Minimally invasive surgery to treat scoliosis in teenagers is now a “feasible option,” according to Vishal Sarwahi, MD, Director of Spine Deformity Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center.
The Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care is the first facility in the Northeast to provide three types of “regional” chemotherapy treatments for cancer patients that go beyond standard surgical removal but remain limited to an organ or region of the body. Regional perfusion therapy isolates the abdominal cavity or the blood circulatory system in the arms, legs or liver and then delivers concentrated doses of anti-cancer drugs to the targeted area of the body at levels higher than can be safely given intravenously, avoiding the side effects of standard chemotherapy and improving the treatment effectiveness. Montefiore Medical Center has assembled an expert, coordinated team of surgeons, nurses, anesthesiologists, and perfusionists to provide this unique approach to cancer patients.
A surgical team from the Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care recently received certification training for implanting the SynCardia Total Artificial Heart, a replacement heart implanted in patients at risk of imminent death from heart failure. The team, led by Robert E. Michler, MD, Surgeon-in-Chief and Chairman of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City, traveled to Houston, Texas, for training in the implantation of the device, which can serve as a bridge to a heart transplant for patients with end-stage heart disease affecting both ventricles.
At Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care, a multi-disciplinary team of experts help women with the many aspects of this disease and are available for interviews on the latest research, clinical trials, surgical techniques, imaging and advances in treatments for breast cancer.
The new Montefiore Laser and Eye Center recently opened its doors to provide comprehensive care to Westchester patients at the Montefiore Medical Specialists of Westchester in Scarsdale, New York. Seven board-certified ophthalmologists from the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Montefiore Medical Center provide patients with specialty emphasis in pediatric ophthalmology, oculoplastic surgery, glaucoma, cornea and laser refractive surgery.
The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at Montefiore Medical Center has established itself as one of the largest ophthalmology departments in the nation. Throughout the year, experts are available for interviews on the latest, state-of-the art eye care services.
There is growing evidence that exposure to a group of chemicals known as type-2 alkenes -- which are found in the smoke inhaled from cigarettes, the exhaust of automobiles and even in French fries – can increase the chances of developing Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease. Can Curry, Wine and Apple Skins Offer an Antidote?
The New York State Society of Sleep Medicine (NYSSSM) will hold its first annual meeting and sleep conference, featuring speakers who are nationally recognized experts in clinical sleep medicine, on October 1-2, 2010 in Albany, NY. Physicians, psychologists, dentists and technologists will attend. Medical reporters welcome.
This accredited Abdominal Organ Transplant Symposium will cover an array of cutting-edge research, clinical and practice management topics for physicians and journalists interested in advances in kidney, liver and pancreas transplantation.
Cancer patients who want to start a family in the future now have a new option. Montefiore Medical Center's Institute for Reproductive Medicine & Health is the only site in the New York metropolitan area to offer Ovarian Tissue Cryopreservation, which removes one ovary and freezes the ovarian tissue before the woman begins undergoing chemotherapy.
Clinical research studies at Montefiore Medical Center used to take months, required a committee of physicians and data experts and involved an elaborate research review process. Now, many of these studies are performed by a single clinician in a matter of minutes using "deidentified" patient electronic medical records and a breakthrough software called Clinical Looking Glass (CLG).
With diabetes a national epidemic and the prevalence of the disease as high as 18 percent in the South Bronx, a unique physician "pay-for-performance" program at Montefiore Medical Center has reduced blood sugar and cholesterol levels significantly among many of this borough's diabetes population.
Outcome-based medicine, with comparison scores and monetary incentives, works for 14,000 diabetes patients at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. One standard measure of blood sugar, HbA1C, is kept below a recognized level of 9 in 85% of patients in the special program, vs 67-75% of patients in other Bronx-area programs. The borough has one of the highest diabetes rates in the nation.
Montefiore Medical Center recently became the first hospital in the Northeast to implant a HeartNet cardiac restriction device in a patient, part of a study aimed at patients with advanced heart failure. The device is applied in a minimimally invasive procedure and through its unique properties the mesh "jacket" decreases wall stress and promotes reverse remodelling of an enlarged heart.
New advancements in a radiation oncology treatment called IMRT (intensity modulated radiation therapy) are far superior to standard radiation procedures in safeguarding the healthy tissues near cancerous tumors, thus improving patient care. ASTRO Meeting 10/28/07 : researchers at Montefiore Medical Center.
"Patient Safety Through Technology and Improved Communication" is the theme of the 26th Annual Fall Symposium for women's health care providers sponsored by the Montefiore Medical Center Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health. The conference, called Autumn in New York 2007, will be held November 9-11 at The New York Helmsley Hotel in New York City.
Thousands of heart patients in the Greater New York region will receive top quality, comprehensive cardiac care in an innovative cardiovascular program in which physicians at a major academic medical center will receive incentive payments based on 60 performance measures for outpatient and inpatient care. Montefiore Medical Center will measure everything from aspirin and beta blocker use to patient satisfaction.
The first human trial of gene transfer therapy for erectile dysfunction (ED) indicates that gene therapy that lasts for months and eliminates the patient's need for on-demand drugs (such as Viagra and Cialis), could become the future treatment of choice for this common problem, according to a paper in the most recent issue of Human Gene Therapy.
A $2-million dollar grant has been awarded to Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore Medical Center to develop a program to train doctors in caring for the elderly. The initiative, known as the GeriEd Program, will contain both educational and clinical components. The project is funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation of Las Vegas.
An article in the June, 2006, issue of Plastic Reconstructive Surgery by the leading practitioner of new plastic surgery techniques for America's growing obese population, describes in detail how improved mid-body lift contouring techniques trim away the massive amounts of excess skin in the post-bariatric surgery population.
Researchers at Montefiore Medical Center have launched a clinical trial to determine how elevated levels of vitamin D and calcium alter complex genetic and molecular events in the colon to help protect against cancer.
An innovative, year-old program at Montefiore Medical Center may offer a model for identifying and treating the homebound elderly with depression. The program trains all of its home care agency staff to identify patients with depression and refer them to a Montefiore psychiatrist.
Montefiore Medical Center's Home Health Agency is using a new hi-tech interactive disease management system, dubbed the "electronic nurse," to supplement regular nursing visits to the homes of congestive heart failure (CHF) patients to help monitor their vital signs.
Montefiore Medical Center is now performing minimally invasive prostate surgery using the latest in robot-assisted technology. This means less pain and quicker recovery for patients.
Dr. Brian Currie, Senior Medical Director at Montefiore Medical Center and Professor of Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is a specialist in epidemiology and infectious diseases. He is informed and frequently quoted in national media about flu viruses and H5N1.
Contract Management Organization, a subsidiary of Montefiore Medical Center, The University Hospital and Academic Medical Center for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, announced today that it has changed its name to CMO, The Care Management Company.
Lung cancer patients whose tumors are considered inoperable could benefit from limited surgery if it is combined with a procedure called brachytherapy, in which tiny radioactive seeds are implanted at the margins of the tumor, according to a study by researchers at Montefiore Medical Center.
Researchers at Montefiore Medical Center have discovered that a combination of gene therapy and radiation inhibits the growth of prostate and lung cancer tumors in mice, increasing their lifespan.
Tea Times, TLC and Five Tracks of Care at One of Montefiore Medical Center's EDs Makes For Happier Patients...and An Improved Bottom Line.
Pediatric cancer specialists at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) are investigating a new type of inhalation chemotherapy with the potential to treat children with a deadly bone cancer that has spread to their lungs.
The Children's Hospital at Montefiore has established the New York metropolitan region's only comprehensive pediatric center for the treatment of sickle cell disease.
Robert E. Michler, MD, the internationally recognized cardiothoracic surgeon who first used minimally invasive and robotic surgery on heart patients, has been appointed professor and chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Journalists are welcome to attend a symposium with a comprehensive approach to the latest treatments for dementia. It will focus on the best medicines, new ways to collaborate with family members effectively, the latest guidelines for acute management, bioethics and the use of cognitive screening.
Journalists are welcome to attend a symposium with a comprehensive approach to the latest treatments for dementia. It will focus on the best medicines, new ways to collaborate with family members effectively, the latest guidelines for acute management, bioethics, and the use of cognitive screening.
Expert on prostaglandins, Victor L. Schuster, M.D., available for interviews about Cox-2 inhibitors. FDA hearings in February will focus on gastrointestinal safety and cardiovascular side effects.
Montefiore Medical Center is recruiting patients for a national study to find out the possible genetic causes of hyperhidrosis, or sweaty palms. Patients anywhere in the U.S. can participate without leaving their homes. They simply fill out a questionnaire, wash out their mouths with Scope and send in the samples.
A new laser laryngectomy procedure pioneered at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City allows cancer patients to recover more quickly, have shorter hospital stays and save their voice box to retain the ability to speak.
Montefiore Medical Center has established a unique rapid response team of 16 critical care specialists, many of them triple-boarded, who are present and available 24/7 to immediately treat ICU patients, ER patients and med/surg patients who are becoming critically ill.
Funnel chest in children and teens can be corrected by a new, less traumatic single procedure using plastic mesh bands vs. standard two procedure operation using metal plates and body brace, according to a study of 52 patients.
Insomnia afflicts over 60 million Americans and is a widespread public health concern. A half-day Sleep Summit, geared to primary care physicians and psychiatrists involved in the care of patients with sleep disorders, will be held at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY on Monday, June 26, 2004.
Montefiore is the first medical center in the Northeast to begin treating Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), more commonly known as enlarged prostate, with a new "microwave" Thermodilatation system approved by the FDA just this past February.
Even women with advanced-stage HIV can benefit greatly from treatment with a standard "cocktail" of drugs known as HAART (highly-active antiretroviral therapy), according to a national study of 1,132 HIV-infected women.
Researchers at Montefiore Medical Center in New York will use a $10 million, five year NIH grant to determine how a diet that is high in fat and phosphates, and low in calcium and vitamin D, may predispose individuals with genetic mutations to develop cancer of the intestine.
Researchers are studying the impact a bi-lingual environment, Spanish at home and English at school, has on speech development after a cochlear implant.
With the rise of radical weight-loss surgery among obese persons, a new post-operative cosmetic challenge has emerged: how to remove large amounts of excess skin from the abdomen, arms, breast, thighs, face and neck "“ and to do so with little scaring and fewer hours in the operating suite.
Osteoporosis can result from a lifetime of poor nutrition, exercise and lifestyle. Adopting healthy bone habits early in life can help to prevent osteoporosis. Here are ten tips for men and women to do so.
Do the clothes make the man or the woman? For physicians, apparently they do. An article says that patients not only believe that professional attire is important, but that they prefer those doctors who wear white lab coats with name tags, not those who sport sneakers and jeans.
Montefiore Medical Center researchers have developed the first known, long-lasting surgical solution for facial wasting in patients with human immunodeficiency virus.
Big, sleeper issue under HIPAA is protecting patient privacy. New, first-of-its-kind encryption software from Montefiore Medical Center protects patient privacy required by new Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, but allows medical data on individual patients to be tracked over time.
Men with prostate cancer who do not respond to standard therapies may some day find hope in arsenic trioxide treatment, according to results of a phase II clinical trial conducted by researchers at Montefiore Medical Center.
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