Patient Care URMC Offers New Implantable Heartburn ‘Ring’ By URMC Communications May. 29, 2012 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) is one of just 13 U.S. surgery sites chosen to offer the LINX™ Reflux Management System, a new implantable magnetic “ring” that promises relief to ...
Patient Care Walk/Run Aims to Raise Colon Cancer Awareness, Funds for Research By Lori Barrette Mar. 19, 2012 Inspired by friends and family members whose lives have been affected by colon cancer, staff of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) ...
Patient Care URMC’s Single-Incision Surgery Repertoire Expands to Treat Colorectal Conditions By URMC Communications Oct. 26, 2011 A minimally invasive “bellybutton” surgery technique already used to remove smaller organs like the gallbladder and appendix has now been adapted to allow URMC surgeons to excise much larger organs – ...
Patient Care URMC Surgeon is Nation’s First to Implant Pacemaker-like Device for Bowel Incontinence By URMC Communications Jun. 30, 2011 University of Rochester Medical Center surgeon recently became the first in the nation to implant a pacemaker-like device that could help millions of Americans with fecal incontinence regain bowel ...
Patient Care URMC Unveils Upstate New York’s Largest Ambulatory Surgery Center By Lori Barrette Jul. 29, 2009 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) celebrates the opening of upstate New York’s largest hospital-affiliated ambulatory surgery center. URMC Surgery Center features 10 operating suites ...
Research Kaul Appointed Acting Chief of Gastroenterology and Hepatology By Lori Barrette Jun. 29, 2009 Vivek Kaul, M.D., FACG, will oversee clinical programs and the planned expansion of the endoscopy program into the new ambulatory surgical center, and will help manage and expand the research ...
Endoscopic CryoSpray Technology Lets University of Rochester Medical Center Doctors Freeze Tumors By Leslie White 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 ...
Patient Care Screening Key to Early Detection of Colorectal Cancers By Leslie White 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 ...
Research Link Between, Bacteria, Cancer Explored With Funding from American Cancer Society By URMC Communications Mar. 2, 2009 The role of bacteria in the development of colorectal cancer is coming under scrutiny at the University of Rochester Medical Center, thanks to an $840,000 research award from the American Cancer ...
