Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Jeremy L. Davis, MD, Named UMGCCC Surgical Oncology Lead and Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology at UMSOM
University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) Executive Director, Taofeek K. Owonikoko, MD, PhD, and University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Department of Surgery Chair, Christine Lau, MD, MBA, have announced that Jeremy L. Davis, MD, will serve as the new Surgical Oncology Lead for UMGCCC and Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology in the Department of Surgery at UMSOM. Dr. Davis is a nationally recognized surgical oncologist and leader in gastric cancer research.
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
University of Maryland, Baltimore and University of Maryland, College Park Announce $10 Million Joint Gift from Edward and Jennifer St. John and the Edward St. John Foundation for New Center
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) are pleased to announce a $10 million joint gift from Edward and Jennifer St. John and the Edward St. John Foundation. This landmark investment will launch the Edward & Jennifer St. John Center for Translational Engineering and Medicine (CTEM), a collaboration between the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) at UMB and the A. James Clark School of Engineering at UMCP. Together, researchers from these distinct disciplines will tackle a broad spectrum of generational health challenges and drive medical innovations that benefit patients in Maryland and beyond.
Monday, January 13, 2025
UMMS Rolls Out Virtual 'NEST' to Support Bedside Care Teams in Labor and Delivery Units Across the System
The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) has launched NEST (Neonatal Outcomes Impacted by Escalation Safety Telemetry), a groundbreaking remote fetal monitoring center that offers continuous, real-time monitoring of critical elements of labor and delivery across System hospitals. NEST is led by a medical director and team of highly specialized nurses who bring more than 200 years of combined experience in safely delivering thousands of babies.
Monday, January 13, 2025
Experts Propose New Framework for Evaluating Sex in Clinical Algorithms to Reduce Bias and Ensure Legality
Many physicians are now using algorithms that consider a patient’s sex, like heart disease risk assessment tools, to help with clinical decision-making. Reliance on these algorithms may result in men and women receiving different care or having different eligibility for healthcare resources, for example placement on an organ transplant list.
Wednesday, January 08, 2025
Presenting a Path Forward for Future Genetically-Modified Pig Heart Transplants: Lessons Learned from Second Patient
Continuing significant advancements in the field of xenotransplantation, surgeon-scientists from the University of Maryland School of Medicine provided an extensive analysis on the second patient in the world to receive a genetically-modified pig organ. Lawrence Faucette, 58, received a pig heart at the University of Maryland Medical Center in 2023 to treat his end-stage heart failure. He lived for 40 days before choosing to forgo additional treatment after the transplant began to fail due to rejection.
Monday, December 16, 2024
Researchers Discover New Neurons that Suppress Food Intake
Obesity affects a staggering 40 percent of adults and 20 percent of children in the United States. While some new popular therapies are helping to tackle the epidemic of obesity, there is still so much that researchers do not understand about the brain-body connection that regulates appetite. Now, researchers have discovered a previously unknown population of neurons in the hypothalamus that regulate food intake and could be a promising new target for obesity drugs.
Friday, December 13, 2024
Exposure to Remote Wildfire Smoke Drifting Across the U.S. Linked to Increased Medical Visits for Heart and Lung Problems
Wildfire smoke has long been known to exacerbate health problems like heart disease, lung conditions, and asthma, but now a new study finds that smoke from these fires can lead to poor health thousands of miles away. Researchers from the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing (UM-IHC) found that medical visits for heart and lung problems rose by nearly 20 percent during six days in June, 2023, when smoke from Western Canadian wildfires drifted across the country, leading to very poor air quality days in Baltimore and the surrounding region.
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Cynthia Egan Named Board of Visitors Chair Emerita in Recognition of Her Dedication and Leadership to UMSOM
University of Maryland School of Medicine Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, has announced that former UMSOM Board of Visitors Chair Cynthia Egan has been honored for her service with the title of “Chair Emerita.” Ms. Egan has served with distinction on the Board since 2013, with four years as Board Chair, until the recent appointment of Michael Greenebaum to that role.
Wednesday, December 04, 2024
Business Leader and Philanthropist Michael Greenebaum Named New Chair of the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Board of Visitors
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, has announced that prominent business leader and philanthropist Michael Greenebaum has been named Chair of the School's Board of Visitors. Mr. Greenebaum served as the Inaugural Vice Chair of the Board of Visitors since 2021 and has been a board member since 2012.
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
UM Joins TouchPoint Baltimore to Provide Healthcare Resources for the West Baltimore Community
On November 12, faculty from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) joined partners across the University of Maryland health system and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) to participate in TouchPoint Baltimore’s community resource fair, where they provided healthcare services and educational information to residents of West Baltimore. The event was held at TouchPoint Baltimore’s offices at Mondawmin Mall, close to the Village at Mondawmin which will house a new 17,000 square foot space bringing a range of medical, dental, and ancillary services to the community.