Research Investigators Look to a Better Future for Patients with Bladder Cancer By Leslie Orr Aug. 17, 2019 Manny Tuccio, a 53-year-old husband and father of three, has a striking family history of bladder cancer. When he was diagnosed himself, however, his luck started to change because a research boom ...
Patient Care Golisano Children’s Hospital Recognized by U.S. News and World Report By Jessica O'Leary Jun. 18, 2019 UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital has been recognized as one of the nation’s best children’s hospitals in two specialty areas in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospital ...
Patient Care Wilmot Scientist Meets Urgent Need in Bladder Cancer with New Tool By Leslie Orr May. 29, 2019 A Wilmot Cancer Institute scientist developed a new way to study how bladder cancer spreads and to investigate potential new treatments. The tool, which is described in a top medical journal, ...
Research Surgery Simulation Program Garners International Recognition By Mark Michaud Nov. 14, 2018 University of Rochester Medical Center urologist Ahmed Ghazi, M.D., has been awarded first place at the Falling Walls Lab Finale in Berlin, Germany. His presentation was selected from among 100 ...
Patient Care An Officer and an Organ Donor By Karin Gaffney Christensen Nov. 13, 2018 Lieutenant Dan Schermerhorn Jr. works the day shift. Peace Officer Paul Wlosinski works nights. The two University of Rochester Department of Public Safety colleagues are forever connected by an act ...
Research Messing Honored for Career of Innovation and Leadership in Urological Care By Mark Michaud Oct. 22, 2018 Leading researchers and clinicians from across the globe gathered in Rochester on October 18-19 to recognize the career of Edward Messing, M.D., F.A.C.S., and his 35 years of accomplishments in ...
Patient Care 3 UR Medicine Specialty Programs Make U.S. News Best Hospitals List By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 13, 2018 Strong Memorial’s Ears, Nose and Throat (Otolaryngology) specialty program ranked 43rd among the nation’s hospitals, up from 53 last year, and Nephrology ranked 44th, up from 65 last year. Highland ...
Research Practice Makes Perfect -- Fake Organs Guide the Way for 'Impossible' Cancer Surgery By Mark Michaud Jun. 5, 2018 URMC urologist Ahmed Ghazi, M.D., builds exact replicas of patients' organs – complete with their specific tumors – to practice complex, time-sensitive surgery long before the patient is in the ...
Patient Care Men’s Health Day Promotes Healthy Aging By Mark Michaud May. 30, 2018 UR Medicine’s 14th Annual Men’s Health Day will be held on Friday, June 8, 2018. Providers from across UR Medicine will discuss a range of important health topics that will give men the knowledge and ...
Research Simple Post-Surgery Step Reduces Bladder Cancer Recurrence By Leslie Orr May. 7, 2018 Flushing the bladder with a common chemotherapy drug immediately after surgery significantly reduces the chances of bladder cancer returning, according to a major study led by Edward M. Messing, ...
