Patient Care Lakeside Reborn as URMC’s Strong West By Teri D'Agostino Jun. 18, 2013 Less than two months after Lakeside Health System officially closed its hospital to patients, the Lakeside Board today announced plans to sell most of the system’s assets to the University of ...
Research Scientists Coax Brain to Regenerate Cells Lost in Huntington’s Disease By Mark Michaud Jun. 6, 2013 Researchers have been able to mobilize the brain’s native stem cells to replenish a type of neuron lost in Huntington’s disease. In the study, which appears today in the journal Cell Stem Cell, the ...
Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Center Launches New Program to Support Cancer Survivors By URMC Communications May. 27, 2013 The James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center is helping patients navigate the complexities of cancer survivorship care with the introduction of the Judy DiMarzo ...
Research Gastroenterologists Use New Technology to Detect Precancerous Cells By Lori Barrette May. 20, 2013 Esophageal adenocarcinoma is now the fastest growing form of cancer in the United States, but gastroenterologists at URMC's Center for Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy have been using an innovative ...
Research Local Laws Key to Reducing Dangers of Lead Poisoning By Mark Michaud May. 6, 2013 A new study appearing this week in the Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law catalogues community-based efforts to develop strategies and policies that – by targeting high risk housing – may ...
Education ‘Education in Medical Malpractice’ Spotlight will Unite Doctors, Lawyers By Jenny Fortin Apr. 26, 2013 Doctors and lawyers will get talking on the thorny subject of medical malpractice at the second annual Lawrence Educational Symposium on Wednesday, May 8, and Thursday, May 9.
Research Flaum Eye Institute Director Takes Helm of National Ophthalmology Group By Leslie White Apr. 1, 2013 Steven E. Feldon, M.D., M.B.A., director of the Flaum Eye Institute at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was named president of the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology. ...
People Surgeon Recruited to Lead UR's Medical Faculty Group By Teri D'Agostino Mar. 21, 2013 After a national search, Michael Rotondo of University Health System of Eastern Carolina has been named Chief Executive Officer of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group. He starts July 1, ...
Community Olympic Medalist to Talk Injury Prevention at URMC Orthopaedics Event By Karin Gaffney Christensen Mar. 14, 2013 Olympic pole vaulter Jenn Suhr, who brought home a gold medal from the Summer 2012 Olympic games in London, will be the featured speaker at a free community seminar on March 23.
Research URMC Orthopaedics Ranks No. 1 in Nation in NIH Funding By Karin Gaffney Christensen Mar. 14, 2013 The URMC Center for Musculoskeletal Research received $4.86 million in peer-reviewed NIH research grants in 2012, surpassing institutions such as Washington University, Johns Hopkins and Duke ...