Research Androgen Receptor May Explain Male Dominance in Liver Cancer By Leslie Orr May. 19, 2010 A University of Rochester study helps to explain why men get liver cancer more often than women and opens the door for a new treatment pathway, by showing a direct link between the androgen receptor, ...
Patient Care Cardiac, Surgical ICUs Earn Awards for Critical Care Excellence By Karin Gaffney Christensen May. 4, 2010 For the fourth consecutive year, Strong Memorial’s cardiac-vascular intensive care unit (CVICU/7-1600) will accept the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence, and for the first time, the ...
Patient Care Former Chief of Otolaryngology, Skilled Teacher, Dies at 95 By URMC Communications Apr. 30, 2010 The University of Rochester Medical Center mourns the death of John P. Frazer, M.D., a chief of the former Division of Otolaryngology at the Medical Center who treated patients for 60 years. He died ...
Education Eastman Institute for Oral Health Chair Elected to National Post By Karen Black Apr. 27, 2010 Carlo Ercoli, D.D.S., associate professor, chair and program director for Eastman Institute for Oral Health’s Prosthodontic Division at the University of Rochester Medical Center, has been named the ...
Research Aging Motorcyclists Hit the Road, But at Greater Risk of Injury, Death By Emily Boynton Apr. 5, 2010 Motorcycle riders across the country are growing older, and the impact of this trend is evident in emergency rooms daily. Doctors are finding that these aging road warriors are more likely to be ...
Research Facial Aging is More Than Skin Deep By Lori Barrette Mar. 22, 2010 A study by physicians at the University of Rochester Medical Center indicates that significant changes in facial bones – particularly the jaw bone – occur as people age and contribute to an aging ...
Patient Care Stafford Man Donates Bone Marrow to Help Stranger, Honor His Young Son By Leslie White 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 ...
Research Study Suggests Additional Option to Prevent Stroke for Those at Risk By URMC Communications Feb. 26, 2010 One of the largest studies ever comparing different interventions in patients at risk for a certain type of stroke has found that a new technique appears as safe and effective as surgery, which is ...
Patient Care University of Rochester Expands Robotic Surgeries to Oral, Pharyngeal Cancers By Leslie White 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 New Dean of School of Medicine and Dentistry Announced By Teri D'Agostino Jan. 19, 2010 University of Rochester President Joel Seligman today announced that on March 1, Bradford C. Berk, M.D., Ph.D. will return as full-time CEO of the Medical Center while Mark B. Taubman, M.D., will ...