Research Liver, Pancreatic Cancer Specialist Joins Wilmot Cancer Center By Leslie White Aug. 4, 2009 Hepatobiliary oncologist Aram Hezel, M.D., has joined the University of Rochester Medical Center’s James P. Wilmot Cancer Center. He relocated from Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and ...
Education Generous Motorcyclists to Raise Funds for Heart Transplant Patients By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 2, 2009 Organizers of the second annual “Bike Ride for Heart Transplant” invite motorcycle enthusiasts to take to the road Sept. 19 to raise funds for heart failure and transplant patients in upstate New ...
Research 2 New Surgeons Join Division of Solid Organ Transplantation By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jul. 31, 2009 The University of Rochester Medical Center welcomes two surgeons to its Division of Solid Organ Transplantation: Christopher Taylor Barry, M.D., Ph.D., and Carlos E. Marroquin, M.D. Both begin Aug. 3.
Education Free Seminar Offers IVF Information By Lori Barrette Jul. 30, 2009 A free informational seminar on in vitro fertilization will be offered by the Strong Fertility Center at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, at The Women’s Health Pavilion, 500 Red Creek Drive in Henrietta.
Education Twin NICU Grads Star on the Big Screen By URMC Communications Jul. 30, 2009 NICU Graduates Regan and Henri Young are starring in the new action-comedy-adventure film "Aliens in the Attic," which opens in theaters Friday, July 31. The twins are holding a red carpet event at 6 ...
Patient Care URMC Unveils Upstate New York’s Largest Ambulatory Surgery Center By Lori Barrette Jul. 29, 2009 The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) celebrates the opening of upstate New York’s largest hospital-affiliated ambulatory surgery center. URMC Surgery Center features 10 operating suites ...
Research Study Calls for “Staging the Aging” When Cancer Strikes By Leslie Orr Jul. 29, 2009 Just as it is important to know the stage of cancer at diagnosis, a new study proposes that older people with cancer should be further classified or “staged” into subgroups based on other health ...
Education Public Market Bike Rodeos Round up Kids for Fun Safety Lessons By URMC Communications Jul. 28, 2009 Local groups are taking advantage of the idle days of summer vacation to get some serious messages across to kids.
Research Blue Dye May Hold Promise in Treating Spinal Cord Injury By Germaine Reinhardt Jul. 27, 2009 A common food additive that gives M&Ms and Gatorade their blue tint may offer promise for preventing the additional – and serious – secondary damage that immediately follows a traumatic injury to the ...
Patient Care URMC Presents Sixth Annual Men’s Health Day – Stay in the Game with Coach Marv Levy By URMC Communications Jul. 27, 2009 URMC is doing its part to give men the tools they need to live long and vital lives by presenting Men’s Health Day from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Now in its sixth ...