Patient Care A Pillar of Modern Neurology, Robert J. Joynt, Dies By URMC Communications Apr. 16, 2012 Robert J. Joynt, M.D., Ph.D., one of the most influential neurologists of the last half century and the founder of the Department of Neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, died ...
Patient Care Free Concussion Education Event Offered by URMC By Karin Gaffney Christensen Apr. 15, 2012 Experts from the URMC Sports Concussion Center, a collaboration between URMC Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and the Department of Neurosurgery, will offer a free community event in May to share ...
Research Gary Morrow, Ph.D., Receives National Mentorship Award By Leslie Orr Apr. 12, 2012 To honor a 36-year career during which he has mentored more than 50 young professionals in medicine and science, Gary R. Morrow, Ph.D., M.S., today received the Distinguished Research Mentor Award ...
Research Meds Ease Depression in Parkinson’s Patients Without Worsening Other Symptoms By URMC Communications Apr. 11, 2012 Today’s anti-depressant medications can ease depression in Parkinson’s patients without worsening other symptoms of the disease, according to a study led by neurologist Irene Richard and published ...
Patient Care URMC Surgeons Implant 1st Total Artificial Heart in Upstate New York By Leslie White Apr. 11, 2012 The University of Rochester Medical Center cardiac transplant team has replaced a 49-year-old man’s heart with a total artificial heart, introducing a new, life-sustaining treatment option for the ...
Research New Fund Will Support Early Stage Drug Discovery By Mark Michaud Apr. 9, 2012 A new program, jointly funded by the University of Rochester Medical Center and the Moulder Center for Drug Discovery Research at Temple University, will help researchers identify and test chemical ...
Education School of Nursing Grads Achieve 100% Pass Rate on RN Licensure Exam By Christine Roth Apr. 9, 2012 The School of Nursing officially learned today that every one of the 53 men and women who graduated in December from its accelerated bachelor’s degree program for non-nurses (APNN) has passed the ...
Education Dancing for a Good Cause: Talent Show for Tots and Teens By URMC Communications Apr. 8, 2012 Ms. Ida’s Talent Show for Tots and Teens will be held at 5 p.m., Saturday, April 28, at 300 East River Road, Rochester.
Research A Sprinkle of “Pixie Dust” Reduces Post-Surgical Infection in Spine By Leslie Orr Apr. 4, 2012 Scattering a gram of powdered antibiotic (vancomycin) directly into a spinal surgery wound appears to be a safe, cost-effective way to achieve low post-operative infection rates, according to a ...
Research Dr. Brad Berk to Serve Second Term as Medical Center CEO By Teri D'Agostino Apr. 1, 2012 University President Joel Seligman today announced that Bradford C. Berk, M.D., Ph.D. will serve a second, five-year term as Senior Vice President and CEO of the University of Rochester Medical ...
