NYU Physician Online Spring 2009
Volume 60, No. 2
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Cover Stories - Hearts at Risk
How personalized medicine and innovation are helping people beat the odds.
Places in the Heart
A rapidly evolving technique for treating atrial fibrillation is raising hopes that there may be a cure for a condition that affects millions of Americans.
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Looking for the Faint of Heart
The exploding field of cardiogenetics is helping to identify people at risk for sudden cardiac death.
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Heart to Heart
Through patient education and regular monitoring, a new Tisch Hospital-based program at NYU Langone Medical Center is extending the lives of heart-failure patients.
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The Transcendent Human Microbiome
Scientists are embarking on an ambitious project to figure out how the trillions of bacteria that live in our stomach, skin, teeth, and genitals influence our health.
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The Smallest Patients
At Tisch Hospital's neonatal intensive care unit, premies as small as 21 ounces receive the best of care.
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Departments
From the Dean
Three from the Heart
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Alumni Profile
Life Saver. Q&A with Richard Cash, M.D. (’66)
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News from Medicine
Melanoma / Barth Syndrome / Staphyloccocus aureus / Fibroblast Growth Factor /
Ozone
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Patient Stories
Plastic Surgery for a 9/11 Survivor / Parkinson's Disease
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Faculty News
Dr. Golfinos Named Chairman of Neurosurgery
Dr. Hayes to Head Epidemiology Division
Dr. Zuckerman Named President of American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Dr. Bernstein Named President of American Psychiatric Association
Drs. Aifantis and Dasen Named HHMI Early Career Scientists
Kimmel Stem Cell Center Receives $5 Million in Grants
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Alumni News
Solomon A. Berson Medical Achievement Awards Announced
Class Notes
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Obituary
Dr. E. Roy John
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