News Archives of 2004
University Hospital Burn Center participates in federal study documenting burns related to children's clothing
February 6, 2004
The Clark Burn Center at University Hospital
Steven J. Scheinman, M.D., named dean of the College of Medicine
February 3, 2004
Steven J. Scheinman, M.D., chief of the nephrology division and professor of medicine and pharmacology at SUNY Upstate Medical University, has been named executive vice president and dean of the College of Medicine. The appointment, effective March 1, was announced by SUNY Upstate President Gregory L. Eastwood, M.D.
Interim chairs named for cell and developmental biology and radiology
January 30, 2004
SUNY Upstate Medical University has named David Feiglin, M.D., as interim chair of the Department of Radiology, and Dennis Stelzner, Ph.D., as interim chair of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology. Both appointments are effective immediately.
John McCabe named chair of emergency medicine at SUNY Upstate
January 29, 2004
John McCabe, M.D., a professor of emergency medicine who has held several key administrative positions at SUNY Upstate Medical University, has been named chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine. The appointment, effective Jan. 24, was announced by William J. Williams, M.D., dean of the College of Medicine. McCabe succeeds Richard Hunt, M.D., who joined the Centers for Disease Control as a division chief.
'House of Joshua' author to deliver Elizabeth Blackwell Day Lecture at SUNY Upstate Feb. 18
January 27, 2004
Mindy Thompson Fullilove, M.D., author of "The House of Joshua: Meditations on Family and Place," will present the Elizabeth Blackwell Day lecture.
Pediatrician's book on courageous children to benefit Central New York Children's Hospital
January 21, 2004
In his nearly-60 year career, Frederick Roberts, M.D., an 84 year-old pediatrician from Syracuse, N.Y., has cared for more than 300,000 children, most of them in robust health. But not all. In his new book, "Children Courageous and Their Families" (North Country Books, 2003, $15), Roberts tells the stories of 23 families and their children, who from the very first cry fought the odds of illness and disease.
Pope named director of SUNY Upstate's Health Sciences Library
January 21, 2004
Cristina A. Pope has been named director of the Heath Sciences Library at SUNY Upstate Medical University.
University Hospital receives grant for children's chaplaincy program
January 15, 2004
University Hospital has received a $5,000 grant from the Wilbert Foundation to supports its new children's chaplaincy program.
University Hospital's pilot program testing the use of a hands-free communications system was recently featured on WTVH-TV 5
January 11, 2004
Zuber receives Research to Prevent Blindness award
January 6, 2004
Michael E. Zuber, Ph.D., a research assistant professor at SUNY Upstate Medical University, is one of four scientists nationally to receive a $200,000 Career Development Award from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB), the world's leading voluntary health organization supporting eye research. The four year grant will further his study of retinal stem cells.