2015 Article Archive

Resolutions may help avoid neck and back pain

 

Three common New Year resolutions – diet, exercise, and better posture -- can help avoid common back and neck pain, UT Southwestern Medical Center rehabilitation specialists say.

Transplantation celebration honors tissue donors

 

Paige Scott, a high school senior from Oak Point and the captain of her school’s soccer team, carried an orange-and-black soccer ball onto the stage, where she spoke about receiving a donated tendon after tearing her ACL during a game as a sophomore.

Newsmakers - February 2015

 

Dr. John Warner, Vice President and CEO of University Hospitals at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has been selected as the 2015 Chairman of the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council.

In Memoriam: Bill Romans: Bioinstrumentation Service leader who supported research

 

William Edward “Bill” Romans Sr., who founded and directed Bioinstrumentation Service at UT Southwestern Medical Center for more than 30 years, died on Jan. 4. He was 91.

In Memoriam: Dr. Erwin Thal: Trauma expert, outstanding surgical educator

 

UT Southwestern Medical Center Professor of Surgery Dr. Erwin Thal, who contributed more than four decades of trauma expertise at the operating table and was known both nationally and regionally for his contributions to education, died Dec. 13.

Hospitals, clinics honored for advanced paperless environments

 

The UT Southwestern University Hospitals & Clinics recently received Stage 7 Awards from HIMSS Analytics. The awards honor health care facilities operating in a paperless environment that represent best practices in implementing electronic health records.

Class Notes

 

Class notes for the January 2015 edition of Center Times.

Otolaryngology Chairman named: Marple becomes 3rd leader in history of recognized department

 

Dr. Bradley F. Marple, Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, has been named Chairman of the department, effective November 2014.

UTSW collaborates in BUILDing SCHOLARS

 

UT Southwestern Medical Center will be a participant in the largest National Institutes of Health (NIH) research grant ever given to UT El Paso.

Awards – December 2014

 

Federal, nonfederal, and industry-sponsored awards received by UT Southwestern faculty in December 2014.