Patient Care URMC Physician Earns National Palliative Care Award By Lori Barrette Jun. 13, 2018 Palliative care physician Erin Denney-Koelsch, M.D., who formed an interdisciplinary program to support expectant parents of babies not likely to survive, was honored with the 2018 Hastings Center ...
Research Neuroscience Grad Student Awarded NIH Diversity Fellowship By URochester Medicine Communications Jun. 12, 2018 Monique S. Mendes is the first University of Rochester Medical Center graduate student to receive a prestigious diversity award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders in Stroke.
Patient Care UR Medicine Recognized for Excellence in Stroke Care By Mark Michaud Jun. 11, 2018 The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) has once again honored the UR Medicine Strong Memorial and Highland Hospitals for having achieved the highest standard of care for ...
Patient Care ‘Bionic Eye’ Helps Wyoming County Man See His Bride Again By Leslie White Jun. 11, 2018 “Oh my goodness – do you see that?” It was the wave of a hand, but William Heidt was in tears. For the first time in more than 15 years, the Wyoming County man saw something, thanks to a “bionic eye” ...
Patient Care Prostate Cancer Screening: Top 5 Things to Know By Lori Barrette Jun. 8, 2018 Recent guidelines suggest that men ages 55 to 69 talk with their doctor about prostate cancer screening and their personal risk factors. Highland Hospital's Chief of Radiation Oncology Dr. Hong Zhang ...
People St. James Hospital Announces New CEO By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jun. 8, 2018 The St. James Hospital Board of Directors has selected Bryan J. O’Donovan, M.P.A., M.S., as its new president and chief executive officer. The announcement was made Friday morning during an employee ...
Research Norton Honored with HPNA Distinguished Researcher Award By Patrick Broadwater Jun. 7, 2018 Sally Norton, a nationally recognized expert in research dedicated to improving the care of patients with advanced illnesses, was honored with the prestigious Distinguished Researcher Award from the ...
Research Practice Makes Perfect -- Fake Organs Guide the Way for 'Impossible' Cancer Surgery By Mark Michaud Jun. 5, 2018 URMC urologist Ahmed Ghazi, M.D., builds exact replicas of patients' organs – complete with their specific tumors – to practice complex, time-sensitive surgery long before the patient is in the ...
Getting Braces is Way More Than a Family Affair By URochester Medicine Communications Jun. 4, 2018 After traveling to Eastman Dental from their home in Corning over the years for their four kids' braces, Jim and Linda Merrill said it's their turn.
Dr. Calnon Earns Distinguished Service Award By URochester Medicine Communications Jun. 1, 2018 Dr. William Calnon (GPR '79), Eastman Dental Center Foundation Board President, has been named the 2018 Distinguished Service Award from the American Dental Association.
