News from the UM Miller School of Medicine

Miller School Student Writes Essay in New England Journal of Medicine

2.22.2012

In an essay in the 'Perspective' section of New England Journal of Medicine, fourth-year Miller School student Nicholas Rohrhoff writes about the importance of physicians and medical students asking patients about their lives. How people live, he notes, should help determine their best course of treatment.

DRIF $100M Gift and Other Donations Celebrated at Momentum2 Launch

2.21.2012

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About 740 donors, faculty, administrators and friends celebrated the Februrary 16 public launch of the Momentum2 campaign at the BankUnited Center, where President Shalala announced that $906 million, including $100 million from the Diabetes Research Institute, has been raised so far.

Miller School of Medicine Mourns Jeffrey Augenstein, M.D., Ph.D.

2.16.2012

Jeffrey S. Augenstein, M.D., Ph.D., professor of surgery, director of the William Lehman Injury Research Center and a pioneer in injury prevention who helped save millions of lives on the road, on the battlefield, in the emergency room and in disaster zones during his unparalleled 37-year career, died in Los Angeles on February 11 while on a business trip. He was 64.

Yvonne M. Diaz, M.D., Named Chief Academic Officer for UHealth

2.16.2012

Yvonne M. Diaz, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, has been named to the new position of chief academic officer for UHealth-University of Miami Health System. In her new role, Diaz will work in partnership with Michael Lewis, M.D., senior associate dean for graduate medical education, specifically overseeing graduate medical education at University of Miami Hospital.

Class of 2015 Celebrates First Year at Pinning Ceremony

2.14.2012

Freshmen at the Miller School were officilly welcomed into the profession of medicine at the 12th Annual John G. Clarkson Freshman Pinning Ceremony, which included a keynote address by the ceremony's namesake.

Mediterranean Diet Linked to Reduced Small Vessel Damage in the Brain

2.13.2012

Consumption of a Mediterranean-style diet is associated with a reduced white matter hyperintesity volume, a marker of small vessel damage in the brain, according to a study led by Miller School researchers, which was published in the February issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Study in JAMA: Drug for Bladder Infection Not Effective

2.13.2012

A promising antibiotic to treat bladder infections does not appear to be as effective as once thought, according to a Miller School study. The study, led by Thomas Hooton, M.D., professor of clinical medicine, was published in the February 8 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Clinical Care and Research Propel Nephrology Division

2.07.2012

When Jochen Reiser, M.D., Ph.D., the Peggy and Harold Katz Professor of Medicine and vice chair for research in the Department of Medicine, joined the Miller School four years ago as chief of the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, the division boasted an excellent clinical program with a strong focus on kidney transplantation.

Miller School Study Identifies Master Regulator for Schizophrenia

2.06.2012

A team of researchers led by Claes Wahlestedt, M.D., Ph.D., the Miller School’s associate dean for therapeutic innovation, has pinpointed a “master” regulatory molecule in the brain that is altered in people with schizophrenia. The finding could facilitate the development of better drugs for the debilitating psychiatric disorder that affects an estimated one percent of the world’s population.

Stimulation of GHRH Action May Improve Pneumonia Survival

2.06.2012

Miller School scientists are part of an international research team that may have found a way to block a second wave of death that can result from pneumonia treatment.