Leslie White

Patient Care

UR Medicine Launches Mobile Mammography Van: Will Help Save Lives

• Nov. 16, 2023

UR Medicine is expanding access to potentially life-saving breast cancer screening with introduction of a Mobile Mammography Van. Equipped with state-of-the-art, 3D breast imaging technology, it ...

Community

CPR Training Kits Expand Access to Life-Saving Skill

• Nov. 3, 2023

Learning CPR is now easier than ever. A new program adds Hands-Only CPR Training Kits to the Monroe County Library System, which means people can gain this life-saving skill in the comfort of their ...

Patient Care

Palliative, Hospice Care Can Help Ease Difficult Times

• Aug. 16, 2023

When facing serious illness, understanding the distinctions between palliative and hospice care can help you make informed choices that prioritize comfort, dignity and overall well-being.

Community

New Mobile CPR Training Station Comes to Rochester, Finger Lakes

• Jul. 24, 2023

The odds of surviving sudden cardiac arrest can double when someone quickly receives cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR.) UR Medicine leaders, in collaboration with the American Heart Association, ...

Patient Care

Dual-Organ Transplant at Strong Memorial Hospital Saves Young Woman

• 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 ...

Patient Care

Celebrating How UR Medicine Changes Lives Here, Around the World

• Feb. 10, 2023

A multimedia campaign, highlighting the impact of UR Medicine clinicians, scientists, and educators, aims to build community pride and illustrate the mission of UR Medicine to support employee ...

Patient Care

Goodwill Vision Enterprises, UR Medicine Team Up to Expand Eye Care

• Feb. 1, 2023

Goodwill of the Finger Lakes and UR Medicine Flaum Eye Institute – two leaders in vision care for the Finger Lakes region – are collaborating to improve access to best-in-class vision care in the ...

Patient Care

On-Demand Video Visits Provide New Option to Get Care Now

• Dec. 6, 2022

On-Demand Video Visits offer real-time video connections with UR Medicine providers to get telemedicine care for common medical conditions and minor illnesses, like colds, coughs, headaches, ...

Community

New Decision-Making Resource Aims To Help Community Get Care Now

• Nov. 11, 2022

UR Medicine has launched Get Care Now, an online resource to help our community make informed choices to get the right care in the right setting within the UR Medicine health system.

People

Lainie Friedman Ross Named Inaugural Chair of Health Humanities and Bioethics

• 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

• 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

URMC Among Busiest Centers for Advanced Heart Failure Care in U.S.

• Apr. 6, 2022

URMC ranks in the top 3 centers for advanced heart failure in the US, including implantable pumps.

Patient Care

Tonawanda School Custodian Receives Best Gift Ever – A New Heart

• 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

URMC Recognized as RQI Lighthouse for Commitment to Improving Cardiac Arrest Survival

• Oct. 12, 2021

Strong Memorial Hospital is one of just 15 hospitals in the nation designated as an RQI Lighthouse Organization for its cardiopulmonary resuscitation mastery.

Patient Care

Unconventional Union For Officers Provides Hope For New Beats

• 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 ...

Community

Holiday Cheer For Our Ho-Ho-Hospital Workers

• Dec. 11, 2020

Santa and Mrs. Claus spread holiday cheer to hard-working healthcare staff.

Research

RIT, URMC Receive NIH Funding to Study AI-Enabled Toilet Seat Technology for Heart Failure

• Oct. 6, 2020

Toilet seats with high tech sensors might be the non-invasive technology of the future that could help reduce hospital return rates of individuals with heart disease.

Patient Care

3-Year-Old Asks Santa: ‘Can You Bring My Mommy a New Heart?’

• Dec. 20, 2019

At a holiday festival in Utica, N.Y., little Sophie McLaughlin climbed onto Santa’s lap and asked for just one thing: a new heart for her mother. The bearded man was puzzled. He didn’t understand the ...

Research

Physicians Create Guide for Identifying, Treating Vaping Lung Illness

• Nov. 8, 2019

As lung injuries from vaping continue to rise across the United States, Rochester physicians and New York health leaders developed a new tool to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of e-cigarette, ...

Patient Care

DiLoreto to Chair University of Rochester Medical Center Department of opthalmology, Lead Flaum Eye Institute

• Nov. 5, 2019

David A. DiLoreto, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., was named chair of the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Department of opthalmology and director of the Flaum Eye Institute, pending approval by the Office ...

Patient Care

New Heart surgery Technique Performed 1st in US at Strong Gets FDA OK

• Jul. 30, 2019

Pioneering efforts by UR Medicine cardiac surgery teams led to FDA approval of a new technique for implanting a life-saving heart pump. The procedure, performed first in the nation at Strong Memorial ...

Research

Harvey Selected to Lead University of Rochester Medical Center Imaging Sciences

• Jul. 11, 2019

Jennifer Harvey, M.D., F.A.C.R., of the University of Virginia, has been selected to serve as chair of Imaging Sciences, pending approval of the Provost. She succeeds David L. Waldman, M.D., Ph.D., ...

Patient Care

Syracuse-area Woman with Heart Failure Reaches Rare Milestone

• Mar. 20, 2019

A Central New York woman is 1 of just 100 people in the nation alive today thanks to a decade of support from a heart pump. And those 10 years were tremendously valuable to Rahel Elmer-Reger, who ...

Patient Care

Strong Memorial Ranked Among Top Centers for Heart Pumps, Survival

• Feb. 20, 2019

Frank Rosinski’s heart stopped three times and doctors were able to revive him. Doctors immediately transferred the Greece man to Strong Memorial Hospital for heart failure care by Upstate New York’s ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Offers Free Heart Health Screenings, Talks

• Jan. 23, 2019

UR Medicine is holding a series of talks about ways to improve your heart health and health screenings throughout the month of February, which is American Heart Month.

Patient Care

UR Medicine A Leader in Stroke Prevention with Less Invasive Technique

• Jan. 22, 2019

UR Medicine is helping prevent life-threatening strokes with a minimally invasive technique to open blocked carotid arteries.

Patient Care

Grand Island Man Has Plenty of Reasons to be Grateful

• Nov. 20, 2018

A year ago, Neil Wolfe’s heart was three times the size that it should be. He had no idea it was one of the reasons he needed to buy new shirts, twice. That didn’t bother him as much as a lingering ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Heart & Vascular Opens at Eastside Family YMCA

• Oct. 30, 2018

UR Medicine has opened a new cardiology practice in the Eastside Family YMCA, expanding access to wellness programs and clinical services within YMCA of Greater Rochester. The new site brings the ...

Patient Care

Strong Memorial Cardiology Team Helps Expand Use of Next-Gen Heart Pumps

• Oct. 24, 2018

UR Medicine Heart and Vascular is celebrating its valuable contributions to securing approval of the latest high-tech pump for the growing population of people facing heart failure. Last week, the ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Flaum Eye Institute Welcomes Family Eyecare Associates

• Oct. 18, 2018

Webster optometry practice Family Eyecare Associates has joined the Flaum Eye Institute, continuing growth of the Ophthalmology department. Therese Farugia, O.D, will continue to provide patients ...

Patient Care

Lupus Education Program Set for Oct. 27 at URMC

• Oct. 12, 2018

Lupus-related skin changes, complementary therapies and the latest research advances are the focus of a half-day education program for patients and caregivers. The event will be held 8:30 a.m. to ...

Patient Care

Taubman To Serve Another Five-Year Term as Dean of School of Medicine and Dentistry

• Oct. 9, 2018

University of Rochester President Richard Feldman has announced the appointment of Mark B. Taubman, M.D., to a new term as dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, effective July 1, 2019. ...

Patient Care

Harbor House Home-Away-From-Home Benefit is Sept. 29

• Sep. 18, 2018

Rochester’s home-away-from-home for seriously ill patients will get a boost from the community during the “And the Beat Goes On…” benefit dinner for Harbor House of Rochester.

Patient Care

Jamestown Post-Journal Sportswriter Scores a New Heart

• Jun. 15, 2018

Jamestown sportswriter Cody Crandall felt like he hit a grand slam when UR Medicine transplant cardiologists shared news that a matching heart was available for him. The 24-year-old former baseball ...

Patient Care

‘Bionic Eye’ Helps Wyoming County Man See His Bride Again

• Jun. 11, 2018

“Oh my goodness – do you see that?” It was the wave of a hand, but William Heidt was in tears. For the first time in more than 15 years, the Wyoming County man saw something, thanks to a “bionic eye” ...

Community

Bike to Work Week is Coming: Here's Everything You Need to Know

• May. 11, 2018

Ever thought about incorporating a bike into your daily commute? May is Bike Month. We talked to some of our very own seasoned commuter cyclists, and learned there’s a lot more to pedaling than meets ...

Patient Care

Gift of Life Provides Strength, Hope to Auburn Woman, Family

• May. 11, 2018

As Mother’s Day nears, Roberta Watkins says only a hug from her 9-year-old compares with the extraordinary gift she received two weeks ago at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital. A generous donor ...

Community

URMC Surgeons, Troopers Offer Prescription Drug Take Back May 19

• May. 8, 2018

The Rochester community is invited to safely dispose prescription medications from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the University of Rochester Medical Center. The Prescription Drug Take Back, ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Introduces Digital PET/CT Technology at Outpatient Imaging Center

• Apr. 2, 2018

UR Medicine has begun using Upstate New York’s first digital PET/CT system which offers higher quality images faster and more safely and comfortably than ever before. The images allow physicians to ...

Patient Care

New LVAD Heart Pump Surgery is Minimally Invasive and Led by UR Medicine

• Mar. 13, 2018

UR Medicine cardiac surgeons recently introduced a minimally invasive approach to implanting the newest heart pump available for people with congestive heart failure. This is believed to be the first ...

Education

UR Medicine Marks Heart Month with Talks, Screenings in February

• Jan. 31, 2018

UR Medicine is observing American Heart Month by holding a series of community talks about ways to improve your heart health and health screenings throughout the month of February. “It’s important to ...

Education

UR Medicine Boosts Women’s Heart Health with New, Larger Team

• Jan. 28, 2018

UR Medicine is tackling the growing, life-threatening problem of heart disease in women with Upstate New York’s largest team of female cardiovascular experts dedicated to the unique health challenges ...

Patient Care

Jamestown Man Raises Awareness of Organ Donation, Awaits New Heart

• Dec. 26, 2017

Jamestown sportswriter Cody Crandall hopes sharing a personal story can change a life, rather than one he writes. The 24-year-old former baseball standout at Jamestown High School has a failing heart ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Helps Genesee County Family Embrace Heart of Holidays

• Dec. 21, 2017

Carrie Thornley Fisher was in heart failure near the end of her second pregnancy. After giving birth to a healthy boy, the 32-year-old spent nearly two months on life-saving mechanical support until ...

Patient Care

Entrepreneurs Fund Cardiac Surgery Professorship at University of Rochester

• Nov. 30, 2017

The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry has received a $2 million gift from Jude S. Sauer, M.D. and his family to establish a distinguished professorship to be held by the chief ...

Patient Care

Genesee Vascular Lab Joins UR Medicine Heart & Vascular

• Nov. 9, 2017

UR Medicine has acquired Genesee Vascular Lab expanding its Heart and Vascular expertise, care and locations. Vascular surgeon Thomas Penn, M.D., who formed the practice in 1977, will continue to ...

Patient Care

Erie County Woman Running Again After Heart, Lung Failure

• Oct. 30, 2017

Jennifer Bardrof was the picture of health: a young mother of two, schoolteacher and avid runner. Yet when she experienced flu-like symptoms, no one expected it would lead to heart and lung failure ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Uses ‘Bionic Eye’ to Restore Some Vision to Blind Syracuse Woman

• Oct. 23, 2017

A 71-year-old woman blinded by an inherited disease recently thrilled University of Rochester doctors by reaching out and grabbing her ophthalmologist’s hand after receiving a “bionic eye.” The ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Experts Host Lupus Education Program Oct. 28

• Oct. 12, 2017

People living with lupus and their caregivers can learn more about challenges of managing the disease, latest therapies and research advances during UR Medicine’s Lupus Education Day from 8:30 a.m. ...

Patient Care

URMC Collecting Personal Items to Help Hurricane-Ravaged Puerto Rico Residents

• Sep. 26, 2017

University of Rochester Medical Center is joining a community effort to collect personal items for residents of Puerto Rico who are struggling to recover from the damaging winds and rain of Hurricane ...

Patient Care

Diverse Team Makes Special Delivery in Strong Memorial’s Heart Center

• Sep. 18, 2017

Strong Memorial Hospital’s Cardiac Catheterization Lab is an unusual place for the birth of a child, but for Jessica Driffill, it was the right place.

Community

Benefit for Harbor House Home-Away-From-Home is Sept. 23

• Sep. 14, 2017

The 11th annual “And the Beat Goes On…” benefit dinner for Rochester’s Harbor House will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Locust Hill Country Club. Harbor House is a home-away-from-home ...

Patient Care

Sept. 7 Junior Builders’ Golf Tournament Benefits Mary Parkes Asthma Center

• Sep. 1, 2017

The Rochester Junior Builders’ Exchange hosts its 22nd annual charity golf tournament to benefit UR Medicine’s Mary Parkes Center for Asthma, Allergy and Pulmonary Care on Thursday, Sept. 7, at ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Provides 3 Heart Transplants in 5 Days

• Aug. 9, 2017

UR Medicine’s Advanced Heart Failure team recently performed three heart transplant surgeries in a span of just five days at Strong Memorial Hospital, providing the Gift of Life for three men from ...

Patient Care

Oswego County Father Receives New Heart, Goes Home to See Daughter Graduate

• Jun. 21, 2017

When Central Square father Donald Tuffley and his family attend his daughter’s commencement ceremony on Friday, June 23, it will be a dream come true. It’s an important moment he feared he would ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Cardiac Rehabilitation Relocates, Expands

• Jun. 19, 2017

UR Medicine Heart and Vascular’s Cardiac Rehabilitation program is relocating and joining two busy Cardiology and Vascular surgery programs at 140 Canal View Office Park.

Research

Parkes Family’s Mission of Advancing Asthma Care Continues with UR Professorship

• Jun. 8, 2017

The family of the late Mary M. Parkes, for whom the UR Medicine asthma center is named, is continuing its mission of advancing care and research with creation of the Walter & Carmina Mary Parkes ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Opens New Outpatient Imaging Center

• Jun. 5, 2017

UR Medicine is transforming the experience for people undergoing diagnostic imaging testing and introduces the Finger Lakes region’s first outpatient interventional radiology clinic with the opening ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine’s Flaum Eye Institute First in Region to Offer Procedure for Near Vision Loss

• May. 24, 2017

Flaum Eye Institute’s Scott MacRae, M.D., an international leader in LASIK vision correction, is the first in the Finger Lakes region to provide the Raindrop Near Vision Inlay, which treats ...

Patient Care

Singers from “The Voice” to Lead Harbor House Rocks April 21

• Apr. 5, 2017

Nick Hagelin and Bryan Bautista, who competed on “The Voice,” and local musicians will come together Friday, April 21, to support Harbor House, a home-away-from-home for families of patients ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Vein Care Teams Secure IAC Accreditation

• Feb. 23, 2017

UR Medicine Vein Center is the region’s first Vascular Surgery-led team to earn Intersocietal Accreditation Commission accreditation for comprehensive vein care.

Patient Care

Vascular Surgery, Vein Center Relocate to Larger Offices

• Jan. 31, 2017

UR Medicine’s Vascular Surgery and Vein Center teams are opening new, larger and more convenient offices at 140 Canal View Blvd., off Brighton-Henrietta Townline Road., on Wednesday, Feb. 1.

Patient Care

Mohawk Valley Man 'On the Ropes,' Gets New Heart

• Jan. 13, 2017

Herkimer County resident Jim Pugliese has seen young boxers take incredible blows and rally for a win in the ring. You could say he’s experienced the same situation. The 64-year-old Mohawk Valley man ...

Patient Care

New Heart is Ultimate Gift for Volunteer Firefighter

• Dec. 20, 2016

Barbara Fudge has spent her life helping others and asking nothing in return. For nearly 20 years she has served as a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician in her small Chemung ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Heart Team Offers World’s Smallest Pacemaker

• Dec. 18, 2016

UR Medicine cardiologists are first in region to offer the world’s smallest pacemaker for people with irregular or slow heart rhythms.

Patient Care

UR Medicine Introduces New Device to Monitor Heart Failure Symptoms, Reduce Hospitalization

• Nov. 21, 2016

Cardiologists at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital have introduced a new implantable miniaturized, wireless monitoring sensor to manage heart failure and reduce the number of times people with ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Heart Transplant Team Celebrates 200 Hearts, 200 Second Chances

• Nov. 3, 2016

UR Medicine Heart and Vascular celebrated 200 second chances with an Oct. 22 reunion of heart transplant recipients, generous families of organ donors and staff from Strong Memorial Hospital and ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Flaum Eye Institute Welcomes Visionary Eye Associates

• Nov. 2, 2016

UR Medicine has acquired Visionary Eye Associates to join Flaum Eye Institute, a national leader in vision care and research.

Patient Care

UR Medicine Experts Host Lupus Education Program Oct. 15

• Sep. 29, 2016

People living with lupus and caregivers can learn more about latest therapies and research during UR Medicine’s Lupus Education Day from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the University of ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Cardiac Surgeons Perform 200th Heart Transplant

• Sep. 20, 2016

Cardiac surgeons at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital recently performed a 200th heart transplant surgery, providing a 48-year-old father a second chance on life. Reaching this milestone is a ...

Patient Care

Organ Donation Highlights Benefit for Harbor House Sept. 10

• Aug. 11, 2016

The 10th annual “And the Beat Goes On…,” benefit dinner for Rochester’s Harbor House will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Doubletree by Hilton in Henrietta. Harbor House is a ...

Community

Sept. 8 Junior Builders’ Golf Tournament Benefits Mary Parkes Asthma Center

• Aug. 8, 2016

The Rochester Junior Builders’ Exchange hosts its 21st annual golf tournament to benefit UR Medicine’s Mary Parkes Center for Asthma, Allergy and Pulmonary Care on Thursday, Sept. 8, at Victor Hills ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Earns National Accreditation for Pulmonary Hypertension Care

• Jul. 20, 2016

UR Medicine received accreditation as a Comprehensive Care Center from the Pulmonary Hypertension Association in recognition of excellence in diagnosis, research and clinical care for this complex ...

Research

Drug Helps Reduce Involuntary Movements for People with Huntington Disease

• Jul. 5, 2016

People with Huntington disease (HD) experienced fewer involuntary movements, also known as chorea, while taking deutetrabenazine (SD-809) compared to placebo, according to a paper published today in ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Cardiologists First in Region to Use Device to Reduce Stroke Risk

• Jun. 7, 2016

UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital is first in the Rochester area to offer people a new minimally invasive therapy for atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm disorder, to prevent strokes.

Patient Care

UR Medicine Gets Top Honors for Cardiac, Stroke Programs

• May. 23, 2016

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has once again honored UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital with its highest awards for heart failure, stroke and resuscitation care. ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Cardiologist to lead American Society for Hypertension

• May. 18, 2016

UR Medicine cardiologist John D. Bisognano, M.D., Ph.D., has been elected president of the American Society of Hypertension, an organization of physicians and scientists dedicated to advancing ...

Patient Care

Finger Lakes Man Enjoys Fatherhood After Specialized Heart Therapy

• Apr. 26, 2016

Mike Burke and his wife, Becky, are raising a toddler with a sense of relief and optimism that didn’t exist just two years ago. Faced with life-threatening heart disease, UR Medicine Heart and ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Heart and Vascular Performs 200th High-Tech Heart Valve Replacement

• Apr. 18, 2016

UR Medicine Heart and Vascular recently performed its 200th transcatheter aortic valve replacement, a life-saving procedure for seriously ill, aging adults with faulty heart valves. The high-tech ...

People

Nuclear Medicine Physicist, UR Alum David A. Weber, Ph.D., Dies

• Apr. 11, 2016

Nuclear medicine physicist David A. Weber, Ph.D., who worked at University of Rochester Medical Center from 1970 to 1987, died at his Pittsford home March 31. He was 77.

People

ABVI Honors Flaum Eye Institute Leader for Dedication to Community

• Mar. 28, 2016

UR Medicine Flaum Eye Institute Director Steven Feldon, M.D., M.B.A., will be honored by the Association for Blind and Visually Impaired during its 2016 Visionary Gala: Sea Great Things Saturday, ...

Patient Care

Talented Students Raise Funds to Help City Pupils Who Need Eyeglasses

• Feb. 12, 2016

UR Medicine’s Flaum Eye Institute received a $20,000 donation to support its program to provide free vision care for needy schoolchildren. Kids Reaching Hearts Through Performing Arts, an ...

Patient Care

Webster Schools Rally Around P.E. Teacher for American Heart Month

• Feb. 9, 2016

Webster schools physical education teacher Dan Graf routinely encourages students to participate in the American Heart Association’s jump-rope and basketball fundraisers because it helps people who ...

Patient Care

Buffalo Men Receive Cherished Gifts for Christmas – New Hearts

• Dec. 24, 2015

Two Buffalo-area men had the same priceless gift atop their holiday wish lists this year: time. Time to give back to their spouses, who have helped them through a challenging diagnosis; time to watch ...

Research

UR Medicine Tapped for Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation’s Care Center Network

• Dec. 7, 2015

UR Medicine was selected to be a part of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation Care Center Network to expand care and research into pulmonary fibrosis, also called lung scarring. UR Medicine Pulmonary ...

Community

URMC’s Anolik Honored for Supporting People with Disabilities

• Nov. 13, 2015

Commitment to supporting people with disabilities has earned Adam Anolik, associate vice president of University of Rochester Medical Center, the Outstanding Community Partner Award from Starbridge. ...

Patient Care

Jones Memorial Hospital, Noyes Health Join UR Medicine

• Nov. 9, 2015

After nearly a year of planning, Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville and Noyes Health in Dansville will officially join UR Medicine. The affiliations have been approved by each organization’s ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Experts Host Lupus Education Program Oct. 31

• Oct. 15, 2015

People living with lupus and caregivers can learn more about latest therapies and research during UR Medicine’s ninth annual Lupus Education Day from noon to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at Helen ...

Patient Care

Young Artists Host Gala to Support Programs for Children with Vision Loss

• Sep. 25, 2015

A group of young performing artists is holding a gala Oct. 10 to support UR Medicine Flaum Eye Institute’s programs to help children with vision loss in Rochester and across the world.

Patient Care

Rochester Cardiopulmonary Group Joins UR Medicine

• Sep. 9, 2015

The Rochester Cardiopulmonary Group, which has served the Rochester region for four decades, has joined UR Medicine, creating the region’s largest and most experienced heart team.

Research

Combination Treatment for Fatal Lung Disease Shows Promise

• Aug. 31, 2015

A treatment regimen that combines two FDA-approved drugs significantly reduced hospitalizations in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a type of high blood pressure that affects the ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Building New Site for Outpatient Imaging, Autism Care

• Aug. 17, 2015

UR Medicine leaders will today break ground on a new building that will house a state-of-the-art outpatient Imaging Center, as well as the region’s first stand-alone clinic to integrate care of ...

Education

Clifton Springs Grateful Patient Funds Cardiac Surgery Professorship at UR

• Aug. 6, 2015

The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry has received a $1.5 million commitment from Clifton Springs resident Marjorie B. Morris to establish an endowed professorship to advance ...

Research

Flaum Eye Institute Scientist Gets Funding to Study Vision Loss in Batten Disease

• Jul. 2, 2015

University of Rochester Medical Center scientist Ruchira Singh, Ph.D., received a grant from the Knights Templar Eye Foundation to investigate how neurodegenerative diseases, such as juvenile Batten ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Experts Discuss Sjogren’s Syndrome Therapies June 11

• Jun. 3, 2015

UR Medicine’s Flaum Eye Institute experts will discuss therapies for dry eye at the Sjogren’s Disease Support Group meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 11, at Pittsford Public Library.

Research

URMC Mourns Loss of Former Radiology Chair Robert O’Mara

• May. 12, 2015

Robert E. O’Mara, M.D., former chair of Radiology, as it was known then, and chief of Nuclear Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, died April 26, at his home in Tucson, Ariz. He ...

Patient Care

Flaum Eye Institute Opens Strong Vision Optical Shop at College Town

• Apr. 22, 2015

UR Medicine’s Flaum Eye Institute is opening a comprehensive optical shop at College Town, providing eye exams, prescription eyewear, contact lenses and sunglasses. The Strong Vision shop will open ...

Patient Care

Tears Shed as Heart Transplant Recipient Meets Young Donor's Family

• Apr. 16, 2015

Nervous excitement was building as Claude Brown prepared to meet the family of his heart donor. The Lockport-area man received the gift of life in 2010 at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital after ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Heart Team Uses 3D Printing to Save Woman’s Life

• Mar. 31, 2015

A constellation of technological advances helped UR Medicine-led heart specialists save the life of an aging Brighton woman. They used a three-dimensional (3D) print of her heart along with a ...

Patient Care

Woman’s Experience Highlights Need for Colorectal Cancer Screenings

• Mar. 30, 2015

A Chili woman took the time to listen to her body and recognize that something was very wrong. Her fast action and care from a team of UR Medicine doctors may have saved her life.

Patient Care

Romance Blooms for 2 Seniors on Rochester Heart Transplant Unit

• Feb. 2, 2015

Danny Pszczolkowski went to a Rochester, N.Y., hospital to receive a heart transplant. He knew it was going to be a challenge and it would change his life. What he didn’t expect was to fall in love.

Patient Care

UR Medicine Offers Screenings, Health Talk for American Heart Month

• Jan. 27, 2015

UR Medicine cardiologists will encourage adults to “Love Your Heart” during American Heart Month and get free heart health checks on Tuesday, Feb. 10. The team is also offering a health talk Monday, ...

Patient Care

Local Health Groups Launch Campaign to Increase Organ Donors

• Jan. 20, 2015

The Ad Council of Rochester and the Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network, along with local health groups, today launched a new campaign to decrease the number of individuals who die or whose health ...

Patient Care

3-Way Story of Organ Donation, Transplant Highlighted with Donate Life Float at Rose Parade

• Dec. 8, 2014

A three-way story of Rochester-area organ donation and transplantation will unfold at the Tournament of Roses Parade on Jan. 1. A trio of families will represent the many organ donors and recipients ...

Research

URMC Mourns Loss of Great Mentor, Founding Chief of Pulmonology

• Nov. 4, 2014

Richard Witherington Hyde, M.D., founding chief of pulmonary medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center, died Oct. 30, 2014, at his Scottsville home. He was 85 and continued to mentor ...

Patient Care

Free Mammography Screenings Oct. 11

• Oct. 6, 2014

UR Medicine Breast Imaging is offering free mammograms to uninsured and underinsured women from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 11 at two locations: at Highland Breast Imaging in Henrietta and at ...

Patient Care

2 Heart Transplants Lead to 1 Romance for Buffalo Couple

• Sep. 29, 2014

Can love help mend the heart? Esther FitzRandolph and Danny Pszczolkowski were both dealing with heart failure –broken hearts, if you will – and progressing through different phases of the heart ...

Patient Care

Sip, Savor & Support Funds Daily Comforts at Harbor House

• Aug. 25, 2014

A beer- and wine-tasting on Saturday, Sept. 13, will provide day-by-day support for Harbor House, a comforting home for families of patients undergoing organ transplant or critical care. The Sip, ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Cardiologists Offer Free Heart Screenings Sept. 13 at Eastview Mall

• Aug. 20, 2014

UR Medicine cardiologists will offer free blood pressure and oxygenation screenings to help detect early signs of heart disease, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 13, at Eastview Mall.

Research

$4M NIH Grant Supports UR Research to Prevent Sudden Cardiac Death

• Aug. 12, 2014

Cardiology researchers from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry received $4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the genetic mechanisms and ...

Research

Study Shows Childbirth Complications Vary Widely at U.S. Hospitals

• Aug. 4, 2014

Expectant mothers anticipate a smooth delivery, yet 13 percent of all women in the U.S. experience obstetrical complications. A University of Rochester-led study, published in the August issue of ...

Patient Care

After Long Recovery, Camillus Man Returns Home with Total Artificial Heart

• Jun. 30, 2014

To say that Ronald Fontana is heartless may sound cruel, if it weren’t true. Doctors at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital replaced the heart of the 64-year-old Camillus man with a total ...

Patient Care

UR Medicine Experts will Discuss Therapies for Dry Eye May 21

• May. 12, 2014

UR Medicine dry eye experts will discuss therapies for dry eye at the Sjogren’s Disease Support Group meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, at Pittsford Public Library.

Patient Care

UR Medicine Cardiologists Pen Manual on Cardiovascular Disease in Women

• Apr. 30, 2014

UR Medicine cardiologists have published a comprehensive manual for physicians to improve the diagnosis and treatment of women with heart disease, because they need different care than men.

Patient Care

Retired Ithaca Teacher Gets New Heart at Strong Memorial Hospital

• Apr. 24, 2014

When the Boston Marathon runners began their 26.2-mile trek Monday, Fred Knewstub joined in the excitement. Less than a week after receiving a new heart, marathon runner Knewstub joined his peers ...

Patient Care

Heart/Stroke Association Honors UR Medicine for Highest Quality Care

• Apr. 22, 2014

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) has once again recognized UR Medicine and its Strong Memorial Hospital for achieving its highest standards of care for stroke, ...

Patient Care

Allegany Carpenter Awaits Heart Transplant, Urges Organ Donation

• Apr. 9, 2014

Terry Zink’s skilled hands have turned logs into homes and furniture over the past four decades. But today he needs something that he can’t build – a new heart.

Patient Care

Ithaca Man gets Miniature Implantable Device to Monitor Heart Rhythm

• Apr. 9, 2014

An Ithaca man is among the first in the country to have received a tiny, wireless implantable device allowing UR Medicine doctors monitor his heart beats his heart rhythm.

Patient Care

Flaum Eye Institute Leads Region in New Laser Technique for Cataract Surgery

• Apr. 2, 2014

UR Medicine has introduced new laser technology to offer customized cataract surgery with greater precision than the traditional manual technique, restoring vision for people like amateur ...

Patient Care

Health Columnist Judy Foreman to Discuss Chronic Pain April 5 at Medical Center

• Mar. 25, 2014

Health columnist Judy Foreman, who wrote “A Nation in Pain,” will discuss the need for greater education and research into managing chronic pain, at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 5, at the University of ...

Patient Care

URMC Introduces New Therapy to Lower Sky-High Cholesterol

• Jan. 28, 2014

University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologists are first in Upstate New York to offer a blood-cleansing therapy for people with extremely high cholesterol, including two-time heart attack ...

Patient Care

URMC Cardiologists Offer Free Heart Screenings Feb. 12 at Greece Ridge Mall

• Jan. 27, 2014

University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologists will offer free blood pressure and oxygenation screenings to help detect early signs of heart disease, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12, ...

Patient Care

Hamburg Man Raises Awareness of Organ Donation

• Dec. 18, 2013

Jim Summers wishes he was home to hang decorations with his family this year. Instead the Hamburg resident will celebrate the holidays at the University of Rochester Medical Center, where he awaits a ...

Research

URMC Chief of Endocrinology Named Editor of Journal

• Dec. 17, 2013

University of Rochester Medical Center diabetes and endocrine expert Stephen Hammes, M.D., Ph.D., has been named editor-in-chief of Molecular Endocrinology, a leading journal in the field.

Research

Corneal Surgeon Commits More Than $4M to University of Rochester in Memory of Late Wife

• Dec. 5, 2013

Longtime Flaum Eye Institute ophthalmologist James Aquavella, M.D., recently committed more than $4 million to the University of Rochester in memory of his late wife, Kay, who was a nurse, educator, ...

Patient Care

URMC’s James A. DeWeese, M.D., Helped Shape Cardiovascular Surgery

• Nov. 18, 2013

James A. DeWeese, M.D., a pioneer in cardiothoracic and vascular surgery and a former chair of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Vascular Surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center, died Nov. 14, ...

People

Heffer Joins Heart and Vascular Service Line as Administrator

• Nov. 8, 2013

As the University of Rochester Medical Center redesigns its patient care delivery system, shifting from clinical department-based operations to service lines, longtime Department of Medicine ...

Patient Care

URMC Expands Neuromedicine Teams for Rochester, Ithaca, Southern Tier

• Oct. 29, 2013

Four neuromedicine specialists have joined the University of Rochester Medical Center, enhancing programs for traumatic injury, cerebrovascular, spine and Parkinson’s care.

Patient Care

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Features URMC’s Novel Heart Treatment in Oct. 24 Episode

• Oct. 18, 2013

Jamie Arliss didn’t get to watch University of Rochester Medical Center doctors save her life, so she’ll tune into “Grey’s Anatomy” to see how it was done -- Hollywood-style. The Thursday, Oct. 24, ...

Research

Stoner joins URMC as Chief of Vascular Surgery

• Sep. 17, 2013

Michael C. Stoner, M.D., R.V.T., F.A.C.S., who specializes in complex open and endovascular surgery and is a nationally recognized expert in comparative effectiveness research, was selected chief of ...

Patient Care

URMC Ophthalmologists Introduce FDA’s Tiniest Medical Device to Region

• Sep. 12, 2013

Doctors at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Flaum Eye Institute are using the tiniest device ever approved by the Food & Drug Administration to help prevent the blinding effects of ...

Patient Care

URMC Plans Construction of New Building to Expand Imaging, Autism Care

• Sep. 4, 2013

The University of Rochester Medical Center has submitted an application to the New York State Department of Health to construct a $28.4 million, three-story building along Brighton’s East River Road ...

Patient Care

Teen Shifts from Learning Braille to Driving a Car

• Aug. 26, 2013

Dan Krenzer began learning Braille in third grade because eye disease degraded his vision. Legally blind, he could only see shapes and colors.

Patient Care

Gift of Life Lets Wheatfield Man Gain Strength to Help Raise 2 Young Children

• Aug. 14, 2013

Tim Synor considers himself a lucky man. He is recovering from a heart transplant at the University of Rochester Medical Center and recently returned home to his wife, toddler son and infant daughter ...

Patient Care

New Heat Therapy Treatment Helps Asthma Patients Breathe Easier

• Aug. 11, 2013

University of Rochester Medical Center doctors who care for people with severe, uncontrollable asthma have introduced a new therapy to make it easier to breathe. Bronchial Thermoplasty reduces asthma ...

Patient Care

Retired Ithaca Teacher Raises Awareness of Organ Donation

• Jul. 23, 2013

Retired Ithaca schoolteacher Fred Knewstub is still working to educate people; this time about the importance of organ donation. It’s an issue close to his heart, or more accurately, involves his ...

Patient Care

Six URMC Programs Cited as Among Best in Nation

• Jul. 15, 2013

When US News & World Report’s 2014 Best Hospitals guidebook hits newsstands today, a record number of six University of Rochester Medical Center specialties will be ranked among the very best in the ...

Patient Care

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Honors URMC for Excellent Cardiac Care

• Jul. 14, 2013

The University of Rochester Medical Center today received Excellus BlueCross Blue Shield Blue Distinction Center+ SM designation for delivering quality and cost-efficient cardiac care, as part of the ...

Patient Care

URMC’s Flaum Eye Institute Hosts Finger Lakes Eye Fair July 10 in Geneva

• Jun. 24, 2013

Need new eyeglasses or prescription sunglasses? The Finger Lakes Eye Fair, sponsored by the Flaum Eye Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center, offers the opportunity check out new ...

Patient Care

GRHF Funds URMC Program to Preserve Vision for People with Diabetes

• May. 28, 2013

The University of Rochester Medical Center’s Flaum Eye Institute has launched a screening program for diabetes-related vision problems in Rochester’s poorest neighborhoods with funding from the ...

Patient Care

Organ Donation Highlights Benefit for Harbor House June 15

• May. 21, 2013

The importance of organ donation – or sharing the gift of life – will be highlighted during the Harbor House benefit dinner, “And the Beat Goes On…,” Saturday, June 15, at the Doubletree Inn in ...

Research

URMC Scientist Honored by American Society for Clinical Investigation

• May. 2, 2013

University of Rochester Medical Center researcher Laura M. Calvi, M.D., a rising biomedical scientist, was inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation, one of the nation's oldest ...

Patient Care

Heart Surgeons Perform 2 Transplants in 1 Day at URMC

• Apr. 16, 2013

Two people are recovering after a pair of heart transplants performed recently at the University of Rochester Medical Center. This was the first time the Program in Heart Failure and Transplantation ...

Patient Care

Amerks To Host “Donate Life Night” On Friday

• Apr. 8, 2013

The Rochester Americans will host Donate Life Night on Friday, April 12, when the Amerks host the Oklahoma City Barons at 7:05 p.m. at The Blue Cross Arena. The Amerks are partnering with the Finger ...

Research

Flaum Eye Institute Director Takes Helm of National Ophthalmology Group

• Apr. 1, 2013

Steven E. Feldon, M.D., M.B.A., director of the Flaum Eye Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was named president of the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology. ...

Research

URMC Neuromedicine Pain Center Gets National Recognition for Excellence in Care

• Mar. 25, 2013

The Neuromedicine Pain Management Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center's Department of Neurosurgery was recently honored for its outcomes, multidisciplinary care and research by the ...

Patient Care

Stroke Survivors Share Experiences During March 28 Seminar

• Mar. 24, 2013

A three-time stroke survivor, whose perseverance allowed her to work, maintain her busy household and be courageous enough to take karate and surfing lessons, is among the speakers at a seminar for ...

Patient Care

Flaum Eye Institute Glaucoma Expert to Discuss Vision Health March 21

• Mar. 13, 2013

Regina Smolyak, M.D., an ophthalmologist at the Flaum Eye Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will discuss vision care, common eye diseases and tips for protecting your eyes as ...

Research

Karen’s Walk, 5K April 6 to Benefit URMC Heart Failure Research

• Mar. 12, 2013

A little exercise can do a lot of good, especially if it is during Karen’s Walk and 5K Run on Saturday, April 6. This 11th annual event supports local heart failure research and will be held at ...

Patient Care

Geneva Ophthalmologist Joins University of Rochester’s Flaum Eye Institute

• Mar. 7, 2013

Geneva ophthalmologist Harold Ross, M.D., has joined the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Flaum Eye Institute, expanding the specialty medical and surgical care available to Finger Lakes ...

Research

Upstate New York’s 1st Total Artificial Heart Patient Leaves URMC Following Successful Heart Transplant

• Mar. 1, 2013

Hockey great Gaetano Orlando today leaves the University of Rochester Medical Center grateful to the team of cardiac experts who implanted a temporary total artificial heart in his chest and the ...

Patient Care

URMC Introduces New Treatment for Life-Threatening Aneurysms

• Feb. 7, 2013

Surgeons at the University of Rochester recently introduced a new device to treat potentially deadly aortic aneurysms in the abdomen, reducing the need for invasive surgery and a lengthy recovery. ...

Patient Care

URMC Cardiologists Offer Free Heart Screenings Feb. 12 at Marketplace Mall

• Jan. 29, 2013

University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologists will offer free blood pressure and oxygenation screenings to help detect early signs of heart disease, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 12, ...

Patient Care

URMC Radiologist George A. Holland, M.D., Dies

• Jan. 3, 2013

University of Rochester Medical Center radiologist George A. Holland, M.D., an expert in magnetic resonance imaging and minimally invasive treatment of solid organ tumors, died suddenly, Jan. 1, ...

Patient Care

Holidays Bring New Hope for Woman after Life-saving Heart Transplant

• Dec. 21, 2012

Cortland County resident Rose Bush had one thing on her holiday wish list – a new heart. Doctors at the University of Rochester Medical Center were able to grant the wish, performing a life-saving ...

Patient Care

Harbor House Receives $77,317 in Donations to Support Home with a Heart

• Dec. 19, 2012

Harbor House, a home-away-from-home for out-of-town patients and families who come to University of Rochester Medical Center for heart failure or critical care, recently received $77,317 in donations ...

Patient Care

URMC CEO Appointed to Governor’s Commission for Disaster Readiness

• Nov. 27, 2012

University of Rochester Medical Center CEO Bradford C. Berk, M.D., Ph.D., will help the state improve its response to weather-related disasters. Gov. Andrew Cuomo appointed Berk to the NYS Respond ...

Research

New Nuclear Imaging System at URMC Hastens Diagnosis of Heart Disease

• Nov. 13, 2012

Doctors can detect evidence of heart disease faster than ever before using new 3-D nuclear imaging technology at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Heart and Vascular Center.

Patient Care

Medical Center Adds Five Portable X-ray Units from Carestream

• Oct. 18, 2012

The University of Rochester Medical Center has added five new portable digital x-ray units to improve care for critically ill patients who need imaging tests that can be provided quickly at the ...

Research

Safety Harnesses Key to Prevent Falls while Deer Hunting

• Oct. 16, 2012

Tree stands give hunters a bird’s-eye view of wild game, but some hunters continue to suffer serious injuries after failing to wear a safety harness, according to doctors at University of Rochester ...

Patient Care

Allegany County Man Gets New Aortic Valve without Open Heart Surgery

• Oct. 16, 2012

A 91-year-old Belmont man was the first in the area to undergo a less invasive heart-valve replacement procedure at the University of Rochester Medical Center. The valve replacement technique is ...

Patient Care

Southern Tier Woman Benefits from Less Invasive Heart Valve Replacement

• Oct. 9, 2012

A Painted Post woman is recovering after undergoing a less invasive heart-valve replacement procedure at the University of Rochester Medical Center. The valve replacement technique is meant for ...

Patient Care

North Tonawanda Man Has Life-saving Heart Transplant in Rochester

• Sep. 17, 2012

North Tonawanda resident Rich Shepler, 30, is recovering at home after a life-saving heart transplant at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Patient Care

URMC Introduces Less Invasive Heart Valve Replacement to Region

• Aug. 21, 2012

Doctors at the University of Rochester Medical Center Heart and Vascular Center now offer a less invasive heart-valve replacement for seriously ill and inoperable patients who have run out of other ...

Patient Care

Brain Surgeon Works with Cardiologist to Repair Cortland Woman’s Heart

• 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

Sept. 6 Junior Builders’ Golf Tournament Benefits Mary Parkes Asthma Center

• Aug. 1, 2012

The Rochester Junior Builders’ Exchange hosts its 17th annual golf tournament to benefit the expansion of the Mary Parkes Center for Asthma, Allergy and Pulmonary Care on Thursday, Sept. 6, at Victor ...

Research

Longtime Radiologist, URMC Educator Dies Suddenly

• Jul. 24, 2012

Lawrence Gardner Sahler, M.D., an interventional radiologist at the University of Rochester Medical Center and one of nine generations of physicians in his family, died suddenly July 20 at his summer ...

Patient Care

URMC Transplant Surgeons Give Horseheads Man New Heart

• Jul. 22, 2012

Retired Elmira school bus driver Wayne Hart recently returned to his Horseheads home after receiving a life-saving heart transplant at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Patient Care

URMC’s Novel Care for Rare Heart Condition Featured on Discovery Health Channel

• Jun. 19, 2012

The collaborative innovation of two University of Rochester Medical Center specialists who injected “medical superglue” into a rare mass in a young woman’s heart will be featured on the Discovery Fit ...

Patient Care

Teamwork Saves Retired Restaurateur after Sudden Cardiac Death

• 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

Heart Transplant Survivor Highlights Harbor House Benefit Dinner June 9

• May. 15, 2012

Ginger Zimmerman will share her inspiring story of life after a heart transplant at the Harbor House benefit dinner, “And the Beat Goes On…,” Saturday, June 9, at the Doubletree Hotel in Henrietta. ...

Education

June 3 Memorial Golf Tournament Benefits Pulmonary Fibrosis Research

• May. 10, 2012

The fifth annual Greg Chandler, Guy F. Solimano Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Sunday, June 3, to raise funds for pulmonary fibrosis research at the University of Rochester Medical Center and ...

Patient Care

Utica-area Man Receives Heart Transplant at University of Rochester Medical Center

• May. 9, 2012

Mike Hayshem gently places his hand over his heart and soon begins to smile. “I can feel it beating,” he says of the transplanted organ while recovering at the University of Rochester Medical ...

Patient Care

Flaum Eye Institute Surgeon Saves 5-year-old German Boy’s Vision

• May. 7, 2012

A German boy who was considered blind and untreatable when he was born is today enrolled in kindergarten and enjoys playing video games, thanks to sight-saving surgery by a University of Rochester ...

Patient Care

URMC 1st in U.S. Honored for Hypertension Care, Heart Disease Prevention

• 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

University Life Trustee, Neurosciences Benefactor Ernest J. Del Monte Dies

• Apr. 22, 2012

Ernest J. Del Monte, 87, real estate and hotel developer, philanthropist and University of Rochester Life Trustee, died Saturday, April 21, 2012. His generosity to the University of Rochester leaves ...

Patient Care

URMC Surgeons Implant 1st Total Artificial Heart in Upstate New York

• Apr. 11, 2012

The University of Rochester Medical Center cardiac transplant team has replaced a 49-year-old man’s heart with a total artificial heart, introducing a new, life-sustaining treatment option for the ...

Research

Local Health Systems Collaborate on Pilot Program to Prevent, Treat Stroke

• 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 ...

Patient Care

URMC Cardiothoracic Surgeon Honored by National Society

• Feb. 9, 2012

George L. Hicks, M.D., renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and chief of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was honored for his passion and dedication to mentoring surgeons of ...

Patient Care

Free Heart Screenings Feb. 13 at Strong Memorial Hospital

• 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

Collaborative ‘Rochester Model’ Gets Spotlight for Hypertension Program

• Jan. 30, 2012

The fast-moving effort led by business leaders, in partnership with healthcare organizations, to make the Finger Lakes region the healthiest community in the country serves as a model for action that ...

Patient Care

Syracuse Woman Gets the Ultimate Christmas Gift – A New Heart

• Dec. 21, 2011

A Syracuse woman is recovering this holiday season from a well-timed heart transplant at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Patient Care

99-year-old Woman Regains Mobility Following Spinal Procedures

• 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 ...

Patient Care

Syracuse Woman Raises Awareness of Joining Organ Donor Registry

• Dec. 5, 2011

Carol Kankoski misses the hustle and bustle of holiday shopping, the music and the decorations. Tethered to monitors and machines during this season of giving, the Syracuse-area woman awaits the ...

Patient Care

URMC Neuroradiologist J. Scott Thomson, M.D., Dies

• Nov. 29, 2011

J. Scott Thomson, M.D., instructor of Imaging Sciences’ Division of Neuroradiology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, died suddenly Nov. 24. He was 42.

Patient Care

URMC Heart Failure Program Earns Prestigious Certification

• Nov. 28, 2011

The Program in Heart Failure and Transplantation at the University of Rochester Medical Center has received prestigious advanced certification in heart failure from the Joint Commission, the nation’s ...

Patient Care

Pennsylvania Man Thankful for Artificial Heart Pump

• Nov. 21, 2011

When the Bell family gathers Thursday to give thanks, they will add the doctors and nurses at the University of Rochester Medical Center to the list of blessings received this year. For the first ...

Research

URMC Receives Patent for Implantable Diagnostic Technology

• Nov. 10, 2011

The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has received a U.S. patent for a medical device technology that could revolutionize the way that physician’s monitor the health of their patients. ...

Patient Care

Greece Father of Two Awaits Heart Transplant at URMC

• Oct. 31, 2011

Ralph “Rusty” Lawrence looks out a window at Strong Memorial Hospital and thinks about running through autumn leaves with his young sons without having to catch his breath after a few short minutes. ...

Patient Care

Grateful Patient’s Family hosts Oct. 22 Blood Drive

• Oct. 19, 2011

A Perinton family is hosting a blood drive to raise awareness of aortic dissection and support the American Red Cross, which helped Mark Landers when he was hospitalized for the life-threatening ...

Patient Care

Man Gets 2nd Chance on Life, Fatherhood with New Heart, New Baby

• Sep. 29, 2011

Daryl and Lori Williams are counting their blessings, which by any measure are plentiful. He received a life-saving heart transplant at the University of Rochester Medical Center and three weeks ...

Education

Flaum Eye Institute Expert to Discuss Thyroid Eye Disease Oct. 6

• Sep. 12, 2011

A new support group for people with thyroid eye disease – a painful condition resulting from Graves’ disease – will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, at the Flaum Eye Institute at the University of ...

Patient Care

Junior Builders Host Golf Tournament for Mary Parkes Asthma Center

• Aug. 23, 2011

The Rochester Junior Builders’ Exchange hosts its 16th annual golf tournament to benefit the Mary Parkes Center for Asthma, Allergy and Pulmonary Care on Thursday, Sept. 8, at Victor Hills Golf Club.

Patient Care

Artificial Heart Device Gives Philosophy Professor Valuable Time

• Aug. 5, 2011

St. Bonaventure University philosophy professor Roderick Hughes III, Ph.D., can’t wait to get back into the classroom after an almost perfect 41-year attendance record. The long-time educator missed ...

Research

Adeline P. Lutz, Philanthropic Piano Teacher, Dies

• Aug. 3, 2011

Adeline P. Lutz, a Greece piano teacher who donated her life’s savings to the University of Rochester’s Flaum Eye Institute, died Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, at the age of 83.

Patient Care

Clark Joins Medical Center’s Internal Medicine Team

• Jun. 21, 2011

The University of Rochester Medical Center’s Department of Medicine welcomes Nancy S. Clark, M.D., to the Division of General Medicine and faculty-resident practice.

Patient Care

URMC Heart Failure Expert 1st to Earn Prestigious Certification

• Jun. 20, 2011

University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologist Leway Chen, M.D., M.P.H., is the area’s first physician to earn certification in advanced heart failure and transplantation from the American Board ...

Patient Care

URMC Recognized for Outstanding Heart Failure, Stroke Programs

• Jun. 14, 2011

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has once again honored Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester Medical Center for meeting its highest standards for heart ...

Research

Heart Vest in URMC Study Saves Amerk Hall-of-Famer’s Life

• Jun. 2, 2011

Retired hockey player Gaetano Orlando is alive today because he joined a clinical study using a special vest to monitor heart function after being diagnosed with congestive heart failure, following ...

Education

Webster Golf Tourney Supports URMC Lung Research

• May. 27, 2011

A day on the links could help people breathe easier if you join the Greg Chandler, Guy F. Solimano Memorial Golf Tournament on Monday, June 12. The event supports scientists at the University of ...

Patient Care

URMC Heart Expert Elected President of American College of Cardiology Chapter

• May. 26, 2011

University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologist Leway Chen, M.D., M.P.H., was recently elected to the Board of Governors for the American College of Cardiology. During his three-year term, Chen ...

Education

April 30 Karen’s Walk, 5K Benefits URMC Heart Failure Research

• Apr. 11, 2011

Walking and running are good for your heart. On Saturday, April 30, participating in Karen’s Walk and 5k Run will be good for local heart failure research. The 11 a.m. event includes a 5K run or ...

Research

Brain Tumor Treatment Successful in Healing Rare Heart Condition

• Mar. 24, 2011

Serendipity may have saved 32-year-old Jamie Arliss’ life. A rare tumor discovered in her heart had stumped cardiologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center. They wanted to remove the ...

Education

‘Pain Chronicles’ Author Melanie Thernstrom to Speak at Medical Center April 9

• Mar. 23, 2011

Best-selling author Melanie Thernstrom, who wrote “The Pain Chronicles,” will deliver the keynote address at an educational seminar for physicians at noon Saturday, April 9, at the University of ...

Patient Care

Doctors Offer 1st Patient Care Guidelines for Challenging Blood Clots

• Mar. 21, 2011

Pulmonologists, hematologists, cardiologists and vascular surgeons have come together with the American Heart Association today to publish the first guidelines for treatment of unusual but ...

Education

Programs for Children Center Stage at Satcher Awards Ceremony

• Mar. 21, 2011

The second annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Awards will be presented by the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Center for Community Health at 5:45 p.m. tonight (Monday, ...

Research

University of Rochester to Honor Nobel Prize Winner March 24

• Mar. 11, 2011

Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel, M.D., will receive the University of Rochester’s Eastman Medal Thursday, March 24, at the School of Medicine and Dentistry. Kandel received the Nobel Prize in Physiology ...

Education

Pageant Contestants to Compete for Title, Support People with Brain Tumors

• Feb. 3, 2011

Young women and girls will show off their talents and support people with brain tumors during the Twin Tiers Winter Ball Benefit Pageant Saturday, Feb. 12, at the Ramada Inn in Painted Post. ...

Education

Neurosurgeon Shares Insights on Beethoven’s Health, Creativity in Feb. 6 Talk

• Feb. 2, 2011

Retired neurosurgeon and classical music virtuoso Robert Bakos, M.D., will lead a free discussion on the science behind Ludwig van Beethoven’s artistry and maladies from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. ...

Patient Care

Cardiologists Set Valentine’s Day Heart Screening at Strong Memorial Hospital

• Jan. 27, 2011

University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologists will offer free heart disease screenings from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Feb. 14, at Strong Memorial Hospital Lobby. This is part of the Medical ...

Patient Care

Father’s Love for Children Leads to 225-Pound Weight Loss, Strong Heart

• Dec. 21, 2010

George Sparrow Jr., struggled to catch his breath after a short walk to his car, up a flight of stairs, or chasing his young son in the yard. He was plagued by congestive heart failure, obesity, ...

Education

University of Rochester to Honor Nobel Prize Winner

• Nov. 19, 2010

Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel, M.D., will receive the University of Rochester’s Eastman Medal Monday, Nov. 22, at the School of Medicine and Dentistry. Kandel received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or ...

Patient Care

Strong Memorial Gets American Heart Association ‘Gold Rating’ for Care

• Nov. 12, 2010

The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (AHA) have recognized Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester Medical Center for providing the highest quality ...

Patient Care

Gillespie Tapped to Lead URMC Vascular Surgery Division

• Nov. 8, 2010

Renowned surgeon David L. Gillespie, M.D., F.AC.S., R.V.T., D.M.C.C., has been appointed chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He has been with the ...

Education

Step it Up for a Cure 5K Walk Nov. 7 Supports Pancreatic Cancer Research

• Oct. 27, 2010

Hundreds of people who have been touched by pancreatic cancer, one of the most challenging cancers, will gather Sunday at University of Rochester’s Goergen Field House to raise funds for local ...

Patient Care

Ibrahim Joins Medical Center Dermatology, Skin Cancer Team

• Oct. 27, 2010

Dermatologist Sherrif Ibrahim, M.D., Ph.D., a fellowship-trained surgeon specializing in skin cancers and cosmetic procedures, recently joined the University of Rochester Medical Center. He practices ...

Education

Put Yourself in Pink and Support Wilmot Breast Care Center

• Oct. 18, 2010

Get into the pink of things Tuesday, Oct. 26, and help people with breast cancer at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center’s Comprehensive Breast Care Center.

Education

Oct. 28 Talk on Preventing Falls, Broken Bones for People with Breast Cancer

• Oct. 14, 2010

A rehabilitation expert from Visiting Nurse Service will offer tips for preventing injuries from falling during the Thursday, Oct. 28, meeting of Advanced Insights-Metastatic Breast Cancer Support ...

Education

Oct. 21 Wish List Society Happy Hour Supports Wilmot Cancer Center

• Oct. 11, 2010

The Wish List Society is hosting a happy hour fundraiser for the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, at Murphy’s Law, 370 East Ave. The Wish List Society is a group of young ...

Research

URMC Joins National Effort to Set Quality Guidelines for Joint Replacement

• Oct. 3, 2010

The growing obesity epidemic and aging of baby boomers has driven demand for total joint replacement procedures to combat excruciating arthritis pain. Yet as more than 700,000 people go under the ...

Education

Gilda’s Club to honor Wilmot Cancer Center’s Top Nurse Sept. 25

• Sep. 17, 2010

Patti Murray, R.N., B.S.N., M.S., associate director for cancer services at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, will be honored by Gilda’s Club of Rochester on Saturday, Sept. 25.

Research

Wilmot Cancer Center Researcher Joins National Scientific Advisory Board

• Sep. 17, 2010

Steven Bernstein, M.D., a leader in lymphoma research, was named to the National Medical and Scientific Advisory Board for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the world's largest voluntary health ...

Education

Oct. 1 Performance Shows Humor Can be Best Medicine

• Sep. 16, 2010

It doesn’t take a doctor to tell you that humor and laughter are powerful medicine. Local comedienne Phyl Contestable could cure your ills and make you laugh until your sides hurt when she performs ...

Education

Wilmot Cancer Center Experts Offer Breast Health Tips Oct. 9

• Sep. 13, 2010

Confused about the new guidelines for mammograms? Doctors at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center’s Comprehensive Breast Care Center will discuss breast cancer screening and the latest research during ...

Patient Care

Three Oncologists, Scientists Join Wilmot Cancer Center Team

• Aug. 27, 2010

The University of Rochester Medical Center welcomes three new physician/scientists to serve people with cancer and expand novel research programs at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center. "These three ...

Education

Brockport, Nazareth Women’s Soccer Teams Set “Golden Challenge”

• Aug. 25, 2010

When the Nazareth College Golden Flyers take on the SUNY-Brockport Golden Eagles in women’s soccer Sept. 11, they’ll call it a Golden Challenge for a Pink Cure. The teams will compete in support of ...

Education

MacKenzie-Childs’ Aug. 22 Sale Benefits Wilmot Cancer Center

• Aug. 17, 2010

Specialty designer MacKenzie-Childs is helping find cures for cancer by hosting a benefit for the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center on Sunday. The Aurora specialty shop, located at 3260 State Route 90, ...

Education

TKO Barber Shop hosts Cut-a-Thon to Knock Out Cancer Aug. 14

• Aug. 11, 2010

TKO Barber Shop on North Goodman Street will offer a cut-a-thon to “knock out cancer” and support the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14

Research

Wilmot Cancer Center Explores Research Collaboration With Roswell Park Cancer Institute

• Aug. 10, 2010

The University of Rochester Medical Center’s James P. Wilmot Cancer Center and Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) today announced that they are exploring a regional scientific collaboration. ...

Education

Golf Tournaments Honor Lost Friends, Support Wilmot Cancer Center

• Aug. 5, 2010

Friends and family of the late Clinton J. Cooper and James Marasco are organizing golf tournaments on Saturdays, Aug. 7 and 14, to support research and patient care at the James P. Wilmot Cancer ...

Education

Blood, Marrow Transplant Survivors Will Celebrate Aug. 11

• Jul. 29, 2010

Survivors of blood and marrow transplants will gather for the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center’s celebratory picnic from 6 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 11, at Buckland Park Lodge, 1341 Westfall Road.

Education

Weekend BBQ Competitions Will Sizzle in Brockport

• Jul. 28, 2010

Professional and backyard barbecue chefs will face off in a series of delicious contests this weekend during the BBQ & Music Festival in conjunction with Brockport’s Summer Arts Festival. The ...

Education

Community Cancer Survivors' Celebration Aug. 21 at Seneca Park Zoo

• Jul. 23, 2010

Cancer survivors and their families can join a victory celebration from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, at the Seneca Park Zoo. This second annual event is hosted by the Community Cancer ...

Patient Care

Hematologist, Scientist Joins Wilmot Cancer Center

• Jul. 6, 2010

The University of Rochester Medical Center welcomes Christina M. Wiedl, D.O., to the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center’s benign hematology team to care for people with a variety of blood and coagulation ...

Education

Experts on Bladder Cancer to Lead Free Seminar July 14

• Jun. 30, 2010

Urologists specializing in bladder cancer will lead a free educational seminar for men and women concerned about this common disease at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 14, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer ...

Education

Give Dad the Gift of Good Health for Father’s Day

• Jun. 9, 2010

Show your dad how much you love him by attending a free talk on prostate cancer prevention and treatments at 7 p.m. Monday, June 21, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of ...

Education

June 12 Race, Walk Benefits Lung Cancer Research at Wilmot

• Jun. 8, 2010

Runners and walkers can help raise awareness for lung cancer among non-smokers during Meaghan’s Run on Saturday, June 12, at Lakeshore Community Church in Greece. The funds will be used to expand ...

Patient Care

Medical Center Launches New Treatment for Liver Cancer

• May. 27, 2010

University of Rochester Medical Center physicians recently performed upstate New York’s first radioembolization procedure for primary liver cancer. This technique combats the tumor in patients who ...

Education

Talk on Herbs, Supplements During Care June 8 at Wilmot Cancer Center

• May. 26, 2010

People with cancer can learn about the use of herbs and supplements during a talk at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 8, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Education

Talk on Acupuncture for Head, Neck Cancers June 3 at Wilmot

• May. 25, 2010

People with oral, head and neck cancers can learn more about the use of acupuncture for managing side effects during a discussion at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 3, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center ...

Education

University of Rochester Surgeon Demonstrates Robotic Prostate Procedure

• May. 24, 2010

One of the nation’s top robotic surgeons will remove the cancerous prostate of a Horseheads man during a live demonstration of robotic surgery on Saturday, May 29. University of Rochester Medical ...

Research

URMC Study: Yoga Improves Sleep, Quality of Life for Cancer Survivors

• May. 20, 2010

Cancer survivors who perform gentle yoga report they sleep better, feel less fatigued and enjoy better quality of life, according to the University of Rochester Medical Center, which is presenting ...

Patient Care

Community Celebrates Local Survivors, Wilmot Cancer Center

• May. 5, 2010

Hundreds of people celebrated the many clinical and research successes of the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center during its 11th annual Discovery Ball on May 1. The 730 people who attended the gala ...

Research

Wilmot Cancer Center Expert Joins Lymphoma Research Foundation Group

• May. 4, 2010

Steven H. Bernstein, M.D., an oncologist with the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center and expert in lymphoma, was recently elected to the Executive Committee of the Lymphoma Research Foundation’s Mantle ...

Education

Diet and Cancer Prevention Talk April 27 at Wilmot Cancer Center

• Apr. 16, 2010

The link between diet and cancer prevention and recurrence will be the focus of a lecture at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center.

Education

Ironman, Survivor to Receive Inspiration Award from Wilmot Cancer Center

• Apr. 12, 2010

The incredible story of cancer survivor and triathlete Lou Iovoli will headline the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center's 11th annual Discovery Ball Saturday, May 1, at the Rochester Riverside Convention ...

Patient Care

Wilmot Cancer Center Nurse Donates Life-Saving Cells to Leukemia Patient

• Apr. 8, 2010

Ruben Casaverde, R.N., O.C.N., is a quiet, compassionate nurse, dedicated to providing life-saving care at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center. Next week, he'll give even more. He will roll up his ...

Community

Dermatologists Offer Free Skin Cancer Checks May 22

• Apr. 7, 2010

Area dermatologists will provide free skin checks from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, May 22, and remind participants of the importance of skin cancer prevention measures. Local dermatologists will ...

Patient Care

Eye-Opening Offer Benefits Wilmot Cancer Center Research

• Apr. 5, 2010

Camille’s Sidewalk Café has launched a delicious and eye-opening way to support cancer research at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center by selling coffee mugs that can be refilled for free for a year.

Patient Care

Cub Scout Derby Car Goes Pink to Help Women with Breast Cancer

• Apr. 5, 2010

Cub Scout Bryan Mosbruger won the pinewood derby race within his North Chili Pack 292 and now he’s helping the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center in the race to find a cure for breast cancer. The ...

Education

Chefs Prepare Special Dishes for People with Head, Neck Cancers April 15

• Mar. 30, 2010

Chefs from across the area will prepare delicious dishes to entice the appetites of people with oral, head and neck cancers during the Spring Fling Tasting Expo from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Thursday, April ...

Patient Care

Wilmot Cancer Center Gets Excellence Award for Cancer Care Programs

• Mar. 24, 2010

The James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center has received a New Program Outstanding Achievement Award from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of ...

Patient Care

Stafford Man Donates Bone Marrow to Help Stranger, Honor His Young Son

• Mar. 19, 2010

When Garth Swanson’s toddler son was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor, he would have done anything to help save the boy’s life. University of Rochester Medical Center doctors brought his ...

Patient Care

University Expands Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Care with Center in Greece

• Mar. 17, 2010

University of Rochester Medical Center Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation is expanding services by opening a new center for comprehensive musculoskeletal care and recovery in Greece on Monday, March 22. ...

Education

Spirituality and Illness Talk March 16 at Wilmot Cancer Center

• Mar. 2, 2010

The role of spirituality when facing a serious illness will be the focus of an integrative oncology lecture at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 16, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center.

Education

Wilmot Cancer Center Expert Offers Nutrition Talk Feb. 24

• Feb. 19, 2010

A dietitian from the James P Wilmot Cancer Center will lead an “Ask the Expert” discussion on nutrition for the cancer survivor at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 24, at Gilda’s Club, 255 Alexander St.

Patient Care

University of Rochester Expands Robotic Surgeries to Oral, Pharyngeal Cancers

• Feb. 16, 2010

Doctors at University of Rochester Medical Center are first in upstate New York to incorporate the precision and dexterity of a surgical robot to remove cancerous tumors in the mouth and throat.

Education

Breast Cancer Survivor Hosts Feb. 6 Benefit for Wilmot Research Programs

• Jan. 28, 2010

Breast cancer survivor Paula Bokman will host a fund-raiser for research at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center to help find a cure Saturday, Feb. 6, at Burgundy Basin Inn

Research

Williams Chairs National Space Biomedical Research Institute Science Committee

• Jan. 27, 2010

Jacqueline Williams, Ph.D., was named chair of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute’s Scientific Advisory Committee for its Center of Acute Radiation Research. Williams is grant director ...

Education

Patrons Can ‘Give Big at the Pig’ to Support Wilmot Cancer Center

• Jan. 20, 2010

Friends and family of Nancy Roberts will remember her zest for life and support the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, during “Nancy Lives, Wilmot Gives Big at the ...

Education

Cancer Survival Discussion Jan. 14 for Young Adult Group

• Jan. 4, 2010

Young adult cancer survivors can learn about recent research on the lasting effects of cancer care during a support group meeting Thursday, Jan. 14, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center. The Young ...

Patient Care

2 Knighthawks Players Back on Turf after Successful ACL Reconstructions

• Jan. 3, 2010

The beginning of the professional lacrosse season Saturday brings the return of Rochester Knighthawks forwards John Grant and Scott Evans. They are back on the turf after career-saving ACL ...

Education

URMC Smoking Cessation Experts: Plan Now to Quit for New Year’s

• Dec. 17, 2009

If you’re a smoker who’s considering quitting as part of your new year’s resolutions, you may want to start creating your plan for success.

Research

Wilmot Cancer Center Honors Renowned Bladder Cancer Expert

• Dec. 10, 2009

The James P. Wilmot Cancer Center today honored Urology Chair Edward M. Messing, M.D., F.A.C.S., for his outstanding work in advancing bladder cancer research. He received The Davey Memorial Award ...

Research

Insomnia Prevalent Among Cancer Patients who Receive Chemotherapy

• Nov. 23, 2009

Three quarters of cancer patients and survivors treated with chemotherapy suffer insomnia or sleep disorders that often become chronic conditions, hindering patients’ ability to fully recover, ...

Education

Nov. 19 ‘Smoke Out’ Encourages Smokers to End Nicotine Addiction

• Nov. 17, 2009

Smokers are encouraged to try to quit on Thursday, Nov. 19, as part of the Great American Smoke Out. The annual event is organized by the American Cancer Society, in an effort to reduce cancers ...

Pizzeria Uno Patrons Can Support Wilmot Cancer Center Nov. 10

• Nov. 9, 2009

Patrons of Pizzeria Uno Chicago Grill can enjoy a delicious meal and help support the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center’s effort to find a cure for lung cancer on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Meaghan’s Hope, a ...

Education

Wilmot Cancer Center Scientist Named to State Cancer Advisory Board

• Nov. 6, 2009

Pascal Jean-Pierre, Ph.D., M.P.H., a behavioral scientist at the University of Rochester Medical Center was appointed to the New York State Prostate and Testicular Cancer Detection and Education ...

Research

University of Rochester Scientist Elected to Posts In 2 Radiation Groups

• Oct. 26, 2009

University of Rochester radiation expert Jacqueline Williams, Ph.D., was recently elected to leadership positions in the two leading radiation research organizations in North America. She was elected ...

Patient Care

Gilda’s Club to Honor Wilmot Cancer Center Doctors at Gala

• Oct. 26, 2009

Jane Liesveld, M.D., and Deepak Sahasrabudhe, M.D., oncologists at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, will receive Gilda’s Club’s highest award for outstanding care to people with cancer. They will ...

Research

Wilmot Cancer Center Director Honored for Commitment to Research

• Oct. 22, 2009

James P. Wilmot Cancer Center Director Richard I. Fisher, M.D., a world expert in lymphoma research, was recently honored by the Lymphoma Research Foundation, the nation’s largest organization ...

Education

Wilmot Doctor to Discuss Advances in Myeloma Treatment Oct. 27

• Oct. 21, 2009

A myeloma expert from the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center will offer insight into the latest discoveries and advances in treatments during a free educational program at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, at ...

Education

MaggieMoo’s, EastView Events Oct. 17 Benefit Wilmot Cancer Center

• Oct. 14, 2009

MaggieMoo’s Ice Cream and Treatery and EastView Mall will celebrate the city of Rochester’s 175th anniversary with a series of sweet events Saturday, Oct. 17. Funds raised throughout the day will ...

Patient Care

Stages of Bladder Cancer Talk Oct. 28 at Wilmot Cancer Center

• Oct. 9, 2009

People with bladder cancer can learn about the spectrum of the disease during a meeting of a new support group at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center. The group will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. ...

Research

Rochester Study: Women with Breast Cancer Have Low Vitamin D Levels

• Oct. 8, 2009

Women with breast cancer should be given high doses of vitamin D because a majority of them are likely to have low levels of vitamin D, which could contribute to decreased bone mass and greater risk ...

Patient Care

Young Adult Cancer Survivors to Discuss Fertility Issues Oct. 8

• Oct. 1, 2009

Young adult cancer survivors can learn more about fertility after cancer during a meeting Thursday, Oct. 8, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center. The Young Adult Survivor Connection meets from 4:30 ...

Patient Care

Wilmot Cancer Center Experts Host Breast Health Day Oct. 3

• Sep. 16, 2009

Helping a loved one who has breast cancer can be challenging, but it’s a critical time for you to offer support. Doctors at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center’s Comprehensive Breast Care Center will ...

Patient Care

Rhinos Game Sept. 18 Supports Breast Cancer Care at Wilmot Cancer Center

• Sep. 15, 2009

The Rochester Raging Rhinos will don pink jerseys to raise awareness of breast cancer during the season-ending game against the Charleston Battery Friday, Sept. 18. The game begins at 8 p.m. at ...

Education

New Bladder Cancer Support Group Meets Sept. 23 at Wilmot Cancer Center

• Sep. 10, 2009

Internationally renowned bladder cancer expert Edward M. Messing, M.D., will lead a discussion about the disease and treatments at the first meeting of a new support group at the James P. Wilmot ...

Patient Care

Talk on Yoga and Cancer Sept. 15 at Wilmot Cancer Center

• Sep. 1, 2009

People can learn about the therapeutic benefits of yoga during a talk from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center.

Patient Care

Cancer Survivor Trains for Ironman Competition

• Aug. 27, 2009

After months of life-saving treatment at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, Lou Iovoli is on the training circuit – swimming across Canandaigua Lake and bicycling and running the winding roads of the ...

Patient Care

Wilmot Cancer Center Performs 1st Outpatient Stem Cell Transplant

• Aug. 25, 2009

The James P. Wilmot Cancer Center recently provided the first outpatient stem cell transplant in the Rochester area, a progressive move for a Bloomfield man who was able to recuperate at home, rather ...

Patient Care

Talk on Swallowing for People with Head, Neck Cancers Sept. 3

• Aug. 21, 2009

People with oral, head and neck cancers can learn more about treatments for esophageal strictures and swallowing problems during a discussion at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at the James P. Wilmot ...

Research

Rochester Study Shows Aging Breast Cancer Patients Get Less Chemo

• Aug. 18, 2009

Older women with breast cancer are more likely to get lower doses of chemotherapy than younger women, in an effort, presumably, by their doctors to reduce the ill effects of the toxic therapies, ...

Education

Second Chance Motorcycle Ride Benefits Wilmot Cancer Center

• Aug. 13, 2009

There will be a 110-mile motorcycle ride to benefit the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15. The Second Chance Motorcycle Run begins at the Leaf and Bean Coffee Company at ...

Research

Liver, Pancreatic Cancer Specialist Joins Wilmot Cancer Center

• Aug. 4, 2009

Hepatobiliary oncologist Aram Hezel, M.D., has joined the University of Rochester Medical Center’s James P. Wilmot Cancer Center. He relocated from Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and ...

Patient Care

Wilmot Cancer Center Awarded Prestigious Accreditation with Commendation from American College of Surgeons

• Jul. 14, 2009

The James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center has received accreditation with commendation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons. The ...

Education

Community Cancer Survivors Celebration Aug. 22 at Seneca Park Zoo

• Jul. 13, 2009

Cancer survivors and their families can join a victory celebration from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Seneca Park Zoo. This second annual event is hosted by the Community Cancer ...

Patient Care

Wilmot Cancer Center Marks 2000th Transplant with Picnic

• Jul. 10, 2009

The James P. Wilmot Cancer Center will celebrate its 2,000th life-saving, blood and marrow transplant with a survivors’ celebration Wednesday, July 22. A picnic will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at ...

Education

July 23-25 Garage Sale Benefits Wilmot Cancer Center Brain Tumor Research

• Jul. 8, 2009

There will be a large garage sale to support brain tumor research at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, July 23-25.

Patient Care

Wilmot Cancer Center Welcomes Lung Cancer Expert

• Jun. 30, 2009

Lung cancer expert Manoj Agarwal, M.D., M.B.A., has joined the University of Rochester Medical Center’s James P. Wilmot Cancer Center.

Education

Young Adult Cancer Survivors to Meet July 9 at Wilmot Cancer Center

• Jun. 21, 2009

Young adult cancer survivors – ages 18-39 – and their families and friends can network with others and learn about specialized topics with community and medical professionals during a new monthly ...

Education

June 21 Motorcycle Drawing, Poker Run Benefits Wilmot Cancer Center

• Jun. 3, 2009

Motorcycle and hot-rod enthusiasts can enjoy a 70-mile ride through western New York and support local people with cancer during the “Ride to the Dakota” in Hilton on Sunday, June 21.

Endoscopic CryoSpray Technology Lets University of Rochester Medical Center Doctors Freeze Tumors

• May. 18, 2009

Interventional gastroenterologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center are the first in upstate New York to treat early esophageal tumors and precancerous growths with a deep-freezing spray ...

Research

Ginger Quells Cancer Patients’ Nausea From Chemotherapy

• May. 14, 2009

People with cancer can reduce post-chemotherapy nausea by 40 percent by using ginger supplements, along with standard anti-vomiting drugs, before undergoing treatment, according to scientists at the ...

Custom Motorcycle Drawing Benefits Wilmot Cancer Center

• Apr. 29, 2009

Motorcycle lovers will want to check-out a new custom cycle, created by Cenzi Motorcycle Company, to raise funds for the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center. The motorcycle will be on display this weekend ...

Patient Care

Free Skin Cancer Checks May 30 at University of Rochester Medical Center

• Apr. 28, 2009

A free skin cancer detection clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 30 at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Local dermatologists will conduct skin screenings to detect skin ...

$1.4M Raised to Support Local Cancer Care, Research at Wilmot

• Apr. 19, 2009

More than 800 people and local corporations demonstrated their support for the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at Saturday’s 10th annual Discovery Ball. Proceeds from the event were raised through new ...

Community

3 Events Offer Hope for People with Brain Tumors

• Apr. 15, 2009

People with brain tumors, and those who love and care for them, will observe Brain Tumor Awareness Week with three educational and celebratory events sponsored by the University of Rochester Medical ...

Massage Therapy Talk April 28 at Wilmot Cancer Center

• Apr. 13, 2009

People with cancer can learn about the use of massage therapy to relieve tension and pain during a talk at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of ...

Wilmot Cancer Center Expert Offers Breast Cancer Talk April 13

• Apr. 7, 2009

A breast oncologist from the James P Wilmot Cancer Center will lead an “Ask the Expert” discussion on advances in breast cancer treatment at 6 p.m., Monday, April 13, at Gilda’s Club, 255 Alexander ...

University of Rochester Medical Center Urologists Compare Tests for Early Bladder Cancer Detection

• Apr. 6, 2009

Men over the age of 60 who have smoked at least 20 years are needed for an international clinical study to improve bladder cancer screening techniques at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

Inspirational Leukemia Survivor to be Honored by Wilmot Cancer Center

• Apr. 1, 2009

The James P. Wilmot Cancer Center will celebrate survivorship during the 10th annual Discovery Ball Saturday, April 18, at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. The center will honor Jennifer ...

Atheletes, Disco Fans Can Support Wilmot Cancer Center

• Mar. 26, 2009

A variety of events are on the calendar to support research and patient care programs at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center.

University of Rochester Robotic Surgeon Teaches Colleagues about Prostatectomy

• Mar. 24, 2009

One of the country’s top robotic surgeons will remove the cancerous prostate of a Binghamton-area man in a live demonstration of robotic surgery on Wednesday, April 8. University of Rochester Medical ...

Patient Care

Screening Key to Early Detection of Colorectal Cancers

• Mar. 11, 2009

Colorectal cancer screening is an essential part of the health checkups you need as you grow older. If you're over 50, University of Rochester Medical Center doctors encourage you to schedule a ...

Get Your Platform Shoes Out for Ugly Disco Bash April 4

• Mar. 9, 2009

The disco ball will be twirling as people celebrate the leisure suit, afro and platform shoes at the 2009 Ugly Disco Bash at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at the Riverside Convention Center. The event, ...

Doctors Choose Variety of Treatments for Follicular Lymphoma

• Mar. 8, 2009

People with follicular lymphoma are treated in a wide variety of ways depending on their physician’s preference and the region of the country that they live, according to scientists at the University ...

Research

Wilmot Cancer Stem Cell Scientist Featured in NCI Bulletin

• Feb. 10, 2009

One of the cancer field’s most respected information sources, the National Cancer Institute Bulletin, recently featured the work of Craig Jordan, Ph.D., a cancer stem cell scientist at the University ...

Feb. 16 Session Focuses on Managing Physical, Emotional Health

• Feb. 8, 2009

Women with metastatic breast cancer can develop techniques for managing their physical and emotional health during a talk from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center.

Meditation Talk Offered Feb. 17 at Wilmot Cancer Center

• Feb. 8, 2009

The healing benefits of meditation will be discussed during a talk from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center.

Skin Protection Tips for Vacationers Headed South

• Feb. 4, 2009

If you’re headed south for the upcoming school break, don’t forget to protect your skin from the sun’s damaging rays during your vacation. Mary Gail Mercurio, M.D., a dermatologist who sees many skin ...

Feb. 11 Valentine’s Celebration Supports Wilmot Cancer Center

• Jan. 28, 2009

A Valentine’s Day celebration and happy hour will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, at Good Luck, 50 Anderson Ave. The third-annual event supports the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center.

Put a Song in Your Sweetie’s Heart for Valentine’s Day

• Jan. 26, 2009

The sweet strains of love songs and other popular tunes will be heard during the Harmony for Hope concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14, at the University of Rochester’s Strong Auditorium. The a ...

Community

Integrative Oncology Discussion Jan. 20 at Wilmot Cancer Center

• Jan. 12, 2009

People with cancer can learn about the emerging field of integrative medicine during a talk from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center.

Patient Care

URMC Welcomes New Chief of Hematology/Oncology

• Jan. 4, 2009

Innovative and respected hematologist Jonathan Friedberg, M.D., has been appointed chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology of the Department of Medicine and the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at ...