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Feinberg Faculty Member, Bechara Choucair, Appointed Chicago Public Health Commissioner Bechara Choucair, MD, adjunct assistant professor in the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine. Bechara Choucair, MD, adjunct assistant professor in the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine, was recently appointed by Mayor[…]

Northwestern Discloses Medical Faculty Industry Ties The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has launched enhanced faculty profiles on its web site that now include the external professional and industry relationships for about 2,000 full- and part-time faculty members. The list includes physicians and basic research scientists. The Feinberg School developed this initiative in partnership[…]

Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America’s Women Physicians You are invited to discover how women are changing the face of medicine in the United States. A new traveling exhibit, currently on display in the Lurie Medical Research Building, describes the remarkable progress women have made in professional training, achieving diversity and providing leadership in[…]

Northwestern Memorial Named Leapfrog Top Hospital Northwestern Memorial Hospital, an affiliate of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, has been selected as a 2009 Top Hospital by the Leapfrog Group, an organization that provides the only national, public comparison of hospitals across safety, quality and efficiency dimensions. Northwestern Memorial was honored among an elite group[…]

Feinberg Faculty Help Northwestern Undergrads Learn About Medical Profession Richard Lee, MD, MBA, associate professor of surgery at Feinberg, gives undergraduate students Liang Cui, Namrata Patel, Molly Forster, Annie Liu and Joseph Dadabo real-world insights into the medical profession. Richard Lee, MD, MBA, associate professor of surgery, and Michael Yensel, fellowship coordinator, both at Northwestern[…]

Obesity Center Clinical Director Offers Tips for Eating Healthy During Holiday Season While individuals cannot always control what’s served at holiday gatherings, Robert Kushner, MD, professor of medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and clinical director of the Northwestern Comprehensive Center on Obesity (NCCO), says people can take responsibility for themselves and their[…]

Northwestern Doctor First Orthopedic Surgeon in Space Robert “Bobby” Satcher, MD, PhD, became the first orthopedic surgeon to orbit the earth when he blasted off on the Space Shuttle Atlantis for his journey to the International Space Station Nov. 16. Satcher embarked on three space walks with the STS-129 crew and relied on his surgical[…]

Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators Announces Jon Lomasney as Director Jon Lomasney, MD, associate professor of pathology and pharmacology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, has been appointed director of the Feinberg Academy of Medical Educators (FAME). Well-established as an investigator, clinician and educator, Lomasney understands the unique needs of faculty who are challenged[…]

Study Finds Women Can Quit Smoking and Control Weight Gain Many women don’t quit smoking because they are afraid of gaining weight. That’s because nicotine suppresses the appetite and boosts a smoker’s metabolism. A new meta-analysis (results of several studies) shows that women who quit smoking while receiving treatment for weight control are better able[…]

Transplanting People’s Own Stem Cells Can Treat Heart Disease Study Finds The largest national stem cell study for heart disease showed the first evidence that transplanting a potent form of adult stem cells into the heart muscle of subjects with severe angina results in less pain and an improved ability to walk. The transplant subjects[…]

Comprehensive Transplant Center Celebrates Official Launch (From LEFT) J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, Dixon Kaufman, MD, PhD, Michael Abecassis, MD, MBA, and Dean M. Harrison at the reception following the Launch of the comprehensive transplant center. With an audience of approximately 240 physicians, faculty, staff, patients and friends, the Northwestern University Comprehensive Transplant Center (CTC)[…]

Feinberg Announces New Chair of Preventive Medicine Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD, associate professor of Preventive Medicine and Medicine for Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, has been named the new Chair of Preventive Medicine. With this appointment, Lloyd-Jones takes the helm of one of the top preventive medicine departments in the country. As[…]

Northwestern Medical School, Engineering School Launch New Lecture Series Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the McCormick School of Engineering have launched a new lecture series, the Dean’s Grand Challenge Lecture Series in Medicine and Engineering. This series of six lectures brings together medical and engineering faculty members to catalyze interdisciplinary collaboration. “By aligning[…]

2009-10 State of the School Address Outlines Strategic Goals for the Coming Year, Presents Vision for Northwestern Medicine J. larryJameson, MD, PHD, vice president for medical affairs and Lewis landsberg dean of the feinberg school of medicine, presents the State of the School Address. The Feinberg School of Medicine community assembled on October 19 to[…]

Sesquicentennial Finale Reflects on 150 Years of Progress, Looks Forward to Future of Medicine J. Larry Jameson, MD, PhD, vice president for medical affairs and Lewis Landsberg Dean of the Feinberg School of Medicine. Jeremiah Stamler, MD, professor emeritus and the first chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine. C. Shad Thaxton, MD, PhD, assistant[…]

Northwestern Finds Modest Weight Loss Slashes Diabetes Risk Intensive lifestyle changes aimed at modest weight loss reduced the rate of developing type 2 diabetes by 34 percent in people at high risk for the disease, according to a national study based on 10 years of data. The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine was a[…]

Northwestern Research Finds Antidepressant Drugs Aim at Wrong Target More than half the people who take antidepressants never get relief from their symptoms. Why? Because the cause of depression has been oversimplified and drugs designed to treat it aim at the wrong target, according to new research from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.[…]

Hobnob with Northwestern Transplant Experts Oct. 28 The thousands of people affected by organ failure — and their family and friends — wonder what the medical future holds for them. What are the latest research advances that may benefit them and future generations? They’ll find out from top Northwestern organ transplant experts on Oct. 28[…]