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September 2007 News Archive

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Pediatrician named by governor to state’s Children’s Cabinet Advisory Board

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Steven D. Blatt, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics and director of the general division of pediatrics at SUNY Upstate Medical University and a leading advocate for the health and safety of families and children, has been appointed... read more

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Pediatric surgeon joins SUNY Upstate

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Cynthia Ann Corpron, M.D., one of only a handful of physicians nationwide trained in pediatric surgical oncology, has been appointed assistant professor of pediatric surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical University. In addition, she will also... read more

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Physician who founded Tibetan vision project to speak at medical reunion weekend Sept. 28

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Melvyn Bert, M.D., the physician who helped found a medical project to restore eyesight to hundreds of Tibetans—a project that was the subject of an award?winning documentary— will present SUNY Upstate Medical University’s Weiskotten... read more

Friday, September 21, 2007

SUNY Upstate Medical University announces appointments

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Ten individuals, whose expertise range from child health, to the study of cardiovascular development and disease, to curator of historical collections have joined SUNY Upstate Medical University. • Richard Sills, M.D., has been named... read more

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

SUNY Upstate announces $510 million initiative to enhance, expand mission

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Citing a regional responsibility for the well-being of Central New York, SUNY Upstate Medical University President David R. Smith, M.D., announced today a $510 million capital project plan that will expand and enhance the university’s... read more

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Researcher awarded $188,000 grant from NIH for study on how leukemia virus attacks cells

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Backed by a $188,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health, researchers at SUNY Upstate Medical University will use mice that are genetically engineered to be compatible with the human immune systems to take a closer look at how... read more

Monday, September 10, 2007

SUNY Upstate offers free smoking cessation classes to the public

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Thinking of kicking the habit? SUNY Upstate Medical University is offering the public free smoking cessation courses. The seven-session programs will feature behavior modification techniques designed to get smokers to break the... read more

Friday, September 7, 2007

Researcher receives Research to Prevent Blindness award for innovative technology

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An innovative use of technology that shows promise in advancing knowledge of the causes of congenital degenerative diseases of the eye, such as retinitis pigmentosa, has earned SUNY Upstate Medical University researcher... read more

Thursday, September 6, 2007

Pediatrician named by governor to state’s Children’s Cabinet Advisory Board

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Steven D. Blatt, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics and director of the general division of pediatrics at SUNY Upstate Medical University and a leading advocate for the health and safety of families and children, has been appointed... read more

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Endowment named for non-smoker who died of lung cancer surpasses $500,000 mark

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A lung cancer research endowment fund created last year at SUNY Upstate Medical University in memory of a Michael Connolly of Binghamton, a non-smoker who died of lung cancer at age 39, has raised more than $500,000 in its first year... read more

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