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  • The brain scans of high school football and hockey players showed subtle injury -- even if they did not suffer a concussion -- after taking routine hits to the head during the normal course of play, according to a University of Rochester Medical Center study.
  • A minimally invasive 'bellybutton' surgery technique already used to remove smaller organs like the gallbladder and appendix has now been adapted to allow URMC surgeons to excise much larger organs – like the colon, which in many adults measures almost five feet long.
  • Ralph 'Rusty' Lawrence looks out a window at Strong Memorial Hospital and thinks about running through autumn leaves with his young sons without having to catch his breath after a few short minutes. His failing heart has prevented him from rough-housing with the boys.
  • Scientists have had unprecedented success isolating and directing stem cells from the human brain to become oligodendrocytes and make myelin, a crucial substance that is in short supply in the brains of people with multiple sclerosis. In the photo above, areas in red show mouse brain cells coated with myelin.
  • Left to right: Candice Lee, M.D., Roseanna Guzman, M.D., Laura Nally, M.D., Bianca Redhead, M.D., Linda Ding, M.D., Melissa Mastroianni, M.D., and Kristin Kelly, M.D., sit for a portrait in an operating room at URMC. The seven, currently in their second year, comprise the first-ever all female surgical resident class at the URMC and possibly the country.

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URMC Cardiothoracic Surgeon Honored by National Society »
February 09, 2012

George L. Hicks, M.D., renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and chief of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was honored for his passion and dedication to mentoring surgeons of tomorrow during the annual meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgery.

Like Mother, Like Daughter: Duo Shaves Heads for Cancer Research »
February 09, 2012

This year, Dr. Bredlau and her 13-year-old daughter will join forces as a mother-daughter team at the St. Baldrick’s Foundation’s local Shaving the Way event on Sunday, March 11.

Free Heart Screenings Feb. 13 at Strong Memorial Hospital »
February 01, 2012

University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologists will offer free blood pressure and oxygenation screenings, which are key indicators of heart disease, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Feb. 13, at Strong Memorial Hospital Lobby. This is part of the Medical Center’s community outreach efforts to mark American Heart Month.

The Highlands at Pittsford Awarded Five-Year CARF Reaccreditation »
January 31, 2012

The Highlands at Pittsford retirement community has earned its third five-year reaccreditation from CARF International. Founded as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, CARF International is an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services.

Medical Center Psychiatrist Wins Award for Book on Workplace Violence »
January 30, 2012

Michael R. Privitera, M.D., M.S., associate professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will receive the 2012 Manfred S. Guttmacher Award, which is given for an outstanding contribution to the literature of forensic psychiatry.

Collaborative ‘Rochester Model’ Gets Spotlight for Hypertension Program »
January 30, 2012

The fast-moving effort led by business leaders, in partnership with healthcare organizations, to make the Finger Lakes region the healthiest community in the country serves as a model for action that other cities could follow, according to a medical journal.