Education URMC Physician Elected President of American Academy of Neurology By Mark Michaud Apr. 29, 2009 University of Rochester Medical Center neurologist Robert C. Griggs, M.D. has been elected president of the American Academy of Neurology, the world’s largest professional organization of ...
Custom Motorcycle Drawing Benefits Wilmot Cancer Center By Leslie White 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 ...
Education Neurologists Establish Professorship in Honor of Robert J. Joynt By URMC Communications Apr. 28, 2009 Colleagues and friends in the Department of Neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center are more than halfway toward their goal of raising $1.5 million to honor the physician who founded ...
Historical Fiction Novel Penned by Longtime Rochester Endocrinologist By Karin Gaffney Christensen Apr. 28, 2009 University of Rochester Medical Center faculty member Alvin Ureles, M.D., has published a historical novel about an important Revolutionary War-era physician who played numerous key roles in this ...
Research Poor Sleep Quality Leads to Poorer Prognosis after Stroke By Leslie Orr Apr. 27, 2009 Stroke victims tend to do worse if they also have diagnosed or undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea prior to having the stroke, according to a study presented April 28, 2009, at the American Academy ...
URMC Cardiac ICU Earns Third Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence By Karin Gaffney Christensen Apr. 27, 2009 For the third consecutive year. a prestigious honor sponsored by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses once again was awarded to the cardiac-vascular intensive care unit, CVICU/7-1600.
'Got Health?' New Health Series Aims to Help You Get and Stay Healthy By URMC Communications Apr. 23, 2009 A new series of free talks on how to eat healthier, reduce stress, stop smoking and manage medication highlight the “Got Health?” series sponsored by the Center for Community Health and feature ...
Education School of Medicine and Dentistry Climbs in U.S. News Rankings By URMC Communications Apr. 22, 2009 The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry moved up five positions to 31st best research medical school and up four to 15th best primary care medical school in U.S. News & World ...
Research Scientists Discover Way to Jumpstart Bone's Healing Process By Germaine Reinhardt Apr. 22, 2009 Rarely will physicians use the word "miraculous" when discussing patient recoveries. But that's the very phrase orthopaedic physicians and scientists are using in upstate New York to describe their ...
Wine and Wishes Event Raises Funds for Simulator Newborn Baby By URMC Communications Apr. 20, 2009 The 3rd annual Evening of Wine and Wishes pays tribute to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Golisano Children’s Hospital. It also raises funds for new resources to improve the care of ...