Department of Medicine Faculty in the News

2018

December 14, 2018 - Jane Freedman, MD, professor of medicine, division of Cardiovascular Medicine, recently discussed her focus on improving cardiovascular health in the Women in Science video series on UMass Chan News, which highlights the many areas of research conducted by women at UMass Chan Medical School. 
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December 5, 2018 - Jeffrey Shih, MD, assistant professor of medicine, division of Cardiovascular Medicine, discusses advanced heart failure cases, symptoms and treatments on a recent Health Watch segment on Charter TV3.
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November 26, 2018 -David Chiriboga, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine, division of Cardiovascular Medicine, and colleagues, recently updated the UMass Chan community on the ongoing work to strengthen health care services in Liberia. Significant progress has been made in the effort to establish certified public health laboratories, safe blood collection, infection prevention and control practices in Liberia.
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November 26, 2018 - Laura Alonso, MD, The George F. and Sybil H. Fuller Term Chair in Diabetes, Director of Beta Cell Biological Studies at the UMass Diabetes Center of Excellence, and professor of Medicine, Diabetes division, has been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI).  
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October 31, 2018 - Robert W. Finberg, MD, the Richard M. Haidack Distinguished Professor and Chair of Medicine, researches how to better prevent and treat influenza, and answers some of the most frequently asked questions in UMass Chan News's Expert’s Corner Q&A.
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October 16, 2018 - Kimberly Fisher, MD, assistant professor of medicine, division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, speaks at Arnold P. Gold Foundation event on patient-ce