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Excellus grant to pay for EKG machines for Central New York rescue squads

Rebecca Cerio — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:10:47 +0000

Jay Scott, director of education programs for Upstate’s Emergency Medicine Department, is joined by Dr. Arthur Vercillo, local surgeon and regional president of Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, to discuss a $30,000 grant from Excellus that will pay for EKG machines for volunteer rescue squads across Central New York. The grant will provide life-saving cardiac care equipment for ambulance and rescue squads across five counties.

Read the story: Ambulances get new life-saving equipment

Upstate medical graduate performs high profile double arm transplant

Rebecca Cerio — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:35:40 +0000

2003 Upstate College of Medicine graduate Dr. Patrick Basile describes a remarkable 13-hour double arm transplant he performed, as part of a large team, on an infantryman who lost all four limbs in Iraq. Dr. Basile, who is the assistant chief of plastic surgery and director of microsurgery at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, was on campus to address the Upstate medical community.

Beware of health information on the Internet

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 13:32:39 +0000

Dr. Aakash Aggarwal warns that not all health information you read or watch on YouTube is credible, based upon a study he conducted of 300 YouTube videos on gallstones, and found that only 64 percent contained credible advice.

9/2/12 Upstate unveils new mobile web app

Rebecca Cerio — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 12:33:58 +0000

Upstate’s Darcy DiBiase and software developer Eric Hinman unveil a new mobile web application, better known as “the Upstate App!”. The app serves as an extension of Upstate’s website by bringing information about their programs and services, and so much more, to the public on the go.

For more information, or to download the app, go to www.Upstate.edu/app

2/5/12 Upstate unveils its new ‘Find a Doc’ feature on website

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:39:00 +0000

Dr. John McCabe, Upstate University Hospital CEO, and Lynn Shepard Scott, a hospital administrator, discuss the new ‘Find a Doc’ feature now available on Upstate’s website.

To try it out, go to University Hospital’s home page at www.upstate.edu/hospital and click on ‘find a doctor’ on the left side of the page.

12/4/11 Robotic Cardiac Surgery

Rebecca Cerio — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:33:42 +0000

Dr. Randolph Chitwood, Jr. is one of the world leaders in minimally invasive and robotic mitral valve surgery, and recognized as the first heart surgeon to perform robot-assisted heart valve surgery in North America. Chitwood currently serves as Chief of the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Sr. Vice Chancellor at East Carolina University.

10/16/11 Should Your Doctor Be Your Facebook Friend?

Rebecca Cerio — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:18:09 +0000

Upstate bioethicist Robert Olick and 4th year medical student Aaron Stupple discuss the ethical and legal considerations for doctors who want to have a presence on Facebook and other social media.