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News Archive from February 2011

News Releases

February 22, 2011

Jefferson's Department of Radiation Oncology Recruits Nicole Simone, M.D., and Bo Lu, M.D., Ph.D

Thomas Jefferson University welcomes two new, seasoned clinicians and researchers to its Department of Radiation Oncology: Nicole Simone, M.D., from the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Bo Lu, M.D., Ph.D, from Vanderbilt University.

February 21, 2011

Jefferson Surgeon Performs First Robotic-Assisted Liver Resection at Hospital

Cataldo Doria, M.D., Ph.D., is the first surgeon at Jefferson to perform a robotically-assisted liver resection. He is only one of a handful of surgeons across the country certified to do so.

February 18, 2011

Jefferson Hospital's Chief Operating Officer, David P. McQuaid, Receives American College of Healthcare Executives Regent's Award

David McQuaid, FACHE, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital received the 2011 American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Regents' Senior-Level Healthcare Executive Award from the Healthcare Leadership Network of the Delaware Valley.

February 17, 2011

New Tumor Tracking Technique for Radiotherapy Spares Healthy Tissue, Could Improve Cancer Treatment, Jefferson Researchers Say

Real-time, 4-D approach demonstrated at Thomas Jefferson University predicts tumor motion during treatment.

February 16, 2011

Jefferson Researchers Say Stress Fuels Cancer Growth, Provide Genetic Evidence That Antioxidants Can Help Treat It

Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson show that loss of the Caveolin-1 protein induces mitochondrial oxidative stress, promotes tumor growth.