Tuesday, September 04, 2018
Maryland Proton Treatment Center Eyes Future, Strengthens Capital Structure with $277.4 Million Bond Deal
The Maryland Proton Treatment Center (MPTC) announced today that it has taken a major step in strengthening its balance sheet and capital structure to better position it to treat a growing number of cancer patients with its state-of-the-art therapy.
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
New Wave of Complex Street Drugs Puzzles Emergency Doctors
Study May Fuel Need for More Comprehensive Drug Testing in Hospitals
Thursday, August 16, 2018
Eleventh Annual Mini-Med School for Kids Celebrates Graduation Day
2018 marked the 11th year that the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) hosted its annual Mini-Med School for Kids program.
Thursday, August 09, 2018
University of Maryland School of Medicine Scientists to Conduct First FDA-Approved Study of Focused Ultrasound to Open Blood-Brain Barrier
In the first such clinical trial in the United States, physician-scientists with the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) are investigating the use of MRI-guided focused ultrasound to open the blood-brain barrier. The trial will be conducted with patients undergoing brain cancer surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC).
Wednesday, August 08, 2018
Robert C. Gallo, MD and Shyam Kottilil, MBBS, PhD: Use HIV lessons to stem opioid epidemic
In an op-ed in The Baltimore Sun, two prominent voices in the fight against HIV raised the alarm that the national surge in opioid misuse threatens to reverse gains made in the reduction of HIV transmission.
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
University of Maryland School of Medicine Establishes Two Endowed Professorships Through Private Gifts and Matching State Funds
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, announced today that the school has been awarded matching funds from the Maryland E-Nnovation Initiative Fund (MEIF), administered by the Maryland Department of Commerce. The funds, when combined with private philanthropy, will enable UMSOM to establish two new endowed professorships – one in Microbiology and Immunology, and one in Pharmacology.
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
University of Maryland School of Medicine Promotes Terry Rogers, PhD, to Associate Dean
University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, announced today that Terry B. Rogers, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Assistant Dean for Research Affairs, has been promoted to Associate Dean for Research Development & Administration.
Monday, July 23, 2018
In Memoriam: Edson X. Albuquerque, MD, PhD, Internationally-Renowned Pharmacologist and Toxicologist at UM School of Medicine
Edson Xavier Albuquerque, MD, PhD, an internationally-acclaimed toxicologist who had served on the UM School of Medicine faculty since 1974, has passed away.
Friday, July 20, 2018
Delaying Mitral Valve Surgery May Harm Patients
Study Shows Earlier Surgery Gets Better Results
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
UMSOM Mourns Researcher, Entrepreneur Mark Shirtliff
The University of Maryland, School of Medicine community was saddened to learn that researcher and entrepreneur Mark E. Shirtliff, PhD, had lost his life after a raft overturned in the Yellowstone River near Gardiner, Mont., on July 12.