Research New Network Will Advance Neurological Care By Mark Michaud Oct. 27, 2011 The University of Rochester Medical Center has been tapped by the National Institutes of Health to play a critical role in a new national initiative to accelerate the process of turning promising ...
Patient Care New Cancer Support Group Forming at Wilmot Cancer Center By URMC Communications Oct. 26, 2011 Spearheaded by endocrine surgeon Jacob Moalem, M.D., F.A.C.S., and Todd Chennell, M.S., A.N.P., a new support group for thyroid cancer survivors is being formed at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center. ...
Patient Care URMC’s Single-Incision Surgery Repertoire Expands to Treat Colorectal Conditions By URMC Communications Oct. 26, 2011 A minimally invasive “bellybutton” surgery technique already used to remove smaller organs like the gallbladder and appendix has now been adapted to allow URMC surgeons to excise much larger organs – ...
Research Anti-Cancer Vaccine with Rochester Roots Recommended for Boys Too By URMC Communications Oct. 25, 2011 A vaccine created in part by virologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center has been recommended for use by boys as well as girls to prevent certain types of cancer.
Patient Care Pediatric Sleep Medicine Services Move and Expand By URMC Communications Oct. 24, 2011 Golisano Children’s Hospital’s Pediatric Sleep Medicine Services have moved to a new, larger location that cut down on the wait time for appointments. The new location, 2180 S. Clinton, just north of ...
Patient Care $2.35M Grant to Improve Employment for Individuals with Disabilities By URMC Communications Oct. 20, 2011 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the University of Rochester’s Institute for Innovative Transition a $2.35 million grant to replicate the success the institute has had in ...
Community Thomas L. Campbell Honored as a Community Champion By Karin Gaffney Christensen Oct. 19, 2011 Thomas L. Campbell, M.D., will be recognized this afternoon as a Community Champion at the Anthony L. Jordan Foundation’s fourth annual Patients First Luncheon. The event will begin at noon at the ...
Patient Care Grateful Patient’s Family hosts Oct. 22 Blood Drive By Leslie White Oct. 19, 2011 A Perinton family is hosting a blood drive to raise awareness of aortic dissection and support the American Red Cross, which helped Mark Landers when he was hospitalized for the life-threatening ...
Research Rochester Study: Age a Big Factor in Prostate Cancer Deaths By Leslie Orr Oct. 18, 2011 Contrary to common belief, men age 75 and older are diagnosed with late-stage and more aggressive prostate cancer and thus die from the disease more often than younger men, according to a University ...
Patient Care U of R Alumnus Becomes American Dental Association President By Karen Black Oct. 16, 2011 University of Rochester alumnus and Spencerport resident William R. Calnon, D.D.S., has been installed as president of the American Dental Association, the nation’s largest dental association ...
