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Free Holiday Concerts at UMMC

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Three different groups will be performing holiday music at the University of Maryland Medical Center the week of December 17, most members of which are University of Maryland doctors or medical students. The concerts, which are from noon to 1 p.m. through Dec. 21, are on UMMC’s first floor, feature the following groups: The Not2 Cool [...]

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Mandatory Pulse Oximetry Screening for Newborns Takes Effect in Maryland

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By Carissa M. Baker-Smith, MD, MPH Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine Pediatric Cardiologist, University of Maryland Children’s Heart Program A quick, painless and non-invasive test to determine the amount of oxygen in a newborn baby’s blood is a first step in screening infants for congenital heart defects. Beginning September 1, 2012, hospitals [...]

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A Mission to Ecuador for Pediatric Heart Surgeon

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By Meghan Scalea UMMC Communications Account Leader Sunjay Kaushal, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor at UM School of Medicine and director of pediatric cardiac surgery at UMMC, recently returned from a medical mission to Ecuador, where he performed life-saving heart surgeries on nearly 20 children who would have died without surgery.   Dr. Kaushal, a father [...]

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Arthritis and Joint Problems Sideline NFL Pros and Weekend Warriors Alike

February 3, 2012

By Robert D. Sterling, MD Associate Professor of Orthopaedics Ouch! As you can imagine when you see a player get sacked, years on the football field can take their toll! A 2008 University of Michigan study of retired NFL players found that, compared to the general public, these former football greats have a very high [...]

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Mitral Valve Repair Lets Marathon Runner Boogie at Son’s Wedding

Nick and Patty Papas November 22, 2011

By Nick Papas I had just completed the 2011 Pittsburgh Marathon. It was not my best time. There was no personal record that day. It was a day marked by a continued struggle with a chronic heel injury.  But there was something more serious brewing in my body that day. It was a particularly strong [...]

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September is PAD Awareness Month – So What?

September 2, 2011
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By Robert Crawford, M.D. Assistant Professor of Surgery Everyone asks, “what is PAD?” September is as good a time as any to explain. PAD stands for Peripheral Arterial Disease – sort of a mouthful, so we stick with PAD. It is a condition that affects the arteries that bring blood to your lower extremities. These arteries [...]

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Art Teacher Happy to be Back in the Classroom Following Successful Tinnitus Treatment

May 11, 2011
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Artist George Goebel first noticed a strange ringing sensation in his ears in December 2007. His ENT referred him to Dr. David Eisenman at the University of Maryland Medical Center, a specialist in treating disorders of the inner ear. After successfully treating George for endolymphatic hydrops, Dr. Eisenman recommended George meet with Dr. LaGuinn Sherlock [...]

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Cancer Center Doctor Runs Half Marathon for His Patients — Past, Present and Future

April 11, 2011
Dr. Aaron Rapoport

By Dr. Aaron Rapoport Associate Director, Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant Program Editor’s Note: The 3rd Annual Maryland Half Marathon takes place this year on Sunday, May 15 at Maple Lawn in Howard County.  All proceeds will go to support the work of the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center.  Many cancer center [...]

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Have Voice Problems? Get to Know Dr. VyVy Young

March 24, 2011
VyVy N. Young, M.D.

As the new Director of Laryngology at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Dr. VyVy N. Young has been instrumental in expanding the number of services UMMC offers to patients who are experiencing a wide array of voice-related problems and disorders. Dr. Young offers a variety of treatment options for our patients who have been [...]

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Live Video Web Chat on Lung Cancer

November 9, 2010

By Kathy Schuetz UMGCC Web Site Editor Last week, the NCI announced initial results of the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST), which showed a 20 percent decrease in death from lung cancer among heavy smokers who had low-dose CT screening tests. While the study is the first to demonstrate that mortality from lung cancer can [...]

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