Latest
Golisano Children's Hospital to Launch Pediatric Liver Transplant Program
For the past decade, children in Upstate New York who needed a pediatric liver transplant didn’t have any local options. With no nearby providers, this meant long car trips or plane rides to New York ...
Specialized Support: Nutrition Clinic Guides Families Through Long-Term Challenges
Michael makes a trip to the doctor’s office at least once a month to see a specialized group of caregivers — the Pediatric Advanced Nutrition Support (PANS) team — who work to address the many ...
The Doctor Is In
On January 1, we welcomed Golisano Children’s Hospital’s new physician-in-chief to Rochester. Patrick Brophy, M.D., who previously served as Director of Pediatric Nephrology at University of Iowa ...
Susan Hyman Recognized for Innovation in Autism and IDD Care
Pediatricians. Neurologists. Psychiatrists. Treating children with autism requires input from many specialists who are often scattered across the area. At URMC’s innovative William and Mildred Levine ...
From Fellowship to Faculty: Katherine Greenberg provides care for transgender teens
As recently as five years ago — before Caitlyn Jenner vaulted transgender awareness into the mainstream — the fledgling Gender Health Services program at the University of Rochester Medical Center ...
Lil' Fighter's Life Celebrated Through the Sport He Loved
The Beach Hockey Classic, held in honor of Patrick Carr, now draws more than 1,000 people to Ontario Beach. NHL star Shane Prince, who got to know the family during Patrick’s 8-year battle with ...
Med-Peds Residency Program Trains Doctors Who Live In Two Worlds
For teenagers with chronic illnesses, choosing the right adult primary care physician to illnesses is a crucial to their future health and wellness. Fortunately, Rochester has a group of physicians ...
Tom Golisano gives $5 million for new Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness Center
Tom Golisano, philanthropist and namesake of UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, has pledged $5 million to support construction of a new Pediatric Behavioral Health & Wellness Center, ...
The Next Generation: Fellowship programs train tomorrow's pediatric specialists
Golisano Children’s Hospital’s fellowship programs help to train the doctors of tomorrow, and many of those physicians end up staying in Rochester to practice medicine. Dr. Blair Germain, a ...
Research spotlight: When it comes to blood tranfusions, less is more
Approximately 36,000 pints of blood are used in transfusions every single day in the United States, saving the lives of countless patients who have endured trauma, surgery, or illness. But in recent ...