Mark A. Israel, MD, director of the Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC), has been named the inaugural holder of the Preston T. and Virginia R. Kelsey Distinguished Chair in Cancer at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.
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Pachner Named Murray B. Bornstein Professor
Andrew R. Pachner, MD, has been named the inaugural holder of the Murray B. Bornstein Professorship, which supports a clinician in Geisel’s Department of Neurology who conducts research in progressive, disabling neurological diseases, preferably multiple sclerosis.
Speeches from the 2014 Geisel Class Day Ceremony
“Be bold,” Dean Chip Souba told the members of the Geisel Class of 2014 at last weekend’s Class Day Ceremony. “Be aspirational. Reach for the stars. You won’t regret it. You’re a Geisel School of Medicine graduate.” Read the full text of the speeches from Class Day.
Limiting Carbs Could Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence in Women with Positive IGF1 Receptor
A Dartmouth researcher has found that reducing carbohydrate intake could reduce the risk of breast cancer recurrence among women whose tumor tissue is positive for the insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) receptor.
Geisel School of Medicine Celebrates 192 Graduates
At the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth annual Class Day ceremony on June 7th, faculty, staff, families, and students gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of 192 new graduates.
Early Palliative Support Services Help Ease Burden for Caregivers
In a recent study, offering support services soon after a patient’s diagnosis reduced depression among caregivers.
Rediscovering the Root of Medicine
Weakened by the crushing weight of burnout, first-year pediatrics resident and Geisel graduate Molly Taylor must find a way to get back to what drew her to medicine. In this essay, Taylor shares how swapping stories with a teenage patient brought light to a backbreaking day.
Miguel Marin-Padilla: The Solitary Investigator
For nearly five decades, Geisel research Miguel Marin-Padilla has followed in the footsteps of Camillo Golgi by creating painstaking images that unravel the secrets of the brain.
First Survey of ACOs Reveals Surprising Level of Physician Leadership
In spite of early concerns that hospitals’ economic strengths would lead them to dominate the formation of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), a new study reveals the central role of physician leadership in the first wave of ACOs.
Mutation to BRCA2 Gene Can Double the Risk of Lung Cancer in Smokers
New research by an international group of scientists confirms a vulnerability to lung cancer can be inherited and implicates the BRCA2 gene as harboring one of the involved genetic mutations.
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