Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Ranked Best and Only Hospital in Philadelphia for Orthopaedics by U.S.News & World Report
(Published 7-7-2005) U.S.News & World Report this year also ranked Jefferson University Hospital as among the best in the nation in five other specialties – rehabilitation medicine; digestive disorders; geriatrics; gynecology; and ear, nose and throat.

Jefferson Study to Look at Whether Meditation Training Lessens Symptoms of Type II Diabetes
(Published 7-26-2005) Patients with type II diabetes may be eligible to participate in an eight-week study to determine whether meditation training can help to improve blood sugar control and overall quality of life.

Jefferson’s Mindfulness Meditation Course Works to Reduce Anxiety and Increase Energy Levels
(Published 7-26-2005) Mindfulness Meditation, the popular course that helps participants learn to relieve pain, reduce stress and enhance wellness, is once again being offered by the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center for Integrative Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

Scott Waldman, M.D., Ph.D., to Head Jefferson’s New Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
(Published 7-27-2005) Scott A. Waldman, M.D., Ph.D., Samuel M.V. Hamilton Family Professor of Medicine at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, has been named chair of Jefferson’s newly formed Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.

Jefferson Cardiologist, Howard H. Weitz, M.D., Named to Federal Medicaid Advisory Commission
(Published 7-27-2005) Howard H. Weitz, M.D., a cardiologist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, is the only Pennsylvania physician--and one of only three physicians nationwide--to be named to a new federal advisory commission that was convened to identify reforms to stabilize and strengthen Medicaid.

Jeffrey L. Benovic, Ph.D., Named Chair of Jefferson’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
(Published 7-28-2005) Jeffrey L. Benovic, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, has been named the chair of Jefferson’s newly restructured Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He previously was a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology and professor and vice chair in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Jefferson.

Tim Manser, Ph.D., Named Chair of Jefferson’s Department of Microbiology and Immunology
(Published 7-28-2005) Tim Manser, Ph.D., has been named chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.