Why most cats' whiskers are white Aug 12, 2008
"Most, if not nearly all felines of all sizes, do appear to have white whiskers," says internationally renowned researcher Frank Rice of Albany Medical College, although, after a diligent search, Rice was able to find one black cat in his neighbourhood with black whiskers. Why are most cats' whiskers white. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Plano doctor named 2008 Health Care Hero Aug 11, 2008
Sachs is also on the faculty of the Texas Back Institute and is an adjunct professor of surgery and rehabilitation medicine at Albany Medical College. He is president of the American Board of Spine Surgery and holds leadership roles in numerous other professional organizations. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Albany Molecular Research Aug 5, 2008
Dr. Anthony Tartaglia, 75, retired physician, Albany Medical Center; former dean, Albany Medical College: 69,911. By others: Constance D'Ambra (owned with Thomas D'Ambra): 4,638,416 (14. (Albany Times Union)
Albany Med research gets largest ever Capital Region grant from American Cancer Society Jul 29, 2008
The grant is big news for Albany Medical College and Albany Medical Center -- because it is the largest ever given out in the Capital Region by the American Cancer Society ... To a layman, what goes on in Dr. Ceshi Chens lab at Albany Medical College looks like just another research project, but to Dr. Chen, it is cutting edge work that he hopes will have a huge impact on the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. (FOX23 News, NY)
Alden March Bioethics Institute Picks Up the Pieces After Glenn McGee's Ouster Jul 8, 2008
Embattled bioethicist sues Albany Medical College over severance package ... After three rocky years under the leadership of bioethicist , faculty members at the (AMBI) at the Albany Medical College are breathing a sigh of relief that he was ... McGee, 40, who was fired as head of the institute and lost the John A. Balint Endowed Chair on May 14 but remains a tenured professor there, has sued the Albany Medical College (A.M.C.) for allegedly failing to officially recognize the severance package... (Scientific American)
Should I vaccinate my baby? Jun 22, 2008
Dr. Kenneth Bock, a clinical instructor in the department of family medicine at Albany Medical College in New York, put it this way: "It shouldn't be my way or the highway. We can't say one size fits all. One size doesn't fit all.". Don't Miss. (CNN -- Health)
Former bioethics institute head takes Albany Medical College to court Jun 21, 2008
He said Vincent Verdile, dean of Albany Medical College, is serving as interim director of the Alden March Bioethics Institute. Henry Pohl, a distinguished faculty member in charge of curriculum development, is serving as interim director of the institute's master's degree program. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Lou Gehrig's protein found throughout brain, suggesting effects beyond motor neurons Jun 17, 2008
Linda Wong, Maria Martinez-Lage, Lauren Elman, Leo McCluskey, Sharon Xie, and Virginia Lee, all of Penn, and Nicholas Brandmeir, of Albany Medical College, Albany, NY were co-authors. This research was supported by grants from the National Institute on Aging. (EurekAlert!)
Future caregivers hear sage advice May 24, 2008
Dr. Robert Lefkowitz tells Albany Medical College class to pursue calling ... SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Dr. Robert Lefkowitz, a physician and scientist who has won numerous awards for his research on cells, advised the 2008 graduates of Albany Medical College to pursue their calling. (Albany Times Union)
Health plan names CEO May 8, 2008
Cromie, a Corinth native, is a pediatric urology surgeon who helped found CDPHP 24 years ago, back when he was a professor at Albany Medical College. He was vice chairman of the University of Chicago's Department of Surgery when CDPHP recruited him in 2001. (Albany Times Union)
Albany Medical College promotes Venditti May 8, 2008
"Dr. Venditti has been a successful and well-regarded leader at Albany Med who has taken on increasing responsibility throughout his years of service," said Dr. Vincent Verdile, dean of Albany Medical College. "This new position will give him the resources he needs to further that level of commitment to our faculty, staff and patients.". (Albany Business Review, NY)
Health care changes sought Apr 3, 2008
Dr. Paul Sorum, an Albany Medical College professor of medicine and pediatrics, speaks Tuesday, April 1, about a study showing 59 percent of doctors favor a single-payer (Paul Buckowski / Times Union) ... Doctors and student doctors at Albany Medical College held a news conference on Tuesday to draw attention to the study and show support for a single-payer system. (Albany Times Union)
Why Wasn't He Stopped? Feb 24, 2008
" "Her story, while convincing because of its detail, must be understood within the framework of her overstimulated childhood self," he wrote. Another woman, the sister from Albany who filed one of the first complaints, told Lothstein she was in kindergarten when Reardon enlisted her to participate in one of his so-called growth studies. Reardon was a student at Albany Medical College and lived next door. Her mother befriended Reardon, who offered to provide medical care to her children in their... (FOX61, CT)
A victory that defied the odds Feb 17, 2008
In 2001, he established a scholarship in his father's name at Albany Medical College, where he was a member of the class of 1879. But the man's medical practice and politics were practically inseparable, the son now recalls -- what current Colonie Democratic Committeeman Matthew Sissman terms "retail politics at its most basic level.". (Albany Times Union)
Thanks a million: Anonymous patient gives Albany Med $1M Feb 11, 2008
Dr. Vincent Verdile, dean of Albany Medical College and executive vice president for health affairs at the Albany Med, said the hospital receives about $1 million each year from grateful patients. The gift for the Britton Chair put last year's total to more than $2 million. (Albany Business Review, NY)
A new way to help preemies breathe Jan 14, 2008
"Fact sheetHometown: Williston Park, N.Y.; lives in Easton.Education: Levesque graduated from St. John's University in 1987 with a double major in biology and philosophy, and earned her MD from Albany Medical College in 1991.Family: Her husband, Peter, is a urologist at Morton Hospital in Taunton; their daughter Emily is 13 and son Noah is 9.Hobbies: "My hobbies are whatever the kids want to do," she says. "Maybe in my retirement I'll have hobbies. " ? Copyright 2008 Globe Newspaper Company.... (Boston Globe)
Albany Med College makes discovery that could help body battle tumors Jan 11, 2008
The Albany Medical College team published its findings in a recent issue of the Journal of Experimental Medicine. The research team discovered the BCL11B molecule several years ago and Avram recently received $2. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Grant funds genetics research Nov 29, 2007
Dr. Dorina Avram, in back at right, an Albany Medical College researcher, works with some of her lab staff ... Albany Medical College geneticist gets $2 ... ALBANY -- An Albany Medical College geneticist who is trying to understand why our immune system sometimes attacks itself received $2. (Albany Times Union)
Albany professor gets $2.9 million for autoimmune studies Nov 28, 2007
ALBANY -- An Albany Medical College geneticist who is trying to understand why our immune system sometimes attacks itself received $2. 9 million in federal grants to continue her research. (Albany Times Union)
Can You Feel The Heat? Tiny Hair-like Cell Structures, Your Cilia, Can Oct 24, 2007
Authors on the paper are Travis Barr, Stephanie Coforio, Phillip Albrecht and Frank Rice of Albany Medical College; Peter Inglis, Brian Bradley and Michel Leroux of Simon Fraser University; Philip Beales of University College London; and Perciliz Tan, Norimasa Mitsuma, Susan Huang, Miguel A. Garcia-Gonzalez, Terry Watnick, Gregory Germino, Michael Caterina and Katsanis of Johns Hopkins. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
Facet Solutions Enjoys Continued Clinical Success With the Anatomic Facet Replacement System (AFRS(TM)) Oct 20, 2007
LOGAN, Utah, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Facet Solutions, Inc. announced today that John Regan, M.D., a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at Century City Doctors Hospital in Los Angeles, California; and Darryl DiRisio, M.D., associate professor and neurosurgeon at Albany Medical College, Albany, New York, successfully completed additional surgical procedures utilizing the company's Anatomic Facet Replacement System (AFRS(TM)) as part of an FDA approved IDE Clinical Trial. The AFRS(TM) is the first... (PR Newswire)
Practicing medicine on the move Oct 6, 2007
A passerby watches as Albany Medical College student Peter Liebling is 'treated' by fellow students John DeAngelis, left, and Caitlin Willard during a mock emergency in (Philip Kamrass / Times Union) ... "You'll see any situation that you could encounter in the wilderness," said Peter Liebling, a second-year medical student at Albany Medical College and an organizer of the Oct. 13 event. (Albany Times Union)
Building a special relationship Oct 2, 2007
Albany Medical College student Rajani Maret visits with hospice patient Rose McIntosh, 85, and her husband, Bud Friday morning, Sept. 21 ... Bud, her easygoing and soft-spoken husband of 61 years, pushed Rose in a wheelchair onto the front porch of their duplex on a recent morning as Rajani Maret, 24, of Syosett, Long Island, a third-year student at Albany Medical College, arrived with a Community Hospice coordinator ... It is these sorts of small, unhurried moments of human connection and the... (Albany Times Union)
Putting Stem Cell Research On The Fast Track Sep 22, 2007
Kane and Ashton were assisted by Joseph Peltier, Analeah O'Neill, Joshua Leonard, and David Schaffer of the University of California at Berkley and Christopher Fasano and Sally Temple of Albany Medical College. Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. (Science Daily)
Grant to pay for new position at cancer center Sep 12, 2007
Fifteen students from Albany Medical College shaved their heads at a St. Baldrick's event in Albany earlier this year, raising over $6,100. sba2007 { width:604px; border:3px solid #ccc9be; background:#fff; margin:15px 0 5px 0; padding:0; } #sba2007 h3 { margin:0; font:bold 15px/15px arial; text-transform:none; padding:6px 10px; background:#f1ede2; color:#900; display:block; } #sba_inner {margin:6px 10px 6px 10px; font:normal 12px arial; float:left;} #sba_inner p {margin:0 0 5px 0; font:normal... (Albany Business Review, NY)
Albany assault prompts warning Sep 9, 2007
"This is more than just robbery," said Tartaglia, 75, of Delmar, a retired Albany Medical College dean, "and the people of Albany have to be warned about it.". His sister has several broken bones in her face and will undergo surgery Monday to repair the damage, he said. (Albany Times Union)
Recent additions made to SRMC hospitalist program Aug 30, 2007
Originally from New York, she earned her medical degree from Albany Medical College in 1995 and completed an internal medicine residency at Albany Medical Center in 1999. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. (Lumberton The Robesonian, NC)
Albany Med celebrates White Coat Ceremony Aug 21, 2007
Albany Medical College was founded in 1839. It is one of the country's first private medical schools. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Student's state of mind disclosed Jul 19, 2007
Hou, a researcher at Albany Medical College into how people feel pain, pleaded not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect -- ending the criminal case against him. Though similar dispositions have been discussed or granted in several high-profile cases over the years, they remain relatively rare. (Albany Times Union)
Shield against an invisible threat Jul 18, 2007
Dr. Girish Kirimanjeswara of Albany Medical College holds serum created as defense against the tularensis bacteria ... Dr. Girish Kirimanjeswara of Albany Medical College holds a bacteria smear ... Both the United States and Soviet Union weaponized the bacteria during the Cold War, and now researchers at Albany Medical College are helping the nation prepare for a possible tularensis bioterrorism attack. (Albany Times Union)
A call for donors of bone marrow Jul 17, 2007
Albany Medical College students Tuhin Chaudhury, left, an Tina Mehta are organizing a bone marrow registration drive ... That's why two Albany Medical College students became concerned when they saw that donors from their own background were poorly represented on the donor list ... "We were looking at the statistics and it wasn't something that we were proud of," said Tina Mehta, a student at Albany Medical College who is organizing a bone marrow registration drive with fellow student Tuhin... (Albany Times Union)
Med student to enter plea in cleaver case Jul 15, 2007
OMH officials will determine whether Hou, who trained as a plastic surgeon in his native China and was studying neuroscience at Albany Medical College, should be held in a secure facility or some less restrictive alternative, said agency spokeswoman Jill Daniels. Hou will take the plea with no guarantee of what OMH will find. (Albany Times Union)
Dr. Joseph Doyle; work tied smoking to heart disease Jun 28, 2007
"He was a mentor. He was a role model," said Dr. Steven Fein, a cardiologist and fellow professor at Albany Medical College ... He taught at Emory University and Duke University before joining Albany Medical College in 1952. (Albany Times Union)
CDPC report headed for DA's office Jun 24, 2007
The Inspector General's report said he steered jobs to favored people, took $30,000 from Albany Medical College to augment his $129,555 salary, expensed personal trips and doled out bonuses without any apparent authorization from superiors. Steve Del Giacco, a spokesman for Hamann, said Nixon's conduct warrants review by a prosecutor. (Albany Times Union)
Big Day For Albany Medical College Students May 24, 2007
Its a big day for some students at Albany Medical College. Some 200 students will receive their degrees today. (FOX23 News, NY)
Shop Talk for May 23, 2007 May 23, 2007
Lapo received his bachelor s degree at the University of Michigan and attended medical school at Albany Medical College in Albany, N.Y. He did his residency in Denver where he became chief resident at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Prior to joining Northern Michigan Hospital, Lapo was a staff physician in psychiatry at Denver Health Medical Center and Department of Corrections. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Breath test shows promise against cancer May 17, 2007
Spivack, a researcher at the state Health Department's Wadsworth Laboratory and a pulmonologist at Albany Medical College, is investigating a method to detect lung cancer or a predisposition for lung cancer by analyzing DNA collected from test subjects' exhaled breath. His team of scientists is only the second in the world to find and study DNA collected in this way and the first to study it for signs of cancer. (Albany Times Union)
NATION BRIEFS May 3, 2007
Administrators initially questioned whether Marilee Jones ever graduated from college after MIT determined she had claimed degrees from Union College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Albany Medical College, all in New York, but had none. . (Newsday -- Nation)
MIT dean resigns in resume scandal Apr 27, 2007
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Head Of MIT Admits To False Credentials Apr 27, 2007
Marilee Jones has been claiming to have degrees from 3 capital region colleges including: Union, R.P.I., and Albany Medical College. Jones says she simply didn't have the courage to correct her resume. (FOX23 News, NY)
MIT Admissions Dean Quits Over Fictional Credentials Apr 27, 2007
It found that Jones had claimed at various points to have degrees from Union College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Albany Medical College, but she in fact had no degrees from any of those institutions. Clay said MIT was not aware of Jones having any undergraduate or graduate degree. (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
MIT Admissions Dean Resigns Apr 27, 2007
She issued a statement saying she had misrepresented her credentials when she first came to work at MIT 28 years ago and "did not have the courage to correct my resume when I applied for my current job or at any time since. "I am deeply sorry for this and for disappointing so many in the MIT community and beyond who supported me, believed in me, and who have given me extraordinary opportunities," she said. MIT spokeswoman Patti Richards said Jones has at various times claimed to have degrees... (Time.com)
Former CUSD trustee made house calls as 'old-fashioned' doctor Apr 3, 2007
O'Neil earned a bachelor of science degree from Columbia University and a medical degree from Albany Medical College. He worked as a pediatric doctor after completing his residency in 1960 at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. (North County Times)
Obituaries - 4/1/2007 Apr 1, 2007
He received a BS degree from Columbia University in New York, and a medical degree from Albany Medical College ... He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia University in New York, in 1953, and received a medical degree from Albany Medical College in 1957. (North County Times)
Albany Law School Mar 27, 2007
Albany Medical College has for five years participated in online/campus-based graduate programs in bioethics with Union Graduate College in Schenectady. Those joint programs are winding down as AMBI prepares to offer the new Master's program. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Albany Medical Center benefactors honored Mar 23, 2007
Samuel Ciccio, a former administrator of , and Anthony Tartaglia, the former medical director of and former dean of Albany Medical College were presented with Alden March Awards for Public Service to Health Care. Related Industry stories. (Albany Business Review, NY)
Shower can kick-start your morning Feb 28, 2007
There's a scientific explanation for that, said Frank Rice, a professor in the Center for Neuropharmacology and Neuroscience at Albany Medical College. When you take a shower, he said, the warm water running over your body stimulates nerve endings in the epidermis, the outer layer of skin. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Living)
Snow: What you should know Feb 15, 2007
Dr. George Forrest, a physical medicine and rehabilitation professor at Albany Medical College, said the pain will probably go away on its own. But if you want to help it out, rest and use a heating pad, hot shower, or a frozen bag of veggies. (Albany Times Union)
