2016 Article Archive
Radiology blazes new trails, as department celebrates 60th anniversary
As UT Southwestern’s Department of Radiology celebrates its 60th anniversary, the team continues to blaze new trails in imaging and radiological services, including the opening this past year of its first cyclotron facility that generates radioisotopes.
The community care connection
Reaching patients where they live is one of UT Southwestern’s goals with its neighborhood Clinical Center program. Next up are new locations in Fort Worth and Frisco, Texas, joining existing centers in Richardson/Plano, Las Colinas, and the Park Cities.
UTSW’s Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center certification raises bar in patient treatment, research
Mary Alice Stam already was experiencing some classic stroke symptoms - slurred speech, dwindling vision, and inability to move her left side - by the time she arrived at UT Southwestern's Robert D. Rogers Advanced Comprehensive Stroke Center.
April Newsmakers
Dr. Alex A. Kane, Professor of Plastic Surgery, has been appointed to hold the Crystal Charity Ball Distinguished Chair in Plastic Surgery. Dr. Kane, who is also Division Director of Pediatric and Craniofacial Surgery at Children’s Medical Center Dallas.
Class Notes - April 2016
Class notes from the April 2016 edition of Center Times.
Simmons Cancer Center aims to improve outcomes through personalized, targeted treatments
When Katie Ballard went to an emergency room at UT Southwestern Medical Center in September 2013 due to pain and swelling in her abdomen, ovarian cancer was the furthest thing from her mind.
Working to beat diabetes through groundbreaking scientific research
At UT Southwestern, exceptional patient care is fueled by groundbreaking scientific research. One of the most evident examples of this synergy is seen in the treatment and research of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
A growing presence in Fort Worth
Since the Moncrief Cancer Institute launched just after World War II as one of the first cancer centers in the nation and the first in the Southwest to pioneer community radiation therapy, expansion has been a constant.
Research solidifies connection between exercise and health
Pushing the limits of physical exertion is just built into some people’s DNA, like that of endurance swimmer Ben Lecomte. The benefits of exercise, while intuitive to a degree, are firmly rooted in scientific discoveries taking place at UT Southwestern.
Pulmonary Hypertension Program accreditation recognizes UTSW’s role in research and treatment advances
Thanks to development of new medications and treatment at one of the top pulmonary hypertension centers in the country, Derrik Neal not only was able to see his children graduate and move out into the world, but he has continued to work.