Patient Care Brain Surgeon Works with Cardiologist to Repair Cortland Woman’s Heart By Leslie White Aug. 6, 2012 A Cortland woman with a genetic abnormality in her heart is back to her normal routine thanks to the seemingly unusual pairing of a brain surgeon and cardiologist at the University of Rochester ...
Patient Care Teamwork Saves Retired Restaurateur after Sudden Cardiac Death By Leslie White Jun. 5, 2012 Richard “Duff” Rund considers himself incredibly lucky. He survived sudden cardiac death –and he credits fast action by friends on the tennis court, an automated external defibrillator and seamless ...
Patient Care URMC 1st in U.S. Honored for Hypertension Care, Heart Disease Prevention By Leslie White Apr. 26, 2012 The University of Rochester Medical Center is first in the nation to earn top-tier recognition for its evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of high blood pressure from the American Society of ...
Research Local Health Systems Collaborate on Pilot Program to Prevent, Treat Stroke By Leslie White Mar. 15, 2012 Rochester’s three health systems are collaborating to improve stroke care through creation of the Stroke Treatment Alliance of Rochester (STAR), funded by an $800,000 grant from the Greater Rochester ...
Research Study: Early Surgery Controls Seizures, Improves Quality of Life By Mark Michaud Mar. 6, 2012 A new study out today in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that the vast majority of patients with previously uncontrolled temporal lobe epilepsy who underwent surgical ...
Research Report Highlights Understudied, Unwelcome Side of Cancer Treatment By Leslie Orr Mar. 6, 2012 The number of cancer survivors in the United States has tripled since 1971 and yet gains in survival have come at the price of second malignancies and cardiovascular disease, according to a ...
Patient Care Free Heart Screenings Feb. 13 at Strong Memorial Hospital By Leslie White Feb. 1, 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 ...
Patient Care 99-year-old Woman Regains Mobility Following Spinal Procedures By Leslie White Dec. 21, 2011 A 99-year-old woman has returned to her daily routine after doctors repaired three separate compression fractures in her spine three times in a month. Specialists at the University of Rochester ...
Research URMC Department of Surgery Boasts Five New Faculty By URochester Medicine Communications Sep. 26, 2011 Last month, the University of Medical Center’s Department of Surgery continued its brisk growth, adding four highly-skilled surgeons and an education/simulation training expert to its faculty.
Research $10 Million Gift from Philip Saunders Advances URMC’s Neuromuscular Program, Other Initiatives By URochester Medicine Communications Apr. 3, 2011 Philip Saunders, a Rochester businessman and a major supporter of the neuromuscular disease program at the University of Rochester Medical Center, has donated an additional $10 million – one of the ...
