News: Archives
Research to Develop Cocaine Addiction Therapy Wins NIH Grant 05.16.2012
drug-like molecule developed to treat cocaine addiction has proven so promising that two University of Miami Miller School researchers have been awarded a NIH grant to continue their research in developing it further.
Class of 2012 Graduates Eager for New Responsibilities 05.15.2012
With an abundance of enthusiasm and several reminders of their new responsibilities, the Miller School of Medicine’s Class of 2012 accepted their doctor of medicine degrees and contemplated their futures as they exited the BankUnited Center on the University of Miami Coral Gables campus on May 12.
Orthopaedic Surgeon Publishes Book on Physicians in Congress with Dean Goldschmidt’s Endorsement 05.15.2012
Orthopaedic surgeon Rene F. Rodriguez, M.D., believes doctors should take part in politics. So to inspire them, the former assistant professor of clinical orthopaedics at the Miller School, who recently retired as chief of orthopedics at the Miami VA, compiled a book about the hundreds of physicians elected to the U.S. House or Senate since the Continental Congress in 1774.
Director and Co-Director Named for William Lehman Injury Research Center 05.15.2012
Carl I. Schulman, M.D., Ph.D., M.S.P.H., associate professor of clinical surgery, has been named director of the William Lehman Injury Research Center in the DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, and Antonio Marttos Jr., M.D., assistant professor of surgery, has been named co-director.
UM Mourns Glaucoma Specialist Francisco Fantes, M.D. 05.15.2012
Francisco E. Fantes, M.D., 57, professor of clinical ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, passed away at home on May 11 following a brief illness.
Epidemiology and Public Health Researchers Surpass $51 Million in NIH Funding 05.15.2012
With $6.8 million in grants awarded by the NIH’s National Institute on Drug Abuse this fiscal year, the Miller School-based Florida Node Alliance of the National Drug Abuse Treatment Clinic Trials Network has surpassed $51 million in funding over the 12 years of its ongoing NIDA grant to conduct a broad range of drug abuse treatment trials.
Dr. Dileep R. Yavagal First in South Florida to Use FDA-Approved Stroke Device 05.15.2012
The first physician in South Florida to use the newly FDA-approved Solitaire FR revascularization device, Dileep R. Yavagal, M.D., successfully removed blood clots from the brain of a stroke patient, restoring blood flow and mobility.
Public Health Springboard Program Supports Eight New Research Projects at the Miller School 05.15.2012
Thanks to a generous $100,000 gift to the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, 10 public health graduates and Miller School students have received eight grants under the Public Health Springboard Program that supports innovative, independent projects by students who are working toward or recently earned a Master of Public Health.
UM/Jackson Surgeons Help Daughter Give Mother Gift of Life 05.11.2012
As Yolanda Mixon smiled broadly and joked easily with reporters on the morning of May 11, it was difficult to imagine that, just two days earlier, she had received a new kidney – donated by her daughter – at UM/Jackson Memorial Hospital. “The best Mother’s Day ever,” Mixon quipped.
Class of 2012 Can Celebrate Match Day Successes at Commencement 05.10.2012
After striding across the stage to pick up their M.D. degrees at the BankUnited Center on May 12, members of the Class of 2012 will head to some of the most competitive residency programs and prestigious institutions in the country. The class could, in fact, take a collective bow for their notable Match Day success, which created a buzz among underclassmen and is sure to be a great recruiting tool for prospective students.