International Influence: Jefferson Partners with Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research
(Published 4-11-2008) Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER) have signed an agreement to develop an academic partnership.

Neal Flomenberg, M.D., Named Chair of the Department of Medical Oncology at Jefferson
(Published 4-11-2008) Bone marrow transplant expert Neal Flomenberg, M.D., has been named the new chair of the Department of Medical Oncology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson in Philadelphia.

Jefferson Scientists’ Discovery May Help Explain Smoking-Pancreatic Cancer Link
(Published 4-13-2008) If lung cancer and heart disease aren't bad enough, cigarette smokers are also at higher risk for developing, among other things, pancreatic cancer. Now, researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson in Philadelphia have preliminary evidence indicating one possible reason why. Data being presented April 13, 2008 during the Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research shows that they have found that nicotine in cigarettes increases the production of a protein that is known to promote cancer cell survival, invasion and spread.

Blood Pressure Drugs Halt Pancreatic Cancer Cell Growth, Jefferson Researchers Find
(Published 4-14-2008) Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia are inching closer to understanding how common blood pressure medications might help prevent the spread of pancreatic cancer. They have found in the laboratory that one type of pressure-lowering drug called an angiotensin receptor blocker inhibits pancreatic cancer cell growth and causes cell death.

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Designated Live Donor Liver Transplant Center by UNOS
(Published 4-23-2008) Thomas Jefferson University Hospital has been designated a Live Donor Liver Transplant Center by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS), the organization that administers the nation's policies on organ transplantation and procurement. The designation makes Jefferson's one of only three adult-to-adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) programs in the Delaware Valley.

Methodist Hospital Radiologist, Philly Native, Dr. Mark Cooper, Gets Own Exhibit at National Baseball Hall of Fame
(Published 4-30-2008) For only the third time ever, the National Baseball Hall of Fame has dedicated an exhibit to the collection of one person--and that person is Philadelphia native and Methodist Hospital radiologist Mark Cooper, M.D., M.B.A. The exhibit, which opened on April 12 in Cooperstown, NY, is called "Home Games: A Century of Baseball Games from the Collection of Dr. Mark Cooper." It features more than 50 games over a 100 year period from 1860 to 1960, and is on display through the end of the 2008 baseball season.

Mind-Body Therapies Benefit Cancer Survivors, Doctor-Patient Relationship, Jefferson Specialist Says
(Published 4-30-2008) As the number of cancer survivors continues to climb, physicians need to be more open to discussing the potential use of mind-body therapies, such as various stress-reduction techniques, which are increasingly popular and the use of which in some cases is supported by scientific evidence, says Daniel Monti, M.D., director of the Jefferson-Myrna Brind Center of Integrative Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.