Patient Care Cardiac Specialist Joins URMC Electrophysiology Team By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jun. 24, 2010 The University of Rochester Medical Center welcomes electrophysiologist Christine Tompkins, M.D., to its Department of Medicine/Division of Cardiology as a senior instructor.
Research URMC Receives $1.5M to Study Safety of Blood Transfusions By Leslie Orr Jun. 23, 2010 This week it was announced that blood researchers Neil Blumberg, M.D., and Richard Phipps, Ph.D., at the University of Rochester Medical Center, were among a select group of investigators nationwide ...
Patient Care Primary Care Network Diabetes Care Program Wins Quality Seal By URochester Medicine Communications Jun. 8, 2010 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) Primary Care Network has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for the consistent high quality of care its ...
Education Former Dean Apppointed to SUNY Board of Trustees By URochester Medicine Communications May. 24, 2010 Marshall A. Lichtman, M.D., professor and former dean of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, has been appointed to the State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees.
Research More “Good” Cholesterol is Not Always Good for Your Health By Emily Boynton May. 24, 2010 We’ve all heard about the importance of raising HDL, or the so-called “good” cholesterol, and lowering LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, to improve heart health. While we’ve come to assume HDL cholesterol ...
Research Physicians Should Help Patients with Depression Name Their Problem By URochester Medicine Communications May. 20, 2010 Because people with depression often do not recognize they have a problem or are unable to describe their distress, many do not seek treatment. About a quarter of those with major depression are ...
Education School of Medicine and Dentistry Invests 10th Dean By Teri D'Agostino May. 5, 2010 Mark B. Taubman, M.D. was formally invested as the Dean of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry at a ceremony on Wednesday, May 5 in the School’s Class of ’62 Auditorium.
Research National Academy of Sciences elects two Rochester faculty members By URochester Medicine Communications Apr. 30, 2010 Porter W. Anderson, Ph.D., University of Rochester Medical Center professor emeritus of pediatrics, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors a ...
Education Eastman Institute for Oral Health Chair Elected to National Post By Karen Black Apr. 27, 2010 Carlo Ercoli, D.D.S., associate professor, chair and program director for Eastman Institute for Oral Health’s Prosthodontic Division at the University of Rochester Medical Center, has been named the ...
Research URMC Receives $4.5 Million in NYS Stem Cell Grants By Mark Michaud Mar. 25, 2010 The University of Rochester Medical Center has received a total of $4.5 million in funding from the Empire State Stem Cell Board for research in neurological disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, ...
