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August 27, 2009

Edith Mitchell Receives National Medical Association Council on Concerns of Women Physicians Pfizer Research Award

Edith Mitchell, M.D., clinical professor of Medicine and Medical Oncology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, was honored with the 2009 National Medical Association Council on Concerns of Women Physicians Pfizer Research Award.

August 18, 2009

Jefferson and Wills Eye Battling Rare Childhood Cancer Together

Retinoblastoma is a rare cancer that develops in the retina of the eye and mostly affects young children. According to the National Cancer Institute, about 300 children are diagnosed with the disease each year in the United States.

August 11, 2009

Jefferson Headache Center Study Shows Novel, Orally Inhaled Migraine Therapy Effective

A new study conducted at the Jefferson Headache Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania shows an investigational, orally-inhaled therapy is effective in treating migraines.

August 04, 2009

Jefferson Names Endowed Professorship in Transplant Surgery

Cataldo Doria, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S. Named Nicoletti Family Professor of Transplant Surgery. Cataldo Doria, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., director, Division of Transplant Surgery, in the Department of Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, has been named the Nicoletti Family Professor of Transplant Surgery. This endowed professorship is a generous gift of Robert and Beatrice Nicoletti and their family. The family cited the care they received at Jefferson when Robert received a new kidney donated by his own daughter, as the reason for their donation.

Featured August 02, 2009

Dr. Dicker Discusses Customized Prostate Therapy

Dr. Adam Dicker, Interim Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital served as a reference about brachytherapy, a procedure involving the placement of radioactive seeds that is used to treat patients with prostate cancer.