Patient Care UR Medicine Gets Top Honors for Cardiac, Stroke Programs By Leslie White May. 23, 2016 The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has once again honored UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital with its highest awards for heart failure, stroke and resuscitation care. ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Cardiologist to lead American Society for Hypertension By Leslie White May. 18, 2016 UR Medicine cardiologist John D. Bisognano, M.D., Ph.D., has been elected president of the American Society of Hypertension, an organization of physicians and scientists dedicated to advancing ...
Study: A “Slick” Gene Helps Protect the Heart By URMC Communications May. 11, 2016 Scientists have identified a gene that is crucial for anesthetic preconditioning, a process used in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery to protect a patient’s heart while it is stopped and ...
Education The Next Milestone: Pediatric Operating Suite and PICU Will Complete Vision of a Standalone Children's Hospital By URMC Communications May. 4, 2016 Phase 2 of the Golisano Children’s Hospital will include a Pediatric Operating Suite and PICU, giving surgeons an optimal space to practice, and students an exceptional classroom for learning.
Patient Care Emotional Reunion Raises Awareness About Organ Donation By Karin Gaffney Christensen May. 1, 2016 Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network event April 29 at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital left few dry eyes in the house.
Patient Care Finger Lakes Man Enjoys Fatherhood After Specialized Heart Therapy By Leslie White Apr. 26, 2016 Mike Burke and his wife, Becky, are raising a toddler with a sense of relief and optimism that didn’t exist just two years ago. Faced with life-threatening heart disease, UR Medicine Heart and ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Heart and Vascular Performs 200th High-Tech Heart Valve Replacement By Leslie White Apr. 18, 2016 UR Medicine Heart and Vascular recently performed its 200th transcatheter aortic valve replacement, a life-saving procedure for seriously ill, aging adults with faulty heart valves. The high-tech ...
Patient Care Could an Apple a Day Keep Heart Disease Away? By Lori Barrette Apr. 11, 2016 If you need another reason to put produce on your plate, a new study shows that eating more fruit may reduce your risk of major heart disease. UR Medicine nutrition expert Dr. Thomas Campbell ...
Patient Care 15th Annual Rochester River Run/Walk 5K set for Sunday, April 17 By Matt Ulakovic Apr. 7, 2016 The Rochester River Run/Walk 5K—scheduled for Sunday, April 17 at Genesee Valley Park—is raising funds in support of patients who are awaiting or recovering from organ transplant surgery at Strong ...
Research Long QT Syndrome Research Honored at Major Heart Meeting By URMC Communications Apr. 7, 2016 Long QT syndrome type 3 (LQT3) is a rare heart rhythm disorder that causes young people to die suddenly. New research on the disorder will help physicians specifically tailor treatment for each ...