October 2008
Jefferson Awarded Multi-Million Dollar Grant from National Eye Institute for New Clinical Trial
(Published 10-1-2008) Researchers at the Farber Institute for Neurosciences at Thomas Jefferson University and the Department
of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University were recently awarded a $3.7
million grant from The National Eye Institute to study depression in patients diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration
(AMD). The single site study of 200 AMD patients, who will be followed for 12 months, will determine the effectiveness of
a treatment program designed to prevent depression and disability in these patients.
Gregory J. Artz, M.D., Joins the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Jefferson
(Published 10-10-2008) Gregory J. Artz, M.D., recently joined the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, and was named an assistant professor at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson
University. Dr. Artz specializes in hearing, balance and facial nerve disorders. He is also specialty trained in skull base
surgery and the treatment of acoustic neuromas, meningiomas and glomus tumors.
Harish Lavu, M.D., Joins the Department of Surgery at Jefferson
(Published 10-10-2008) Harish Lavu, M.D., recently joined the Department of Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital,
and was named an assistant professor at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. He specializes in Hepatobiliary
and Pancreatic Surgery.
David M. Cognetti, M.D., Joins the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Jefferson
(Published 10-13-2008) David M. Cognetti, M. D., recently joined the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH), and was named an assistant professor at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas
Jefferson University. Dr. Cognetti specializes in head and neck oncologic surgery as well as thyroid and parathyroid disorders.
His training includes endoscopic and open organ preservation surgery for laryngeal cancer and minimally invasive thyroid and
parathyroid surgery.
Jefferson Doctor Named Transplant Surgeon of the Year
(Published 10-22-2008) The Delaware Valley Chapter of the American Liver Foundation (ALF) recently named Cataldo Doria, M.D.,
Ph.D., associate professor of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and director of the Division
of Transplantation at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, “Transplant Surgeon of the Year” for his outstanding service to
the medical community and to patients with liver disease.
Jefferson Professor Receives ‘Tree of Life’ Award
(Published 10-27-2008) Edith P. Mitchell, M.D., clinical professor, Department of Medical Oncology at Jefferson Medical College
of Thomas Jefferson University and associate director of Diversity Programs for the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, was
recently honored with a ‘Tree of Life’ award from The Wellness of You, a local nonprofit health education and resource organization.
Newly Formed Institute to Transform How Research Becomes Patient-Relevant Practice
(Published 10-28-2008) Four notable medical and educational institutions have formed a landmark consortium that is expected
to streamline the way bench science is translated into bedside practice that could benefit millions of people. Christiana
Care Health System, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Thomas Jefferson University and the University of Delaware
will pool their talents and expertise as the Delaware Valley Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (DVICTS).
