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Newswise: UHealth Surgery Team Saves Young Man’s Eye
Released: 5-Aug-2024 3:05 PM EDT
UHealth Surgery Team Saves Young Man’s Eye
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

A multidisciplinary surgery team removed a bony tumor to help Joshua Harrison regain his vision without visible scarring.

Released: 30-Jul-2024 10:30 AM EDT
Expert on Alzheimer’s Therapeutic Development AAIC 2024
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

Our grant proprosal is to identify how two protective mechanisms work and then test them in both European and Amerindian APOE4 genes to see if they work in those genetic backgrounds as well as African.

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Newswise: Physician First in U.S. to Use Blue Laser for Early Vocal Fold Cancer
Released: 9-Jul-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Physician First in U.S. to Use Blue Laser for Early Vocal Fold Cancer
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

A Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center surgeon was the first in the U.S. to use the 445-nm blue laser for early glottic cancer, the most common type of laryngeal cancer.

Released: 30-May-2024 1:05 PM EDT
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Showcases Groundbreaking Discoveries in Sleep Medicine at SLEEP 2024
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

The studies underscore the critical role of environmental, social, and cultural factors in shaping sleep outcomes and highlight the urgent need for targeted interventions.

Newswise: Neuropeptide in Blood to Help Diagnose Chronic Itch
Released: 27-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Neuropeptide in Blood to Help Diagnose Chronic Itch
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) plays a key role in chronic itch severity and can help to identify certain types of itch with a simple blood test, according to a new study led by Gil Yosipovitch, M.D., director of the Miami Itch Center, and Santosh Mishra, Ph.D., a neuroscientist and associate professor at the North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine.

   
Newswise: Mentorship Award Honors Desai Sethi Urology Institute Urologist
Released: 21-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Mentorship Award Honors Desai Sethi Urology Institute Urologist
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

Dr. Alan J. Wein’s long history of mentoring students and fellow faculty has been recognized by the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine, and Urogenital Reconstruction.

Newswise: Dr. Nima Sharifi Pens JAMA Commentary on Prostate Cancer Variant His Team Identified
Released: 21-Mar-2024 9:05 AM EDT
Dr. Nima Sharifi Pens JAMA Commentary on Prostate Cancer Variant His Team Identified
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

Desai Sethi Urology Institute (DSUI) Scientific Director Nima Sharifi, M.D., authored an invited commentary in JAMA Network Open related to a new Million Veteran Program study on the HSD3B1 genotype, an allele he helped discover more than 10 years ago.

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Newswise: Urology on the Beach Meeting Highlights Innovative Approaches to Multidisciplinary Care
Released: 26-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
Urology on the Beach Meeting Highlights Innovative Approaches to Multidisciplinary Care
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

Renowned urologists from leading academic centers shared their insights and clinical recommendations at Urology on the Beach, a three-day professional conference hosted by the Desai Sethi Urology Institute (DSUI) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.

Newswise: New National Survey by Desai Sethi Urology Institute Reveals Impact of Technology & Multidisciplinary Collaboration on the Future of Urology
Released: 23-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
New National Survey by Desai Sethi Urology Institute Reveals Impact of Technology & Multidisciplinary Collaboration on the Future of Urology
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

The Desai Sethi Institute of Urology (DSUI) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine unveiled the findings of its inaugural State of Urology survey and report today, which provides insights into the current landscape of urology and outlines implications for the future direction of the specialty.

   

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Newswise: Desai Sethi Urology Institute Performs First Prepubertal Male Fertility Preservation
Released: 30-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Desai Sethi Urology Institute Performs First Prepubertal Male Fertility Preservation
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

The investigational procedure, done in collaboration with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), harvests testicular tissue containing stem cells in prepubertal boys who are about to undergo treatments for cancer or other conditions that might result in infertility.

Newswise: AI, Computer Simulations and Extended Reality in Cardiovascular Care
Released: 24-Oct-2023 7:05 AM EDT
AI, Computer Simulations and Extended Reality in Cardiovascular Care
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

In a comprehensive review published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions, Yiannis S. Chatzizisis, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chief of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and colleagues show how artificial intelligence (AI), computational simulations and extended reality – collectively called AISER – are providing new tools to improve cardiovascular care.

Newswise: Desai Sethi Urology Institute Reaches Milestone with 150th Focal High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Procedure
Released: 17-Oct-2023 11:05 AM EDT
Desai Sethi Urology Institute Reaches Milestone with 150th Focal High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Procedure
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

Desai Sethi Urology Institute, whose leaders have been at the forefront of advancing high intensity frequency ultrasound (HIFU) as a nerve-sparing treatment for prostate cancer, performed their 150th case, a milestone rarely achieved by many.

Newswise: Study Links Sleep Duration with Brain Volume in Older Hispanic Adults
Released: 29-Sep-2023 12:05 PM EDT
Study Links Sleep Duration with Brain Volume in Older Hispanic Adults
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

The work of principal investigator Alberto Ramos, M.D., M.S., underscores the importance of sleep studies for a group that has an elevated risk for Alzheimer’s disease.

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Released: 29-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
Global Speakers, Cutting-edge Topics, Surgical Theater on Tap for Desai Sethi Urology Institute’s Urology on the Beach 2024
University of Miami Health System, Miller School of Medicine

Desai Sethi Urology Institute at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine will host its second annual, in-person Urology on the Beach meeting, January 19 to 21, 2024, at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach.



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