UR to Launch New Clinical/Medical Technology Program

They say the best way to learn is to teach, and for the first time ever, licensed laboratory technologists at URMC will do just that through a new clinical laboratory technology program.

Two Receive Cytopathology Travel Scholarships

The American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) has recognized two individuals linked to the Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine at URMC. 

Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Ben Fialkow of the American Red Cross

Name: Lawrence (Ben) Fialkow, D.O.

Hometown; Originally from Columbia, S. Carolina and now lives in Brighton

Family; Wife, Alice Rutkowski, son, Duncan, 8

Chang Receives Patent for Prostate Cancer Treatment Method

This month, Chawnshang Chang, Ph.D. received a U.S. patent for a new way to treat prostate cancer.
His methods aim to both treat prostate cancer patients and keep it from coming back.

In his description Chang notes that patients who are treated with the commonly used method of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) often experience a return, even after remission.

Meet UR Pathology Alumni, Drs. David Wilbur and Margaret Fallon

Drs. David Wilbur and Margaret Fallon first crossed paths during medical school at the University of Rochester, from which both graduated in 1980, after year-out student fellowships in pathology, and later joined as faculty members.