The creation of a targeted sports clinics and the use of innovative ACL repair techniques designed to protect growing bodies are among the efforts to provide young athletes with the specialized care ...
This page will provide frequent updates for URMC faculty, staff and students as we recover from the the Crowdstrike outage. If you are having issues with your computer, please attempt to reboot the ...
Lowell Goldsmith, MD, whose boundless curiosity led him to international renown as a dermatology expert who could achieve the near impossible, passed away in North Carolina on July 10. He was 86. Dr. ...
Today University of Rochester Medical Center CEO David Linehan, MD, announced plans to enhance the roles of two successful, long-standing leaders to strengthen the UR Medicine network of hospitals, ...
We are deeply disheartened by yesterday’s Supreme Court decision on the validity of race or ethnicity criteria in university admissions. The potential effect on our nation’s higher education system ...
My daughter, Ana, was diagnosed with an eating disorder when she was 14 years old. Here are a few things I learned that I hope will help other parents.
UR Medicine Urgent Care now offers 13 locations in communities throughout our region, including Monroe, Ontario, Livingston, Steuben, Allegany and Wayne counties – bringing patients convenient and ...
Flu restrictions are now in effect at UR Medicine's Golisano Children's Hospital, Strong Memorial Hospital, Highland Hospital, and Wilmot Cancer Center.
Students in the Rochester City School District enrolled in a new literacy program showed twice as much progress as their peers, according to a recent study by Carol St. George, Ed.D., associate ...
In the wake of the measles cases that have arisen in the Rochester area over the past several weeks, pediatricians throughout the region have collaborated on a video in the hopes of spreading ...
With influenza now prevalent in our community, UR Medicine is taking the following steps to help limit the spread and best protect patients and staff at Strong Memorial Hospital, Highland Hospital, ...
Mark and Maureen Davitt have donated $2 million to UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, bringing the university close to its philanthropy goal for the new hospital building. The hospital’s 8th ...
In the hopes of combating asthma care disparities, researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) are launching a new, $3.6 million study in partnership with the Rochester City ...
The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) will host the 2019 annual conference of the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry (AADMD). The event, the preeminent conference ...
Tristram Smith, Ph.D., whose research on behavioral interventions changed the landscape of care for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), died suddenly on Monday morning. He was 57.
Youths with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in Chemung, Schuyler, and Steuben counties will be able to receive care closer to home and more easily connect with local ...
Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) are joining those from three other organizations on one of the largest family-based childhood obesity studies ever conducted in the ...
Patrick Brophy, M.D., the William H. Eilinger Professor and Chair of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and the physician-in-chief at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s ...
Elizabeth R. “Lissa” McAnarney, M.D., Professor and Chair Emerita of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), has been named a Distinguished University ...
Robert Haggerty, M.D., former Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, died on Tuesday. He was 92. Throughout a career that spanned six decades, Haggerty led numerous child health initiatives that ...
Children with asthma in the Rochester City School District who received a combination of telemedicine support and school-based medication therapy were almost half as likely to need an emergency room ...
With influenza now prevalent in our community, UR Medicine is taking steps to help limit the spread and best protect patients and staff at Strong Memorial Hospital, Highland Hospital, Golisano ...
Patrick Brophy, M.D., MHCDS, who currently serves as Director of Pediatric Nephrology at University of Iowa Health Care, has been named the next William H. Eilinger Professor and Chair of the ...
Jeff Kaczorowski, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, will serve as Vice-Chair of a new state initiative that focuses on improving health and educational ...
UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital has been recognized as one of the nation’s best children’s hospitals in three specialty areas — neonatology, nephrology, and neurology and neurosurgery — in ...
Mice born into an oxygen-rich environment respond worse to the flu once fully grown due to an absence of certain lung cells, a discovery that provides a potential explanation for preterm infants’ ...
UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital will honor five children who have defied the odds and pay tribute to several supporters who have gone above and beyond at the annual Celebration of Miracles ...
The co-director of the Strong Center for Developmental Disabilities received the highest honor the Special Olympics gives to its health partners for founding the Rochester student chapter of the ...
Nina Schor, M.D., Ph.D., William H. Eilinger Chair of Pediatrics and the pediatrician-in-chief at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, has been named the recipient of the Child Neurology ...
Philip W. Davidson, Ph.D., professor emeritus of Pediatrics, has been elected president of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities ...
Nina Schor, M.D., Ph.D., William H. Eilinger Chair of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), will step down as chair in June 2017.
Nina Schor, M.D., Ph.D., William H. Eilinger Chair of Pediatrics and the pediatrician-in-chief at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for ...
Cells from an infant’s nose are remarkably similar to those found in the lungs, a discovery that could lead to much more precise diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other infant lung ...
Jill Halterman, M.D., M.P.H., an accomplished physician and scientist whose research has helped guide the delivery of asthma care in Rochester and elsewhere, has been appointed Senior Associate Dean ...
The University of Rochester Medical Center has been awarded a 5-year, $5 million grant to measure the effectiveness of new vaccines for children with respiratory and intestinal infections. The grant, ...
Aggressive forms of neuroblastoma contain a specific protein in their cells’ nuclei that is not found in the nuclei of more benign forms of the cancer, and the discovery could lead to new forms of ...
Over the past several decades, researchers have shown that an array of conditions in pregnant women, such as anxiety, stress, and obesity, are associated with a large and common cluster of behavioral ...
Barnett possesses proven experience in building and leading information systems in complex health care and research settings, as well as higher education, industry and IT consulting arenas—all ...
Numerous challenges face providers who are administering developmental screenings for refugee children, including differences in cultural and religious beliefs, language barriers, and disparate ...
UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital is joining several other universities on one of the largest family-based childhood obesity studies ever conducted.
Golisano Children’s Hospital has received its two largest gifts in support of Phase II construction on the new hospital building, which will help bring the hospital to the forefront of pediatric ...
Golisano Children’s Hospital will be holding its 20th Annual Stroll for Strong Kids and 5K Run on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Genesee Valley Park. This event will raise money for the 85,000 kids from ...
David Dean, Ph.D., professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, has received a $3 million grant to explore a novel method of gene therapy delivery that could ...
Born at 34 weeks, Ryan’s parents, Melanie and Andy, were told their son would have a better chance of survival in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Ryan developed necrotizing enterocolitis ...
All his life, Gary has been living with the pain and complications of sickle cell disease, a serious and lifelong disorder that causes the body to make sickle-shaped red blood cells, which are stiff ...
Kinley was born with her heart was on the wrong side of her body. She was missing her pulmonary artery, and only had one lung. And the largest issue of all was that she was suffering from esophageal ...
Jill Halterman, M.D., professor of Pediatrics at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, has received a $3.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to research a preventive asthma ...
As our community, like much of the country, grapples with high levels of flu activity, we're taking the following measures to limit its spread and best protect patients and staff at UR Medicine’s ...
Monroe County offers some of the best pediatric health care in the country. Yet, children in Monroe County have poor outcomes in a number of important areas. At the 16th Annual Anne E. Dyson Memorial ...
University of Rochester School of Nursing professor emerita Carol B. Henretta, Ed.D., R.N., who left a lasting impact as an enthusiastic educator and a longtime advocate for nursing professionals, ...
Nine individuals and four teams were honored by the University of Rochester Medical Center Board on Jan. 20 for their steadfast personal and professional dedication to delivering a patient care ...
A University of Rochester School of Nursing researcher has been awarded a $3 million grant to study a promising method of preventing the spread of HIV.
UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital recently became the first children’s hospital in the country to administer an integrated PET-MRI scan to a patient.
The University of Rochester School of Nursing is offering 50 percent tuition support in scholarships for its Care Manager Education, RN-to-BS completion and Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse ...
Jules Cohen, M.D., professor emeritus of Medicine (Cardiology), whose career as a physician, educator, researcher and administrator at the School of Medicine and Dentistry spanned more than 60 years, ...
A University of Rochester School of Nursing researcher has earned a $2 million National Institutes of Health grant to determine if a computer-based training program can lower a person’s risk for ...
Gluten-free, casein-free diets have become popular complementary treatments for children with autism spectrum disorder, but a rigorous study at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) found ...
Researchers at URMC have commenced two projects to improve maternal and mental health in low- and middle-income countries by harnessing information technology and social media.
Jonathan W. Mink, M.D., Ph.D., the Frederick A. Horner, M.D. Endowed Professor in Pediatric Neurology, and Chief of the Division of Child Neurology at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, has ...
Mark B. Taubman, M.D., was formally invested as the Chief Executive Officer of the University of Rochester Medical Center and UR Medicine and Senior Vice President for Health Sciences at the ...
Researchers, students, and global health experts from across the world will gather at the University of Rochester Medical Center on June 15 for the Rochester Global Health Symposium.
UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital has earned a place among the nation’s best hospitals in two pediatric specialty areas – nephrology and endocrine/diabetes – in U.S. News & World Report’s ...
Miracle Kids, grateful families, University of Rochester leadership, and significant building donors including hospital namesake B. Thomas Golisano will celebrate the dedication of UR Medicine’s ...
URMC has sent letters to 3,403 patients, informing them that a list containing patient information was shared, without authorization, with a local neurology practice. We do not believe the ...
A study by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center showed that summer reading programs can be made significantly more effective with only a small tweak: Let the kids choose the ...
New York State Department of Health announced that the Finger Lakes Performing Provider System (FLPPS) is eligible to earn up to $565,448,177 over five years to transform the way health care is ...
In the hopes of supporting transgender youth and young adults, Gender Health Services at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital offers a full spectrum of support.
The University of Rochester’s Office of Mental Health Promotion, along with several community partners, is offering free workshops in mental health ministry beginning May 30. "Renewing of the Mind" ...
In the largest-ever clinical trial for autism, a multi-site study that included researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center showed that a parent training program can help reduce these ...
David Korones, M.D., pediatric oncologist and palliative care physician at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, has been awarded the 2015 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Senior Physician Award, ...
Runners, walkers, and sponsors are invited to support transplant patients at UR Medicine's Strong Memorial Hospital at the River Run/Walk 5K on Sunday, April 12 at Genesee Valley Park.
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 ...
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 ...
School of Nursing associate professor Ying Xue, D.N.Sc, R.N., will receive a grant to examine how the nurse practitioner (NP) workforce is spread across the nation and whether that may be affected by ...
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 ...
Friends of Strong hosting 24th annual Gala Wine Tasting on Friday, Feb. 13 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 125 East Main St., Rochester where attendees are invited to sample 300 select imported and ...
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, ...
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.
Nine individuals and four teams were honored by the University of Rochester Medical Center Board on Jan. 20 for their steadfast personal and professional dedication to delivering a patient care ...
Philip J. Landrigan, M.D., will discuss how chemicals found in our homes, schools, and communities could be playing a role in the rise in childhood diseases.
University of Rochester alumnus Paul M. Schyve, M.D., has committed $5 million to the University to support the study and practice of bioethics in health care and research.
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the world’s largest professional association of neurologists, has included a UR Medicine study among its picks for the most revolutionary research of 2014. ...
A passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion, Eve Higginbotham, S.M., M.D., will be speaking at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in January. She has been chosen as ...
UR Medicine and Jones Memorial Hospital in Wellsville announced today that they are considering a formal affiliation. Leaders from both organizations emphasize that talks are still preliminary and a ...
What does “abundance” mean to you? That’s the question more than one dozen artists answer in a juried exhibit, called “Abundance,” now on display at the Bridge Art Gallery at the University of ...
An interdisciplinary team of University neuroscientists and neurosurgeons has used a new imaging technique to show how the human brain heals itself in just a few weeks following surgical removal of a ...
Susan H. McDaniel, Ph.D., director of UR Medicine’s Institute for the Family, has been elected 2016 president of the American Psychological Association (APA). The APA is the largest professional ...