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April 30, 2008

Methodist Hospital Radiologist, Philly Native, Dr. Mark Cooper, Gets Own Exhibit at National Baseball Hall of Fame

For only the third time ever, the National Baseball Hall of Fame has dedicated an exhibit to the collection of one person—and that person is Philadelphia native and Methodist Hospital radiologist Mark Cooper, M.D., M.B.A.

April 30, 2008

Mind-Body Therapies Benefit Cancer Survivors, Doctor-Patient Relationship, Jefferson Specialist Says

Traditionally, many physicians have had some difficulties advocating the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in treating cancer for a variety of reasons, including a lack of scientific evidence. But a specialist in the field at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia contends that doctors could be missing out on a potential opportunity.

April 23, 2008

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Designated Live Donor Liver Transplant Center by UNOS

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital has been designated a Live Donor Liver Transplant Center by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), the organization that administers the nation’s policies on organ transplantation and procurement. The designation makes Jefferson’s one of only three adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) programs in the Delaware Valley.

April 14, 2008

Blood Pressure Drugs Halt Pancreatic Cancer Cell Growth, Jefferson Researchers Find

Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia are inching closer to understanding how common blood pressure medications might help prevent the spread of pancreatic cancer.

April 13, 2008

Jefferson Scientists’ Discovery May Help Explain Smoking-Pancreatic Cancer Link

If lung cancer and heart disease aren’t bad enough, cigarette smokers are also at higher risk for developing, among other things, pancreatic cancer. Now, researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson in Philadelphia have preliminary evidence indicating one possible reason why.

April 11, 2008

Neal Flomenberg, M.D., Named Chair of the Department of Medical Oncology at Jefferson

Bone marrow transplant expert Neal Flomenberg, M.D., has been named the new chair of the Department of Medical Oncology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson in Philadelphia.

April 11, 2008

International Influence: Jefferson Partners with Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research

Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) have signed an agreement to develop an academic partnership.

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Featured April 23, 2008

Jefferson Rated 'Top Hospital for Aging' by Philadelphia Magazine

In 2008, Jefferson was rated a Top Hospital for Aging by Philadelphia magazine for our Geriatric Health Programs, including the Inpatient Palliative Care Consultation Service and the Health Mentors Program.