Stem cell clinical trials expert to lead Cardiology Division at Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute Timothy D. Henry, MD, an expert known for his innovative work in developing stem cell treatments for advanced heart disease patients, has joined the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute as director of Cardiology. Henry comes to Cedars-Sinai from Minneapolis, where he was director of research for the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine. CONTACT: Sally Stewart, 310-248-6566; Email: [email protected]
Cedars-Sinai ranked among best in 2013-14 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals issue Cedars-Sinai has been named to the Honor Roll in the 2013-14 issue of America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, with 12 of the medical center’s specialties rated among the finest in the nation. Out of nearly 5,000 hospitals surveyed for the annual rankings, Cedars-Sinai is among just 18 hospitals nationwide to earn the magazine’s Honor Roll designation. To be named to the Honor Roll, a hospital must be rated among the nation’s top 50 programs in at least six specialties. Cedars-Sinai also is in the elite group of hospitals that had more than 10 specialties among the top 50 nationally. Just 3 percent of the nation’s hospitals earned a national ranking in a single specialty. CONTACT: Sally Stewart, 310-248-6566; Email: [email protected]
For severe Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a neurological disorder, surgery can change livesFor patients suffering from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease – a surprisingly common neurological disorder that can cause the feet to become weak and contorted – surgery is considered a last resort. But for patients like Elissa Williams and her brother Kyle, surgery can bring an end to crippling pain and lead to active lives with feet facing forward and balanced on the ground. CONTACT: Sandy Van, 526-1708; Email: [email protected]. Twitter: @CedarsSinaiSvan
Study finds factors that may cause fluctuations in deep brain stimulation levels over timeDeep brain stimulation therapy blocks or modulates electrical signals in the brain to improve symptoms in patients suffering from movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and dystonia, but a new study suggests that several factors may cause electrical current to vary over time. Led by Michele Tagliati, MD, the study identified variables that affect impedance – resistance in circuits that affect intensity and wavelength of electrical current. CONTACT: Sandy Van, 526-1708; Email: [email protected]. Twitter: @CedarsSinaiSvan
Scholarship recipient drawn to neurosciences by father’s losing fight against brain cancerAs the 2013 recipient of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Pauletta and Denzel Washington Family Gifted Scholars Program in Neuroscience award, Christine R. Carico will spend the next year researching brain disorders like the one that took the life of her father, who survived four years after being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor called an anaplastic astrocytoma. CONTACT: Sandy Van, 526-1708; Email: [email protected]. Twitter: @CedarsSinaiSvan
Childbirth experts share best delivery practices at second annual Birth Community DayDoctors, nurses, midwives and doulas shared their best practices and new research at the Cedars- Sinai second annual Birth Community Day on July 17, 2013. Just as no two children are alike, every childbirth experience is unique for each mother. As women become more aware of new medical options, including ways to increase comfort and manage pain during labor, Cedars-Sinai nurses and physicians instituted Birth Community Day to unite the growing ranks of childbirth professionals. CONTACT: Laura Coverson, 310-423-5215; Email: [email protected]
Cedars-Sinai investigator receives pediatric sarcoma research grant Sandra Orsulic, PhD, director of Women’s Cancer Biology in the Women’s Cancer Program at the Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, was awarded a $250,000 grant from Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation to study cell metabolism in childhood sarcomas. Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation, a nonprofit organization, awarded Orsulic the Innovation Award, which provides critical seed funding for experienced investigators with novel and promising approaches to finding causes and cures for childhood cancers. CONTACT: Cara Lasala, 310-423-7798; Email [email protected]; Twitter @CedarsSinaiCara
Cedars-Sinai establishes first accredited Complex Surgical Oncology Fellowship The Cedars-Sinai Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute has established the medical center’s first accredited Complex Surgical Oncology Fellowship program, joining an elite group of 16 U.S. hospitals that have received accreditation for this type of training from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), a premier evaluator of physician education programs.The Cedars-Sinai Complex Surgical Oncology Fellow will spend two years focusing primarily on hands-on surgical oncology training, as well as multidisciplinary care and clinical and translational research.CONTACT: Cara Lasala, 310-423-7798; Email [email protected]; Twitter @CedarsSinaiCara
Prominent Cedars-Sinai medical physicist receives highest honor from distinguished association Benedick Fraass, PhD, FAAPM, FASTRO, FACR, received the highest honor from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine — the William D. Coolidge Award — for his distinguished career achievements in medical physics, including his pioneering work in radiation oncology. The William D. Coolidge Award is the most prestigious award of the association and has been given to important medical physicists such as William Coolidge, the inventor of the modern X-ray tube, and Harold Johns, who led the development and clinical use of the first Cobalt machines for radiotherapy.CONTACT: Cara Lasala, 310-423-7798; Email [email protected]; Twitter @CedarsSinaiCara
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