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1/7/2009 - Family Medicine Resident Receives Lynn Carmichael Family Practice Award
Adriana Hurtado, M.D., a third-year resident in family medicine and community health at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, has received the Lynn Carmichael Family Practice Award. The award is presented each year by the Jessie . . .

12/31/2008 - Miller School Genetic Researchers Release New Findings on Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine led by Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, Ph.D., and Jonathan L. Haines, Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, have identified nine genes that may increase susceptibility for . . .

12/26/2008 - UM Brings Top Dermatologist to Lead Melanoma Clinic
James M. Grichnik, M.D., Ph.D. has joined the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine as professor of dermatology and cutaneous surgery. Grichnik, who earned his medical degree from Harvard University, will focus his attention on expanding the . . .

12/22/2008 - Chief of UM Cardiothoracic Surgery Wins Zeppa Award of Excellence
Tomas A. Salerno, M.D., professor of surgery, chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and vice chairman of the DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has received the 2009 Robert . . .

12/22/2008 - Miller School Co-Sponsors Lab Training for 12 Mozambican Biologists
Graduation ceremony held for the program that is part of U.S. effort to help in the global fight against HIV/AIDS To help fight disease and save the lives of some of the most vulnerable in their east African nation, the group of 12 biologists . . .

12/22/2008 - Mack, Hinkley and Potter Honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards at Retirement Luncheon
At a celebratory luncheon with their peers, families and friends around them, three stalwarts of medical education at the Miller School received Lifetime Achievement Awards for their combined nearly eight decades of dedication, scholarship and . . .

12/19/2008 - Miller School Genetics Researchers Publish New Psychiatric Findings
Despite major strides in determining the genetic influences of many complex diseases, it’s been extremely difficult to make significant progress when it comes to psychiatric disorders, which is why the published findings of a team of . . .

12/18/2008 - In VA Diabetes Study, no extra heart benefit from tighter sugar control
Study included nearly 1,800 veterans at 20 sites including the Miami VA Medical Center and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Two in three people with diabetes die of heart attack or stroke. But doctors have been unsure whether . . .

12/15/2008 - Dr. Jennifer Marks Presented with Community Based Volunteer Award for Leadership from American Diabetes Association
Jennifer Marks, M.D., professor of medicine and director of the J. Maxwell McKenzie Fellowship Program in the Division of Diabetes & Metabolism at the Miller School, has received the Community Based Volunteer Award for Leadership from the . . .

12/12/2008 - Luminaire's PaperLove Art Auction Raises $240,000 to Benefit Sylvester
Miami, FL (December 12, 2008) -- With titles such as “Paper Vase,” “Kiss,” “Just a Moment,” and “Recycle Me,” the creations of dozens of artists were displayed for Luminaire PaperLove on Thursday . . .

12/11/2008 - UM Innovation Hosts Technology Showcase to Help Bring the University’s Cutting-Edge Research to Market
Two-day event also marks the debut of Corporate Advisory Council Researchers throughout UM and physician-scientists at the Miller School devote countless hours to devising, experimenting, testing and discovering innovative therapies and devices . . .

12/10/2008 - UMH Honors Employees for Years of Service
University of Miami Hospital employees who were celebrating milestone anniversaries  with the hospital were honored on December 5 with a formal luncheon and dinner in the hospital’s Seminar Center. “Thank you for everything you do . . .

12/9/2008 - DRI Research Scientist Receives Endowed Chair
Within the household responsible for the Martin Kleiman Endowed Chair in Diabetes Research, as well as for the research scientist who received it, eradicating diabetes couldn’t be a more high-stakes family affair. The Martin Kleiman Endowed . . .

12/8/2008 - UM Nobel Laureate Researcher Discovers Antioxidant Activity of Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone Antagonists
Finding Could Lead to Novel Treatment of Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have discovered the antioxidant activity of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) antagonists in . . .

12/3/2008 - LCME Team to Visit Miller School
The Miller School is in the final stages of an eight-year process that basically determines the school’s viability `as an educational institution,’ in the words of a senior administrator. Come February, the Miller School will receive a . . .

12/3/2008 - Alonzo Mourning Promotes Resilience
Miami Transplant Institute spokesperson and Miami Heat All-Star Alonzo Mourning greeted a long line of fans at the Medical Wellness Center on Wednesday and signed copies of his new book, Resilience: Faith, Focus, Triumph . The book documents . . .

12/2/2008 - Planting SEEDS
The challenges of balancing a medical career with raising three young children could have caused Holly Neville, M.D., to buckle under pressure and change occupations. But the Miller School of Medicine pediatric surgeon has been able to succeed in a . . .

12/1/2008 - Miller School Researchers Publish New Findings on Scleroderma
New findings published in the November 18 issue of the journal Circulation, by scientists at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Duke University, are shedding new light on the biological process involved in the autoimmune disease . . .

12/1/2008 - University of Miami Hospital Celebrates First Birthday
University of Miami Hospital employees were welcomed to work this morning with balloons, breakfast and handshakes from Sebastian the Ibis in the main lobby as part of the hospital’s first birthday celebration. Birthday gifts also included a . . .

11/24/2008 - UM International Medicine Institute Wins International Business Leadership Award
The University of Miami International Medicine Institute at the Miller School of Medicine received the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s International Business Leadership Award in the not-for-profit category for its contributions to . . .

11/24/2008 - Teenager Survives 118 Days Without a Heart at UM/Jackson
D’Zhana Simmons celebrated her 15th birthday over the weekend, just days after being released from Holtz Children’s Hospital at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, where she was kept alive for 118 days with a . . .

11/21/2008 - Design Legend Luminaire Launches “PaperLove” Art Auction to Benefit Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
For the second year, contemporary home design leader Luminaire is combining art and passion to support Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. As they did in 2006, Nasir and Nargis Kassamali, the . . .

11/21/2008 - President Shalala Talks Health Care Reform with Medical Students
The day media reports announced the Obama Administration intends to tap Tom Daschle, the former South Dakota senator, to become Secretary of Health and Human Services, a former holder of the top government health care post incorporated the news in a . . .

11/21/2008 - UM/Jackson Hosts Great American Smokeout Event
Cigarette smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States – accounting for more deaths than HIV, TB, maternal mortality, motor vehicle accidents, suicide and homicide combined. For good reason, seventy percent of . . .

11/19/2008 - Miller School Cardiologist Authors Review Article for The New England Journal of Medicine
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) are medical devices designed to constantly monitor the heart beat, recognize life-threatening heart rhythm disturbances, and deliver a life-saving shock when needed.  Patients who have survived a . . .