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7/3/2008 - UM Hires Top Physician-Scientist to Lead Stem Cell Transplant Program
Miami, FL – July 3, 2008 -- The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine has hired a top-tier, innovative physician and researcher from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center to lead the adult stem cell transplant . . .

7/2/2008 - Miller School at FAU Welcomes First Residents at JFK Medical Center and West Palm Beach VA
The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University welcomed its first class of 49 residents during a luncheon and news conference at the Atlantis Golf Club on June 30. In fulfillment of a three-year planning and . . .

6/23/2008 - Innovative UM Physician Garners Politician’s Praise, Anonymous $1.5 Million Donation
June 23, 2008 – Miami, FL -- Six months after undergoing an innovative cancer treatment Florida State Senator Steven A. Geller (D-Cooper City) returned to the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center last Friday for a checkup . . .

6/23/2008 - Innovative UM Physician Garners Politician’s Praise, Anonymous $1.5 Million Donation
Six months after undergoing an innovative cancer treatment Florida State Senator Steven A. Geller (D-Cooper City) returned to the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center last Friday for a checkup and to sing the praises of his . . .

6/20/2008 - State Senator to Detail His Cancer, His Surgeon Receives $1.5 Million Anonymous Gift
In December, Florida Senate Democratic Leader Steven A. Geller (D-Cooper City) underwent a cutting-edge treatment to remove a cancerous tumor embedded deep in his left kidney. The growth was excised by Raymond J. Leveillee, M.D., chief of the . . .

6/19/2008 - New Residents Receive Training at UM-JMH Center for Patient Safety
Even the most basic lessons taught in medical school – to introduce yourself to every patient when you walk in a room, to wash your hands before and after interacting with every patient, to call for help if you need it – can vanish from . . .

6/16/2008 - Dr. Alan Pollack Takes Helm as New Chairman of Radiation Oncology at the Univ. of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Alan Pollack, M.D., Ph.D., has taken the helm as the new chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He will oversee clinical and research teams at UM/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and . . .

6/16/2008 - UHealth Joins with Miami-Dade Parks to Launch Fit to Play Summer Health and Fitness Program
In loud voices that reverberated through the sports facility at Gwen Cherry Park, about 300 eager children started their summer camp season by singing praises to the University of Miami. The chorus came at the prompting of Miami-Dade Commissioner . . .

6/11/2008 - Mental Illness Isn’t a Crime: Jay Weiss Center Grand Rounds
“Something is wrong with a society that spends more on prisons than on mental illness,” said Steven Leifman, a Miami-Dade County criminal court judge and a crusader to improve the treatment of the mentally ill. So how does a criminal . . .

6/10/2008 - Robert Myerburg Receives American Heart Association’s Inaugural Cor Vitae Award
When the medical committee for the American Heart Association’s 40th annual Miami-Dade Heart Ball assembled to select a worthy recipient of the first Cor Vitae award, the members were looking for “an individual who, through their . . .

6/10/2008 - Modifying Lethal Injection is Tantamount to Unlawful Experimentation on Prisoners, Say Miller School Researchers
Following up on their significant body of work that determined that some inmates put to death by lethal injection likely suffered excruciating pain, Miller School researchers have now concluded that some states modifying lethal injection . . .

6/5/2008 - The Miller School and UM School of Business Administration Launch Dual M.D./M.B.A. Degree Program
With the launch of its M.D./M.B.A. program, the Miller School has joined the ranks of several top-tier medical schools that offer dual medical and master’s of business administration degree programs designed to equip future physicians with . . .

6/5/2008 - UM/Sylvester at Deerfield Beach Hosts Free Lectures with UM/Sylvester Physicians
Deerfield Beach, FL –The University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Deerfield Beach will host, Conversations About Cancer, a community education series focusing on varies cancer and health-related topics. During these . . .

5/30/2008 - Women’s Cancer Association of UM Announces Annual Donations to Fund Research
Miami FL – May 30, 2008 -- The Women’s Cancer Association of the University of Miami has donated $322,500 to fund six different research projects at the Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine and the University of Miami Sylvester . . .

5/29/2008 - Inflammation-related Genes linked to Major Depression and Treatment Response
Major depressive disorder is a common and complex condition that impacts about 15 percent of the population of the United States, yet very little is known about the mechanisms behind the psychiatric disorder.   What is known is that . . .

5/29/2008 - UM/Sylvester Elects Rick Morgan as New Friends For Sylvester Chair
Miami FL – May 29, 2008 – Rick Morgan — co-head of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney's Miami and Aventura offices and member of the firm's Board of Directors — was elected chair of Friends for Sylvester (FFS) at the University . . .

5/22/2008 - Renowned UM Physician Awarded Presidential Citation
Mark S. Soloway, M.D., professor and chairman of the Department of Urology at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine and physician leader of the Prostate, Bladder, and Kidney Cancers Site Disease Group at UM/Sylvester, has been . . .

5/13/2008 - Sagemont Lower School Holds Skate-a-thon to Raise Money for Cancer Research at UM/Sylvester
Event Held in Memory of Jonathan Laskin Davie FL - May 13, 2008 - More than three dozen students at Sagemont Lower School in Weston are not old enough to be left alone, but are learning a grown-up lesson in giving back. They held a skate-a-thon . . .

5/13/2008 - UM Miller School of Medicine 53rd Commencement: 150 Medical Students Become the Newest Alumni
With pomp and ceremony befitting the joyous occasion, 150 medical students took the walk across the BankUnited Center stage on Saturday to be hooded, shake hands with faculty members, pose for pictures with Dean Goldschmidt and President . . .

5/12/2008 - Papanicolaou Corps for Cancer Research Donates Largest Gift Ever!
The 19,000 member Papanicolaou Corps for Cancer Research today announced its largest, record-breaking gift of $4.15 million to fund cancer research at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, surpassing last year’s . . .

5/12/2008 - Papanicolaou Corps For Cancer Research Donates Largest Gift Ever!
Miami FL – May 12, 2008 – The 19,000 member Papanicolaou Corps for Cancer Research today announced its largest, record-breaking gift of $4.15 million to fund cancer research at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer . . .

5/12/2008 - Miller School and College of Engineering Launch Series of Meetings Aimed at Forging Interdisciplinary Collaborations
Groundbreaking scientific discoveries are often the result of great minds working together, channeling different strengths toward solving a single problem. But even in academia, where experts in a variety of disciplines work in close . . .

5/7/2008 - UM/Sylvester Executive Named Chair of National Cancer Development Organization
Miami, FL – May 7, 2008 -- Marilyn Stern Emas, M.Ed., executive director of development at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been named chair of the National Association of NCI-Supported Cancer Centers . . .

5/2/2008 - Expo Highlights Latest in Complementary Medicine
Hundreds of healthcare professionals, and Miller School students, faculty and staff filled the lobby, spa and group fitness areas of the Medical Wellness Center on April 29 for the first-ever Integrative Medicine Symposium and Expo. . . .

5/1/2008 - UM/Sylvester Hosts Annual Cancer Research Competition and Lecture Featuring MIT Professor Dr. Tyler Jacks
The University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center hosted the ninth annual Zubrod Memorial Lecture and Cancer Research Poster Competition on Thursday, May 1. This year’s lecture was presented by Tyler Jacks, Ph.D., the David H. Koch . . .