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  • November 9 Designated ‘Steven T. Rosen Day’

    Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has proclaimed November 9, 2011, ‘Steven T. Rosen Day’ in honor of the physician’s contribution to the field of oncology.

  • Neuromuscular Warm-Up Reduces Girls’ Sports Injuries

    Neuromuscular Warm-Up Reduces Girls’ Sports Injuries Today’s athletic high school girls “got game” on the basketball court and soccer field, but they are at a greater risk for sports-related knee injuries than their male counterparts. In a new study from Northwestern Medicine, focused on predominantly low-income, urban female athletes in Chicago Public Schools (CPS), researchers[…]

  • New Center Aims to Reduce Health Disparities for Latinos and African Americans

    New Center Aims to Reduce Health Disparities for Latinos and African Americans The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has received a three-year $4.3 million dollar federal grant to establish a Research Center of Excellence in Clinical Preventive Services. The center is one of three nationally established by the United States Department of Health and[…]

  • Protein Acts as Miracle-Gro for Neurons, Slows Brain Disease

    Protein Acts as Miracle-Gro for Neurons, Slows Brain Disease A protein that promotes the growth of neurons and blood vessels appears to stop the progression of a genetic disease that causes degeneration of the cerebellum, according to new preclinical Northwestern Medicine research published in Nature Medicine. The disease, spinocerebella ataxia type 1, typically strikes people[…]

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    Honors & Appointments

    Honors & Appointments

    A list of honors, awards, and faculty appointments from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

  • Lower-Income Dads Active in their Kids’ Health

    Lower-Income Dads Active in their Kids’ Health Lower-income, urban dads are involved in their children’s health and encourage them to exercise and eat healthy foods, reports a new study from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. But these same dads may also give their kids the wrong dose of medicine and may be uncomfortable handling[…]

  • Doctor of Physical Therapy Program

    Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Teaching Feinberg students to practice patient-centered care The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program, housed in the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences (NUPTHMS), can not only boast about its standing as the oldest physical therapy school in the nation, but can[…]

  • Musicians in Medicine, DOCappella Serve as Creative Outlet for Feinberg Students

    Musicians in Medicine, DOCappella Serve as Creative Outlet for Feinberg Students Musicians in Medicine – an ensemble of vocalists and instrumentalists – and DOCappella – a group of choral, pop, and opera singers – join together for many performances, including monthly concerts at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Amid courses like problem-based learning and medical[…]

  • Peanut Allergy Turned Off by Tricking Immune System

    Peanut Allergy Turned Off by Tricking Immune System Researchers have turned off a life-threatening allergic response to peanuts by tricking the immune system into thinking the nut proteins aren’t a threat to the body, according to a new preclinical study from Northwestern Medicine. The peanut tolerance was achieved by attaching peanut proteins onto blood cells[…]

  • Feinberg Personnel Pivotal to Chicago Marathon Medical Safety

    Feinberg Personnel Pivotal to Chicago Marathon Medical Safety Northwestern medical volunteers David Salzman, MD ’05, GME ’09, a fellow in the Feinberg Simulation Technology and Immersive Learning center, and Kelly Williamson, MD, GME ’11, a recent graduate from the Emergency Medicine residency program, at the 2008 Chicago Marathon. The Chicago Marathon is the largest sporting[…]