Patient Care URMC Recognized for Outstanding Heart Failure, Stroke Programs By Leslie White Jun. 14, 2011 The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has once again honored Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester Medical Center for meeting its highest standards for heart ...
Research Heart Vest in URMC Study Saves Amerk Hall-of-Famer’s Life By Leslie White Jun. 2, 2011 Retired hockey player Gaetano Orlando is alive today because he joined a clinical study using a special vest to monitor heart function after being diagnosed with congestive heart failure, following ...
Patient Care URMC Heart Expert Elected President of American College of Cardiology Chapter By Leslie White May. 26, 2011 University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologist Leway Chen, M.D., M.P.H., was recently elected to the Board of Governors for the American College of Cardiology. During his three-year term, Chen ...
Research For Some, Laparoscopic Technique Not Always Better By URMC Communications Dec. 6, 2010 If skin is the body’s fortress against germ invaders, shouldn’t minimally invasive surgeries carry less risk for serious infection than procedures that slice the body wide open? New research ...
Patient Care Gillespie Tapped to Lead URMC Vascular Surgery Division By Leslie White Nov. 8, 2010 Renowned surgeon David L. Gillespie, M.D., F.AC.S., R.V.T., D.M.C.C., has been appointed chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He has been with the ...
Education Treat Yourself to Golisano Children’s Hospital’s Masquerade Gala By URMC Communications Oct. 25, 2010 Golisano Children’s Hospital’s 23rd annual Gala will be veiled in mystery on the eve of Halloween, at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30.
Patient Care URMC Nurse Honored for Clinical Excellence By URMC Communications Aug. 19, 2010 Mary Beth Earley, C.C.R.N., M.S.N., N.P.-C., nurse practitioner and heart transplant coordinator in the Program in Heart Failure and Transplantation at the University of Rochester Medical Center, has ...
Research URMC First in Nation to Implant Heart Failure Device That Offers Glimpse of Personalized Medicine By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jun. 16, 2010 Cardiologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center are the first to enroll in a clinical trial for an investigational management system for congestive heart failure patients. The technology ...
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.
