Julia Haller, M.D., Appointed First New Chair of Ophthalmology at Jefferson in Over 20 Years
(Published 3-13-2008) Retina specialist Julia A. Haller, M.D., has been appointed Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at Jefferson Medical College (JMC) of Thomas Jefferson University, and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. In conjunction with her duties at Jefferson, Dr. Haller also assumes the responsibilities of Ophthalmologist-in-Chief at Wills Eye Institute.

Jefferson Establishes New Center to Study Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
(Published 3-14-2008) Thomas Jefferson University has established a new center to study the biology, behavior and the potential medical uses of adult stem cells in a variety of diseases, including neurological disease and cancer.

Signaling Protein Helps Limit Damage in Heart Attack, Jefferson Scientists Show
(Published 3-18-2008) Scientists at the Center for Translational Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have shown that a specific signaling protein is crucial to protecting the heart and helping it to adapt during a heart attack.

Smokers Treated for Brain Aneurysm with Coils at Higher Risk of Recurrence
(Published 3-20-2008) Cigarette smokers who were treated for cerebral aneurysms with coil embolization (blocking of a blood vessel) are at greater risk of developing another aneurysm, say neurological surgeons at Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience in Philadelphia in the first-known study of its kind.

Match Made in Medicine—The Most Important Day in a Young Doctor’s Life
(Published 3-20-2008) From day one of their freshman year, medical students anticipate and look forward with trepidation to National Match Day. This is the day that graduating medical students from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, as well as other medical schools across the country, learn for the first time where they’ll begin practicing medicine.

National Society Selects Hand Specialist Randall Culp, M.D., to Lobby for Funding to Fight Disease
(Published 3-26-2008) Randall W. Culp, M.D., of The Philadelphia Hand Center at Methodist, recently served as the only representative for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' (AAOS) 2008 Research Capitol Hill Days. Dr. Culp was selected to join more than 115 orthopaedic surgeons, researchers, and their patients from across the country in Washington, D.C., to encourage members of Congress to appropriate $548 million to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) in fiscal year (FY) 2009 -- a 6.5 percent increase from FY 2008.

Jefferson Scientist Named Editor-in-Chief of Prestigious Pathology Journal
(Published 3-31-2008) Renowned cell biologist Michael P. Lisanti, M.D., Ph.D., the Margaret Q. Landenberger Professor in Breast Cancer Research at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson in Philadelphia, has been named Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Pathology (AJP). His term begins in July.