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The Art of Histology Dr. Telser (center) taught histology to several generations of medical students, using art from “the old masters” to help students develop their visual acuity. When Alvin G. Telser, PhD, associate professor emeritus of cell and molecular biology, looks at histology slides, he sees not only examples of tissues and organs, but[…]

October 18, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 ormarla-paul@northwestern.edu Vascular Surgeon James Yao Receives Lifetime Achievement Award CHICAGO—Vascular surgeon James S. T. Yao, MD, PhD, professor emeritus of surgery at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, has been awarded the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Yao is noted for his[…]

Doctors Without Borders Displays “Help Wanted” Sign Since 1971 Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has provided emergency medical assistance to individuals displaced from their homes by wars, natural disasters, and epidemics. Often rendering aid to people living in makeshift refugee camps around the world, MSF is now bringing “refugee camps” to the people this[…]

In Memoriam (Martin Gustafson) Martin O. Gustafson, DDS, MS, assistant professor of clinical surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine and retired oral and maxillofacial surgeon, died unexpectedly August 31 at Delnor Community Hospital in Geneva, Illinois. He was 67. Born in Chicago, he was raised in Sycamore, Illinois and received his DDS degree from[…]

September 4, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Broadcast Media: Tamara Kerrill Field at (847) 491-4888 or attlk@northwestern.edu Study Tries New Way to Rehab Fried-Food-Loving Couch Dwellers CHICAGO—For lunch, Joy Hesemann loved to dive into a platter of deep-fried, crunchy chicken tenders with a side of ranch dressing. At night, she’d fry[…]

September 6, 2007 Contact: Erin Shields at (773) 880-4348 or ateshields@childrensmemorial.org Ann Lurie Announces $100 Million Gift for New Children’s Memorial Hospital Philanthropist Ann Lurie has pledged $100 million to Children’s Memorial Hospital to help establish a new, world-class medical center devoted exclusively to the care of children. The $100 million gift, the largest charitable[…]

September 6, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Broadcast Media: Tamara Kerrill Field at (847) 491-4888 or attlk@northwestern.edu Don’t Just Save Her Life—Save Her Fertility Landmark National Grant Targets Infants, Young Girls, Women with Cancer CHICAGO—Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine has been awarded a $21 million grant from the National Institutes[…]

September 21, 2007 Contact: Marla Paul at (312) 503-8928 or atmarla-paul@northwestern.edu Microscopic Pollution May Trigger Heart Attacks/Strokes by Spurring Blood Clots CHICAGO—It was a murder mystery playing out in major cities across the country and perplexing scientists. Thousands of people were dying from strokes and heart attacks within 24 hours of a spike in microscopic[…]

In Memoriam (James Wolf) James S. Wolf, MD, professor emeritus of surgery, former director of transplantation surgery, and former associate dean for education at Northwestern University’s medical school, died on August 6 in South Carolina. He was 72. A native of Chicago, he graduated from Grinnell College in Iowa before receiving his MD degree from[…]