Orange, Calif., March 21, 2013 — UC Irvine Health and Circle of Care Burn Foundation are working together to heal the victim of an acid attack who suffered third degree burns over 40 percent of her body. The patient is known as Jane Doe, and she was the victim of domestic violence in Mexico. Details [...]
IN THE MEDIA: The New York Times highlighted a study led by UC Irvine’s Dr. Robert Bristow which found that most women with ovarian cancer don’t get the proper treatment for their disease: Most women with ovarian cancer receive inadequate care and miss out on treatments that could add a year or more to their [...]
IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register interviewed Dr. Leonard Sender for an article about the unrealistic view of cancer shown in the movies: Dr. Leonard Sender, a UC Irvine oncologist who specializes in young-adult cancer, said when he watches movies, he particularly focuses on the portrayals of doctors, sometimes cringing at their arrogance. He [...]
UC Irvine’s eighth annual epilepsy symposium, “Epilepsy in Modern Life: Classic & Alternative Approaches,” will address the emerging roles of exercise, sleep and cognitive training and examine ways to integrate these activities into comprehensive treatment plans. The event will take place Saturday, Feb. 23, at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort & Spa. “Our goal [...]
UC Irvine’s Gavin Herbert Eye Institute has been awarded a $3 million grant from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation for fellowships and instruments that advance research to prevent blindness caused by such diseases as age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. “We are grateful to the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation for demonstrating confidence in [...]
UC Irvine School of Medicine will join almost 60 medical schools and institutions from across North America on Feb. 14 in taking a stand for humanism in medicine by observing the third Gold Humanism Honor Society Solidarity Day for Compassionate Patient Care. The event was begun after the 2011 shootings in Tucson to honor the [...]
IN THE NEWS: An Orange County Register article about a county health department study of life expectancy quoted UC Irvine geriatrician Dr. Lisa Gibbs. director of the UC Irvine SeniorHealth Center: Orange County residents continue to exceed state and national average life expectancies, according to a new report by the county’s Health Care Agency. An [...]
Two UC Irvine anesthesiologists have received fellowships from the University of California’s Center for Health Quality and Innovation to support projects designed to improve the quality and value of care delivered by UC Health. Maxime Cannesson, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor, and Shermeen Vakharia, M.B.B.S., clinical professor and vice chair for quality and patient safety, are [...]
More than 60 UC Irvine Health physicians are listed as Physicians of Excellence in the January 2013 issue of Orange Coast magazine. The Physicians of Excellence are selected by the Orange County Medical Association, a voluntary physician member organization that exists to promote the art and science of medicine, the protection of public health, and [...]
UC Irvine’s Jason Wong, M.D., has been recognized as an Educator of the Year by the Association of Residents in Radiation Oncology, in partnership with the American Society for Radiation Oncology. Wong is Assistant Clinical Professor, UC Irvine Department of Radiation Oncology and treats patients at UC Irvine’s Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Wong came [...]