Department of Medicine News
The Division of Geriatric Medicine is pleased to announce that their new Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program has been accredited by the ACGME and is now accepting applications.
Robert Finberg, MD professor and chair of medicine, received an NIH grant as part of the federal government's economic stimulus program. Dr. Finberg, who specializes in adult infectious diseases, will study how the innate immune system fights infection. (October 13, 2009, Telegram & Gazette)
Craig Lilly, MD, Pulmonary Medicine, vice chair, critical care operations and director of the eICU Program, is quoted in an October 27 Wall Street Journal online article examining the trends in eICU technology at hospitals nationwide. UMass Memorial Medical Center, HealthAlliance Hospital, Marlborough Hospital and Wing Memorial Hospital use the eICU system. In the article, Dr. Lilly describes the substantial reduction in mortality, lengths of stay and costs eICU technology provides as specially trained intensivists use voice, data and video technology to enhance the patient care provided by the ICU bedside staff. Read full article (October 27, 2009, Wall Street Journal)
Jonathan Kay, MD professor of Medicine and Director of Clinical Research in the Rheumatology Division leads investigation resulting in New SIMPONI(TM) Data Show Long-Term Efficacy in Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Read full article (October 19, 2009, Reuters)
Robert Finberg, MD professor and chair of medicine, received a grant from the National Institutes of Health as part of the federal government's economic stimulus program. Dr. Finberg, who specializes in adult infectious diseases, will study how the innate immune system fights infection. Read full article (October 13, 2009, Telegram & Gazette)
Mary Costanza, MD, Hematology/Oncology, and Roger Luckmann, MD, MPH, Family Medicine, were recently quoted in the Milford Daily News in an article titled, “Mammograms: Once Is Not Enough.” The article discusses women leading busy lives, having one mammogram and then not getting follow-up screenings. Drs. Costanza and Luckmann are researching ways to encourage women to get follow-up mammograms. (News & Views, October 5, 2009) Read article.