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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 . . .

8/20/2008 - 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 . . .

8/7/2008 - UM’s DCFAR Presents Findings on “Forgotten Population”
Members of the Miller School’s Developmental Center for AIDS Research (DCFAR) collaborated on a study that found HIV-positive crack cocaine users frequently lack outpatient health care, do not receive antiretroviral therapy and continue to . . .

8/7/2008 - New Chief of Endocrinology Named at the Miller School of Medicine
Antonio C. Bianco, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, has been named chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism in the Department of Medicine at the University of Miami Leonard M. Miller . . .

8/6/2008 - Start! Heart Walk Kick-Off Inspires Action
Hundreds of Miller School faculty and staff visited the Medical Wellness Center on August 5 to find out more about the Start! Heart Walk, a 5K event benefiting the American Heart Association on October 11 in Tropical Park. “I’m sure . . .

8/6/2008 - Seed-One Ventures Invests in UM Start-up Company to Develop Broad-Based Therapies for Cancer and Other Diseases
The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Seed-One Ventures have announced the formation of Heat Biologics Inc. to develop two related platform technologies which introduce a novel lung cancer vaccine and asthma therapy, with potential . . .

7/25/2008 - Seed-One Ventures Invests in UM Start-up Company to Develop Broad-Based Therapies for Cancer and Other Diseases
The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Seed-One Ventures announce the formation of Heat Biologics Inc. to develop two related platform technologies which introduce a novel lung cancer vaccine and asthma therapy, with potential . . .

7/23/2008 - UM/Sylvester Provides Free Skin Cancer Screenings at Marlins Sun Safety Day
Miami, FL – July 23, 2008 – Today, the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, the City of Miami, and the Florida Marlin’s celebrated Sun Safety Day at the new Grapeland Water Park. UM/Sylvester offered . . .

7/23/2008 - The Miller School, a Major Player in the Health District, Hosts Miami Partnership Meeting to Discuss Plans for the Area
With a prime location near major highways and within easy reach of millions of people in the state and Latin America, the Miami Health District is poised to become a bustling town center with more homes and businesses, including retail . . .

7/21/2008 - Miller School Students Teach Campers how to be "Fit to Play" at UHealth-sponsored Summer Program
Miller School Students Teach Campers how to be “Fit to Play” at UHealth-sponsored Summer Program Hundreds of summer campers learned how to keep their minds and bodies healthy and strong when third-year Miller School medical . . .

7/11/2008 - UM’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Ranked #1 in Ophthalmology for Fifth Consecutive Year
U.S. News & World Report Releases 2008 Best Hospitals Ranking   July 11, 2008 -- For the fifth year in a row, the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute has been ranked the . . .

7/11/2008 - University of Miami’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute Again Ranked Nation’s No. 1 Eye Hospital by U.S. News & World Report
Three additional programs at University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center receive high rankings For the fifth year in a row the University of Miami’s Bascom Palmer Eye Institute was ranked the Number One hospital in the . . .

7/3/2008 - UM Hires Top Physician-Scientist to Lead Stem Cell Transplant Program
Miami, FL – July 3, 2008 -- The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine has hired a top-tier, innovative physician and researcher from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center to lead the adult stem cell transplant . . .

7/2/2008 - Miller School at FAU Welcomes First Residents at JFK Medical Center and West Palm Beach VA
The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University welcomed its first class of 49 residents during a luncheon and news conference at the Atlantis Golf Club on June 30. In fulfillment of a three-year planning and . . .

7/1/2008 - The University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center Announces the 2008 In The Garden Gala, IL GIARDINO DI VENEZIA
Miami, FL -- July 1, 2008  -- The kick-off event of South Florida’s fall social season – In The Garden Gala that benefits the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center – is set for Saturday, November 1, and . . .

6/23/2008 - Innovative UM Physician Garners Politician’s Praise, Anonymous $1.5 Million Donation
June 23, 2008 – Miami, FL -- Six months after undergoing an innovative cancer treatment Florida State Senator Steven A. Geller (D-Cooper City) returned to the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center last Friday for a checkup . . .

6/23/2008 - Innovative UM Physician Garners Politician’s Praise, Anonymous $1.5 Million Donation
Six months after undergoing an innovative cancer treatment Florida State Senator Steven A. Geller (D-Cooper City) returned to the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center last Friday for a checkup and to sing the praises of his . . .

6/20/2008 - State Senator to Detail His Cancer, His Surgeon Receives $1.5 Million Anonymous Gift
In December, Florida Senate Democratic Leader Steven A. Geller (D-Cooper City) underwent a cutting-edge treatment to remove a cancerous tumor embedded deep in his left kidney. The growth was excised by Raymond J. Leveillee, M.D., chief of the . . .

6/19/2008 - New Residents Receive Training at UM-JMH Center for Patient Safety
Even the most basic lessons taught in medical school – to introduce yourself to every patient when you walk in a room, to wash your hands before and after interacting with every patient, to call for help if you need it – can vanish from . . .