Jefferson Transplant Specialist Cataldo Doria, M.D., Ph.D., Elected to American College of Surgeons
(Published: 2-12-2008) Cataldo Doria, M.D, Ph.D., director of the Division of Transplantation at Thomas Jefferson University
Hospital, and associate professor of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, has become a Fellow
of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Convocation ceremonies took place at the College’s 93rd annual Clinical Congress, which were held last fall in New Orleans.
Come to the Great American Smokeout at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Have you considered breaking your smoking habit? Is it that the cost of cigarettes is becoming prohibitive? Are you having
trouble breathing--or have begun coughing for no reason? Whatever the reason, you can learn successful methods of smoking
cessation. The stop-smoking experts at Thomas Jefferson University are sponsoring a free 'how to stop smoking event' on Thursday,
November 16.
Chair of Jefferson Neurological Surgery Receives Honor for Aiding Military in Treating Neurovascular Disease
(Published: 11-16-2007) Cerebrovascular surgeon Robert H. Rosenwasser, M.D., F.A.C.S, FAHA, Professor and Chairman of Neurological
Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, was recently honored for playing a major role in the
training, education and direction of military neurosurgeons.
Trauma Surgeon Pankaj H. Patel M.D., Joins Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
(Published: 10-1-2007) Surgeon Pankaj H. Patel, M.D., FACS, who specializes in trauma and general surgery, has joined the
Department of Surgery of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He has also been named assistant professor of Surgery, Jefferson
Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.
Jefferson Sleep Disorders Center’s New Home Offers Improved Service and Hotel-Like Accommodations for Patients Seeking a Better
Night’s Sleep
(Published: 7-25-2007) 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.
John R. Cohn, M.D., Named to Head Adult Allergy Division at Thomas Jefferson University
(Published 9-25-2006) John R. Cohn, M.D., has been named to head the Adult Allergy Section in the division of Critical Care,
Pulmonary, Allergic and Immunologic Diseases at Thomas Jefferson University.
Jefferson’s Medical Transport Service Only Program in Region to Receive Full Accreditation for Providing Quality Care and
Safety
(Published: 04-19-2006) JeffSTAT, a medical transportation service owned and operated by Thomas Jefferson University Hospital,
announced that it has received full accreditation from the Commission on the Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS).
This makes JeffSTAT the only air and ground critical care transport program operating in Southeastern Pennsylvania and New
Jersey to achieve such accreditation.
Featured in the Media
Nice stethoscope. Now, learn to use it
(Published 1-30-06, Los Angeles Times) The stethoscope may be a staple of the medical profession. But as a tool of the trade,
many veteran physicians fear it is becoming a useless prop of doctorhood.
“A lot of people have talked about the lost soul of medicine, how medicine has changed,” says Salvatore Mangione, M.D., associate
professor of pulmonary and critical care at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. “The demise of the bedside
examination and the refuge we seek in powerful technology is a symptom of that — we're becoming more technicians and less
healers.”
As few as 20 percent of new doctors and 40 percent of practicing primary-care doctors can discern the difference between a
healthy and a sick heart by simply listening to the heartbeat with a stethoscope. As a means of compensating for a lack of
proficiency with a stethoscope, many physicians are calling for an echocardiograph— basically an ultrasound imaging of the
beating heart that can cost up to $1,000 a shot.
“The stethoscope is really a symbol of medicine. And to have a symbol of medicine become a vestigial device is very surprising,”
Howard Weitz, M.D., associate professor of cardiology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University says.
Media Coverage:
Los Angeles Times
The Baltimore Sun
U.S.News & World Report this year named Jefferson University Hospital as among the best in the nation in respiratory disorders.