Patient Care Greece Father of Two Awaits Heart Transplant at URMC By Leslie White Oct. 31, 2011 Ralph “Rusty” Lawrence looks out a window at Strong Memorial Hospital and thinks about running through autumn leaves with his young sons without having to catch his breath after a few short minutes. ...
Patient Care Man Gets 2nd Chance on Life, Fatherhood with New Heart, New Baby By Leslie White Sep. 29, 2011 Daryl and Lori Williams are counting their blessings, which by any measure are plentiful. He received a life-saving heart transplant at the University of Rochester Medical Center and three weeks ...
Patient Care Artificial Heart Device Gives Philosophy Professor Valuable Time By Leslie White Aug. 5, 2011 St. Bonaventure University philosophy professor Roderick Hughes III, Ph.D., can’t wait to get back into the classroom after an almost perfect 41-year attendance record. The long-time educator missed ...
Patient Care URMC Heart Failure Expert 1st to Earn Prestigious Certification By Leslie White Jun. 20, 2011 University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologist Leway Chen, M.D., M.P.H., is the area’s first physician to earn certification in advanced heart failure and transplantation from the American Board ...
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 ...
Research First Controlled Clinical Trial for Juvenile Batten Disease to Start By URMC Communications May. 30, 2011 After years of building hope for a treatment, Rochester researchers and clinicians will begin the first controlled clinical trial for Juvenile Batten disease this summer, thanks to $1 million in ...
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 ...
Patient Care Recovery from complicated surgery shows teen has a whole lot of heart By URMC Communications May. 11, 2011 At 13, Ryan Sheehan, a teen from Chili, had already had three open-heart surgeries. Golisano Children’s Hospital’s cardiac surgeon was willing to perform a fourth surgery when others wouldn’t, which ...
Patient Care Kicking leukemia gives teen a better sense of self By URMC Communications May. 10, 2011 A 15-year-old Byron teen, Katelin Ivison, learned that she had acute myeloid leukemia on her 14th birthday last January. After intensive treatment and a bone marrow transplant, Kaytee is cancer-free. ...
