Welcome to the Lang Research Center

Promoting Research in a Community Health Setting

Research is an essential component of a major medical center.  The Theresa and Eugene M. Lang Center for Research and Education was founded in 2000, to provide a major research presence at New York Hospital Queens.  The center was made possible through a generous gift from philanthropists and friends Theresa and Eugene Lang.

The research center's activities complement the robust training program for residents and fellow and the advanced level of patient care that make New York Hospital Queens a major medical center. 

The goal of the center is to promote a new emphasis in clinical research by conducting studies in the community setting. 

Research activity has traditionally been carried out in major academic centers, where the clinical problems are often rare and highly complex.  Studies of those conditions are frequently not generalizable to the majority of people suffering from common but serious illnesses.

The community hospital is better suited to addressing common diseases such as cancer, heart attack, stroke, diabetes, kidney failure, and hypertension in the setting where most patients will be treated.