Patient Care Living Donor’s Generosity Offers Second Chance to Florida Man with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer By Ruth Harper-Rhode May. 28, 2024 When Tim McDonald, of Tampa Bay, Florida, found out he had stage 4 colorectal cancer that had spread to his liver, self-advocacy became his focus. That led him to the University of Rochester Medical ...
Patient Care URMC First in Nation to Use Sound Wave Therapy for Liver Tumors By Karin Gaffney Christensen Dec. 22, 2023 Doctors at the University of Rochester Medical Center are first in the nation to use a cutting-edge therapy for patients with cancerous tumors in their liver. Using high-intensity sound waves, ...
Patient Care Dual-Organ Transplant at Strong Memorial Hospital Saves Young Woman By Leslie White Apr. 9, 2023 A Chili mother is grateful after life-saving, dual-organ transplant surgeries following a massive effort at UR Medicine Strong Memorial Hospital. More than 250 clinical and support staff – enough to ...
People From Faculty to Filmmaker: “Aye Zindagi” Tells the Heartwarming Story of a Liver Transplant Journey By Strategic Communications Dec. 15, 2022 Anirban Bose, M.D., wrote and directed, "Aye Zindagi," a feature film about a man in need of a liver transplant, and his deep connection to a grief counselor.
People Lainie Friedman Ross Named Inaugural Chair of Health Humanities and Bioethics By Leslie White Sep. 22, 2022 A pediatrician and internationally renowned bioethicist at The University of Chicago, Ross was tapped as the inaugural chair of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Department ...
Patient Care Caring Buffalo nurse receives new heart, second chance By Leslie White Jul. 11, 2022 For nearly two decades, Buffalo nurse Denise Abbey devoted herself to caring for people with behavioral health challenges. An unexpected health crisis left her fighting for her life. Teamwork between ...
Patient Care Living for Her Kids: New Heart Gives Buffalo Mom of 6 Second Chance at Future By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jun. 30, 2022 Brendalis Vega’s life, for 18 years, has been raising her children. The Buffalo mom of six had never been away from them for more than a couple of days; her 2-year-old, never more than a few hours. ...
Research Living Donation Opens New Doors for Colorectal Cancer Patients in Need of Liver Transplants By Susanne Pallo Mar. 30, 2022 A new study, led in part by URMC, offers a second chance for terminal cancer patients. It demonstrates the first successful living-donor liver transplants in North America for patients who had ...
Patient Care Tonawanda School Custodian Receives Best Gift Ever – A New Heart By Leslie White Feb. 1, 2022 “I can feel my new heart beating,” Louis Vacanti says as he places his hand on his chest. “I’m so grateful for everything I’ve received.”
Patient Care Unconventional Union For Officers Provides Hope For New Beats By Leslie White Feb. 12, 2021 Buffalo Police Detective Jim Kaska and Police Capt. Melinda Jones exchanged vows in an intensive care unit at Strong Memorial Hospital, where Kaska is awaiting a new heart, and a second chance at ...
