Baby Girl Overcomes Multiple Medical Obstacles By URMC Communications Apr. 25, 2014 An ovarian cancer survivor, Krystle Ellis didn’t think she was ever going to be able to have a baby. For her and her husband, Ricardo, the world changed, when they got the news in February 2012 that ...
Patient Care Retired Ithaca Teacher Gets New Heart at Strong Memorial Hospital By Leslie White Apr. 24, 2014 When the Boston Marathon runners began their 26.2-mile trek Monday, Fred Knewstub joined in the excitement. Less than a week after receiving a new heart, marathon runner Knewstub joined his peers ...
Patient Care 3rd Annual Walk/Run to Benefit Colon Cancer Education, Research By Lori Barrette Apr. 22, 2014 UR Medicine’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology will sponsor the 3rd annual Strollin’ for the Colon 5K Walk/Run beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 10, in Geneseo.
Research Founder and Longtime Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology Dies By Emily Boynton Apr. 21, 2014 Alastair J. Gillies, M.D., who established the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and served as chair for nearly 15 years, died recently ...
Research For Sick, Elderly Patients, Surgical Decision Making “Takes a Village” By URMC Communications Apr. 10, 2014 Surgical decision making for sick, elderly patients should be orchestrated by a multidisciplinary team, advocates Laurent G. Glance, M.D., in a perspective piece published in the New England Journal ...
Patient Care Allegany Carpenter Awaits Heart Transplant, Urges Organ Donation By Leslie White Apr. 9, 2014 Terry Zink’s skilled hands have turned logs into homes and furniture over the past four decades. But today he needs something that he can’t build – a new heart.
Research JAMA Surgery Study Highlights New Way to Predict Costly Readmissions By URMC Communications Mar. 7, 2014 A new study found that the presence of complications following surgery is a strong indicator of which patients are likely to be readmitted to the hospital in the 30 days following their procedure.
Research Complications Following Surgery Predict Costly Readmissions By Emily Boynton Mar. 5, 2014 The presence – or absence – of complications following surgery is a strong indicator of which patients are likely to be readmitted to the hospital in the 30 days following their procedure, according ...
Patient Care URMC Cardiologists Offer Free Heart Screenings Feb. 12 at Greece Ridge Mall By Leslie White Jan. 27, 2014 University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologists will offer free blood pressure and oxygenation screenings to help detect early signs of heart disease, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12, ...
Patient Care Hamburg Man Raises Awareness of Organ Donation By Leslie White Dec. 18, 2013 Jim Summers wishes he was home to hang decorations with his family this year. Instead the Hamburg resident will celebrate the holidays at the University of Rochester Medical Center, where he awaits a ...
