Jefferson Transplant Specialist Cataldo Doria, M.D., Ph.D., Elected to American College of Surgeons
(Published: 2-12-2008) Cataldo Doria, M.D, Ph.D., director of the Division of Transplantation at Thomas Jefferson University
Hospital, and associate professor of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, has become a Fellow
of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Convocation ceremonies took place at the College’s 93rd annual Clinical Congress, which were held last fall in New Orleans.
News Archive:
Jefferson Neuroscientists Find Early Lead Exposure Impedes Recovery from Brain Injury
(Published: 12-3-2007) Exposure to lead can hinder the brain’s ability to recover from injury, a recent study in laboratory
animals shows. The results have implications for the effects of environmental lead exposure on brain injuries such as stroke,
say researchers at Jefferson Medical College, who led the work.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Ranked Best in Philadelphia for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation in 2007 Survey by U.S.News
& World Report
(Published: 7-16-2007) Thomas Jefferson University Hospital has again been ranked as the top hospital in Philadelphia for
orthopaedics and rehabilitation medicine by U.S.News & World Report in their 2007 Best Hospitals survey.
New Jefferson Trial to Study Targeted Antiangiogenesis Drug Sutent™ and Radiation Against Cancer
(Published: 6-20-2007) Last year, the drug Sutent™ (sunitinib) made headlines for its effectiveness against kidney and gastrointestinal
cancers. Now, radiation oncologist at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson in Philadelphia are hoping to find out if combining
Sutent and radiation will help patients with a wide range of cancers.
Jefferson’s Urology Chair on National Men's Magazine’s List of Top Physicians for the 21st Century Man
(Published: 4-27-2007) Men’s Health Magazine has named Leonard Gomella, M.D., FACS, Bernard Godwin Professor of Prostate Cancer and Chair of Urology at Thomas Jefferson
University and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital to its first annual list of physicians who have the “knowledge, the experience
and the tools to maintain and repair the 21st century man.”
Jefferson Researchers Find Nanoparticle Shows Promise in Reducing Radiation Side Effects
(Published: 11-7-2006) With the help of tiny, transparent zebrafish embryos, researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas
Jefferson University and Jefferson Medical College are hoping to prove that a microscopic nanoparticle can be part of a “new
class of radioprotective agents” that help protect normal tissue from radiation damage just as well as standard drugs.
Jefferson Researcher Awarded $200,000 Grant for New Anti-Hypertension Therapy
(Published: 8-25-2006) Hypertension researcher Andrea Eckhart, Ph.D., of Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
in Philadelphia has received a two-year, $200,000 grant from the prestigious W.W. Smith Charitable Trust to study the molecular
roots of high blood pressure, a condition which affects one in four Americans.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Ranked Best Hospital in Philadelphia for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine by
U.S.News & World Report
(Published: 7-10-2006) Thomas Jefferson University Hospital has been ranked as the top hospital in Philadelphia for orthopaedics
and rehabilitation medicine by U.S.News & World Report in their 2006 Best Hospitals survey.
“To Make a Difference in Someone’s Life”
(Published: 5-1-2006) Inspired by her family, her life experiences, her faith and nurse-heroine novels, Nurse Rae Fierro found her niche in mid-career
when she decided to pursue what turned out to be her true life’s work, focused on breast health patients at Thomas Jefferson
University Hospital.
Jefferson Researchers Discover that Nanoparticle Shows Promise in Reducing Radiation Side Effects
(Published: 4-5-2006) Using transparent zebrafish embryos, researchers at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia have shown
that a microscopic nanoparticle can help fend off damage to normal tissue from radiation. The nanoparticle, a soccer ball-shaped,
hollow, carbon-based structure known as a fullerene, acts like an “oxygen sink,” binding to dangerous oxygen radicals produced
by radiation.
Jefferson’s pioneering Genitourinary Cancer Program Marks 10th anniversary as national model
(Published: 3-22-2006) Renowned specialists from Jefferson and other top institutions to speak at dinner symposium Thursday, April 6
A New Class of Radioprotective Drugs? Jefferson Researchers Find Nanoparticle Shows Promise in Reducing Radiation Side Effects
(Published: 11-15-2005) Using transparent zebrafish embryos, researchers at Jefferson Medical College have shown that a microscopic
nanoparticle can help fend off damage to normal tissue from radiation. The nanoparticle, a soccer ball-shaped, hollow, carbon-based
structure known as a fullerene, acts like an “oxygen sink,” binding to dangerous oxygen radicals produced by radiation.
Happy Birthday!! Jefferson’s Urology Department Celebrates 100 Years of Accomplishments
(Published: 10-1-2004) The Department of Urology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Thomas Jefferson University this
year marks its 100th birthday, making it one of the oldest departments of urology in the country, with the largest urology
group practice in Pennsylvania. The department also has one of the largest full time academic Urology programs in the United
States.
Urologist Edouard John Trabulsi, M.D., Joins Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
(Published: 1-27-2004) Urologist Edouard John Trabulsi, M.D., has joined the Department of Urology at Thomas Jefferson University
Hospital, Philadelphia. He has also been appointed assistant professor of Urology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson
University.
James Burke, M.D. Director, Division of Nephrology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, to be Honored by the National Kidney
Foundation
(Published: 3-7-2003)
