Patient Care URMC First in Region to Offer HER2 FISH Testing for Breast Cancer By URMC Communications Oct. 8, 2013 Breast cancer is not a ‘one size fits all’ disease, and now women throughout the Rochester area will have quicker access to a test that measures the HER2/neu status of their tumor, enabling a better ...
Education Eating Disorder Patients Unveil Emotions Through Art By URMC Communications Oct. 1, 2013 The Brides of Ed is on display at Edward G. Miner Library, located within the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, through October 31. Gershman will lead visitors through the ...
Patient Care Pediatric Patients Decorate Steel Beam at Children's Hospital Celebration By Rebecca Youmell Oct. 1, 2013 Pediatric patients visited the construction site of the new Golisano Children’s Hospital yesterday afternoon to celebrate that the final structure beams will be placed in the next week. Inpatients ...
Patient Care Quill Cited as Top Leader in Hospice and Palliative Medicine By Lori Barrette Sep. 30, 2013 Timothy E. Quill, M.D., an internationally recognized pioneer in palliative care and end-of-life decision making, was named one of the 30 most influential leaders in hospice and palliative medicine, ...
Research Health Sciences Libraries Vital to Patient Care By URMC Communications Sep. 24, 2013 Following the recent publication of a study she co-authored, Julia F. Sollenberger, M.L.S., associate vice president and director of URMC Medical Center Libraries and Technologies, now has a ...
Patient Care Strong Memorial Hospital Named Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology By Lori Barrette Sep. 18, 2013 Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester Medical Center has earned recognition from the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) and the Surgical Review Corporation ...
Research Fred Sherman, Major Contributor to Modern Genetics, Dies By Emily Boynton Sep. 18, 2013 Fred Sherman, Ph.D., an internationally recognized scientist and a faculty member at the University of Rochester Medical Center since 1962, died on September 16 at the age of 81. Sherman, who served ...
Research Stoner joins URMC as Chief of Vascular Surgery By Leslie White Sep. 17, 2013 Michael C. Stoner, M.D., R.V.T., F.A.C.S., who specializes in complex open and endovascular surgery and is a nationally recognized expert in comparative effectiveness research, was selected chief of ...
Research $2M Gift to Support Geriatric Fracture Care, Orthopaedic Research By Karin Gaffney Christensen Sep. 15, 2013 Entrepreneur and philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss has given $2 million to the University of Rochester to support clinical and research work related to geriatric fracture care being led by Stephen L. ...
Patient Care URMC Ophthalmologists Introduce FDA’s Tiniest Medical Device to Region By Leslie White Sep. 12, 2013 Doctors at the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Flaum Eye Institute are using the tiniest device ever approved by the Food & Drug Administration to help prevent the blinding effects of ...
