Upstate Medical university Public Affairs
November 22, 2009
News from Upstate

April 2009 News Archive

Thursday, April 23, 2009

John McCabe, M.D., named interim chief executive officer of University Hospital

SYRACUSE, N.Y.— John McCabe, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, has been named interim chief executive officer and senior vice president for clinical affairs of University Hospital, effective June 1. The appointment was... read more

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Upstate Medical University now offers physician assistant master’s program

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Looking to help meet demands for primary care providers, especially in rural areas of New York state, SUNY Upstate Medical University will now offer training to be a physician assistant. Upstate’s physician assistant (PA) master’s degree... read more

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

University Hospital takes occupancy of the adult floors in the East Tower addition

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — University Hospital has taken beneficial occupancy of the three adult patient floors in the six-story East Tower addition April 20. Beneficial occupancy is the term used to signify that construction is nearly complete and that furnishing... read more

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Robert Shprintzen featured in patient’s new book on living with VCFS

SYRACUSE, N.Y.— SUNY Upstate Medical University professor Robert J. Shprintzen, Ph.D., and Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome (VCFS), a genetic disorder that he first identified in 1978, are prominently featured in A Different Life, a just-released book co-written... read more

Friday, April 10, 2009

SUNY Upstate President David R. Smith, M.D., to receive 2009 Distinguished Citizen Award

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — David R. Smith, M.D., president of SUNY Upstate Medical University, will receive the 2009 Distinguished Citizen Award from the Boy Scouts of America’s Hiawatha Seaway Council at its annual Boypower Dinner, to be held May 6 at the Nicholas... read more

Friday, April 10, 2009

$2M technology upgrade provides faster, more reliable, secure computer network

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY Upstate Medical University has completed a $2 million upgrade to its computer data network for its research and academic buildings, allowing for faster, more reliable and more secure data transfers for computers on the local area... read more

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Amputee actor and athlete to give free public lecture April 21 at Shoppingtown Mall

SYRACUSE, N.Y.—Cameron Clapp, an amputee actor and athlete, will bring his inspirational story of perseverance and strength to Central New York when he presents a free public lecture April 21 at Shoppingtown Mall in Dewitt. Clapp will speak at University... read more

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