SUMC in the News ( 09/19/07)
Press releases
Former faculty entrepreneur digs deep into his own pockets to honor his commitment to Stanford
Former Stanford neurosurgeon James Doty has donated $5.4 million to the School of Medicine, one of the largest gifts ever made by a present or former faculty member.
Stanford continues winning ways with two more NIH pioneer awards
Thomas Clandinin, assistant professor of neurobiology, and Mark Schnitzer, assistant professor of biological sciences and of applied physics, are recipients of the 2007 Pioneer Award from the National Institutes of Health. Each will each receive awards and $2.5 million over five years.
Less than one-third of women aware of landmark hormone therapy study, Stanford researcher finds
Despite the huge publicity generated by a 2002 study on the potential dangers of hormone therapy for postmenopausal women, new research has found that only 29 percent of women surveyed knew about the study two years later. The research was led by Randall Stafford, associate professor of medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center.
Print media coverage
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), 09/20/07
Evidence short on growth hormone
This article on human growth hormone references a Stanford study that found that there is no data to suggest that giving growth hormone to an otherwise healthy person will make him or her live longer. Hau Liu, a research fellow in the Division of Endocrinology and in the Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research and first author of the study, is quoted.
Palo Alto Online, 09/19/07
Surgeon donates his fortune to Stanford
James Doty, a former Stanford neurosurgeon, has donated $5.4 million to the medical school. Doty, Dean Philip Pizzo, and John Adler, professor of neurosurgery, are quoted in this article.
Visalia Times-Delta (Visalia, Calif.), 09/19/07
Doctor develops surgical device
This article discusses LapCap, a device designed to greatly reduce complications from laparoscopic procedures. It was co-invented by Camran Nezhat, a fertility specialist and member of the adjunct clinical faculty.
Broadcast media coverage
KGO-TV, 09/18/07
The recently retired president of India, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, visited Stanford yesterday to discuss his country’s collaboration with the medical school to help build India’s first 911-type emergency response system. Robert Norris, associate professor of surgery and director of emergency medicine, and S.V. Mahadevan, assistant professor of surgery and director of the new training program, were interviewed during this segment.
Forum with Michael Krasny (KQED-FM), 09/14/07
During this segment, Michael Alvarez, director of the the medical school's career center, discussed why doctors are choosing specialties over family medicine.
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