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Introducing University of Rochester Medicine Golisano Children’s
As part of the University of Rochester Medicine’s fully integrated academic health system, UR Medicine Golisano Children’s Hospital is becoming University of Rochester Medicine Golisano Children’s.
Grant to ‘HELP’ University of Rochester Staff Advance in Careers, Fill Key Healthcare Roles
The University of Rochester has been awarded a $3.8 million, five-year Healthcare Education and Life-Skills Program (HELP) grant from New York State to expand career opportunities for employees while ...
Introducing University of Rochester Medicine
Introducing University of Rochester Medicine University of Rochester Medicine is the new brand name for our fully integrated academic health system, uniting our research, education, and care under ...
5 Tips for Managing Diabetes
Diabetes may be common but that doesn’t make living with it easy. UR Medicine endocrinologist Dr. Laticia Valle offers five tips for managing diabetes.
How a Pediatrics Focus Enhances Sports Medicine Care
The creation of a targeted sports clinics and the use of innovative ACL repair techniques designed to protect growing bodies are among the efforts to provide young athletes with the specialized care ...
URMC Response to CrowdStrike Issue: Information for Faculty and Staff
This page will provide frequent updates for URMC faculty, staff and students as we recover from the the Crowdstrike outage. If you are having issues with your computer, please attempt to reboot the ...
Remembering the Life of a True Giant of Dermatology
Lowell Goldsmith, MD, whose boundless curiosity led him to international renown as a dermatology expert who could achieve the near impossible, passed away in North Carolina on July 10. He was 86. Dr. ...
Leadership Changes Coming for Strong Memorial, Highland Hospitals and UR Medicine System
Today University of Rochester Medical Center CEO David Linehan, MD, announced plans to enhance the roles of two successful, long-standing leaders to strengthen the UR Medicine network of hospitals, ...
Have a Urinary Tract Infection? Here’s What to Do
A urinary tract infection can cause pain and other unwanted symptoms. Virtual UTI care can help you move past this common problem.
URMC CEO and SMD Dean Responds to Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling
We are deeply disheartened by yesterday’s Supreme Court decision on the validity of race or ethnicity criteria in university admissions. The potential effect on our nation’s higher education system ...
My Child Had an Eating Disorder: What I Want Other Parents to Know
My daughter, Ana, was diagnosed with an eating disorder when she was 14 years old. Here are a few things I learned that I hope will help other parents.
Urology Department Implements Strategy to Expand Clinical Trials
URMC’s Department of Urology continues to build on its leadership as one of the most active urologic research centers in Upstate New York
Leading Urology Department Built on Innovative Bladder Cancer Research and Care
The Department has continued to build a team of outstanding researchers and surgeons, who are blazing a new trail in research and patient care.
Taking a multi-specialty approach to men’s health and wellness
Providing patients with the best urological care means implementing a multi-disciplinary approach to men’s health and wellness.
UR Medicine Urgent Care Opens New Location in Webster
UR Medicine Urgent Care now offers 13 locations in communities throughout our region, including Monroe, Ontario, Livingston, Steuben, Allegany and Wayne counties – bringing patients convenient and ...
David Kaufman, M.D., Reflects on Experiences During Pandemic
At Strong, we were lucky. We were together. A family. Never alone.
UR Medicine Restrictions Begin Due to Flu
Flu restrictions are now in effect at UR Medicine's Golisano Children's Hospital, Strong Memorial Hospital, Highland Hospital, and Wilmot Cancer Center.
Dyson Day Lecture Lecture to Unveil Results of Literacy Program in RCSD
Students in the Rochester City School District enrolled in a new literacy program showed twice as much progress as their peers, according to a recent study by Carol St. George, Ed.D., associate ...
UR Medicine, Community Pediatricians Team Up to Encourage Vaccinations
In the wake of the measles cases that have arisen in the Rochester area over the past several weeks, pediatricians throughout the region have collaborated on a video in the hopes of spreading ...
UR Medicine Implements Flu Restrictions to Help Stop Spread
With influenza now prevalent in our community, UR Medicine is taking the following steps to help limit the spread and best protect patients and staff at Strong Memorial Hospital, Highland Hospital, ...
Breastmilk Sugars Differ in Pregnant Women on Probiotics
The complex sugars found in human breastmilk, long believed to be fixed in their composition, may change in women who are taking probiotics.
Davitt Family Gives $2M to Golisano Children’s Hospital
Mark and Maureen Davitt have donated $2 million to UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, bringing the university close to its philanthropy goal for the new hospital building. The hospital’s 8th ...
URMC Researchers Aim to Reduce Disparities in Pediatric Asthma Care
In the hopes of combating asthma care disparities, researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) are launching a new, $3.6 million study in partnership with the Rochester City ...
URMC to Host National Developmental Disabilities Health Conference
The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) will host the 2019 annual conference of the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry (AADMD). The event, the preeminent conference ...
Tristram Smith, Pioneer in Autism Research, Dies at 57
Tristram Smith, Ph.D., whose research on behavioral interventions changed the landscape of care for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), died suddenly on Monday morning. He was 57.
UR Medicine to Expand Special Needs Care in Southern Tier
Youths with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Chemung, Schuyler, and Steuben counties will be able to receive care closer to home and more easily connect with local ...
Childhood Obesity Study Makes Weight Loss a Family Matter
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) are joining those from three other organizations on one of the largest family-based childhood obesity studies ever conducted in the ...
Children’s Hospital Chief to Lead International Research Conference
Patrick Brophy, M.D., the William H. Eilinger Professor and Chair of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and the physician-in-chief at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s ...
Elizabeth R. McAnarney, M.D., Named Distinguished University Professor
Elizabeth R. “Lissa” McAnarney, M.D., Professor and Chair Emerita of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), has been named a Distinguished University ...
Robert Haggerty, former URMC Chair of Pediatrics, dies at 92
Robert Haggerty, M.D., former Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, died on Tuesday. He was 92. Throughout a career that spanned six decades, Haggerty led numerous child health initiatives that ...
For City Kids with Asthma, Telemedicine and In-School Care Cut ER Visits in Half
Children with asthma in the Rochester City School District who received a combination of telemedicine support and school-based medication therapy were almost half as likely to need an emergency room ...
Visitor Restrictions Aim to Stop Spread of Influenza
With influenza now prevalent in our community, UR Medicine is taking steps to help limit the spread and best protect patients and staff at Strong Memorial Hospital, Highland Hospital, Golisano ...
Patrick Brophy Named Chair of Pediatrics at University of Rochester Medical Center
Patrick Brophy, M.D., MHCDS, who currently serves as Director of Pediatric Nephrology at University of Iowa Health Care, has been named the next William H. Eilinger Professor and Chair of the ...
State Medicaid Tabs Kaczorowski For Child Health Initiative
Jeff Kaczorowski, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, will serve as Vice-Chair of a new state initiative that focuses on improving health and educational ...
Golisano Children's Hospital Recognized by US News and World Report
UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital has been recognized as one of the nation’s best children’s hospitals in three specialty areas — neonatology, nephrology, and neurology and neurosurgery — in ...
Infants Born Preterm May Lack Key Lung Cells Later In Life
Mice born into an oxygen-rich environment respond worse to the flu once fully grown due to an absence of certain lung cells, a discovery that provides a potential explanation for preterm infants’ ...
Stroll for Strong Kids Supports Children’s Hospital for 21st Straight Year
Golisano Children’s Hospital will hold its 21st annual Stroll for Strong Kids and 5K Run on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Genesee Valley Park.
Children's Hospital Miracle Luncheon Celebrates Patients and Supporters
UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital will honor five children who have defied the odds and pay tribute to several supporters who have gone above and beyond at the annual Celebration of Miracles ...
Stephen Sulkes Honored with First-Ever Golisano Global Health Leadership Award
The co-director of the Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities received the highest honor the Special Olympics gives to its health partners for founding the Rochester student chapter of the ...
Schor to Receive Child Neurology Society's Highest Honor
Nina Schor, M.D., Ph.D., William H. Eilinger Chair of Pediatrics and the pediatrician-in-chief at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, has been named the recipient of the Child Neurology ...
Philip W. Davidson Elected President of IASSIDD
Philip W. Davidson, Ph.D., professor emeritus of Pediatrics, has been elected president of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities ...
Golisano Children’s Hospital Celebrates Renovation Completion of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The Strong Memorial Hospital Nursery, a state-of-the-art facility that provides care for newborns in the Finger Lakes region, reopens on Wednesday.
Nina Schor to Step Down as Children's Hospital Pediatrician-in-Chief
Nina Schor, M.D., Ph.D., William H. Eilinger Chair of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), will step down as chair in June 2017.
Children’s Hospital Pediatrician-in-Chief Named Fellow of the AAAS
Nina Schor, M.D., Ph.D., William H. Eilinger Chair of Pediatrics and the pediatrician-in-chief at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for ...
Infant Nose, Lung Cells Possess Remarkably Similar RNA Patterns
Cells from an infant’s nose are remarkably similar to those found in the lungs, a discovery that could lead to much more precise diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other infant lung ...
Jill Halterman to Lead Clinical Research
Jill Halterman, M.D., M.P.H., an accomplished physician and scientist whose research has helped guide the delivery of asthma care in Rochester and elsewhere, has been appointed Senior Associate Dean ...
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Awarded Grant to Research New Vaccines
The University of Rochester Medical Center has been awarded a 5-year, $5 million grant to measure the effectiveness of new vaccines for children with respiratory and intestinal infections. The grant, ...
Nuclear Protein Causes Neuroblastoma to Become More Aggressive
Aggressive forms of neuroblastoma contain a specific protein in their cells’ nuclei that is not found in the nuclei of more benign forms of the cancer, and the discovery could lead to new forms of ...
URMC begins 7-year, $18M study of prenatal inflammation and child health
Over the past several decades, researchers have shown that an array of conditions in pregnant women, such as anxiety, stress, and obesity, are associated with a large and common cluster of behavioral ...
Thomas L. Barnett Appointed Chief Information Officer at URMC
Barnett possesses proven experience in building and leading information systems in complex health care and research settings, as well as higher education, industry and IT consulting arenas—all ...
Providers Face Cultural Challenges when Evaluating Refugee Children
Numerous challenges face providers who are administering developmental screenings for refugee children, including differences in cultural and religious beliefs, language barriers, and disparate ...
Research Aims to Fight Childhood Obesity through Family Approach
UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital is joining several other universities on one of the largest family-based childhood obesity studies ever conducted.
Two Large Gifts Support Second Phase of Children’s Hospital Construction
Golisano Children’s Hospital has received its two largest gifts in support of Phase II construction on the new hospital building, which will help bring the hospital to the forefront of pediatric ...
Stroll for Strong Kids and 5K Run Set for Saturday
Golisano Children’s Hospital will be holding its 20th Annual Stroll for Strong Kids and 5K Run on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Genesee Valley Park. This event will raise money for the 85,000 kids from ...
URMC receives $3M to advance research on ARDS, gene therapy
David Dean, Ph.D., professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, has received a $3 million grant to explore a novel method of gene therapy delivery that could ...
Boy Pushed to the Brink of Death Twice is a ‘Miracle Times Two’
Born at 34 weeks, Ryan’s parents, Melanie and Andy, were told their son would have a better chance of survival in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Ryan developed necrotizing enterocolitis ...
Boy Inspires Others by Overcoming a Stroke, Sickle Cell Anemia
All his life, Gary has been living with the pain and complications of sickle cell disease, a serious and lifelong disorder that causes the body to make sickle-shaped red blood cells, which are stiff ...
Boy Inspires Others by Overcoming Stroke, Sickle Cell Anemia
From the day he was born, Gary Burks has been coping with the pain and complications that come with sickle cell disease.
Preemie’s Spirit Captures the Hearts of Others
Kinley was born with her heart was on the wrong side of her body. She was missing her pulmonary artery, and only had one lung. And the largest issue of all was that she was suffering from esophageal ...
$3.6M Grant Supports Pediatric Asthma Research at URMC
Jill Halterman, M.D., professor of Pediatrics at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, has received a $3.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to research a preventive asthma ...
Visitor Restrictions Aim to Stop Flu's Spread
As our community, like much of the country, grapples with high levels of flu activity, we're taking the following measures to limit its spread and best protect patients and staff at UR Medicine’s ...
Dyson Day Lecture Examines Effective Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Monroe County offers some of the best pediatric health care in the country. Yet, children in Monroe County have poor outcomes in a number of important areas. At the 16th Annual Anne E. Dyson Memorial ...
University Mourns the Loss of School of Nursing Professor Emerita Carol Henretta
University of Rochester School of Nursing professor emerita Carol B. Henretta, Ed.D., R.N., who left a lasting impact as an enthusiastic educator and a longtime advocate for nursing professionals, ...
Medical Center Board Honors Top Staff with 2015 Excellence Awards
Nine individuals and four teams were honored by the University of Rochester Medical Center Board on Jan. 20 for their steadfast personal and professional dedication to delivering a patient care ...
$3 Million to Fund Research on Powerful HIV Prevention Pill
A University of Rochester School of Nursing researcher has been awarded a $3 million grant to study a promising method of preventing the spread of HIV.
Golisano Children’s Hospital debuts Integrated PET-MRI
UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital recently became the first children’s hospital in the country to administer an integrated PET-MRI scan to a patient.
UR School of Nursing Extends Scholarships to Meet Region’s Health Care Needs
The University of Rochester School of Nursing is offering 50 percent tuition support in scholarships for its Care Manager Education, RN-to-BS completion and Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse ...
School of Medicine and Dentistry Professor Emeritus Jules Cohen Dies
Jules Cohen, M.D., professor emeritus of Medicine (Cardiology), whose career as a physician, educator, researcher and administrator at the School of Medicine and Dentistry spanned more than 60 years, ...
School of Nursing Researcher Receives $2M NIH Grant to Study Dementia Intervention
A University of Rochester School of Nursing researcher has earned a $2 million National Institutes of Health grant to determine if a computer-based training program can lower a person’s risk for ...
GFCF Diets Found to be Ineffective for Children with Autism
Gluten-free, casein-free diets have become popular complementary treatments for children with autism spectrum disorder, but a rigorous study at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) found ...
URMC Supporting Global Health with Technology, Big Data
Researchers at URMC have commenced two projects to improve maternal and mental health in low- and middle-income countries by harnessing information technology and social media.
Mink receives Award for Excellence in Tourette Syndrome
Jonathan W. Mink, M.D., Ph.D., the Frederick A. Horner, M.D. Endowed Professor in Pediatric Neurology, and Chief of the Division of Child Neurology at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, has ...
Ceremony Marks Investiture of Mark Taubman as Medical Center CEO
Mark B. Taubman, M.D., was formally invested as the Chief Executive Officer of the University of Rochester Medical Center and UR Medicine and Senior Vice President for Health Sciences at the ...
Symposium Covers Ebola Response and Other Global Health Issues
Researchers, students, and global health experts from across the world will gather at the University of Rochester Medical Center on June 15 for the Rochester Global Health Symposium.
UR Medicine, St. James Mercy Hospital to Explore Formal Affiliation
UR Medicine and St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell announced today their intent to explore a formal affiliation between the organizations.
Golisano Children’s Hospital among Nation’s Best in Nephrology, Endocrinology
UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital has earned a place among the nation’s best hospitals in two pediatric specialty areas – nephrology and endocrine/diabetes – in U.S. News & World Report’s ...
New Golisano Children's Hospital Dedication Celebrates Kids, Community and Future
Miracle Kids, grateful families, University of Rochester leadership, and significant building donors including hospital namesake B. Thomas Golisano will celebrate the dedication of UR Medicine’s ...
Patient Information Shared With Local Neurology Practice Without Authorization; URMC Notifies Patients
URMC has sent letters to 3,403 patients, informing them that a list containing patient information was shared, without authorization, with a local neurology practice. We do not believe the ...
“Summer Slide” Reduced by Letting Kids Pick Their Own Summer Reading
A study by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center showed that summer reading programs can be made significantly more effective with only a small tweak: Let the kids choose the ...
Finger Lakes Region Receives $565 Million to Transform Medicaid Healthcare Delivery
New York State Department of Health announced that the Finger Lakes Performing Provider System (FLPPS) is eligible to earn up to $565,448,177 over five years to transform the way health care is ...
Transgender Clinic Serves Gender Expansive Youths and Young Adults
In the hopes of supporting transgender youth and young adults, Gender Health Services at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital offers a full spectrum of support.
Free Workshops to Help Faith Community Address Mental Health Concerns
The University of Rochester’s Office of Mental Health Promotion, along with several community partners, is offering free workshops in mental health ministry beginning May 30. "Renewing of the Mind" ...
Parent Training Leads to Dramatic Gains for Children with Autism
In the largest-ever clinical trial for autism, a multi-site study that included researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center showed that a parent training program can help reduce these ...
Korones Receives National Honor for Pediatric Palliative Care Work
David Korones, M.D., pediatric oncologist and palliative care physician at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, has been awarded the 2015 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Senior Physician Award, ...
River Run/Walk 5K Event April 12 to Support Transplant Patients
Runners, walkers, and sponsors are invited to support transplant patients at UR Medicine's Strong Memorial Hospital at the River Run/Walk 5K on Sunday, April 12 at Genesee Valley Park.
Ganatra Family Supports Future of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
A $1.5 million commitment from the Ganatra family will create the Tansukh, Sarla and Rajesh Ganatra Professorship in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. The commitment is part of the family’s long-time ...
Dyson Day Lecture to Address Child Poverty, Links to Health Care
Ed Doherty, former Vice President for Community Programs at the Rochester Area Community Foundation (RACF) and author of a series of special reports on the area’s poverty issues, will speak at the ...
How do State Regulations Impact the Nation’s Nurse Practitioner Workforce?
School of Nursing associate professor Ying Xue, D.N.Sc, R.N., will receive a grant to examine how the nurse practitioner (NP) workforce is spread across the nation and whether that may be affected by ...
Susan B. Anthony Center Honors Linda Chaudron, M.D.
Linda H. Chaudron, M.D., senior associate dean for Diversity at the School of Medicine and Dentistry (SMD), has received this year’s Susan B. Anthony Lifetime Achievement Award for her work as a ...
Gala Wine Tasting to Benefit Patients at Strong Memorial Hospital
Friends of Strong hosting 24th annual Gala Wine Tasting on Friday, Feb. 13 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 125 East Main St., Rochester where attendees are invited to sample 300 select imported and ...
Bone marrow transplant cures patient with sickle cell disease
Stephanie Ramos had endured sickle cell anemia for 25 years and a bone marrow transplant seemed to be the only option to free her from her excruciating pain. With the support of multiple physicians, ...
Sickle-Cell Disease Patient Cured after Bone Marrow Transplant
A Rochester woman who was born with sickle-cell anemia has been cured of the disease after a bone marrow transplant at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
URMC Board Recognizes Outstanding Staff Achievements
Nine individuals and four teams were honored by the University of Rochester Medical Center Board on Jan. 20 for their steadfast personal and professional dedication to delivering a patient care ...
Environmental Health Expert to Speak in Rochester on Jan. 20
Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., will discuss how chemicals found in our homes, schools, and communities could be playing a role in the rise in childhood diseases.
University of Rochester Establishing Center for Bioethics
University of Rochester alumnus Paul M. Schyve, M.D., has committed $5 million to the University to support the study and practice of bioethics in health care and research.
UR Medicine Alzheimer’s Agitation Study Among Top 10 of 2014
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the world’s largest professional association of neurologists, has included a UR Medicine study among its picks for the most revolutionary research of 2014. ...
What Would Martin Luther King Say About Health Care Today?
A passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, Eve Higginbotham, S.M., M.D., will be speaking at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in January. She has been chosen as ...
LARC Initiative Provides Education on Most Effective Birth Control
Studies have shown that Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) are actually the most effective method of preventing teen pregnancy.
UR Medicine and Jones Memorial Hospital Explore Formal Affiliation
UR Medicine and Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville announced today that they are considering a formal affiliation. Leaders from both organizations emphasize that talks are still preliminary and a ...