Francesca Gany

Professor Francesca Gany holds dual appointments in Population Health Sciences and Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, where she has been affiliated since 2013 and 2020 respectively. Her work bridges public health, oncology, and epidemiology with a focus on marginalized populations.

• M.S. in Public Health, New York University (1993)
• M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1984)
• B.S., Yale University (1980)

Her research spans health disparities in immigrant communities, cancer screening barriers, and occupational health for vulnerable workers. She has extensively studied language discordance, food insecurity, and cultural adaptation of psychotherapy in medically underserved groups.

Publications since 2020 highlight her ongoing work in urban immigrant health, with recent articles analyzing hypertension management in taxi drivers, SNAP program effectiveness for cancer patients, and mHealth access for Brooklyn residents.