December 23, 2002
CARRUTHERS APPOINTED DEAN OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL
December 9, 2002
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF NURSING STUDENTS RECEIVE FAIRLAWN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
December 4, 2002
PETER GIBBS RECEIVES CONGRESSIONAL ANGEL IN ADOPTION AWARD
November 5, 2002
PULMONOLOGIST JOINS UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
Dr. Kai Saukkonen will treat patients with acute and chronic respiratory disease
November 4, 2002
PULMONOLOGIST JOINS UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
Hardy Kornfeld, MD, brings expertise in tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS
November 1, 2002
DAVID A. DRACHMAN, MD, STEPS DOWN AS CHAIR OF NEUROLOGY AT UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL AND UMASS MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE
Alzheimer's and dementia expert to focus on research and teaching
November 2002
CELLULAR TRANSPLANT EXPERT CRISTIANA RASTELLINI, MD, JOINS UMASS MEMORIAL AND UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL
Islet cell expert to expand diabetes research and treatment
October 30, 2002
UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL TAPPED TO STUDY WEST NILE VIRUS
Center for Infectious Disease and Vaccine Research to investigate disease process
October 28, 2002
CARDIOLOGIST JOINS UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
Dr. Veena Shankar specializes in congestive heart failure
JANICE LALIKOS, MD, JOINS DIVISION OF PLASTIC SURGERY AT UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
October 24, 2002
CARDIOLOGISTS JOINS UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
Drs. Ramaswamy and Robotis experts in treating cardiac arrhythmias
October 23, 2002
TWO UROLOGY SURGEONS JOIN UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
Drs. Ellsworth and Maranchie bring expertise in adult and pediatric urology
October 21, 2002
CIARAN MCNAMEE, MD, THORACIC SURGEON, JOINs UMASS MEMORIAL
October 10, 2002
SANDRA MAYRAND PRESENTED WITH EDUCATION AWARD
Director of the UMMS Regional Science Resource Center recognized by the American Society for Cell Biology
October 9, 2002
SIDNEY P. KADISH, MD, JOINS UMASS MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE AND HEALTHALLIANCE
Radiation oncologist to provide care at Simonds-Sinon Regional Cancer Center
September 9, 2002
MARC UKNIS, MD, TRANSPLANT SURGEON FROM BETH ISRAEL DEACONNESS, TO JOIN UMASS MEMORIAL
Multi-organ transplantation expert to arrive October 1
September 5, 2002
UMASS MEMORIAL RECRUITS TRANSPLANTATION SURGEON
Multi-organ specialist to direct liver transplant program, expand other areas
September 4, 2002
GRANT WILL HELP MEET HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF AILING ELDERS
G raduate School of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Worcester awarded federal funding to train advanced practice geriatric nurse specialists
August 29, 2002
TOBACCO ADDICTION FOUND TO BE NEARLY IMMEDIATE
Study finds teens hooked after fewer cigarettes over shorter period than previously expected
August 20, 2002
PETER B. ANGOOD, MD, NAMED CHIEF OF TRAUMA AND CRITICAL CARE AT UMASS MEMORIAL
OTOLARYNGOLOGIST DANIEL LEE, MD, JOINS UMASS MEMORIAL
Cochlear implant specialist recruited from Johns Hopkins
August 9, 2002
UMMS SCIENTISTS DISCOVER GENETIC KEY TO MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
N ewly identified genetic disorder appears to underlie cause
August 8, 2002
SALTMAN, FRANCALANCIA, JOIN CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY AT UMASS MEMORIAL
Special expertise in minimally invasive surgery and geriatric cardiac surgery expands cardiothoracic surgery services at region’s academic medical center
July 19, 2002
GIACOMO BASADONNA, MD, PHD, RENOWNED SURGEON, NAMED DIRECTOR OF TRANSPLANTATION SERVICES AT UMASS MEMORIAL
July 18, 2002
W. M. KECK FOUNDATION AWARDS DISTINGUISHED YOUNG SCHOLARS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM GRANT TO UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL SCIENTIST PHILLIP ZAMORE, PhD
June 6, 2002
NOVEL DISCOVERY BY UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL SCIENTISTS HELPS UNLOCK SECRETS OF POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE
Findings about development of kidneys to be published in Current Biology
May 24, 2002
Roger Davis, PhD, Elected to Royal Society:
Distinguished UMass Medical School researcher internationally recognized
May 13, 2002
DARIO ALTIERI, MD, APPOINTED CHAIR OF NEW DEPARTMENT OF CANCER BIOLOGY
April 5, 2002
UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL MAKES TOP FIVE MEDICAL SCHOOLS IN U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT ANNUAL GUIDE FOR EIGHTH YEAR
Top rankings in both primary care and research lists
March 6, 2002
UMASS MEMORIAL OPENS NEW PEDIATRIC FAMILY RESOURCE LIBRARY
February 27, 2002
SHRIVER CENTER LAUNCHES INTERNET RESOURCE
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center at the University of Massachusetts Medical School launches new Internet resource for people working in the field of developmental disabilities
February 19, 2002
PETER E. NEWBURGER, MD, APPOINTED INTERIM CHAIR OF PEDIATRICS AT UMASS MEMORIAL
February 13, 2002
RICHARD C. ANDERSON II, MD, NAMED DIRECTOR OF ORTHOPEDIC TRAUMA AT UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
February 5, 2002
JEFFREY D. BERNHARD, MD, APPOINTED TO THE AMERICAN DERMATOLOGICAL SOCIETY'S LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER PLASTIC SURGEON RAYMOND M. DUNN, MD, AWARDED GODINA FELLOWSHIP IN RECONSTRUCTIVE MICROSURGERY
January 31, 2002
CYNTHIA A. GINGALEWSKI, MD, PEDIATRIC SURGEON, TO JOIN UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
Expert in necrotizing enterocolitis to also join UMass Medical School faculty
January 28, 2002
UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL PROFESSORS ROGER DAVIS AND MICHAEL GREEN AMONG WORLD'S 'MOST HIGHLY CITED' SCIENTISTS
January 9, 2002
SURGEON ANNE C. LARKIN, MD, JOINS UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL AND UMASS MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE
January 7, 2002
ARTHUR AND MARTHA PAPPAS AMPHITHEATER DEDICATED AT UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL
UMMS founding chair of orthopedics and his wife honored for their philanthropic support
January 2, 2002
ELIAS J. AROUS, MD, APPOINTED UMMS SURGERY DEPARTMENT VICE CHAIR OF CLINICAL AFFAIRS
Innovative vascular surgeon also to be chief of surgical services at Memorial Campus
CHRISTIAN T. CAMPOS, NOTED HEART SURGEON, TO JOIN UMASS MEMORIAL
Widely-known cardiothoracic expert to join faculty at UMass Medical School
STEPHEN J. LAHEY APPOINTED CHIEF OF CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY AT UMASS MEMORIAL
Widely-known heart surgeon to join faculty at UMass Medical School