Drs. Alan Wein and Diane Newman of Penn Urology Bring International Continence Society Meeting to Philadelphia after Nine-Year U.S. Hiatus August 17, 2018 After a successful bid from Alan Wein, MD, PhD and Diane K. Newman, DNP, CRNP of Penn Urology, the International Continence Society (ICS) Meeting will return to the United States for the first time in nearly a decade. Urology
Penn-Led Study finds Better Outcomes with Head Injuries Treated at Trauma Centers July 30, 2018 In cooperation with Dylan S. Small of the Leonard Davis Institute, Penn Medicine physicians, Drs. M. Kit Delgado and Daniel Holena, co-authored the largest study to date on the comparative effectiveness of trauma center vs non-trauma center care for patients with severe, isolated head injuries. Trauma
An App a Day Keeps Attrition at Bay: Penn Medicine Innovates Bariatric Care with an iPhone App July 13, 2018 The Bariatric Surgery team at Penn Medicine developed Penn Life Gained, an award-winning, first-of-its-kind iPhone app to help patients collect and organize their health data. Surgery
Penn Clinical Trials: Azedra Trial in Rare Neuroendocrine Tumors (Phase 2b) June 27, 2018 At the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2018 annual meeting, Dr. Daniel Pryma reported on the Penn-led pivotal Phase 2b trial of AZEDRA® in patients with malignant, recurrent, or nonresectable neuroendocrine tumors. Endocrinology Gastroenterology Oncology
Penn Neuro-Onc Symposium: Brain Tumors 2018 June 22, 2018 On June 8, more than 200 attendees participated in Penn’s Neuro-Oncology master mlass in brain tumor treatment. Neurosurgery Oncology Surgery
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