S.J. Faces: Dr. Yoogoo Kang
(Published: 07-29-2007, Courier Post) Dr. Yoogoo Kang, a Thomas Jefferson University anesthesiologist, was recently honored
by the International Liver Transplant Society, a group he helped found in 1990 while he was working in Pittsburgh. Kang, 61,
of Moorestown was born in South Korea and graduated from Seoul National University School of Medicine in 1971. Today, he serves
on Jefferson's liver transplant team.
Department of Anesthesiology
Liver/Bile Duct/Pancreas Surgery
Courier-Post (NJ)
New brain implant may stop seizures
(Published: 07-27-2007, UPI) A stimulator being tested in a U.S. multicenter trial can target specific areas of the brain
and may be prevent epileptic seizures before they start. "The exciting thing about this device is that, unlike other stimulators
on the market, it only sends electricity to a specific area of the brain and only when it is needed," said Christopher Skidmore,
M.D.. head of study site at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.
Jefferson Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
Department of Neurology
Department of Neurological Surgery
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A salon with a heart, Philly style
(Published: 07-19-2007, The Philadelphia Daily News) YOU KNOW the old Katharine Hepburn film, "The Philadelphia Story"? It's
about a socialite who goes through mayhem while preparing for her wedding at her parents' posh Main Line estate.
It's a great movie. But the title has always bugged me, since there doesn't seem to be much "Philadelphia" in the high-society
tale it tells. A more fitting Philadelphia Story, to me, is the real-life one that Wendy Weinstein has been writing for the
past 20 years.
In 1987, Wendy opened her own salon, called Ground Zero. This was pre-9/11, when the term innocently meant "where an explosion
occurs," which Wendy thought was a cool way to describe the high-energy vibe she wanted the salon to embody. For a while,
Ground Zero was a one-chair shop in the grungy basement of a Powelton Village apartment building. But Wendy soon hired one
assistant, then another, until she had a staff whose backgrounds were a lot like hers.
This Saturday, Wendy is celebrating Ground Zero's 20th anniversary with a gigantic, Philly-style party that will double as
a fundraiser for Thomas Jefferson University Hospital's new breast-care center.
Jefferson Breast Care Center
CancerCare at Jefferson
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Jefferson doctor advances DNA analysis
(Published 07-19-07, UPI) Jefferson Medical College and Johns Hopkins University scientists have shared a U.S. patent on
what might someday become a ubiquitous tool in DNA analysis.
Jonathan Brody, Ph.D., assistant professor of surgery at Jefferson Medical College, and a colleague developed a process that
makes a DNA separation technique called electrophoresis five times faster and less expensive than now possible.
“It turns out that all of the buffers people have been using for 30 years have been the wrong choice,” Dr. Brody said, because
the standard method is more expensive and takes longer.
Surgery
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Hospitals aid quest for sleep
(Published: 07-18-2007, Philadelphia Business Journal) Thomas Jefferson University Hospital has moved its 29-year-old sleep
disorders center into a new $1.6 million home that combines the latest in diagnostic technology with the amenities of a five-star
hotel. "One of the unique features we have is every room has individual temperature controls," said Dr. Karl Doghramji, director
of the center. "Every room is also insulated for sound. That's important because we get a lot of people who snore very loudly."
Sleep Disorders Center
Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
Department of Medicine
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Philadelphia Business Journal
A link between race and breast cancer
(Published: 07-10-2007, The Philadelphia Inquirer) Medical oncologists Edith Mitchell, M.D., and Gloria Morris, M.D., both
at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, analyzed breast cancer tumors in more than 2,000 patients. They found that African
American women are more likely to suffer a particularly aggressive and drug-resistant type of breast cancer than are Caucasians.
The findings, to appear in the journal Cancer, are in line with other recent studies, and may help explain a paradox: African American women are less likely than Caucasian
women to get breast cancer, and yet they are significantly more likely to die from the disease. Some of this can be attributed
to black women's lack of access to good screening. “That gap is being closed,” Dr. Mitchell said, “but the gap in mortality
is still widening.”
The researchers hope to use what they have learned to help develop newer drugs to target the more deadly tumors.
Medical Oncology
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Physicians skeptical of statin news
(Published: 07-10-2007, News Journal) A report in a New Zealand medical journal suggesting a possible link between statin
drugs and Lou Gehrig's disease needs more study, cardiologists say, before they would consider cutting back on prescribing
the popular cholesterol reducers. "I'm not hearing anything that's going to make me not use them because they've had such
a beneficial impact on patients," said Dr. Matthew DeCaro, director of the coronary care unit at Thomas Jefferson University
Hospital in Philadelphia, about an analysis published last month in the journal Drug Safety.
Department of Medicine
Division of Cardiology
HeartCARE at Jefferson
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Ground Zero Salon Celebrates 20 Years with Fundraiser
(Published: 07-07-2007, KYW Newsradio) A beauty salon owner is hosting a ball to help launch a new breast care center at
Thomas Jefferson University hospital. Wendy Weinstein of Ground Zero Salons in Philadelphia says the party's at 1425 Arch
Street. And that everyone is invited:
"First and foremost let's just say that it's a big party, so we have a band that's coming in from Chicago. We have a fashion
show with Eagles Cheerleaders and we're going to have fun at doing what we do best which is charity work and all the money
goes to Jefferson Hospital."
BreastCare at Jefferson
Media Coverage:
KYW Newsradio 1060AM
Help Wanted- NOW!
(Published: 07-03-2007, Imaging Economics) The radiologist shortage continues, and it is not going to get better in the foreseeable
future. Professor Vijay Rao, MD, FACR, of Jefferson Medical College and other industry experts discuss the causes of the shortage
and what can be done to fill in the gaps and, with time, fill those empty slots.
Department of Radiology
Media Coverage:
Imaging Economics
Pancreatic cancer marker predicts outcome
(Published: 06-26-2007, UPI) A protein can predict how well a patient with advanced pancreatic cancer will do after surgery,
chemotherapy and radiation, says a U.S. study. Dr. Adam Berger, of Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University,
in Philadelphia, found further evidence supporting the ability of protein CA 19-9 to predict how well a patient with advanced
pancreatic cancer will do after therapy. The researchers examined CA 19-9 levels and the survival of 385 patients with advanced
pancreatic cancer who were treated with surgery and subsequent chemotherapy and radiation.
Department of Surgery
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