Education Former Dean Apppointed to SUNY Board of Trustees By URMC Communications May. 24, 2010 Marshall A. Lichtman, M.D., professor and former dean of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, has been appointed to the State University of New York (SUNY) Board of Trustees.
Research Physicians Should Help Patients with Depression Name Their Problem By URMC Communications May. 20, 2010 Because people with depression often do not recognize they have a problem or are unable to describe their distress, many do not seek treatment. About a quarter of those with major depression are ...
Education School of Medicine and Dentistry Invests 10th Dean By Teri D'Agostino May. 5, 2010 Mark B. Taubman, M.D. was formally invested as the Dean of the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry at a ceremony on Wednesday, May 5 in the School’s Class of ’62 Auditorium.
Research National Academy of Sciences elects two Rochester faculty members By URMC Communications Apr. 30, 2010 Porter W. Anderson, Ph.D., University of Rochester Medical Center professor emeritus of pediatrics, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors a ...
Education Eastman Institute for Oral Health Chair Elected to National Post By Karen Black Apr. 27, 2010 Carlo Ercoli, D.D.S., associate professor, chair and program director for Eastman Institute for Oral Health’s Prosthodontic Division at the University of Rochester Medical Center, has been named the ...
Research URMC Receives $4.5 Million in NYS Stem Cell Grants By Mark Michaud Mar. 25, 2010 The University of Rochester Medical Center has received a total of $4.5 million in funding from the Empire State Stem Cell Board for research in neurological disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, ...
Research Rochester Contributes to New Findings to Stop Liver Disease By URMC Communications Mar. 25, 2010 Physicians have found that a drug now used to treat a complication of end-stage liver disease known as hepatic encephalopathy is useful for preventing a relapse of the condition. As a result, ...
Research $8 Million Boosts Environmental Health Sciences Center By URMC Communications Mar. 19, 2010 Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center who are exploring the health effects of environmental agents have received $8 million in new funding from the National Institutes of Health to ...
Patient Care URMC Geriatrician Named President of National Association By Lori Barrette Mar. 16, 2010 Paul R. Katz, M.D., professor of Medicine and chief of the Division of Geriatrics and Aging at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was elected president of the American Medical Directors ...
Research As Girth Grows, Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death Shrinks By Emily Boynton Mar. 15, 2010 Obesity has long been identified as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and heart failure. But, a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that ...
