Patient Care Ganatra Family Supports Future of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery By URMC Communications Feb. 26, 2015 A $1.5 million commitment from the Ganatra family will create the Tansukh, Sarla and Rajesh Ganatra Professorship in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery. The commitment is part of the family’s long-time ...
Patient Care Romance Blooms for 2 Seniors on Rochester Heart Transplant Unit By Leslie White Feb. 2, 2015 Danny Pszczolkowski went to a Rochester, N.Y., hospital to receive a heart transplant. He knew it was going to be a challenge and it would change his life. What he didn’t expect was to fall in love.
Patient Care URMC Board Recognizes Outstanding Staff Achievements By URMC Communications Jan. 28, 2015 Nine individuals and four teams were honored by the University of Rochester Medical Center Board on Jan. 20 for their steadfast personal and professional dedication to delivering a patient care ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Offers Screenings, Health Talk for American Heart Month By Leslie White Jan. 27, 2015 UR Medicine cardiologists will encourage adults to “Love Your Heart” during American Heart Month and get free heart health checks on Tuesday, Feb. 10. The team is also offering a health talk Monday, ...
Patient Care Local Health Groups Launch Campaign to Increase Organ Donors By Leslie White Jan. 20, 2015 The Ad Council of Rochester and the Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network, along with local health groups, today launched a new campaign to decrease the number of individuals who die or whose health ...
Patient Care University of Rochester Establishing Center for Bioethics By URMC Communications Jan. 12, 2015 University of Rochester alumnus Paul M. Schyve, M.D., has committed $5 million to the University to support the study and practice of bioethics in health care and research.
Research New Technology Helps Predict Vision Recovery After Brain Tumor Surgery By URMC Communications Dec. 12, 2014 An interdisciplinary team of University neuroscientists and neurosurgeons has used a new imaging technique to show how the human brain heals itself in just a few weeks following surgical removal of a ...
Patient Care 3-Way Story of Organ Donation, Transplant Highlighted with Donate Life Float at Rose Parade By Leslie White Dec. 8, 2014 A three-way story of Rochester-area organ donation and transplantation will unfold at the Tournament of Roses Parade on Jan. 1. A trio of families will represent the many organ donors and recipients ...
Patient Care 2 Heart Transplants Lead to 1 Romance for Buffalo Couple By Leslie White Sep. 29, 2014 Can love help mend the heart? Esther FitzRandolph and Danny Pszczolkowski were both dealing with heart failure –broken hearts, if you will – and progressing through different phases of the heart ...
High-Risk Cancer Marks Firsts for Newborn and Hospital By URMC Communications Sep. 26, 2014 Delaney Doyle was just 15 days old when Kelly McMillin noticed her daughter’s abdomen was extremely swollen and distended. After having a normal pregnancy and delivery, Kelly, a nurse at Pain ...