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10/3/2008 - UM To Lead Historic NIH-funded National Children’s Study in Florida
The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has been selected by the National Institutes of Health as the study center in Florida for the wide-reaching National Children’s Study, an unprecedented look at the health of children in the . . .

9/30/2008 - UHealth Unveils HeartAware and New CT Scanner
Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women across the United States, with nearly 2,400 Americans dying from cardiovascular disease each day.  With the goal of reducing that statistic, the University of Miami Health System . . .

9/29/2008 - Saks Fifth Avenue, Bal Harbour Kicks-Off Charity Shopping Weekend To Benefit Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
(Miami Beach, FL – September 29, 2008) Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine will team up with Saks Fifth Avenue Bal Harbour and Ocean Drive magazine for Key to the Cure -- a national . . .

9/26/2008 - Sylvester Researcher Uncovers New Pathway Regulating Cancer Inhibitor
Miami, FL—In the battle against breast cancer, a top researcher at the Braman Family Breast Cancer Institute at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has uncovered a new pathway for p27 . . .

9/25/2008 - Alonzo Mourning Named Spokesman for Miami Transplant Institute
Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat star and kidney transplant recipient, is the new spokesman for the Miami Transplant Institute at Jackson Memorial Hospital and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.  The announcement was made at a . . .

9/23/2008 - Miller School Dean Delivers Lecture in Pisa in Honor of UM Professor
Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., senior vice president for medical affairs and dean of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, delivered a guest lecture at the Aula Magna of  University of Pisa Medical School in honor of the late . . .

9/22/2008 - Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Announces New Venue For In The Garden Gala, IL GIARDINO DI VENEZIA
(Miami, Florida, September 2008) The kick-off event of South Florida’s fall social season – In The Garden Gala that benefits the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center – is set for Saturday, November 1 at a new, fabulous location, . . .

9/22/2008 - UM Otolaryngology Chairman Receives National Award
Thomas J. Balkany, M.D., Hotchkiss Professor and Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has received a Presidential Citation from the American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head . . .

9/19/2008 - Estefans Rally to Support UM's Storm Relief for Haiti
(September 19, 2008) -- Emilio and Gloria Estefan have made a $25,000 donation to the University of Miami’s fundraising effort aimed at helping storm-weary Haiti. “Gloria has been on tour in Europe, but following the tragedy . . .

9/15/2008 - UM Miller School Scientist Delivers Prestigious Lecture
Camillo Ricordi, M.D., scientific director and chief academic officer of the Diabetes Research Institute and a Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, delivered the prestigious Galileo Lecture on . . .

9/12/2008 - UM Researchers Find Molecule Regulates Cardiac Hypertrophy
Researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, led by Nanette Bishopric, M.D., have made a discovery that identifies a key molecule responsible for excessive growth of the heart muscle, or hypertrophy, which may lead to heart . . .

9/11/2008 - UM Miller School Leading Storm Relief Effort in Haiti
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is a leader in the South Florida effort to bring relief to the storm-ravaged nation of Haiti.  In a few short weeks, Haiti has been the target of four storms that have caused hundreds of deaths, . . .

9/11/2008 - Rachlin Becomes Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Grand Founder $100,000 Gift to Support Ongoing Research Initiatives
Miami, FL—W. Jarrard Goodwin, M.D., F.A.C.S., Sylvester Director, announced today that Rachlin LLP, one of Florida’s largest independent accounting and advisory firms, has become a Grand Founder of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center . . .

9/9/2008 - New study indicates that the effects of obesity-related gene can be counteracted by physical activity
A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine by University of Miami and University of Maryland researchers shows the importance of physical activity in preventing weight gain even in people with a genetic predisposition to . . .

9/2/2008 - UM Miller School of Medicine Ranked Among the Best Medical Schools for Hispanic Students
For the third year in a row, the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine has been named one of the best medical schools in the country for Hispanic students, according to the September 2008 issue of Hispanic Business . . .

8/28/2008 - UM Neurology Chair Publishes Stroke Study Findings in New England Journal of Medicine
New findings from the largest secondary stroke prevention study ever conducted will help physicians determine the medications most likely to prevent second strokes in their patients.  Two original articles that detail the findings from the . . .

8/25/2008 - Top South Florida Heart Surgeon Moves Practice to University of Miami Health System
One of South Florida’s top heart surgeons is moving his practice to the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine to join the rapidly growing cardiovascular powerhouse at the University of Miami Health System (UHealth). . . .

8/24/2008 - Sylvester Researcher Discovers Key Molecule That Triggers Immune Response
Study Published in Nature Could Lead to Treatment of Viral Cancers Scientists have long been working to uncover the mystery of what sparks the body’s immune system.   Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at . . .

8/24/2008 - Drug Discovery By University of Miami Experts Will Lead To Better Treatments For Kidney Disease
Nephrology physician-scientists at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have discovered a critical pathway of a commonly used immunosuppressant drug, cyclosporine.  The finding, made by Peter Mundel, M.D., professor and director . . .

8/21/2008 - Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Expands in Deerfield Beach
Deerfield Beach, FL -- August 21, 2008 – It’s official! The expansion of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Deerfield Beach is now complete, offering a wide array of new services to patients. The official unveiling took place . . .

8/20/2008 - UM Hospital Thanks Teen Volunteers for Service at “Come Grow with Us” Luncheon
In her trademark hat, this one pink and trimmed in silver sequins, state Senator Frederica S. Wilson captured the attention of her audience at University of Miami Hospital, including the 25 teenagers she was there to recognize and praise. The . . .

8/18/2008 - Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Aligns with Stand Up 2 Cancer - National Effort to Fight Cancer
The Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is joining the national network event, Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), to help raise funds for cancer research, benefitting patients in South Florida and . . .

8/11/2008 - UM/Sylvester Physician-Researchers Find Many Community Hospitals May Be Under Treating Breast Cancer
Community hospitals may under treat patients with advanced breast cancer known as infiltrating ductal carcinoma, according to a study led by two researchers at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. Leonidas G. Koniaris, . . .

8/8/2008 - The Miller School Welcomes 198 New Students – Its Largest Freshman Class
After graduating from college, Kristen Dunlap took a year off to work in a doctor’s office in Savannah, Georgia.  While the experience was rewarding, she was eager to embark on her own journey -- four years of clinical rotations, lectures . . .

8/7/2008 - UM Researchers Publish Findings in The New England Journal of Medicine
A new study suggests that monitoring levels of a hormone called fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) may provide information crucial to the treatment of patients with kidney failure.  In the August 7 edition of  The New England Journal of . . .