Recruiting Residents in a Virtual World
Choosing the next generation of physicians is among the most important responsibilities of an academic medical center. The process of reviewing applications and identifying residency candidates has ...
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Pathology Honored by URochester Medicine Board
The Pathology project team that led the most recent phase of our Central Lab consolidation and expansion was recognized by the URochester Medicine Board of Directors and the SMH Quality Institute ...
One Slide, One Clue, One Life-Changing Diagnosis
A sharp eye and decades of experience helped solve a medical mystery for a newborn and her mother at URochester Medicine. A family traveled to Rochester from out of state after their newborn began ...
A Centennial Snapshot As We Look Forward
As the University of Rochester Medical Center celebrates a century of progress, the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine stands out as one of the institution’s most dynamic and quietly ...
Message from the Chair | April 2026
Alumni and Friends, As University of Rochester Medicine celebrates 100 years of Strong Memorial Hospital (and 105 years of our department), we’ve enjoyed looking back at how and why the institution ...
A Witness to—and Architect of—45 Years of Progress
As the Medical Center marks its Centennial, the Department of Pathology also celebrates a century of evolution, discovery, and service. Few individuals embody that history as fully as Neil Blumberg, ...
Focus on Faculty: Gissou Azabdaftari, MD
Get to know Gissou Azabdaftari, MD, clinical professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and director of Residents, Cytopathology Rotation.
Faculty Accomplishments | April 2026
Catch up on news about Philip J. Katzman, Linda Schiffhauer, Jerome Jean-Gilles Jr., and Andrew T. Nelson.
Green Light for Histotechnology Advanced Certificate
Green Light for Histotechnology Advanced...
Orchestrating Change Without Missing a Beat
Significant moments take time to plan. Managing countless moving parts. Anticipating challenges 10 steps ahead. Understanding what can’t go wrong — and what absolutely must go right. That was the ...
Lifesaving Care, Specialized Rehabilitation Help Rebuild a Life
For George Scharr and his wife, Linda Rice, a pleasant June evening spent at the Rochester Jazz Festival quickly turned into a serious medical emergency. Leaving a music venue that night in 2024 and ...
Pathology and Lab Medicine Cuts Ribbon on New Central Lab Space
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine celebrated its recently completed second-floor addition at Central Lab with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Jan. 24. Welcome remarks were offered by Kathy ...
Transplant Institute to Grow Clinical Volumes, Research, Innovation
A newly formed Transplant Institute is bringing together a multidisciplinary team to further the growth of UR Medicine’s liver, kidney, and pancreas transplant programs. Under the direction of ...
URMC Announces First-of-its-Kind Alliance to Expand Health Care Access to Rural Communities
The University of Rochester Medical Center has announced a first-of-its-kind initiative to improve health care access and wellness outcomes in rural communities in Upstate New York through the ...
URMC First in Nation to Use Sound Wave Therapy for Liver Tumors
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, ...
Christa Whitney-Miller Named Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Christa L. Whitney-Miller, MD, professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and vice chair of Anatomic Pathology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, has been selected as chair of the ...
Groundbreaking Celebrates Strong Memorial Hospital Expansion Project
Leaders from the University of Rochester and University of Rochester Medical Center, government officials, and community supporters gathered to celebrate the University’s largest capital project in ...
White Coat Ceremony Celebrates Beginning of Medical School Journey
White coats were presented to the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Class of 2027 during the traditional ceremony that marks the beginning of medical school for these future ...
Pathology’s Impact Both Professional and Personal for Transplant Recipient
Alaina Grasta talks little about her transplant journey, even with colleagues in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. But in recognition of Donate Life Month in April, she is sharing her story to ...
Strong Expansion Project Receives $50M in State Funding
Strong Expansion Project Receives $50M in State...
How to Beat the Holiday Blues: 3 Tips for a Brighter Holiday Season
The pressure to show excitement combined with the rush of holiday activities and obligations can be deeply challenging for people struggling with stress, depression, and grief.
Strong Expansion Project Reaches Another Approval Milestone
The state Department of Health has issued contingent approval of a certificate of need for the project and is expected to grant final CON approval in early 2023.
Living for Her Kids: New Heart Gives Buffalo Mom of 6 Second Chance at Future
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. ...
Strong Will Nearly Triple Size of ED, Offer 100+ New Private Inpatient Rooms
Strong's expansion project will create a 175,000-square-foot emergency department and a 9-story inpatient tower for clinical space and all-private inpatient rooms, scheduled for completion in 2027.
Single-Port Robotic System Augments URMC Clinical Expertise, Spurs Innovation and Training
URMC continues to lead the field of robotic surgery, utilizing the fourth-generation, single-port Intuitive da Vinci SP to provide patients the most precise surgical option available, and applying ...
UR Medicine Creates Alternative Level of Care Units at Strong Memorial, Highland Hospitals
UR Medicine Strong Memorial Hospital this week opened a new, temporary unit for Alternative Level of Care (ALC) patients. These patients no longer need acute, hospital-level care but cannot ...
J. Chad Teeters to Lead UR Medicine Noyes Health
The Noyes Health Board of Directors has selected J. Chad Teeters, M.D., MBA, as its new president and chief executive officer, effective May 1.
URMC Psychiatry Awarded Additional $2.5M to Combat Opioids in Rural Communities
The University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Psychiatry has been awarded an additional $2.5 million to expand the scope of its UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence project.
University Medical Imaging to Join UR Medicine July 1
University Medical Imaging (UMI), a private practice that has served the Rochester region for 30 years, will join UR Medicine effective July 1.
URMC Awarded $6.7M to Combat Opioid Crisis in Rural Communities
The University of Rochester Medical Center has been named one of the three Rural Centers of Excellence on Substance Use Disorder in the country, and awarded a $6.7 million federal grant to identify ...
Adolescent, Young Adult Clinics Open at UR Medicine’s Strong Recovery, Strong Ties
Two new Community Division programs at the University of Rochester Medical Center provide comprehensive care for adolescents and young adults facing both substance use and mental health concerns.
UR Medicine First in Northeast to Perform Robotic-Assisted Transplants for Kidney Recipients
The first recipient to receive a living donor organ robotically using the da Vinci Robotic surgery System® at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital underwent surgery in May. A second case was ...
URMC's Van Orden Recognized by American Association of Suicidology
Kimberly A. Van Orden, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will be honored with the Shneidman Award by the American Association ...
UR, China Announce Creation of Suicide Prevention Center in Shenzhen
The University of Rochester and Shenzhen Kangning Hospital in China will collaborate to develop the Shenzhen-Rochester Collaborating Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide.
2018 URMC Board Excellence Awards Honor Inspiring Individuals, Teams
Thirteen individuals and four teams were honored by the University of Rochester Medical Center Board for excellence in their roles and the superior care given to their patients and colleagues each ...
FLDRN Sees Organ Donation Impact Reach All-Time High in 2018
Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network coordinated more organ donations and life-saving transplants in 2018 than any other year in the organization’s 32-year history.
Mark Gestring Named URMC Division Chief of Acute Care Surgery
The professor of Surgery, Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics joined the faculty in 2001.
Robert Wood Johnson Grant to Fuel Behavioral Health Collaboration in Southern Tier
Three University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Psychiatry faculty members, along with a community partner in Allegany County, have been selected to participate in the highly prestigious ...
An Officer and an Organ Donor
Lieutenant Dan Schermerhorn Jr. works the day shift. Peace Officer Paul Wlosinski works nights. The two University of Rochester Department of Public Safety colleagues are forever connected by an act ...
$1.8M Grant Supports Life-Changing Cancer Services Across the Finger Lakes Region
The URMC Center for Community Health and Prevention will use the state funding to expand its Cancer Services Program of Monroe County to the surrounding of Seneca, Yates, Wayne, Ontario and ...
UR Medicine Opens Liver Transplant Clinic in Syracuse
UR Medicine has opened an ambulatory clinic for liver transplant at St. Joseph’s Health, providing care closer to home for the hundreds of UR Medicine liver transplant patients who live in Central ...
3 UR Medicine Specialty Programs Make U.S. News Best Hospitals List
Strong Memorial’s Ears, Nose and Throat (Otolaryngology) specialty program ranked 43rd among the nation’s hospitals, up from 53 last year, and Nephrology ranked 44th, up from 65 last year. Highland ...
St. James Hospital Announces New CEO
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 ...
YMCA of Greater Rochester, UR Medicine Announce Exclusive Collaboration
Area residents will have greater access to UR Medicine wellness programs and clinical services at 17 YMCA of Greater Rochester locations, under terms of a collaboration agreement announced today.
URMC Recognizes 3 with Satcher Community Health Awards
The event featured a special grand rounds delivered by David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D, the 16th Surgeon General of the United States, for whom the awards are named.
St. James Mercy Hospital Is Now UR Medicine Affiliate
Leaders from UR Medicine and St. James Mercy Hospital board finalized an affiliation agreement between the two organizations. St. James is the sixth to join UR Medicine's network of inpatient ...
UR Medicine Urgent Care to Open 2 New Locations, in Greece and Perinton/Victor
UR Medicine Urgent Care is expanding its footprint in Monroe County, with the addition of two new urgent care centers and a move for an existing site to a larger space nearby.
URMC Announces Strategic Partnership with Auburn Community Hospital, St. Joseph’s Health
The agreement is designed to improve community health and quality of care for Auburn-area residents by sharing information and resources across the three systems.
Surveillance Officer Maria Gaitán Recognized for Infection Prevention Role
Gaitán, health project coordinator for the Center for Community Health’s Emerging Infections Program, received the “Outstanding Contribution to Infection Prevention” award by the Rochester Finger ...
URMC Providers Join Forces for Relief Efforts in Puerto Rico
Eleven providers left Oct. 24 for Puerto Rico, deploying as part of a larger Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) team that will spend two weeks on the hurricane-ravaged island that is ...
Modified Name Better Reflects Mission of Center for Community Health & Prevention
The Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center announced a change to its name to more accurately reflect its mission of prevention. It will now be known as the Center for Community Health & ...
8 Transplants in 10 days for Solid Organ Transplant
The cases consisted of five kidney transplants, one pancreas transplant, and two liver transplants. Patients hail from Monroe County, Buffalo, Utica and Elmira.
Oak Orchard, UR Medicine Announce Collaboration Agreement
Patients of Oak Orchard Health clinics in four Upstate New York counties could soon gain access to more UR Medicine specialists and services under terms of a collaboration agreement announced today.
UR Medicine Partners Receive $21.8M in NYS Health Care Transformation Grants
Four hospitals associated with UR Medicine will receive a total of $21.8 million in state grants to improve services and facilities for patients, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced.
New Multi-Specialty Suite Opens
The third floor of the former Lakeside Memorial Hospital in Brockport—quiet and vacant for the past three and a half years—is now bustling with activity as additional clinical program space for UR ...
URMC Recognizes 3 With Satcher Community Health Awards
Three individuals were honored with the eighth annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards, presented by the Center for Community Health.
UR Medical Center Board Honors Top Staff with 2016 Excellence Awards
Ten individuals and four teams were honored for their dedication, service and outstanding patient care, with numerous examples cited of their extraordinary efforts.
URMC Chosen for National Community Health and Health Equity Initiative
The University of Rochester Medical Center is one of only eight institutions chosen by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to join an effort to improve health equity and the health of ...
New Solid Organ Transplant Chief Joins UR Medicine’s Department of Surgery
The University of Rochester Medical Center has appointed Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro as chief of UR Medicine’s Division of Solid Organ Transplantation in the Department of Surgery.
Emotional Reunion Raises Awareness About Organ Donation
Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network event April 29 at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital left few dry eyes in the house.
Gift of Life Unites 2 Families in Heart and Song
The Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network event will bring a Horseheads, N.Y., family, which chose organ donation in a time of personal tragedy, together with the family of their infant son's ...
Churches, Barber Shops Raise Awareness of Colorectal Cancer
The Cancer Services Program of Monroe County, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Center for Community Health, is on a mission in March to make the community healthier. In ...
Dr. Morris Shapiro, URMC Clinician and Educator, Dies at 102
The University of Rochester Medical Center is mourning the loss of one of its longtime faculty members. Morris J. Shapiro, M.D., a professor of Emergency Medicine and professor emeritus of Surgery, ...
UR Medicine Opens 2 New Urgent Care Centers
UR Medicine celebrated the opening of two urgent care centers today, in Pittsford and Henrietta.
Organ Donor Enrollment Day to Raise Awareness, Register Donors
Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network’s Organ Donor Enrollment Day to be held at College Town, Mt. Hope Avenue.
Nancy Bennett Named Chair of CDC Advisory Committee
Nancy M. Bennett, M.D., director of the URMC Center for Community Health, has been appointed chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
UR Medicine Launching Services at Eastside YMCA
A unique collaboration between UR Medicine and the YMCA of Greater Rochester, several years in the making, is set to become reality as the first health care services provided by UR Medicine open Aug. ...
UR Medicine Acquiring 2 Urgent Care Centers
UR Medicine has announced it is acquiring two local AccelCare urgent care centers, with ownership expected this fall.
Success of Hypertension Intervention Garners National Honor
The Center for Community Health's Blood Pressure Advocate Program will receive the 2015 American Hospital Association NOVA Award on July 25 in San Francisco.
University of Rochester Medical Center Honors Satcher Award Recipients
The community health improvement awards distinguish individuals who have made significant contributions to community health in the greater Rochester region through research, education, clinical ...
Emergency Medicine’s Cushman Named Interim County Health Commissioner
Jeremy T. Cushman, M.D., M.S., associate professor of Emergency Medicine and chief of the Division of Prehospital Medicine, has been named interim commissioner for the Monroe County Department of ...
UR Teen Health and Success Partnership Receives International Honor
The program received the 2015 Hilary E.C. Millar Award for Innovative Approaches to Adolescent Health Care awarded by the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine.
Local High School Students Feature Works in URMC Spring Art Exhibit
The Bridge Art Gallery celebrates spring with a colorful new exhibit – “Life Is” – featuring 35 high school artists. An opening reception will be held April 23.
Strong West Adds Fourth Health Talk to Spring Slate
The consumer health talks invite community members in Brockport and the surrounding area to learn about topics related to their health and wellness.
Strong West Continues Free Community Health Talks this Spring
The series resumes at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23. UR Medicine cardiologist John Bisognano, M.D., Ph.D., will share information and answer questions about heart health.
Former URMC CEO, Orthopaedics Chair Establishes Endowed Professorship
C. McCollister “Mac” Evarts, M.D., former CEO of the University of Rochester Medical Center and past chair of the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, has committed $1 million to help ...
Strong West to Debut Surgical Center Next Week
Procedures are scheduled for Sept. 2 at the Brockport facility's new same-day surgery center.
Strong West ED Opens After Receiving State DOH Approval
The New York State Department of Health has granted approval for an off-campus Emergency Department (ED) at UR Medicine’s Strong West site in Brockport, making it the first such model in Upstate New ...
Strong West Ribbon-Cutting Celebrates First Year of Services
A new Ambulatory Surgical Center, to be located in space that formerly housed Lakeside’s birthing center, is expected to open later this month. It will include 15 beds, three operating rooms and two ...
UR Medicine, YMCA of Greater Rochester Announce Unique Collaboration
The YMCA of Greater Rochester and UR Medicine held a groundbreaking ceremony for a 20,000-square-foot addition to the Eastside Family YMCA in Penfield, which will provide new services and wellness ...
Teen Athletes Invited to UR Medicine Co-Ed Sports Performance Enhancement Camp
High school and college athletes have the opportunity to learn strength and conditioning skills at a five-week camp sponsored by UR Medicine Sports Medicine, a division of the Department of ...
Childhood Obesity is Focus of Free Talk at Strong West on May 27
Golisano Children's Hospital's Stephen R. Cook, a nationally recognized childhood obesity expert, will share insights into the issue and answer the community's questions.
Strong West to Host Community Forum April 22 at Brockport Middle School
Community members are invited to take part in a community conversation about the future of UR Medicine’s Strong West in Brockport.
Cancer Services Program Honored with W.B. Potter Founder’s Award
Part of the Center for Community Health, CSP was recognized with the 2014 W.B. Potter Founder’s Award by the Ad Council of Rochester.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Topic of Annual Farley Lectureship April 3
The URMC Department of Family Medicine will present the fifth annual Gene and Linda Farley Lectureship at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 3, at Highland Family Medicine, 777 S. Clinton Ave. A reception ...
UR Medicine’s Campbell Named Chair of National Family Medicine Council
Thomas L. Campbell, M.D., the William Rocktaschel Professor and chair of the Department of Family Medicine, was recently elected chair of the Council of Academic Family Medicine.
Colon Exhibit Aims to Raise Awareness of Cancer Screenings
The Cancer Services Program of Monroe County, part of the Center for Community Health, in partnership with Cancer Mission 2020, led by Camp Good Days and Special Times, are joining forces to bring a ...
Strong West Surgical Center OK’d by State
UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital received approval from the state Department of Health to proceed with plans for an ambulatory surgical center at its Strong West location in Brockport.
Strong West Plans Free Community Health Talks
UR Medicine’s Strong West is launching a series of free consumer health talks, inviting community members in the Brockport area to learn about topics related to heart and vascular conditions, women's ...
Baumhauer Named One of North America's Top Foot and Ankle Surgeons
Judith F. Baumhauer, M.D., M.P.H., an orthopaedic surgeon at the URMC Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Institute, was named by Orthopaedics This Week as one of the top 26 foot and ankle surgeons in North ...
URMC’s Elfar Honored With Hand Surgeon-Scientist Award
John C. Elfar, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, has been named the 2013 recipient of the Hand Surgeon-Scientist Award by the American Society for ...
SMH Liver Recipient, Volunteer to Ride on Donate Life Float in Rose Parade
Everything is coming up roses for Richard Perez, a 10-year liver recipient, who will represent the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network and Solid Organ ...
Highland Family Medicine Receives Award for Successfully Treating Depression
The Greater Rochester Health Foundation has recognized the work of Thomas L. Campbell, M.D., URMC’s Highland Family Medicine practice and the Anthony L. Jordan Health Center through a Robert ...
O’Donovan Named Administrator of URMC Strong West
Bryan J. O'Donovan, M.P.A., M.S., oversees Strong West operations based at the former Lakeside Memorial Hospital facility in Brockport.
100 Years Young: Dr. Morris Shapiro to be Honored
A special birthday celebration for Morris J. Shapiro, M.D., will be held this morning in Helen Wood Hall, Room 1W501. Shapiro, who has been practicing medicine in Rochester since 1946, turns 100 ...
$2M Gift to Support Geriatric Fracture Care, Orthopaedic Research
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss has given $2 million to the University of Rochester to support clinical and research work related to geriatric fracture care being led by Stephen L. ...
URMC and YMCA Offer Free Health Talks This Fall, Winter
The University of Rochester Medical Center and the Eastside Family YMCA continue to offer a prevention and wellness series to the community at the YMCA's Penfield location.
URMC Takes Ownership of Former Lakeside Property
The University of Rochester Medical Center officially closed on Lakeside Health System’s property in Brockport, taking ownership of the former Lakeside Memorial Hospital facility and ushering in a ...
Former Lakeside Practices, Spencerport Urgent Care Become URMC Strong West on Monday
URMC on Monday morning will officially acquire the Lakeside Health System’s clinical practices and Spencerport urgent care, transferring the entities over to Strong Memorial’s Hospital’s license.