Research Building on Prior Research, Wilmot Makes Progress on Vexing Liver Cancer By Leslie Orr Sep. 13, 2021 New data provide a roadmap for targeting rare liver tumors with immunotherapy.
Research The intersection of science and surgery By Mark Michaud Jul. 29, 2021 The Program for Translational Brain Mapping that represents a unique nexus between science and neurosurgery to improve care and outcomes. It brings together neuroscientists and neurosurgeons to ...
Patient Care Avoiding Opioids After Surgery is Okay, Some Cancer Patients Say By Leslie Orr Jan. 5, 2021 Karen Kugel, R.N., a URMC oncology nurse for 30 years, recently released a small study, reported by the Oncology Nursing Society, that showed it is possible to control pain after gynecologic surgery ...
People Irwin Frank, Leading Urologist, Dies at 93 By Mark Michaud Oct. 19, 2020 Irwin N. Frank, M.D. – one of the most influential urologists in the last half-century – has died at the age of 93. Frank, who spent his entire academic and medical career at the University of ...
People Seymour Schwartz, Author of ‘the Surgeon’s Bible,’ Dies at 92 By Leslie Orr Aug. 28, 2020 As one of the most distinguished surgeons in America, Seymour I. Schwartz, M.D., edited and co-wrote the textbook used to teach generations of young doctors and led the surgical societies that shaped ...
Patient Care Organ transplant programs continue despite pandemic By URMC Communications May. 21, 2020 Greece resident Frank Rosinski received a heart transplant this spring, giving him what he calls a new lease on life. (University of Rochester photo)Though most elective surgeries were suspended ...
Research New Surgical Oncology Chief Brings Expertise as Surgeon-Scientist By URMC Communications Apr. 17, 2020 Darren Carpizo, M.D., Ph.D., joined UR Medicine on March 1 as the new Chief of Surgical Oncology and Professor of Surgery and Oncology.
Patient Care UR Medicine First in Northeast to Perform Robotic-Assisted Transplants for Kidney Recipients By Karin Gaffney Christensen Sep. 11, 2019 The first recipient to receive a living donor organ robotically using the da Vinci Robotic surgery System® at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital underwent surgery in May. A second case was ...
Patient Care Dr. Aaron Sabbota joins Bariatric Surgery Team at Highland Hospital By Wendy Boyce Sep. 6, 2019 Highland Hospital welcomes Aaron Sabbota, M.D., Ph.D., as Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, who will focus on Bariatric and Gastrointestinal surgeries and will also be performing ...
Patient Care New Heart surgery Technique Performed 1st in US at Strong Gets FDA OK By Leslie White Jul. 30, 2019 Pioneering efforts by UR Medicine cardiac surgery teams led to FDA approval of a new technique for implanting a life-saving heart pump. The procedure, performed first in the nation at Strong Memorial ...