Karin Christensen

People

Pathology’s Impact Both Professional and Personal for URMC Employee

• Mar. 28, 2023

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 ...

Patient Care

Strong Expansion Project Receives $50M in State Funding

• Feb. 28, 2023

Strong Expansion Project Receives $50M in State...

Patient Care

How to Beat the Holiday Blues: 3 Tips for a Brighter Holiday Season

• Dec. 22, 2022

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.

Patient Care

Strong Will Nearly Triple Size of ED, Offer 100+ New Private Inpatient Rooms

• Mar. 22, 2022

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.

Patient Care

Single-Port Robotic System Augments URMC Clinical Expertise, Spurs Innovation and Training

• Feb. 21, 2022

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 ...

Research

URMC Psychiatry Awarded Additional $2.5M to Combat Opioids in Rural Communities

• Jul. 15, 2020

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.

Patient Care

University Medical Imaging to Join UR Medicine July 1

• Jun. 24, 2020

University Medical Imaging (UMI), a private practice that has served the Rochester region for 30 years, will join UR Medicine effective July 1.

Patient Care

URMC Awarded $6.7M to Combat Opioid Crisis in Rural Communities

• Jan. 13, 2020

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 ...

Patient Care

Adolescent, Young Adult Clinics Open at UR Medicine’s Strong Recovery, Strong Ties

• Jan. 5, 2020

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.

Patient Care

UR Medicine First in Northeast to Perform Robotic-Assisted Transplants for Kidney Recipients

• Sep. 11, 2019

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 ...

Research

URMC's Van Orden Recognized by American Association of Suicidology

• Feb. 25, 2019

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 ...

Patient Care

UR, China Announce Creation of Suicide Prevention Center in Shenzhen

• Feb. 4, 2019

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.

Patient Care

2018 URMC Board Excellence Awards Honor Inspiring Individuals, Teams

• Jan. 23, 2019

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 ...

Patient Care

FLDRN Sees Organ Donation Impact Reach All-Time High in 2018

• Jan. 21, 2019

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.

Patient Care

Mark Gestring Named URMC Division Chief of Acute Care Surgery

• Dec. 9, 2018

The professor of Surgery, Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics joined the faculty in 2001.

Patient Care

Robert Wood Johnson Grant to Fuel Behavioral Health Collaboration in Southern Tier

• Nov. 19, 2018

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 ...

Patient Care

An Officer and an Organ Donor

• Nov. 13, 2018

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 ...

Community

$1.8M Grant Supports Life-Changing Cancer Services Across the Finger Lakes Region

• Oct. 1, 2018

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 ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Opens Liver Transplant Clinic in Syracuse

• Aug. 23, 2018

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 ...

Patient Care

3 UR Medicine Specialty Programs Make U.S. News Best Hospitals List

• Aug. 13, 2018

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 ...

People

St. James Hospital Announces New CEO

• 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 ...

Patient Care

YMCA of Greater Rochester, UR Medicine Announce Exclusive Collaboration

• May. 15, 2018

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.

Community

URMC Recognizes 3 with Satcher Community Health Awards

• Apr. 24, 2018

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.

Patient Care

St. James Mercy Hospital Is Now UR Medicine Affiliate

• Mar. 6, 2018

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 ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Urgent Care to Open 2 New Locations, in Greece and Perinton/Victor

• Jan. 18, 2018

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.

Patient Care

URMC Announces Strategic Partnership with Auburn Community Hospital, St. Joseph’s Health

• Dec. 14, 2017

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.

Patient Care

Surveillance Officer Maria Gaitán Recognized for Infection Prevention Role

• Oct. 24, 2017

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 ...

Patient Care

URMC Providers Join Forces for Relief Efforts in Puerto Rico

• Oct. 23, 2017

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 ...

Community

Modified Name Better Reflects Mission of Center for Community Health & Prevention

• Oct. 16, 2017

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 & ...

Patient Care

8 Transplants in 10 days for Solid Organ Transplant

• Sep. 21, 2017

The cases consisted of five kidney transplants, one pancreas transplant, and two liver transplants. Patients hail from Monroe County, Buffalo, Utica and Elmira.

Patient Care

Oak Orchard, UR Medicine Announce Collaboration Agreement

• Aug. 16, 2017

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.

Patient Care

UR Medicine Partners Receive $21.8M in NYS Health Care Transformation Grants

• Jul. 18, 2017

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.

Patient Care

New Multi-Specialty Suite Opens

• Jun. 5, 2017

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 ...

Community

URMC Recognizes 3 With Satcher Community Health Awards

• Apr. 10, 2017

Three individuals were honored with the eighth annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards, presented by the Center for Community Health.

Patient Care

UR Medical Center Board Honors Top Staff with 2016 Excellence Awards

• Jan. 25, 2017

Ten individuals and four teams were honored for their dedication, service and outstanding patient care, with numerous examples cited of their extraordinary efforts.

Education

URMC Chosen for National Community Health and Health Equity Initiative

• Jan. 11, 2017

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 ...

Patient Care

New Solid Organ Transplant Chief Joins UR Medicine’s Department of Surgery

• Sep. 12, 2016

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.

Patient Care

Emotional Reunion Raises Awareness About Organ Donation

• May. 1, 2016

Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network event April 29 at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital left few dry eyes in the house.

Patient Care

Gift of Life Unites 2 Families in Heart and Song

• Apr. 28, 2016

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 ...

Patient Care

Churches, Barber Shops Raise Awareness of Colorectal Cancer

• Mar. 2, 2016

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 ...

Education

Dr. Morris Shapiro, URMC Clinician and Educator, Dies at 102

• Feb. 25, 2016

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, ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Opens 2 New Urgent Care Centers

• Oct. 1, 2015

UR Medicine celebrated the opening of two urgent care centers today, in Pittsford and Henrietta.

Patient Care

Organ Donor Enrollment Day to Raise Awareness, Register Donors

• Oct. 1, 2015

Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network’s Organ Donor Enrollment Day to be held at College Town, Mt. Hope Avenue.

Community

Nancy Bennett Named Chair of CDC Advisory Committee

• Sep. 13, 2015

Nancy M. Bennett, M.D., director of the URMC Center for Community Health, has been appointed chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

Community

UR Medicine Launching Services at Eastside YMCA

• Jul. 29, 2015

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. ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Acquiring 2 Urgent Care Centers

• Jul. 23, 2015

UR Medicine has announced it is acquiring two local AccelCare urgent care centers, with ownership expected this fall.

Community

Success of Hypertension Intervention Garners National Honor

• Jul. 14, 2015

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.

Patient Care

University of Rochester Medical Center Honors Satcher Award Recipients

• Apr. 29, 2015

The community health improvement awards distinguish individuals who have made significant contributions to community health in the greater Rochester region through research, education, clinical ...

Community

Emergency Medicine’s Cushman Named Interim County Health Commissioner

• Apr. 22, 2015

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 ...

Community

UR Teen Health and Success Partnership Receives International Honor

• Mar. 31, 2015

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.

Community

Local High School Students Feature Works in URMC Spring Art Exhibit

• Mar. 26, 2015

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.

Education

Strong West Adds Fourth Health Talk to Spring Slate

• Feb. 15, 2015

The consumer health talks invite community members in Brockport and the surrounding area to learn about topics related to their health and wellness.

Education

Strong West Continues Free Community Health Talks this Spring

• Jan. 22, 2015

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.

Education

Former URMC CEO, Orthopaedics Chair Establishes Endowed Professorship

• Oct. 28, 2014

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 ...

Patient Care

Strong West to Debut Surgical Center Next Week

• Aug. 26, 2014

Procedures are scheduled for Sept. 2 at the Brockport facility's new same-day surgery center.

Patient Care

Strong West ED Opens After Receiving State DOH Approval

• Aug. 17, 2014

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 ...

Patient Care

Strong West Ribbon-Cutting Celebrates First Year of Services

• Aug. 1, 2014

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 ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine, YMCA of Greater Rochester Announce Unique Collaboration

• Jun. 25, 2014

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 ...

Education

Teen Athletes Invited to UR Medicine Co-Ed Sports Performance Enhancement Camp

• Jun. 5, 2014

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 ...

Community

Childhood Obesity is Focus of Free Talk at Strong West on May 27

• May. 7, 2014

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.

Education

Strong West to Host Community Forum April 22 at Brockport Middle School

• Apr. 6, 2014

Community members are invited to take part in a community conversation about the future of UR Medicine’s Strong West in Brockport.

Community

Cancer Services Program Honored with W.B. Potter Founder’s Award

• Apr. 3, 2014

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.

Education

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Topic of Annual Farley Lectureship April 3

• Mar. 27, 2014

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 ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine’s Campbell Named Chair of National Family Medicine Council

• Mar. 23, 2014

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.

Education

Colon Exhibit Aims to Raise Awareness of Cancer Screenings

• Mar. 4, 2014

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 ...

Patient Care

Strong West Surgical Center OK’d by State

• Feb. 12, 2014

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.

Education

Strong West Plans Free Community Health Talks

• Feb. 10, 2014

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 ...

Research

URMC’s Elfar Honored With Hand Surgeon-Scientist Award

• Dec. 18, 2013

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 ...

Patient Care

Baumhauer Named One of North America's Top Foot and Ankle Surgeons

• Dec. 18, 2013

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 ...

Education

SMH Liver Recipient, Volunteer to Ride on Donate Life Float in Rose Parade

• Dec. 12, 2013

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 ...

Patient Care

Highland Family Medicine Receives Award for Successfully Treating Depression

• Dec. 5, 2013

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 ...

Patient Care

O’Donovan Named Administrator of URMC Strong West

• Nov. 25, 2013

Bryan J. O'Donovan, M.P.A., M.S., oversees Strong West operations based at the former Lakeside Memorial Hospital facility in Brockport.

Education

100 Years Young: Dr. Morris Shapiro to be Honored

• Oct. 23, 2013

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 ...

Research

$2M Gift to Support Geriatric Fracture Care, Orthopaedic Research

• Sep. 15, 2013

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. ...

Community

URMC and YMCA Offer Free Health Talks This Fall, Winter

• Sep. 8, 2013

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.

Patient Care

URMC Takes Ownership of Former Lakeside Property

• Aug. 15, 2013

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 ...

Patient Care

Former Lakeside Practices, Spencerport Urgent Care Become URMC Strong West on Monday

• Jul. 11, 2013

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.

Community

URMC, YMCA Offer Free Health Talks for Community

• Jul. 8, 2013

The University of Rochester Medical Center’s Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and the Eastside Family YMCA are offering free prevention and wellness talks to the community this summer.

Research

Nancy M. Bennett Elected Co-Chair of National CTSA Committee

• Jun. 24, 2013

The director of the URMC Center for Community Health has been elected the new co-chair of the Community Engagement Key Function Committee of the national Clinical and Translational Science Awards ...

Community

ACL Injuries, Prevention Topic of June 5 Talk

• May. 22, 2013

Join experts from the University of Rochester Medical Center's Department of Orthopaedics for a free educational event and demonstration at the Eastside YMCA, Penfield.

People

Monroe County Medical Society to Honor Louis J. Papa, M.D.

• Apr. 29, 2013

The Monroe County Medical Society will present the 2013 Edward Mott Moore Physician Award to Louis J. Papa, M.D., at its annual meeting May 1. The award is the organization's highest honor.

Community

URMC Center for Community Health Honors Satcher Award Recipients

• Mar. 17, 2013

The URMC community health improvement awards distinguish individuals who have made significant contributions to community health in the greater Rochester region through research, education, clinical ...

Research

URMC Orthopaedics Ranks No. 1 in Nation in NIH Funding

• Mar. 14, 2013

The URMC Center for Musculoskeletal Research received $4.86 million in peer-reviewed NIH research grants in 2012, surpassing institutions such as Washington University, Johns Hopkins and Duke ...

Community

Olympic Medalist to Talk Injury Prevention at URMC Orthopaedics Event

• Mar. 14, 2013

Olympic pole vaulter Jenn Suhr, who brought home a gold medal from the Summer 2012 Olympic games in London, will be the featured speaker at a free community seminar on March 23.

Community

University’s DeMeo Elected to United Way State Board of Directors

• Feb. 25, 2013

Andrea L. DeMeo, executive director and chief operating officer for the URMC Center for Community Health and director of the University’s annual United Way campaign, brings extensive organization ...

Patient Care

$4.65M to Enhance Resident Training Experience, Advance Medical Home Model

• Jan. 30, 2013

The state Department of Health has awarded the University of Rochester Medical Center $4.65 million to expand the training experience for primary care residents by increasing their exposure to the ...

Education

Celebration Monday for 99-year-old Morris J. Shapiro. M.D.

• Oct. 18, 2012

A celebration for Morris J. Shapiro, M.D., will be held at 10 a.m. Monday in the Evarts Lounge in Helen Wood Hall. A professor of Emergency Medicine and professor emeritus of Surgery, Shapiro is the ...

Patient Care

Golisano Foundation Honors 5 URMC Employees

• Oct. 17, 2012

The Golisano Foundation presented its 2012 Leadership Awards for Exemplary Healthcare Services on Thursday to five Medical Center health care professionals who have demonstrated extraordinary work to ...

Education

URMC Gala Celebrates 20 Years of Liver Transplants

• Sep. 5, 2012

The event is set for Oct. 5 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. It will have a Bollywood theme and feature keynote speaker Priyanka Chopra, one of the most recognized and lauded talents in ...

Patient Care

Free Concussion Education Event Offered by URMC

• Apr. 15, 2012

Experts from the URMC Sports Concussion Center, a collaboration between URMC Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and the Department of Neurosurgery, will offer a free community event in May to share ...

Patient Care

Free ACL Injury Prevention Event Offered by URMC

• Apr. 1, 2012

Experts from the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation will offer a free community event April 22 to share information about ACL injuries.

Education

Donate Life Month Honors Organ and Tissue Donors, Recipients

• Mar. 31, 2012

Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network, along with hospitals and transplant centers in the Finger Lakes, Central and Northern New York regions, are honoring and celebrating the hundreds of thousands of ...

Community

Community Programs for Families, Children Garner Recognition

• Mar. 15, 2012

The third annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards will be presented by the University of Rochester Medical Center at 5 p.m. Monday, March 19, in the URMC Class of ’62 Auditorium.

Community

Former Surgeon General in Town Monday to Address Community Health Issues

• Mar. 14, 2012

The former U.S. surgeon general returns to Rochester to help launch the HEART health initiative, made possible by a five-year, $3.6 million Community Transformation Grant from the Centers for Disease ...

Community

March Events to Raise Awareness of Colorectal Cancer

• Feb. 29, 2012

The Center for Community Health's Cancer Services Program of Monroe County is partnering with community businesses and organizations in March to get a total of 100 men screened for colorectal cancer, ...

Patient Care

URMC Primary Care Network Receives Top Medical Home Certification from NCQA

• Feb. 20, 2012

All 22 offices in the primary care network have been nationally certified at the highest level to offer a new model of care that promotes partnership between patients and a personal team of health ...

Community

Diabetes Prevention Program Expanded to Physician Practices

• Dec. 28, 2011

The Greater Rochester Health Foundation has awarded funding to the Diabetes Prevention Program of the URMC Center for Community Health to expand a successful lifestyle intervention program to 11 ...

Patient Care

URMC Sports Medicine Lauded for Commitment to High School Athletics

• Dec. 20, 2011

URMC Sports Medicine has been named the 2011 Community Service Recipient by the New York State Athletic Administrators Association, Chapter 5, for its commitment to positively promoting local high ...

Community

University of Rochester Named Leader in Promoting a Healthy Workplace

• Dec. 8, 2011

The University has been honored by the American Heart Association as a Platinum-Level Start! Fit-Friendly Company for its successful efforts to create a culture of corporate wellness. It also has ...

Patient Care

Dolores Krebs Named New York State Nurse Practitioner of the Year

• Nov. 13, 2011

Krebs, a family nurse practitioner in the URMC Emergency Department and director of the Sexual Assault Examiner Program, was honored by the Nurse Practitioner Association of New York State at its ...

Community

Thomas L. Campbell Honored as a Community Champion

• Oct. 19, 2011

Thomas L. Campbell, M.D., will be recognized this afternoon as a Community Champion at the Anthony L. Jordan Foundation’s fourth annual Patients First Luncheon. The event will begin at noon at the ...

Community

URMC, Monroe County Awarded $3.6M to Help Create a Healthier Community

• Sep. 29, 2011

The University of Rochester Medical Center, the Monroe County Department of Public Health and numerous community partners have been awarded a five-year, $3.6 million Community Transformation Grant by ...

Community

Girl Scouts Name Nancy M. Bennett a ‘Woman of Distinction’

• Sep. 13, 2011

Nancy M. Bennett, M.D., M.S., professor of Medicine and of Community and Preventive Medicine, associate vice president at the University of Rochester Medical Center and director of the Center for ...

Community

Andrea L. DeMeo Named ‘Community Champion’

• Aug. 31, 2011

DeMeo, executive director and chief operating officer for the Center for Community Health and director of the University’s annual United Way campaign, is an honoree for the 2011 Greater Rochester ...

Education

WXXI Award Honors Roger M. Oskvig for Commitment to ‘Second Opinion’

• Jul. 4, 2011

URMC geriatrician Roger M. Oskvig, M.D., was recognized with the inaugural WXXI President’s Award following the production of the 100th episode of the national health series produced by WXXI.

Community

Violence Intervention Program Honored Nationally for Impact on Young Victims

• Jun. 26, 2011

The Rochester Youth Violence Partnership, a program developed by the University of Rochester Medical Center, has been honored with the American Hospital Association’s prestigious NOVA Award for its ...

Education

URMC Environmental Services Honored by ARC of Monroe County

• Jun. 15, 2011

The Department of Environmental Services was honored with the Business Partnership of the Year Award for its contributions to the lives of people with developmental disabilities.

Community

CDC Advisory Committee Taps Expertise of URMC Expert

• Jun. 5, 2011

Nancy M. Bennett, M.D., director of the Center for Community Health at the University of Rochester Medical Center, has been named to the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), ...

Education

Tony M. Wong, Ph.D., Dedicated Neuropsychologist, Educator and Researcher, Dies at 55

• Apr. 27, 2011

Tony M. Wong, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Rochester Medical Center and director of Neuropsychology at Unity Health ...

Education

URMC Chair to Lead National Family Medicine Organization

• Apr. 19, 2011

Thomas L. Campbell, M.D., has been named president-elect of the Association of Departments of Family Medicine.

Patient Care

Teen Athletes Invited to Sports Performance Enhancement Camp

• Mar. 17, 2011

High school and college athletes have the opportunity to learn strength and conditioning skills at a month-long Sports Performance Enhancement Camp sponsored by University Sports Medicine (USM), a ...

Community

Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards set for March 21

• Mar. 10, 2011

The second annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards will be presented by URMC’s Center for Community Health at 5:45 p.m. Monday, March 21, in the Class of ’62 Auditorium. The ...

Education

Streets Turn Blue to Raise Awareness of Colorectal Cancer

• Mar. 2, 2011

The Cancer Services Program of Monroe County, part of the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Center for Community Health, wants to turn Rochester’s Main Streets blue in an effort to raise ...

Patient Care

Youth Hockey Players Can Improve Their Skills at Mini Camp

• Feb. 14, 2011

University Sports Medicine, Rochester Hockey Academy and Stone Skating are hosting a “Pre-Tryout Mini Camp” in March for individuals at the Mites, Squirts, Pee Wee and Bantam levels who wish to ...

Patient Care

Michael F. Kamali Named Chair of URMC Emergency Medicine

• Jan. 11, 2011

Michael F. Kamali, M.D., associate professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, has been named chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine after a 10-month national search.

Patient Care

James M. Stewart, Dedicated Clinician and Educator, Dies at 88

• Sep. 23, 2010

Dr. Stewart, clinical professor emeritus of the Department of Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will be remembered for his integrity, compassion and humanism.

Research

Rochester Victory Alliance Welcomes 2 New Team Members

• Sep. 21, 2010

Jason Roberts and Christopher Foote recently joined the staff of the Medical Center's HIV vaccine research unit.

Education

5th Annual Harbor House Event Supports Lodging for Patients, Families

• Aug. 30, 2010

All proceeds from the Sept. 19 fundraiser go to support the not-for-profit Harbor House of Rochester, which provides temporary lodging for patients and their families during health emergencies and ...

Patient Care

7-3400 First Progressive Care Unit in State to Receive AACN Honor

• Aug. 12, 2010

The progressive care nursing unit that serves cardiac patients of the Program in Heart Failure and Transplantation at the University of Rochester Medical Center is the first such unit in New York ...

Community

Heart Disease, Obesity, Diabetes Can be Reduced and Managed

• Aug. 9, 2010

In an effort to combat the current epidemics of heart disease, obesity and diabetes, the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Healthy Living Center at the Center for Community Health, and ...

Patient Care

Junior Builder’s Exchange Golf Outing Benefits URMC Asthma Center

• Aug. 5, 2010

The Junior Builder’s Exchange will host the 15th annual charity golf tournament on Sept. 9 at Victor Hills Golf Club to benefit the Mary M. Parkes Center for Asthma, Allergy and Pulmonary Care of the ...

Research

Sime Named URMC Division Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

• Jul. 14, 2010

Pulmonary expert Patricia J. Sime, M.D., FRCP, has been named chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center. The appointment is effective ...

Patient Care

AHA Lauds URMC Cardiovascular, Heart Failure, Stroke Programs

• Jul. 13, 2010

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has once again honored Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester Medical Center with a Triple Performance Achievement Award ...

Patient Care

Cardiac Specialist Joins URMC Electrophysiology Team

• 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 First in Nation to Implant Heart Failure Device That Offers Glimpse of Personalized Medicine

• Jun. 16, 2010

Cardiologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center are the first to enroll in a clinical trial for an investigational management system for congestive heart failure patients. The technology ...

Research

Jazz Musician, Nazareth Professor Enjoys Life Again Thanks to Artificial Heart Device

• Jun. 13, 2010

Heart failure patient Paul Smoker has seen his quality of life improve as a result of the HeartMate II left ventricular assist device.

Patient Care

Cardiac Specialist Returns to Wellsville Cardiology

• Jun. 7, 2010

Imran Nazir Chaudhary, M.D., FACC, is returning to the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Wellsville practice.

Patient Care

URMC Developing Atrial Fibrillation Center

• May. 13, 2010

The University of Rochester Medical Center is creating an atrial fibrillation center to offer patients access to experts with the most extensive experience in upstate New York and clinical trials ...

Research

New Website Designed to Boost HIV Vaccine Research Efforts

• May. 13, 2010

The Rochester Victory Alliance (formerly University of Rochester HIV Vaccine Trials Unit) has launched a new multimedia website brimming with social media tools aimed at informing and encouraging ...

Patient Care

New EP Lab Offers Curative Therapy with Reduced Risks

• May. 13, 2010

Electrophysiology services at the University of Rochester Medical Center have expanded with the introduction of a third EP laboratory featuring cutting-edge technology for the treatment of cardiac ...

Research

AHA Names URMC Faculty Members “Women of Distinction”

• May. 13, 2010

Jill Quinn, Ph.D., R.N., CS-ANP, assistant professor at the University of Rochester School of Nursing, and Gladys Velarde, M.D., associate professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology at URMC, ...

Patient Care

Cardiac, Surgical ICUs Earn Awards for Critical Care Excellence

• May. 4, 2010

For the fourth consecutive year, Strong Memorial’s cardiac-vascular intensive care unit (CVICU/7-1600) will accept the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence, and for the first time, the ...

Education

Flag-Raising Ceremony Honors Gift of Organ, Tissue Donation

• Apr. 25, 2010

Fourth annual event celebrating National Donate Life Month to take place Tuesday, April 27, in Strong Memorial Hospital's main loop.

Patient Care

New Graves’ Disease Support Group Debuts with Free Talk on May 11

• Apr. 22, 2010

Steven E. Feldon, M.D., M.B.A., director of the Flaum Eye Institute and a specialist in orbital disease and neuro-ophthalmology, will discuss “What does Graves’ disease have to do with thyroid eye ...

Patient Care

FDA Approves Destination Therapy Device for Heart Failure

• Apr. 8, 2010

Heart failure patients in upstate New York and across the country have a new option that has demonstrated significant survival rate results. The FDA in January approved HeartMate II, the next ...

Patient Care

5 Upstate Individuals Touted for Organ Donation Efforts

• Sep. 17, 2009

Health care providers whose support of organ donation is considered exemplary were honored Sept. 15 during Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network’s second annual Organ Donation Collaborative regional ...

Patient Care

Upstate Hospitals Receive Honors for Organ Donation Rates

• Sep. 16, 2009

Five hospitals, including URMC's Highland Hospital, were recognized by Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network for significantly increasing their organ donation rates over a 12-month period. The awards ...

Research

Device Significantly Reduces Blood Pressure, Improves Heart Function

• Aug. 24, 2009

A device that was first implanted in the United States at URMC as part of a clinical trial is showing not only a significant reduction in blood pressure, but also an improvement in heart structure ...

Education

Improv Comedy Group Donates Laughs To Help URMC Transplant Patients

• Aug. 17, 2009

A transplant patient and his improv colleagues will host a free performance for URMC liver transplant patients on Aug. 22, followed by a community performance Aug. 29 to benefit the hospital's ...

Patient Care

Artificial Heart Program Earns Updated VAD Certification

• Aug. 4, 2009

The Artificial Heart Program, part of the URMC Program in Heart Failure and Transplantation, received updated certification for its work with ventricular assist devices from the Joint Commission, the ...

Education

Generous Motorcyclists to Raise Funds for Heart Transplant Patients

• Aug. 2, 2009

Organizers of the second annual “Bike Ride for Heart Transplant” invite motorcycle enthusiasts to take to the road Sept. 19 to raise funds for heart failure and transplant patients in upstate New ...

Research

2 New Surgeons Join Division of Solid Organ Transplantation

• Jul. 31, 2009

The University of Rochester Medical Center welcomes two surgeons to its Division of Solid Organ Transplantation: Christopher Taylor Barry, M.D., Ph.D., and Carlos E. Marroquin, M.D. Both begin Aug. 3.

Patient Care

Collaborative Effort Results in Heart Failure Book

• Jul. 19, 2009

A group of 38 University of Rochester Medical Center faculty and staff members primarily from the departments of Internal Medicine, Surgery, Psychiatry, Pharmacy and Community and Preventive Medicine ...

Patient Care

AHA Again Recognizes URMC Cardiac, Heart Failure, Stroke Care

• Jul. 15, 2009

Strong Memorial Hospital is honored with a Triple Performance Achievement Award for meeting the highest standards for coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke care. Strong Memorial is the ...

Education

Organ, Tissue Donation is Focus of Red Wings Donation Education Day

• Jun. 16, 2009

Weekend ball game will raise awareness about donation with a ceremony featuring representatives from Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network, Rochester Eye and Tissue Bank and the University of Rochester ...

June 13 Event Benefits Harbor House of Rochester

• May. 6, 2009

The community will come together with patients and staff members from the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Program in Heart Failure and Transplantation for the fourth annual “And the Beat ...

Historical Fiction Novel Penned by Longtime Rochester Endocrinologist

• Apr. 28, 2009

University of Rochester Medical Center faculty member Alvin Ureles, M.D., has published a historical novel about an important Revolutionary War-era physician who played numerous key roles in this ...

URMC Cardiac ICU Earns Third Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence

• Apr. 27, 2009

For the third consecutive year. a prestigious honor sponsored by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses once again was awarded to the cardiac-vascular intensive care unit, CVICU/7-1600.

Friends of Strong Memorial Hospital Seeks Teen Volunteers

• Apr. 13, 2009

High school students who would like to volunteer this summer from July 6 to Sept. 5 may begin scheduling interviews May 1.

University of Rochester Eye Institute Debuts New Research Space

• Mar. 17, 2009

Tours of the recently completed addition of 22,000 square feet of laboratory space for the University of Rochester Eye Institute will be offered during UREI’s 54th annual ophthalmology conference.

Fundraiser to benefit heart transplant patient from Syracuse

• Mar. 11, 2009

An April 4 fundraiser will assist a Liverpool resident who has been hospitalized at the University of Rochester Medical Center since last spring as he waits for a new heart.

Hands To Hair Salon in Greece Holds Open House, Raises Awareness About Organ Donation

• Feb. 4, 2009

Hands To Hair owner Sandra Kyte holds an open house reception each year to invite the community into her Greece salon, and at the same time allow guests to learn about a worthy cause. This year Kyte ...

New Imaging Technology at Strong Provides 3D Views of the Heart

• Feb. 2, 2009

Cardiac and radiology specialists at the University of Rochester Medical Center are using leading-edge technology to see the heart and its vessels more clearly than ever before, instead of performing ...

Research

URMC Names Chief of Solid Organ Transplant Surgery

• Jan. 28, 2009

Mark S. Orloff, M.D., a longtime Rochester transplant surgeon, researcher and educator, has been named chief of the Division of Solid Organ Transplantation.