Spring Summer 2021 - Penn Medicine

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How Neuroscience Research at Penn Will Forge New Discoveries

Advanced treatment for epilepsy can offer a unique look at the human mind from inside. Penn Medicine’s newest inpatient facility, the Pavilion at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, will help to forge neuroscience discoveries.

Robert Vonderheide, MD, DPhil, director of the Abramson Cancer Center, and John Glick, MD, professor emeritus, sit facing each other in armchairs in Glick's office in March 2021.

The Cancer Fighters

The National Cancer Act passed 50 years ago, lighting a spark that would revolutionize cancer care. The University of Pennsylvania and its Abramson Cancer Center came to fuel many of the transformational changes in oncology across the landscape.

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Coping with Cancer and Cultivating Creative Clarity

As she underwent cancer treatment, artist Michele Tremblay needed light, color, and beauty — and if she needed these things, surely others in her situation did, too. She resolved that if she recovered and regained her strength, she would find a way to share her art with the patients who came after her, as well as the staff who not only kept her alive, but gave her hope.

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The Road to Advanced Community Cancer Care

Across a span of hundreds of miles from central Pennsylvania to central New Jersey, patients are increasingly gaining convenient access to cutting-edge cancer treatments and experts. Here’s how they’re getting there.

A Glittering Confluence of Science, Nature & Art

With its hundreds of glass beads reflecting the sunlight, and its twisting steel arms calling to mind outstretched tree limbs, the structure of DNA, and the branches of the Schuylkill River, a new art installation is set to dazzle patients, visitors, and staff this fall.
Editor’s Note: A Changed World

For the changed world we now see with the local abatement of the COVID-19 pandemic, we owe our thanks to decades of foundational research at Penn Medicine, to the many scientists who developed that technology into a COVID-19 vaccine, and to the thousands of individuals who volunteered from a simple will to help. Big, world-altering changes take a combination of discovery, investment, and collaboration.
A Marquee Achievement: COVID-19 Vaccination – Vital Signs

Half a million doses and counting, Penn Medicine has reached out across the region to extend COVID-19 vaccine access. Meanwhile, scientific experts provide clarity on the emergence of concerning variants and the long-term effectiveness of vaccination.
The Next Generation of Primary Care – Vital Signs

Primary care today involves much more than one-on-one outpatient visits. The Measey Primary Care Pathway Program prepares the next generation of physicians to experience what makes these specialties special.
‘Whole and Well’: Q&A with Deborah J. Culley, MD – Vital Signs

New Chair Deborah J. Culley, MD, shares her vision for the future of the Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at Penn Medicine.
CEOs for their Communities - Vital Signs

Get to know the new CEOS of two of Penn Medicine’s regional entities who assumed their new roles in March 2021.
Research Countdown – Vital Signs

A numerical countdown of selected research highlights from Penn Medicine in recent months.
Development Matters: The Writing on the (Pavilion) Wall – Make Your Mark!

Now is the time to make your mark in the Pavilion. When you make a naming gift, your name will be displayed in the space of your choosing according to your support