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NEWS OF NOTE SUMMARY
Prepared by the Office of Development
Michael D. Wertheimer, M.D., FACS, has joined BIDMC as section chief of breast surgery in the Roberta and Stephen R. Weiner Department of Surgery. He was also named director of BIDMC’s multidisciplinary BreastCare Center. Wertheimer comes to the medical center from Cambridge Hospital where he was founding director of the Cambridge Breast Center. Find more details in BIDMC’s official announcement.
LEAPFROGGING THE COMPETITION
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BIDMC has been named to the Leapfrog Group’s annual class of top hospitals—65 from a field of nearly 1,200—in recognition of its superior performance in clinical outcomes, safety, and efficiency. This is the fourth time the Medical Center has earned this distinction in the five years of the list’s existence. BIDMC’s press release has more.
A recent Harvard Gazette story discusses a noninvasive electric stimulation technique administered to both sides of the brain that can help stroke patients who have lost motor skills in their hands and arms, according to a new study out of BIDMC, published in the journal Neurology.
BIG NEWS ON SMALL MATTERS
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A story in the New Haven Independent highlighted a recent study by researchers at BIDMC, MIT and the Harvard School of Public Health, which tracked how inhaled nanoparticles move through the lungs and lymphatic system, and then out of the body. Their findings, published in Nature Biotechnology, revealed that smaller is better if the material isn’t supposed to remain in tissues or organs and should help the development of drugs and medical therapies using nanoparticles.
HARPISTS PLAY A HEALTHY TUNE
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A Boston Herald article highlights the use of harpists at Boston-area hospitals, including BIDMC’s program Healing Music, which was initiated and now sustained through philanthropic support.
A Boston Globe article covered BIDMC’s recent announcement of its collaborative agreement with the genome-sequencing company GenomeQuest Inc., which it hopes will one day make genetic profiling for cancer patients as routine as urine testing.
A CASE FOR STRONG LEADERSHIP
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The Health Foundation, an independent charity working to continuously improve the quality of health care in the United Kingdom, recently published a case study about Paul Levy, BIDMC’s president and CEO, and how his focus on purpose and quality changed the direction of the medical center for the better.
STIMULATING STROKE RESEARCH
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Science Blog recently posted commentary about a new study led by BIDMC neurologist Gottfried Schlaug, M.D., Ph.D., which showed that a noninvasive electric stimulation technique administered to both sides of the brain can help stroke patients who have lost motor skills in their hands and arms.
The results of recent research study led by BIDMC’s Asghar Z. Naqvi, M.D., indicate that polyunsaturated fatty acids like fish body oils may be useful in preventing and treating periodontitis (gum disease). The story was covered in an article by UPI and a story in HealthDay.
SMOOTHING OUT MIGRAINES' ROUGH SPOTS
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Carolyn Bernstein, M.D., clinical director of BIDMC’s Headache Center, was featured in a story and video on WCVB-TV on the recent FDA approval of Botox as a preventive for severe migraines.
BIDMC nephrologist Theodore Steinman, M.D., was recently highlighted in an ABC News story about improving awareness of polycystic kidney disease (PKD), the most common inherited disorder in the world after the BRCA genes for breast cancer.
The National Cancer Institute Bulletin recently profiled Pier Paolo Pandolfi, M.D., Ph.D., director of research and the Cancer Genetics Program at BIDMC’s Cancer Center. The NCI’s story and video cover Pandolfi’s groundbreaking work to find a cure for acute promyelocytic leukemia and his recent efforts to apply his successes to other cancer pathways.
Daniel Leffler, M.D., research director of BIDMC’s Celiac Center, and Melinda Dennis, R.D., L.D.N., a registered dietician who has had celiac disease for 20 years and now helps patients at BIDMC manage the disorder, recently appeared on the FOX25 Morning News to talk about this growing health concern. The two are co-authors of a new book, Real Life With Celiac Disease.
WEIGHING IN ON FAT FORMATION
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By creating a “map” of histone modifications in fat cells, BIDMC and Broad Institute investigators have discovered two new factors that regulate fat formation, a key step on the road to better understanding obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic disorders. See the press release for more.
In a recent Medscape interview BIDMC internist Daniel Sands, M.D., M.P.H., talked about how “participatory medicine” improves health care for both patients and physicians.
A recent piece in Mass High Tech highlights the work of BIDMC researcher Leo Otterbein, Ph.D.,which focuses on the therapeutic potential of carbon monoxide (CO), typically known for its deleterious effects.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF SEQUENCES
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A recent article in Bio IT World showcases BIDMC’s efforts, led by pathologists Jeffrey Saffitz, M.D., Ph.D., and Mark Boguski, M.D., Ph.D., to apply discoveries in human genome sequencing to create a revolutionary new approach in individualized medicine that has its foundation in pathology and bioinformatics.
BIDMC’s Office of Multicultural Affairs, directed by Rafael Campo, M.D., recently launched a new e-newsletter to spread the word about its efforts to promote diversity at the "medical center".
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