Girl battling cancer finds comfort in unusual friend By URMC Communications Feb. 26, 2015 Since the beginning of the school year a stuffed monkey named Mavrie has sat in Avrie Sinesiou’s chair in her first grade classroom at Seneca Elementary. “Monkey in My Chair” is a national campaign ...
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 ...
Education Dyson Day Lecture to Address Child Poverty, Links to Health Care By URMC Communications Feb. 24, 2015 Ed Doherty, former Vice President for Community Programs at the Rochester Area Community Foundation (RACF) and author of a series of special reports on the area’s poverty issues, will speak at the ...
Eating Disorders Awareness Week Events By URMC Communications Feb. 19, 2015 Eating disorders are potentially life threatening illnesses that affect a growing number of children, adolescents, and their families. National Eating Disorders Awareness (NEDA) Week is February 22 ...
14th annual Drive for Miracles Radiothon By URMC Communications Feb. 13, 2015 The Drive for Miracles Radiothon kicked off yesterday in support of Golisano Children's Hospital, its patients and families, and medical faculty. The two-day event, which runs from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. ...
Research E-Cigarette Vapors, Flavorings, Trigger Lung Cell Stress By Leslie Orr Feb. 11, 2015 Do electronic cigarettes help people quit smoking? As the debate continues on that point, a new University of Rochester study suggests that e-cigarettes are likely a toxic replacement for tobacco ...
Education Susan B. Anthony Center Honors Linda Chaudron, M.D. By URMC Communications Feb. 8, 2015 Linda H. Chaudron, M.D., senior associate dean for Diversity at the School of Medicine and Dentistry (SMD), has received this year’s Susan B. Anthony Lifetime Achievement Award for her work as a ...
The Drive for Miracles Radiothon prepares for another spin! By URMC Communications Feb. 6, 2015 The 2015 Drive for Miracles Radiothon, presented by Tops Friendly Markets, is less than a week away! Tune in to our friends on 100.5 The Drive and WHAM 1180 from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, ...
Patient Care Bone marrow transplant cures patient with sickle cell disease By URMC Communications Jan. 30, 2015 Stephanie Ramos had endured sickle cell anemia for 25 years and a bone marrow transplant seemed to be the only option to free her from her excruciating pain. With the support of multiple physicians, ...
Patient Care Sickle-Cell Disease Patient Cured after Bone Marrow Transplant By URMC Communications Jan. 30, 2015 A Rochester woman who was born with sickle-cell anemia has been cured of the disease after a bone marrow transplant at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
