Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals Ranked Best in Philadelphia for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation in 2008 Survey by U.S.
News & World Report
(Published 7-18-2008) Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals has again been ranked as the top hospital in Philadelphia for
orthopaedics and rehabilitation medicine by U.S. News & World Report in their 2008 Best Hospitals survey. This ranking translates
into the 15th best hospital in the nation for orthopaedic surgery and the 12th best in the U.S. for rehabilitation medicine.
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Sleep Apnea Surgery
(Published 01-14-2008, Ivanhoe) Imagine waking up not once or twice, but dozens, or even hundreds of times overnight. People
who suffer from sleep apnea may not remember the sudden awakenings, but they still take a serious toll on their health. "We
know that people with sleep apnea have a higher mortality rate than people who do not have sleep apnea," says Karl Doghramji,
M.D., Medical Director of Jefferson Sleep Disorder Center in Philadelphia, Penn.
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Competence and Capacity in Alzheimer's Disease
(Published 1-11-2008, Legal Intelligencer) Dr. Barry W. Rovner, director of clinical Alzheimerbs disease research at the Farber
Institute for Neurosciences at Thomas Jefferson University, discusses how to assess whether a person with Alzheimer's disease
have sufficient capacity, or competence, to execute legal documents.
Currently, five million people in the United States have AD and their number will triple in the next three decades. This will
confront lawyers with frequent questions about their clients' competence regarding testamentary capacity, powers of attorney,
guardianship, contracts and financial management.
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Maintaining Routine Can Chase Holiday Blues Away
(Published 12-22-2007, U.S.News & World Report) While the Christmas season is a time of joy and celebration for many, it can
trigger holiday blues in some people. If you are prone to holiday blues, there are things you can do to help prevent them,
says Dr. Rajnish Mago, director of the Mood Disorders Program at the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
in Philadelphia.
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World-Renowned Neuromuscular Specialist Marinos Dalakas, M.D., Named Director of Jefferson Division
(Published: 12-20-2007) Marinos C. Dalakas, M.D., a world-renowned expert in neuromuscular diseases, has been named director
of the Division of Neuromuscular Diseases in the Department of Neurology and professor of Neurology at Jefferson Medical College
of Thomas Jefferson University, announced Abdolmohamad Rostami, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Neurology
at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and the Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience.
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Tips to Cure the Holiday Blues
(Published 12-20-2007, NBC 10) For many, the holidays mean pure happiness, but too often the holiday blues take over and put
those festive feelings on hold. But there are coping tips that doctors said can make a difference. Dr. Rajnish Mago, director
of the mood disorders program at Thomas Jefferson University, said maintaining a routine is crucial. "Meaning they wake up,
go to bed and eat at reasonably regular times and they are less likely to get depressed because the biorhythm in the brain
remains more stable," Dr. Mago said.
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Jefferson Psychiatry Chair Named Interim Dean of Jefferson Medical College
(Published: 12-12-2007) Michael J. Vergare, M.D., the Daniel Lieberman Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry
and Human Behavior at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, has been named interim dean of the medical
school effective
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Holiday Blues Can Turn to Cheer With Good Coping Tools
(Published: 11-26-2007) The holidays can be one the best times of the year, with lights and decorations lifting the spirits
and many occasions to be with friends and family. However, for many, it can also be a period of stress and even sadness.
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A Spanking Good Idea?
(Published: 11-15-2007, Jewish Exponent) Spare the rod, spoil the child ... This is going to hurt me more than it hurts you.
So goes an old saying, and a more modern one, about the practice of punishing children by spanking them. But another school
of thought states that spanking is cruel treatment and unnecessary punishment, and that there are other, saner ways to correct
children that don't involve hitting and putting hands on them in a threatening fashion -- calmer ways that achieve the desired
results. Harris Rabinovich, a senior child psychiatrist at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, said that
some principles set up to raise children are fairly straightforward. "Corporeal punishment is not acceptable since it's negative
reinforcement, not positive reinforcement."
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Jewish Exponent
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Michael J. Vergare named interim dean at Jeff
(Published 9-26-2007) Michael J. Vergare has been named interim dean of Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.
He is currently chairman of the department of psychiatry and human behavior. Vergare will succeed Thomas Nasca, who is leaving
to become chief executive officer and executive director of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education in Chicago.
An expert in geriatric and administrative psychiatry, Vergare will also temporarily be senior vice president for academic
affairs at Thomas Jefferson University.
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Jefferson Psychiatry Chair Named Interim Dean of Jefferson Medical College
(Published: 09-25-2007) Michael J. Vergare, M.D., the Daniel Lieberman Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry
and Human Behavior at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, has been named interim dean of the medical
school effective December 12, 2007.
Jefferson Specialists Studying Innovative Surgery for Effectively Treating Obstructive Sleep Apnea
(Published: 08-27-2007) Sleep disorder and ear, nose and throat specialists at Thomas Jefferson University are examining an
innovative procedure to treat obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
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Consulting may prevent depression after vision loss
(Published: 08-16-2007, Scientific American) Patients with age-related macular degeneration, a frequent cause of vision loss
in the elderly, are less likely to develop depressive disorders in the short-term if they're taught problem-solving skills,
new study findings suggest. However, the benefits don't seem to be maintained over time. Age-related macular degeneration
often leads to "irreversible vision loss, disability, and depression," write Dr. Barry W. Rovner, of Jefferson Medical College,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and colleagues. However, depression in these patients is rarely diagnosed or treated in during
visits to the eye doctor.
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Jefferson Sleep Disorders Center’s New Home Offers Improved Service and Hotel-Like Accommodations for Patients Seeking a Better
Night’s Sleep
(Published: 07-25-2007) The Jefferson Sleep Disorders Center’s new home at 211 S. 9th Street in Center City will offer state-of the art technology coupled with deluxe hotel accommodations to help diagnose and
treat sleeping problems.
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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."
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Jefferson’s Psychiatry Chair First Psychiatrist to Receive Bell of Hope Award from Mental Health Association of Southeast
Pennsylvania
(Published: 05-04-2007) Michael J. Vergare, M.D., Daniel Lieberman Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and
Human Behavior at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network/Belmont Behavioral Health is being honored with the 2007 Bell of Hope Award by the Mental
Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Mental Health Training of Psychiatrists in the 21st Century Focus of 2007 Biele Lecture at Jefferson
(Published: 04-23-2007) Joel Yager, M.D., Professor and Vice Chair for Education and Academic Affairs at the University of
New Mexico School of Medicine, a well-recognized expert in academic psychiatry will present “The Practice of Psychiatry in
the 21st Century: Implications for Psychiatric Education,” at the 2007 Albert M. Biele, M.D. Memorial Lecture, sponsored by
the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Thomas Jefferson University.
Empathy Skills Must Be Given a High Priority in Medical Education, Says Jefferson Author
(Published: 03-09-2007) A paradigm shift in medical education is needed, one with more emphasis on training future physicians
to enhance their empathy skills and to learn to view patients as persons, not just cases, a medical education specialist at
Jefferson Medical College says.
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Local Expert Says 'Depression Formula' Is Too Simple
(Published: 01/22/2007, KYW 1060AM) A Welsh psychologist says, according to his formula, this is the most depressing time
of the year. But a local psychiatrist says the formula doesn't add up.
University of Cardiff psychologist Cliff Arnall has a complex formula for depression, combining such variables as weather,
personal debt, and failed New Year's resolutions (which reach their peak now).
Dr. Rajnish Mago , director of the Mood Disorders program at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, says the
formula has no scientific value -- but some of the items in it do.
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After 100 Years, Alzheimer's Still Somewhat a Mystery
(Published 11-3-06, ABCNews.com) Sam Gandy, M.D., Ph.D, director of the Farber Institute for the Neurosciences at Thomas Jefferson
University, looks back at the history of Alzheimer's disease and how far research has come while available research funding
is still far behind:
"If I turned back the clock 100 years to Nov. 3, 1906, and happened to be sitting, surrounded by psychiatrists in a small
stone auditorium in the village of Tubingen, Germany, I might see on the program the name of a speaker, Dr. Alois Alzheimer.
Alzheimer actually spoke in this German auditorium in 1906, and he described a patient named "Augusta" who, in her middle
50s, had developed the seemingly unfounded delusion that her husband was unfaithful.
This delusion blossomed into full-fledged paranoid psychosis, and Alzheimer continued to care for Augusta in the hospital
until she died. Alzheimer then personally conducted her autopsy.
During the autopsy, he noticed something very wrong with Augusta's brain, which he called "a peculiar disease of the cerebral
cortex."
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Top Docs 2006
(Published: 07-05-2006) Among the 2006 "Top Docs" profiled in Philadelphia Magazine are Barry Rovner, M.D., geriatric psychiatrist
and director of the Alzheimer’s Center at the Farber Institute for Neuroscience, Thomas Jefferson University, and neurologist
Rodney Bell, M.D., director of the Acute Stroke Center at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
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Philadelphia Magazine
Inside the Criminal Mind --- Forensic Psychiatrist Addresses Diagnosis of Defendants at Jefferson’s 2006 Biele Lecture April
24th(Published: 04-07-2006) Robert L. Sadoff, M.D., will discuss “Competency: Criminal, Civil, and Professional” at the 2006 Albert
M. Biele, M.D., Memorial Lecture in Psychiatry at Thomas Jefferson University. Dr. Sadoff is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
and Director at the Center for Studies in Social-Legal Psychiatry, and Director of the Forensic Psychiatry Clinic at the University
of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
