Table of Contents March/April 2011

From the Dean & CEO
A message from Dean & CEO Robert I. Grossman, MD
Because It Is Brain Surgery...
The Department of Neurosurgery add shining stars to its already brilliant constellation.
Patient-Centered Care, Right in the Palm of Your Hand
A fast, easy, safe registration system makes its debut.
Thirty-Nine Steps to Greatness
The Department of Surgery doubles in size and leaps in stature.
The Pain Trust
When the suffering just won’t cease, it’s a case for the roundtable of last resort.
A String of Off-Off-Campus Hits
Through an expanding network of ambulatory care centers, NYU Langone is bringing patient-centered care to neighborhoods near and far.
The Richest Harvest of All
A new stem cell/bone marrow transplant center offers expanded options to patients.
NYU Langone Designated a Baby-Friendly Hospital
The “Baby-Friendly” designation has been awarded to only 105 hospitals and birth centers nationally, and we’re the only academic medical center in New York City to receive it.
Division of Plastic Surgery Becomes an Academic Department
Restructured as a full academic department, the new entity will continue the five-decade legacy of the Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery.
Just a Spoonful of Wisdom Helps the Medicine Go Down
“Is there a doctor on the plane?” pleaded a flight attendant. Fortunately, the one who came to the rescue was Dr. Marc Bloom. “Acute emergencies,” he explains, “are what anesthesiologists are all about.”
Tales from "the Dizzy Clinic"
Established 20 years ago as the New York metropolitan area’s only facility dedicated to treating problems of balance, vertigo, and dizziness, the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine’s Vestibular Rehabilitation Unit remains a leader in its growing field.
Teaming Up for Patient Safety in the Cardiac OR
Could learning the first names of everyone on the operating room team affect how well cardiac surgery patients fare? Some think so, and through a new initiative at NYU Langone Medical Center, researchers hope to find out.
Researchers Studying Rheumatoid Arthritis Take a New Look at an Old Theory
The once popular notion that bacteria in the mouth or intestine can trigger rheumatoid arthritis is under renewed scrutiny by NYU Langone Medical Center researchers, thanks to advances in DNA sequencing technology.
Is There a Surgeon in the House? Well, Four, to Be Exact.
For Dr. Mary Ann Hopkins, surgery is a family affair.
For Heart Failure Patients, Advice That Should Be Taken to Heart
NYU’s School of Medicine and College of Nursing collaborate on a lifesaving community outreach program.

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