 144th Street, pleaded guilty to attempted murder last month for running over 41-year-old Sophia Giraldo with his SUV, before stabbing her in the chest, all in the presence of their three young children. Sophia has been in a coma since the attack. The couple’s children were in the vehicle when the…
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