IN THE NEWS ARCHIVE 2001
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Mark Bracker, M.D., Family Medicine, was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune on exercising when you have the cold or the flu.
Linda Levy, R.N., Nurse Manager, was interviewed by San Diego Business Journal on nurse staffing ratios.
John West, M.D., Medicine and Physiology, was profiled in the San Diego Union-Tribune for his research in high-altitude physiology.
Edward D. Ball, M.D., Cancer Center and Medicine, was interviewed by the North County Times about the new national Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Network involving UCSD Cancer Center and 13 other centers.
Chris Mathews, M.D., Medicine, was featured in an article in the San Diego Business Journal about the San Diego City Council's approval of a one-year pilot program for clean needle exchange. Dr. Mathews chaired the city's Clean Syringe Exchange Program Task Force.
UCSD Regional Burn Center’s former burn patient, Brian Carbough, played Santa for the inpatient Burn children, which was reported in the North County Times.
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Samantha Tweeten, Ph.D., Epidemology, was interviewed by ABC.com on body piercing.
Ajai Khanna, M.D., Transplant Surgery, was interviewed by Channels 5, 6 and 8 regarding a living related kidney transplant performed at UCSD Medical Center. Kevin Lazzerin, 37, donated a kidney to his brother Timothy, 42. Timothy said this was the best Christmas gift he could ever imagine.
Jeffrey Schwimmer, M.D., Pediatrics, was interviewed by Channel 6, and Phil Nader, M.D., Community Pediatrics, was interviewed by KPBS radio, regarding the recent Call to Action by the Surgeon General to decrease the epidemic of obesity in the United States.
Georgia Sadler, Ph.D., Cancer Center and Surgery, was an in-studio guest on Channel 51 to discuss a new European study suggesting that mammograms have not increased survival or prevented mastectomies. She was interviewed on the same subject by Channels 10, 6 and 8.
Channels 8, and 5 filmed the Lincoln High School Choir, and Channel 39 did a live broadcast of Cesar Chavez Elementary, both UCSD Medical Center Partnership Schools, as they sang holiday songs for patients and their families, visitors and staff.
Faith Rodriquez, R.N., Home Care, was interviewed by Channel 10 at the home of patient Victoria Miller as Home Care and UCSD Purchasing delivered holiday gifts and a Christmas tree to the Miller family.
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Kenneth Chien, M.D., Institute of Molecular Medicine, was interviewed by the London Times, Reuter's wire service, the San Diego Union-Tribune and HealthScout.com regarding a study published in the journal Cell. His research team cloned and identified a gene that, in the presence of underlying heart failure, appears culpable in the occurrence of cardiac arrhythmias that can lead to sudden cardiac death.
Douglas Richman, M.D., Medicine, was senior researcher for a national survey, conducted by the Rand think tank in Santa Monica and UCSD, showing that widespread misuse of anti-HIV drugs has led to drug resistance in at least half of the population under treatment for the disease in the United States. The results of their survey were published extensively, including the San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, United Press International, Boston Globe and Newsday.com.
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Lawrence S.B. Goldstein, Ph.D., Cellular and Molecular Medicine, was quoted by Reuter's wire service and Yahoo Daily News about his research that appeared in the journal Nature on Dec. 6. His team of investigators found in studies with mice and fruit flies that a protein linked to accumulation of harmful brain plaque in Alzheimer's patients is an important part of a molecular transportation system that moves signals and vital protein cargoes within the brain. Read the press release at: http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2001/12_03_Goldstein.html
Nancy Thomas, Ph.D. Psychiatry, was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune about anxiety, depression, and related symptoms seen in patients since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Hilary Klonoff-Cohen, Ph.D., Family and Preventive Medicine, was quoted in an article in the Los Angeles Times about how stress may be a factor in a woman’s ability to conceive.
Diane Havlir, M.D., Medicine, was quoted in USA Today about a small, federally funded study suggesting that people with HIV infection may be able to cut the dose of antiviral drugs they take in half and still keep the AIDS virus at bay. Dr. Havlir wrote a commentary in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences about the study saying that larger studies must confirm this regimen's ability to keep the AIDS virus in check.
The San Diego Union-Tribune printed an article speculating that health-care costs, already expected to rise sharply next year, may climb even higher because of fears created by the Sept. 11 attacks. The article included comments given by Stephen Shuchter, M.D., Outpatient Psychiatric Services, Neal Kline, M.D., Psychiatry; and David Bazzo, M.D., Family and Preventive Medicine.
Daniel Masys, M.D., Bioinformatics, was quoted in the Los Angeles Times Magazine about why the world's best minds can't-or won't-predict who might win a Nobel Prize.
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Thomas Kipps, M.D., Ph.D., Cancer Center and Medicine, was a featured guest on the television show "Business in Focus" , a local community business talk show.Kipps and Cancer Center Foundation Board member John Otterson were invited to discuss the importance of cancer research in San Diego, and the role of business and philanthropy in that effort.
Barbara Garcia, UCSD medical student, was interviewed by Channels 5 and 8 during the annual Doc-4-A-Day, sponsored by the Chicano/Latino Medical Student Association, in which 125 high school and middle school students went to medical school for the day. The students were from underprivileged backgrounds and the purpose of the event was to increase the students awareness and interest in medical careers as well as increase diversity at the medical school.
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Guido
Schnyder, M.D., Cardiology, was
interviewed by various media regarding his article, published in The New England
Journal of Medicine, suggesting that a vitamin containing folic acid, B-6 and
B-12 could prevent restenosis - repeat blockage of the coronary artery following
angioplasty. Dr. Schynder was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times, United Press International,
the San Diego Union-Tribune, Men's Health magazine and various other print
publications as well as several local television stations. Zoltan Turi, M.D.,
Cardiology, was also an author on the paper.
Read the press release at:http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2001/11_26_Vitamin.html
Richard Gallo, M.D., Ph.D., and Victor
Nizet, M.D., both Medicine, were
quoted in Reuter's wire service, Business Week magazine and the San Diego
Union-Tribune about their research published in Nature that shows for the first
time in living mammals that specific peptides with known anti-microbial properties, also act as natural
antibiotics. These small portions of a protein provide the body's first
line of defense against invading bacteria and keep fast-moving infections in
check until the immune system can mount a full-blown attack.
Read the press release at:
http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2001/11_19_Gallo.html
Edward Koo, M.D., Neurosciences,
was interviewed by Channel 8 and quoted in articles carried by Associated Press,
the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, United Press International and U.S. News and
World Report about his findings, reported in Nature, regarding anti-inflammatory
drugs and their effect on Alzheimer's disease.
Read the press release at: http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2001/11_02_Koo.html
David Burns, M.D., Medicine, was senior
scientific editor of a monograph released by National Cancer Institute that
showed that low-tar and "light" cigarettes did not lower the
risk of developing lung cancer. Dr.
Burns was quoted in many media, including the Washington Post, San Diego
Union-Tribune, Houston Chronicle, USA Today and local television and radio.
Read the press release at: http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2001/11_27_Burns.html
Igor Grant, M.D., Psychiatry, was interviewed by Channel 10 and Los Angeles' Channel 2 about approval by the US Drug Enforcement Agency for scientific studies of marijuana in the UC Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research. Print news media, by way of an Associated Press story, also quoted Grant and announced the DEA approval. Read the press release at: http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2001/11_27_Burns.html
The San Diego Daily Transcript carried an announcement that Jerrold Olefsky, M.D., Medicine, received a $2.6 million 5-year MERIT Award from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to continue highly promising research on the basic mechanisms of insulin action and diabetes. The Olefsky grant is one of the few times that the NIDDK has given a MERIT award twice to the same researcher. Read the press release at: http://health.ucsd.edu/news/UCSD%20AwardsHonors.html#Olefsky
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UCSD's leadership in HIV research and patient care over the past two decades is the subject of a San Diego Magazine article, featuring Christopher Mathews, M.D., Allen McCutchan M.D., Douglas Richman, M.D., all of Medicine; and Stephen Spector,M.D., Pediatrics.
Betsy Gilpin, M.S., Cancer Center, was interviewed by the medical journal Lancet about parents smoking less at home in order to protect their children from second-hand smoke.
Mark Ellisman, Ph.D., Neurosciences, was quoted in the news section of the journal Science about the new Biomedical Informatics Research Network. UCSD is the coordinating site for the network that includes UCLA, Harvard, Duke and CalTech.
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James Dunford, M.D., Emergency Medicine, was interviewed by Channel 7/39 about emergency medical readiness in San Diego and about those individuals who use the emergency rooms as primary care providers.
Tom Kipps, M.D., Ph.D., Cancer Center and Medicine was an in-studio guest on the "Business in Focus" television show to discuss the importance of cancer research in San Diego.
Carl Hoh, M.D., Nuclear Medicine, was interviewed by Channel 51 about new developments in nuclear medicine that are making an impact against cancer.
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Richard Buxton, Ph.D., director, UCSD Center for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, was interviewed by Channels 5, 7/39, 8, and 10, and by the La Jolla Village News about the new center. The media showed the delivery through the roof of a 16-ton magnet that will be used for human brain imaging studies. The center opens for research in early February.
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William Norcross, M.D., Family and Preventive Medicine, Jake Jacoby, M.D., Emergency Medicine, and Linda Yee, R.N., Emergency Medicine,will be featured in a County Television Network on Bioterrorism and Disaster Preparedness special, which will air several times beginning November 9.
Larry Goldstein,M.D., Pharmacology, will be profiled in an upcoming issue of the San Diego Business Journal.
Georgia Robins Sadler, Ph.D., Cancer Center and Surgery, will be featured in a live segment on KUSI Morning News on November 8 to discuss the Cancer Center's new Comprehensive status, and one of its outreach efforts - the Black Cosmetologists Promoting Health Program.
Anne Wallace, M.D., Cancer Center and Surgery, will be featured in a story on Channel 10 about her patient, a young mother who has a genetic predisposition for breast cancer and underwent a double mastectomy to prevent the possibility of the disease. The story is scheduled to air on November 6.
Ajai Khanna, M.D., Surgery, was interviewed by various television stations for a story regarding the first adult-to-adult liver transplant performed at UCSD Medical Center. In this landmark procedure, Maritza Whitefield gave her brother, Jorge Guardado, a portion of her liver.
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Jody Corey-Bloom, M.D., Neurosciences, and Christine Fennema,Ph.D., Psychiatry, were extensively quoted in the Quest science section of the San Diego Union-Tribune about Huntington's disease, research into the disorder, and the newly designed Huntington's Disease Society of of America Center of Excellence at UCSD.
David Burns, M.D., Cancer Center and Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, was featured in a story by Associated Press about a lawsuit in West Virginia filed by tobacco smokers against tobacco companies. Dr. Burns is a key witness in the class action lawsuit, which asks the companies to create a health-screening program for early detection of lung cancer, emphysema and chronic obstructive lung disorders.
William Norcross, M.D., Family Medicine, was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about how primary care physicians are reacting to patients requesting medications in case of an Anthrax attack.
Joshua Fierer, M.D., Infectious Diseases, and Harold Simon, M.D., director, International Health and Cross-cultural Medicine, were interviewed about bioterrorism by the North County Times.
John West, M.D., Ph.D., Medicine, provided information to Highway Magazine about the potential health problems for individuals traveling by recreation vehicle in high altitude environments.
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Jake Jacoby, M.D., Emergency Department and DMAT, was interviewed by Channel 51 regarding the return of DMAT team members including Mary Welsh, RN,UCSD Critical Care, from ground zero in New York.
Leland Rickman, M.D., Epidemology, was interviewed by CNBC and Channel 51 about Anthrax.
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Lori Taylor, M.D., Pediatrics, was interviewed by KPBS radio regarding her study, published in the Western Journal of Medicine, about Neo-Melubrina, a dangerous drug banned in the United States that people are buying in Mexico.
Leland Rickman, M.D., Epidemology, was interviewed on KPBS "These Days" about the effects biological weapons have on the body.
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Richard Channick, M.D., Pulmonary Medicine, was interviewed by various print and television media regarding his paper published in the Oct. 6 issue of The Lancet about bosentan, a first-of-its-kind oral drug has been shown to successfully treat primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH). In the study,not only does the drug, bosentan, reverse the deadly consequences of PPH, which affects thousands of people, but also greatly improves patients' quality of life by increasing the exercise capacity of people suffering from the debilitating effects of PPH as well as improve their heart function and reduce other symptoms. Dr. Channick was interviewed by the Associated Press and Reuters as well as various local television news stations. http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2001/10_01_PPH.html
Mark Ellisman, Ph.D., Neurosciences and director, UCSD Center for Research on Biological Structure, was quoted in the San Diego Union-Tribune and by United Press International news service about the biomedical Informatics Research Network (BIRN), a consortium of universities sharing brain images and data over a high-performance computer network. Ellisman, who is director of the coordinating center for BIRN, was interviewed for an article in Science magazine. http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2001/10_15_BIRN.html
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Leon Thal, M.D., Neurosciences, was interviewed by Business Week magazine regarding the difference between mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's Disease.
Michael Criqui, M.D., M.P.H., Family and Preventive Medicine, was interviewed by Associated Press for his research on Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) that appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The AP article was carried in the New York Times, among other publications. Stories by wire services United Press International and City News Service mentioned that Criqui was a key member of the national study steering committee.
Kenneth Herbst, M.D., Cancer Center and Medicine, was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune about military medical reservists being called to duty and how that might affect medical care in San Diego.
Leon Thal, M.D., Neurosciences, was interviewed in the San Diego Union-Tribune regarding a $54 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to the Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study, a national consortium of Alzheimer's researchers directed by Thal.
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Leland Rickman, M.D., Epidemology, was interviewed by Channel 10 on the effects biological agents have on the body.
Therese Rymer, R.N, C.F.N.P., director, Clinical Services, UCSD Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and deputy commander of the UCSD Medical Center sponsored Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) was interviewed by Channel 10 on the DMAT deployment to New York City to assist with the medical care of those people working at ground zero.Rymer was also a guest on Channel 7/39’s weekend morning news on the responsibilities and activities of DMAT.
Haglop Akiskal, M.D., Psychiatry, discussed the psychological affects of the terrorist attacks on Channel 7/39's weekend morning news.
Deborah Watson, M.D., Otolaryngology, was interviewed by Channel 10 for an upcoming segment of the Staying Healthy report regarding nasal reconstruction.
Diane Schneider, M.D., Internal Medicine, was interviewed by Channel 10 about UCSD's Breast and Bone study. The story will air on an upcoming Staying Healthy report and will discuss the study's intent to refute reports that say women with low bone density are less likely to get breast cancer.
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Jake Jacoby, M.D., Emergency Medicine, was interviewed by Channel 10 on the readiness of the hospital in the case of a bioterrorists attack. He was also interviewed by Channel 10 as commander of the UCSD Medical Center-sponsored Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT), on the duties of the team upon arrival at ground zero in New York City. Jacoby was also interviewed via telephone by ABC News on hospitals' preparations for a biological attack.
Numerous news media have interviewed Saul Levine, M.D., Psychiatry and Children's Hospital adolescent and child psychiatrist, regarding the terrorist acts against the U.S. and how to help children traumatized by the events.
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Watch for an upcoming San Diego Union-Tribune article on Huntington's Disease, featuring an interview with Jody Corey-Bloom, M.D., Ph.D., Neurosciences, and director of the Huntington's Disease Society of America's Center of Excellence at UCSD. The article is scheduled to run in the Quest section of the paper on Oct. 11.
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Daniel Lozano, M.D., clinical director, UCSD Regional Burn Center, was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune and the San Jose Mercury on burn care of people burned over a large portion of their bodies.
William Norcross, M.D., director, PACE Program, was interviewed by the North County Times on the Physician Assessment and Clinical Education program for physicians.
Mary Middleton, R.N., director, Patient Services, was interviewed by the San Diego Daily Transcript on nurses and overtime.
Lori Taylor, M.D., Pediatrics, was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune regarding a study, for which she was lead author, published in the Western Journal of Medicine. The study investigated the use of Neo-melubrina among people in the United States, despite the fact that the drug is banned in the U.S. The study says that people buy the drug in Mexico. Dr. Taylor and colleagues suggest physicians and families need more education on the hazards of the drug.
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Robert Kaplan, M.D., Family and Preventive Medicine, was interviewed by Channel 7/39 about Prostate Cancer Awareness Week and the importance of prostate cancer screening.
Beatrice Golumb, M.D., Medicine, appeared on NBC Nightly News discussing adverse effects of statins, which are prescribed to lower cholesterol.
Lawrence Goldstein, Ph.D., Cellular and Molecular Medicine, was interviewed by Channel 7/39 regarding embryonic stem cell research and the announcement that a small San Diego biotech firm has lines that meet President Bush's criteria.
Joe Ramsdell, M.D., Medicine/Pulmonary, was interviewed for an upcoming spot on Channel 10 on the FORTE study that examines whether Vitamin A may regrow lungs in people who have emphysema.
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Most local news television stations as well as CNN aired stories about a living-related kidney transplant surgery in which Kelly Geise, 42, gave her brother, Michael Streeter, 44, a kidney. Rahul Jandial, M.D., Surgery, was interviewed for the stories.
About 34 years ago, Michael pulled his sister out of the way of a speeding motorcycle. Unfortunately, Michael was hit and, as a result, lost a kidney. After finding out that Michael was in renal failure, Kelly decided to return the lifesaving favor by giving Michael one of her kidneys.
Jake Jacoby, disaster control officer, UCSD Medical Center, was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune and Channel 6 on UCSD Medical Center readiness for people from a mass casualty event.
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John Alksne, M.D., Surgery and Evelyn Tacoma, M.D., Neurosciences, were interviewed for a San Diego Union-Tribune "Quest" feature on the use of the Gamma Knife for epilepsy. Dr. Alksne performed San Diego's first Gamma Knife epilepsy surgery.
Gordy McGuire, Pharm.D., Pharmacy, was interviewed by the San Diego Business Journal regarding generic Prozac.
J. Allen McCutchan, M.D., M.Sc., Medicine, was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune for an upcoming profile about his role in the AIDS epidemic over the past two decades.
Mark Tuszynski, M.D., Ph.D., Neurosciences, was interviewed by the London Daily Telegraph about the latest advances in nerve growth factor research.
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Richard Clark, M.D., California Poison Control Center, was interviewed by Channel 10 regarding levels of arsenic found on community playgrounds.
Richard Clark, M.D., Emergency Department, was interviewed by Channel 10 on the side effects to children stung by wasps.
William Norcross, M.D., Family Medicine, was interviewed by Channel 10 regarding the summer heat and how it can affect people.
Ewa Carrier, M.D.,Cancer Center, Medicine and Pediatrics, was interviewed by Channel 7/39 about human embryonic stem cell research.
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News of UCSD Cancer Center receiving the National Cancer Institute's designation as a Comprehensive Cancer Center appeared on Channels 6, 7/39, 8,10, 19, 51, 69, the KGTV and KNSD websites, the San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Daily Transcript, KPBS-FM, and the La Jolla Light.
Jerry Olefsky, M.D., Medicine, and Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, M.D., Family and Preventive Medicine, were interviewed by various print media regarding UCSD's participation in the national Diabetes Prevention Program. The clinical trial found that exercise and diet dramatically decrease the chances of getting diabetes in a healthy individual who has higher than average glucose levels. Among the news media interviewing the doctors were the San Diego Union-Tribune and television Channels 7/39, 8, 10 and 5.
Lawrence Goldstein, Ph.D., Cellular and Molecular Medicine, was interviewed by numerous news media regarding President Bush's decision on embryonic stem cell research. Among the news media interviewing him were National Public Radio, ABC network news, Associated Press, the San Diego Union-Tribune, and San Diego radio and TV stations.
Lewis Rubin, M.D., Pulmonary, was interviewed by various media regarding primary pulmonary arterial hypertension and new therapies being examined to treat the debilitating disorder. These therapies, Tracleer and Remodulin, recently received approval for the FDA’s advisory panel.
Georgia Robins Sadler, Ph.D., Cancer Center and Surgery, was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune and Channel 10 about whether or not there is scientific evidence of a link between induced abortion and breast cancer.
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David Tarin, M.D., Ph.D., Cancer Center and Pathology, was a guest on KPBS-FM's program "These Days," to discuss the Cancer Center and its new Comprehensive status, new approaches in cancer care, and the community-based San Diego Regional Cancer Institute.
Murray Stein, M.D., Psychiatry, discussed the role of anxiety in hypochondria on the KPBS radio program "These Days."
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Michael Albo, M.D., Urology; David Bazzo, M.D., Family Medicine; Anthony DeMaria, M.D., Cardiology; Dilip Jeste, M.D., Psychiatry; Robert Langer, M.D., Family and Preventive Medicine; Joe Ramsdell, M.D., Medicine; Mark Rappaport, M.D., Psychiatry; Murray Stein, M.D., Psychiatry; and Cynthia Stuenkel, M.D., Family and Preventive Medicine, were all interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune for a special health section, to be published in November, focusing on baby boomers' health.
Mark Tuszynski, M.D., Ph.D., Neurosciences, was interviewed by Nigel Marvin of the Discovery Channel for a special on rats. Dr. Tuszynski discussed the benefits of using rats in research.
Edward W. Holmes, M.D., Vice-Chancellor for Health Sciences, is profiled in the next edition of San Diego Business Journal.
Padma Nanduri, M.D., Ophthalmology, will be serving as "Doctor on Call" for Channel 7/39, regularly commenting on various medical topics. Prior to earning her medical degree, Dr. Nanduri was a correspondent for the NBC affiliate in Syracuse, New York.
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Gary Firestein, M.D., Medicine, was interviewed by Los Angeles Business Week on new FDA approved drugs for rheumotoid arthritis.
Richard Clark, M.D., Emergency Medicine, was interviewed by the North County Times regarding people who overdose on street drugs and other medications.
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Mark Tuszynski,M.D., Ph.D.,Neurosciences, was interviewed live on CNN regarding diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
Richard Clark, M.D., Emergency Medicine, was interviewed by Channel 7/39 regarding the increase in emergency room visits by patients on methamphetamines.
Jane Burns, M.D., Pediatrics, was interviewed by Bakersfield's news Channel 17 on Kawasaki Disease.
Melanie Bernardi, R.N., Infant Special Care Center, was interviewed by Channel 8 at the ISCC's second annual reunion for its physicians, nurses, staff and former patients.
Jay Duchnick, CHT, UCSD Hyperbaric Medicine Center, was interviewed by Channel 7/39 on the uses for the hyperbaric chamber for patients.
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Two UCSD researchers were interviewed by news media during the past two weeks on the topic of embryonic stem cell research. Larry Goldstein, Ph.D., Cellular and Molecular Medicine, was interviewed by the London Times, San Diego Business Journal and KOGO radio. Ewa Carrier, M.D., Medicine and Pediatrics, was interviewed by Channels 8 and 10, the San Diego Business Journal and Contra Costa Times.
UCSD's participation in the largest national prostate cancer prevention clinical trial was described by Robert Langer, M.D.,Family and Preventive Medicine, in interviews in the San Diego Union-Tribune and TV channels 10 and 9/51. The clinical trial was also reported on KOGO radio, and Channels 7/39 and 8. Within the next couple weeks, Dr. Langer will be a live guest on KUSI's morning show and the announcement about the clinical trial is expected to run in community newspapers throughout San Diego.
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Watch for UCSD Healthcare's salute to nursing in a special insert in the Union Tribune on July 25.
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Diane Havlir, M.D, Medicine,was featured in Associated Press and Reuter's wire service stories about her paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association July 11. Havlir and her team found that slight, intermittent surges in HIV viral levels do not always mean the virus is becoming drug-resistant.
David Bailey,M.D., Deputy Vice Chancellor and Dean, and David Easter, M.D., and Georgia Robins Sadler, Ph.D., both of Cancer Center and Surgery, were interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune about the Cancer Center receiving a $19 million grant renewal from the National Cancer Institute.
Gordon McGuire, Pharm.D., Pharmacy, was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune on buying medications over the internet.
Mark Bracker, M.D., Family Medicine, was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune on what many years of distance running can do to the body.
Anne Wallace, M.D., Cancer Center and Surgery, was interviewed by the San Diego Business Journal about ductal lavage, a new procedure designed to look for possible early warning signs of breast cancer.
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Joseph Schmidt, M.D., Cancer Center and Urology, was interviewed by Channel 8 about new state funding to provide prostate cancer evaluation and treatment to low-income and uninsured men at UCSD and other UC medical centers.
Ewa Carrier, M.D., Cancer Center, Medicine and Pediatrics, was interviewed by Channel 8 about stem cell research.
Matthew Meunier, M.D., Orthopaedics, was interviewed by Channel 7/39 regarding upper extremity reattachment in relation to the young boy whose arm was bitten off by a shark in Florida.
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Paul Grimm, M.D.,
Pediatric Nephrology, was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune and KPBS
radio regarding his research published in the July 12th issue of the New England
Journal of Medicine. His research found that the body's natural response to a
wound--sending specialized cells to the transplant site to initiate the
development of scar tissue--might be a major contributor to chronic kidney
rejection following transplant. This is the first demonstration that kidney
rejection is actually caused by the recipient's own cells' normal reaction to a
wound, rather than by the donor
organ cells.
Various other media outlets also publicized the findings.
06/29/01
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Rod Luck from KUSI, Channel 9/51, will do a live broadcast on Monday, July 2 at noon at Jackson Elementary School where the Ratner EyeMobile for Children, from UCSD's Shiley Eye Center, will hold vision screening for young children. The Ratner EyeMobile for Children, developed through a community partnership, is a 30-foot eye exam vehicle which provides onsite eye exams, and provides prescription glasses for those who need them, free of charge.
Harold Simon, M.D., Ph.D.,Family and Preventive Medicine, will discuss international physicians practicing in the United States on KPBS' "These Days" on Tuesday, July 3 from 9 to 10 a.m.
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Jacques Corbeil, Ph.D., Medicine, and Daniel Masys, M.D., Bioinfomatics, were featured in USA Today about their research that showed how the HIV virus kills immune cells. In addition, a story written by Reuter's news service, about their research, appeared in several publications, including the New York Times and Houston Chronicle.http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2001/06_07_Corbeil.html.
Gregory Talavera, M.D., Family and Preventive Medicine, was interviewed by The North County Times for a story about the increased need for Hispanic women to volunteer for medical research studies.
Cynthia Stuenkel, M.D., Family and Preventive Medicine, was interviewed by San Diego Magazine for a story about hormone replacement therapies as well as other health supplements.
The May issue of The Physician and Sportsmedicine magazine referenced research by Donna Kritz-Silverstein, M.D.,Family and Preventive Medicine, that found that the mood benefits of exercise erode when patients become inactive.
06/25/01
EVERYWHERE: Tarek
Hassanein, M.D., Hepatology, was
interviewed by KPBS radio for a story about his research in Hepatitis C. He also
was interviewed by INNX regarding the need for more doctors to be educated about
and test for the disease. PRINT: Ann Hoye, R.N.,
Cancer Center and Anesthesiology, was interviewed by the S.D. Union-Tribune
about alternative (complementary) therapies--acupuncture, healing touch, music
therapy, etc.--being offered through the Cancer Pain Relief Unit at UCSD Cancer
Center. William Norcross, M.D., Family Medicine, was
interviewed by the San Diego Union Tribune on the dangers, effectiveness and
necessity of full body scans. TELEVISION: Richard Clark, M.D.,Toxicology, was interviewed for an
upcoming special next year for Bug World seen on the Learning Channel, on what
happens to the body after being bitten by a black widow spider. Thomas Moore, M.D., Reproductive
Medicine was interviewed by Channel 39 on post-partum depression. Asad Bashey, M.D., Ph.D., Cancer Center and Medicine,
was interviewed by Channel 7/39 KNSD-TV about positive new uses in cancer
treatment for the drug Thalidomide. Leon Thal, Ph.D., Neurology,
was interviewed by Gene Cubbison of NBC 7/39 about potential new
Alzheimer's therapy now in clinical trials. The interview held in conjunction with Bio2001 conference. Richard Clark, M.D., Medical Director, California Poison Control System, San Diego, was interviewed
by Channel 51 on a new vaccine being used on a young girl who was bitten by a
rattlesnake. Ken Taylor, M.D., Family and Preventive Medicine, was interviewed by the San Diego Union Tribune
regarding a twelve-year-old boy who completed a marathon. THE WEB: Cynthia Stuenkel,M.D., Family and Preventive
Medicine, was interviewed by ABCNews.com for a story about perimenopause. EVERYWHERE: Daniel O'Connor, M.D. , Medicine
and VA chief of hypertension, was interviewed by the SD Union-Tribune, and TV
channels 7/39, 8 and 10 about UCSD's role as one of the clinical trials that
studied African Americans with hypertension and kidney disease. RADIO: Chris Mathews, M.D.,
Owen Clinic, was a guest on KPBS radio discussing medications for HIV, the rise
in AIDS cases and privacy issues related to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. PRINT: Igor Grant, M.D., Psychiatry,
was interviewed by the San Diego Union about the UCSD Center For Medicinal
Cannabis Research proposed studies to evaluate the efficacy of marijuana in
medical treatments, as well as support from the Federal Government to "get
to the bottom of these scientific issues." Michael Albo, M.D.,
Urology, was interviewed by Shape magazine regarding urinary incontinence. TELEVISION: Chris Mathews, M.D.,
Owen Clinic, was interviewed by Fox 6 news about the 20th anniversary of the
AIDS epidemic. Anthony Manoguerra, Pharm.D.,
director, California Poison Control System, was interviewed by Channel 10 on the
dangers of carpet cleaning chemical which can cause burning to the lungs. Beatrice Golomb, M.D., Medicine,
was interviewed by Fox Channel 6 regarding the new cholesterol guidelines. Steven Garfin, M.D.,
Orthopaedics, was interviewed by Channel 7/39 regarding Kyphoplasty, a minimally
invasive procedure he performs to fix fractures in the spine.
RADIO:
Vivian Reznik, M.D., Pediatrics, and David Bazzo, M.D., Family Medicine, were guests on KPBS-FM show "These Days" discussing teaching bedside manner and cultural awareness to medical students and residents.
PRINT:
Ted Ganiats, M.D., Family Medicine, was interviewed by the Union-Tribune on the newly issued guidelines for cholesterol levels.
Theodore Friedmann, M.D., Pediatrics, was interviewed by the New York Times for an article about the possibility of athletes employing genetic engineering to further enhance their abilities.
Asad Bashey, M.D., Medicine, was interviewed by the Union Tribune about the results of his clinical trial involving a new anti-cancer drug that was approved by the FDA.
TELEVISION:
Christine Miller, M.D., Reproductive Medicine, was interviewed by Channel 7/39 regarding Seasonale, a birth control pill being studied to enable women to have their menstrual period only four times a year.
Jody Corey Bloom, M.D., Ph.D., Neurosciences, was interviewed by Channel 7/39 as an expert on multiple sclerosis. The news story was related to the season finale on NBC's West Wing in which the fictional president of the United States has MS.
Richard Clark, M.D., Medical Director, California Poison System, was interviewed by Channels 8, 7/39, 10 on the drug Ecstasy and its effects.
Gordon McGuire, Pharm.D., was interviewed by Channel 39 on the new drug Sarafim for regulating the menstrual cycle.
Mindy Gottesman, R.D., Thornton Hospital, was interviewed by Channel 8 on the benefit of energy bars and the dangerous of too much Vitamin A in high protein bars.
Igor Grant, M.D., Psychiatry, was interviewed about the Supreme Court ruling on medical marijuana on Channel 7/39.
Daniel Kripke, M.D., Psychiatry, was featured in a show on Channel 4 regarding his sleep studies.
Cynthia Stuenkel, M.D., Family and Preventive Medicine, was interview by Channel 10 regarding a New England Journal of Medicine article about recombinant human parathyroid hormone, and investigational medication being studied to reverse the effects of osteoporosis by stimulating new bone growth and possibly preventing future fractures.
Vivian Reznik, M.D., Pediatrics, was interviewed by Channel 10 about violence in children and teens.
STAY TUNED:
Beatrice Golomb, M.D., Medicine, was interviewed by the Chicago Tribune regarding the new cholesterol guidelines and her statin study.
THE WEB:
The UCSD Promoting Health In the Community 2001 booklet is now available on the web at: http://health.ucsd.edu/news/Community/Contents.html.
05/07/01
Vicky Jones, M.D.,
Cancer Center and Medicine, was a guest on the KPBS-FM program "These
Days" discussing progress in preventing, diagnosing and treating breast
cancer. PRINT: Sanjay Nigam, M.D., Pediatrics
and Medicine, and Robert Stuart,
M.D., Medicine, were interviewed by
United Press International wire service about their research published in
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Using gene chips and novel software, the researchers determined the
step-by-step development of a mammalian kidney. The dedication of The
Ratner EyeMobile for Children, held
at UCSD's Shiley Eye Center, was covered by Ranch & Cove Magazine. The
EyeMobile, donated by Mrs. Abraham Ratner, is a retrofitted RV that is fully
equipped to serve as a 30-foot eye exam room on wheels for children. TELEVISION:
KUSI Channel 51 and
Fox 6 covered the national symposium, "Enhancing Diversity in Healthcare
Delivery and Education: Needs and Strategies," co-sponsored by UCSD School
of Medicine, the Association of American Indian Physicians, the National
Hispanic Medical Association and the National Medical Association. Event Co-Chairs
Sandra Daley, M.D.,Assistant Dean of Student Development at UCSD School of Medicine, and Sandra
Perez, M.D., pediatrician in private
practice, were interviewed. Mark
Sawyer, M.D, Pediatrics, was interviewed by Channel 10 regarding immunizations for children. Ed McClay, M.D., Cancer Center and Medicine, and several of his
patients, were interviewed by ABC World News Tonight for an upcoming story about
melanoma and sun safety. Anne Wallace, M.D., Cancer
Center and Surgery, was interviewed by KUSI-TV about the latest treatments for
breast cancer, for a story about actress Suzanne Somers' decision to use
alternative therapies. STAY TUNED: Paul Quinton, Ph.D., Pediatrics, was interviewed for the Discovery Channel show, Natural History,
about cystic fibrosis. The story, which will not air until 2002, will detail the
history of cystic fibrosis, as well as Dr. Quinton's research and personal
experience through having the disease. THE WEB: Log onto to our
first UCSD Health Sciences Communications Healthbeat Special Feature for a look
at the UCSD Cancer Center, as presented in the May/June Physician’s
Practice Digest. David Tarin, M.D., Ph.D.,
and Anne Wallace, M.D., are featured: http://health.ucsd.edu/news/Ppd/0506_Overview1.html
EVERYWHERE:
Neil Finer, M.D., Neonatology, was interviewed by Channel 8 regarding "miracle baby" Taylor Mugg. Taylor weighed only 12 ounces when she was born at 23 weeks gestation last November. After five months in UCSD Medical Center's Infant Special Care Center, Taylor went home. She is the smallest baby UCSD doctors and nurses have seen survive. The story was sent to CBS affiliates throughout the country. An article about Taylor will also appear in an upcoming North County Times.
TELEVISION:
Aaron Schneir, M.D., Emergency Department, was interviewed by Channel 10 on the health risks of taking herbal over-the-counter diet aids.
Mari Stewart, R.N., M.N., C.A.N.P., Liver Center, was interviewed by Fox Channel 6 as well as Tijuana TV-Notivista Channel 12 about the HCV epidemic and the Hepatitis C conference.
William Bugbee, M.D., Orthopaedics, was interviewed by Channel 39 on the importance of organ and tissue donations.
PRINT:
Mary Lou Connolly, Home Care, was interviewed by Nursing Spectrum Metro Magazine, on the upcoming activities planned by UCSD Healthcare to celebrate Nurse Recognition Week.
Tom Kipps, M.D., Ph.D., Cancer Center and Medicine, was interviewed about Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by HealthTalk.com, an educational website that brings current health information to patients through interviews with leading researchers and physicians.
Vicky Jones, M.D., Cancer Center and Medicine, was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune about therapeutic cancer vaccines, how promising they are and how they work.
STAY TUNED:
David Hoyt, M.D., Trauma, will be interviewed live on "These Days," KPBS Radio 89.5 FM, from 9 to 10 a.m., Monday, April 30, regarding California's trauma service.
4/13/01
EVERYWHERE Mark Tuszynski,
M.D., Ph.D., Neurosciences, Hoi
Sang (Ben) U, M.D., Neurosurgery,
and Leon Thal, M.D., chair,
Neurosciences, participated in a press conference held to announce that they had surgically implanted genetically modified tissue into the brain of
an Alzheimer’s patient, launching the first phase of an experimental gene
therapy protocol for Alzheimer’s disease. The news of this groundbreaking procedure was carried by news media
worldwide, including AP wire service, the New York Times, The Wall Street
Journal, USA Today, CNN, and the BBC in London, England. To read the news release and view some dramatic photos of
this surgery, log onto: http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2001/04_09_Tusz.html. To read a few of the articles written worldwide: http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/health/A1853-2001Apr10.html
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2001-04-11-alzheimers.htm Mari Stewart, N.P.,
Liver Center, was interviewed by The North County Times and HealthScout.com
regarding the relationship between tattooing and hepatitis C. TELEVISION Tarek Hassanein,
M.D., Gastroenterology, appeared on
Dateline NBC in a story about one of his patients who is awaiting a liver
transplant. Dan Kripke, M.D.,
Psychiatry, was interviewed about sleep deprivation by Channel 8 news. David Hoyt, M.D.,
Trauma, and
Vivian Reznik, M.D.,
Pediatrics, were guests on KUSI's San Diego People discussing their Center for
Youth Violence Prevention sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control. PRINT Marquis Hart, M.D.,
Transplant, was interviewed by Gastroenterology Journal regarding a recent study
published in the New England Journal of Medicine explaining research of a
possible test for potential kidney transplant rejection. Dr. Hart commented on
whether a similar test could be used to assess the possibility of liver transplant rejection. Susan Tapert, Ph.D.,
Psychology, discussed her alcoholism research utilizing fMRI technology, with
the La Jolla Village News. For more
information on this research, log onto: RADIO Mark Wallace, M.D.,
Anesthesiology, was a guest on the KPBS radio show "These Days"
discussing pain killer medication addiction.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/11/health/11GENE.html
http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2001/02_09_fMRI.html
EVERYWHERE
Donna Kritz-Silverstein,
Ph.D., Family and Preventive
Medicine, was interviewed by Reuters and CBS Healthwatch about her research
results on the beneficial effects of exercise on mood during the time frame that
the exercise takes place, in an elderly population. To read more about these results, go to: http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2001/03_13_Mood.html.
TELEVISION
Marquis Hart, M.D., Transplant, was interviewed by Channel 10 regarding VitaGen ELAD, a liver dialysis machine being used at UCSD Medical Center for very ill patients awaiting a liver transplant.
Dennis Goodrich, director, Facilities Engineering, was interviewed by Channel 39 on the hospitals (both sites) preparation in the event of a rolling blackout.
Cynthia Stuenkel, M.D., Family and Preventive Medicine, was interviewed by Channel 10 regarding BELLES (Beyond Endorsed Lipid Lowering with EBCT Scanning) - a study, which she is codirecting, aimed at measuring the effect of cholesterol lowering on the amount of calcium in your heart, which may be an early sign of heart disease.
The San Diego Union-Tribune ran a feature story on UCSD School of Medicine's Residency Match
Day. The story, which ran on March 23, included interviews with various students
as well as Maria Savoia, M.D., Associate Dean, Student Affairs. Read the story on the web at: http://www.uniontrib.com/news/metro/20010323-9999_1m23doctors.html.
Ajit Varki M.D.,Jeff Esko, Ph.D. both of the Glycobiology Research and Training Center, and Alice Yu, M.D., Pediatrics, were interviewed for a feature about the science of glycobiology in the San Diego Union-Tribune Quest section.
Cheryl Rock, Ph.D., R.D., Cancer Center and Family and Preventive Medicine, was interviewed by UPI Newswire, Wash. D.C., about various diet and cancer studies under way at UCSD Cancer Center.
Dilip V. Jeste, M.D.,
Psychiatry/Neurosciences, was interviewed by the New York Times for an article
about emotional ills in the elderly. To
read the article, go to: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/21/business/21RETI-MORR.html.
Cynthia Stuenkel, M.D., was interview by KPBS radio about outcomes from The Multiple Outcomes of Raloxifene Evaluation (MORE) study which found that raloxifene, an estrogen-receptor modulator, may improve cardiovascular risk factors in postmenopausal women being treated for osteoporosis. The study also shows that, in contrast to other studies of hormone replacement therapy with estrogen, raloxifene does not appear to increase cardiovascular risks. This information was presented at the American College of Cardiology meeting by Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, M.D., Family and Preventive Medicine. To read more about these results, go to: http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2001/03_20_Barrett.html.
EVERYWHERE
Ajit Varki, M.D., Cancer Center, Medicine, and Cellular and Molecular Medicine, was interviewed about new research from his laboratory demonstrating that heparin inhibits cancer metastasis. He was interviewed by Reuters News, Reuters Health (for physicians), HealthScout.com (a national medical news service that distributes stories through the New York Times news service), WebMD.com, and Biotechnology News. Also running stories are BioResearchOnline.com, a website for scientists; Fox TV News; KPBS-FM; and Aerzte Zeitung, a German daily newspaper for physicians. For more information on this research log onto: http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2001/03_08_Varki.html.
Spinal cord research by Mark Tuszynski, M.D., Neurosciences, was discussed in a Scripps Howard News Service article that was distributed to newspapers across the nation March 13. For more information on this research, log onto: http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2001/03_08_Tusz.html.
TELEVISION
Leland Rickman, M.D., Epidemiology, was interviewed by Channels 5 and 6 during a field trip by Helix High School students to UCSD Medical Center, Hillcrest. The field trip was part of a National Institutes of Health funded grant partnership between UCSD School of Medicine and Helix High called Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) program. Under the auspice of increasing minority high school students' interest in the biomedical field, the grant involves UCSD School of Medicine faculty and students teaching in Helix classrooms, and Helix students visiting various UCSD medicine-related locales for "on-the-job" learning. About 150 Helix High students visited UCSD Medical Center, Hillcrest for field trips on March 6 and 13.
Jane Burns, M.D., Pediatrics, was interviewed by Channel 10 regarding this time of year being the season for Kawasaki Disease. Each year, some 40 children in San Diego County are diagnosed with Kawasaki disease - a disease for which the cause is unknown and a prevention undiscovered. Mostof those children are treated by Dr. Burns, who is one of the nation's leaders in Kawasaki disease.
Cheryl Rock, Ph.D., R.D., Family and Preventive Medicine and Cancer Center, was interviewed by Channel 10 regarding adequate vitamin intake. Dr. Rock was also interviewed by MediaSource, a health news production company, about her dietary intervention study for cervical cancer.
Andrew Mattison, Ph.D., Psychiatry and Family and Preventive Medicine, was interviewed by the Dallas Morning News about the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, which he co-dorects.
Last week, we incorrectly announced that the LA Times would carry an opinion-editorial on youth violence by David Hoyt, M.D., Surgery, and Vivian Reznik, M.D., Pediatrics. In fact, the article appeared in the San Diego Union-Tribune on Thursday, March 15.
David Easter, M.D., Cancer Center and Surgery, was interviewed by the journal Nature Biotechnology about issues surrounding alternative-care cancer clinics in Mexico.
RADIO
Frank Powell, M.D., Physiology and John West, M.D., Medicine/Physiology, discussed their research on hypoxia and high-altitude environments in a special BBC segment that was aired March 15.
GOOD NEWS
A Channel 10 Staying Healthy Report about Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome research being performed at UCSD School Medicine by Jeff Chang, M.D., Reproductive Endocrinology, resulted in more than 120 calls from prospective research volunteers.
3/09/01
EVERYWHERE
Vivian Reznik, M.D., M.P.H.,Pediatrics, was interviewed by Channel 7/39 and KPBS “The Lounge” about the UCSD School of Medicine Center for Youth Violence Prevention established through a $1.1 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and directed by Dr. Reznik and David Hoyt, M.D., Surgery. For more information on this grant, log onto: http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2000_10_16_CDC.html.
Bruce Potenza, M.D.,Trauma Services, participated in a press conference regarding a UCSD Medical Center patient who was a victim of the Santana High School shooting.
STAY TUNED
The Los Angeles Times, March 12 editorial pages will carry an op-ed article by David Hoyt, M.D.,Surgery,and Vivian Reznik, M.D., M.P.H., Pediatrics, titled "Responding to Youth Violence."
In a North County Times article, Susan Tapert, Ph.D, Psychology, described her research using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to pinpoint brain areas impacted by alchoholism in young women.
AIDS researchers Doug Richman, M.D., Pathology, and Susan Little, M.D., Medicine, discussed increased resistence to HIV drugs in stories that appeared in several newspapers, including the Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Sun Times, LA Times, and Newsday.
Phil Anderson, Pharm.D., Drug Information, was interviewed by World Magazine on way the Food and Drug Adminstration removed certain drugs from the market after they had been previously approved.
TELEVISION
Richard Haas, M.D., Neurosciences, was interviewed by NBC 7/39 and Channel 10 about mitochondrial disease.
Murray Stein, M.D., Psychiatry, discussed social anxiety and UCSD clinical trials of a new medication in an interview on Channel 10.
Denise Hermann, M.D., Cardiology, was interviewed by INNX, for a story on various blood pressure monitors. Philip Payne, Microbiology, discussed his method of monitoring his blood pressure. INNX is a local media company that produces health stories that are sent to NBC affiliates throughout the country and posted on healthsurfing.com.
David Hoyt, M.D., Surgery, was a guest on the Larry King Live CNN show to talk about youth violence and the shootings at Santana High School.
RADIO
Gordon McGuire, Pharm.D., Pharmacy, was interviewed on KSDO radio on the safety of drugs bought outside the U.S.
EVERYWHERE
Mark Tuszynski, M.D., Ph.D., Neurosciences, discussed his latest gene therapy research in aged monkeys on KPBS radio, the San Diego Union-Tribune and in a Reuter's wire service story.
Igor Grant, M.D., Psychiatry, Director of the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR), announced the approval of the first proposals for the study of cannabis as a treatment for specific medical conditions at a press conference held in Sacramento. Various media covered the event including the Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union, San Jose Mercury News, Sacramento Bee, ABC National Radio and other local media. Also involved in the publicity were Drew Mattison, Ph.D., Psychiatry, Jody Corey-Bloom, M.D., Neurosciences, Ronald Ellis, M.D., Ph.D., Neurosciences, and Thomas Marcotte, Ph.D., Psychiatry.
STAY TUNED
A story featuring research on a lower body pressure chamber, being conducted by Alan Hargens, Ph.D., and Robert Pedowitz, M.D., Ph.D., both Orthopaedics, will air on Cox Channel 4 on: Feb27 at 10:30 p.m.; Feb. 28 at 6:30 p.m.; March 1 at 8:30 p.m.; March 2 at 5:30 p.m.; March 3 at 11p.m.; March 4 at 8:30 p.m., and March 5 at 9 p.m.
TELEVISION
Gordon McGuire, Pharm.D., Pharmacy, was interviewed by Channel 7/39 and 8 on the effects of the drug Ecstasy.
Lisa Stellwagen, M.D., Infant Special Care, was interviewed by Channel 19 on National Child Passenger Safety Week and the kick off of a $1.5 million initiative designed to reduce motor vehicle-related injuries and deaths among children from low-income, culturally diverse families in California. UCSD Medical Center is one of the recipients of the grant.
Denise Hermann, M.D., Cardiology, was a live guest on KUSI midday news discussing heart failure awareness and the various events UCSD Healthcare sponsored on honor of Heart Failure Awareness Week.
Jeff Chang, M.D., Pamela Malcom, R.N., both Reproductive Medicine, were interviewed for a Channel 10 "Staying Healthy Report" about his research on polycystic ovarian syndrome.
James Dunford, M.D., Emergency Department, was interviewed by Channel 8 on the importance of non-medical people learning CPR as a lifesaving tool.
RADIO
Alan Hargens, Ph.D., Orthopaedics, was on The Todd Mundt Show, a National Public Radio show, discussing his studies related to exercising in space.
Gordon McGuire, Pharm.D., Pharmacy was a guest on the new Bree Walker KSDO radio show to discuss whether there is a danger in taking too many dietary supplements.
STAY TUNED
Tune into Channel 8 at 5 p.m. Tuesday, February 13 for a story on UCSD Medical Center's bedrest twins. The story features twins Danielle and Jenny Shutes and Kari and Lisha Schneider, and includes an interview with Alan Hargens, Ph.D., Orthopaedics. During their 30 days of strict bedrest, one of each set of twins exercises on a supine pressurized treadmill while still laying down. The bedrest mimics microgravity as experienced by astronauts in space. UCSD Orthopaedic researchers are studying whether the pressurized treadmill device will help astronauts defy some of the negative impacts of prolonged microgravity.
TELEVISION
Alan Hargens, Ph.D., and Robert Pedowitz, M.D., Ph.D., both Orthopaedics, were interviewed by Cox Channel 4 regarding their research of a lower body pressure chamber to be used for surgery rehabilitation and athletic conditioning. Rachel VanderLinden, research assistant, Orthopaedics, demonstrated the device as used for athletic conditioning.
William Norcross, M.D., Family Medicine, was interviewed by Channel 39 on the symptoms and effects on the body from hypothyroidism.
Anne Wallace, M.D., Cancer Center and Surgery, was featured in a Channel 10 "Staying Healthy" story about a new early detection method for women at high risk for breast cancer. The outpatient procedure, called ductal lavage, is now offered through UCSD Cancer Center. The story, with additional detail and video clips, is also featured on Channel 10's website: http://kgtv.com.
Denise Hermann, M.D., Cardiology, was a live guest on Channel 9/51 news at noon discussing Heart Failure Awareness Week, which is Feb. 10-17.
Phil Anderson, Pharm.D., Drug Information and Alex Dominguez, Pharm.D., Pharmacy, were interviewed by the New York Times regarding the good and bad points of buying medications in Mexico.
Richard Clark, M.D., California Poison System, was interviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle about a new rattle snake antivenom, which is the first of its kind to be approved in more than 50 years.
Mindy Gottesman, R.D., Nutrition, Thornton Hospital, was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune on how to eat healthy and select the right foods.
Research by Jamey Marth, Ph.D., Cellular and Molecular Medicine, was discussed in the Los Angeles Times. The research involved a gene that causes lupus-like disease in mice.
A study by Susan Little, M.D., and Douglas Richman, M.D., UCSD AIDS Research Institute, was described in New York Times and Wall Street Journal articles. Presented at the Eighth Annual Retrovirus Meeting in Chicago, the research by Drs. Little and Richman indicates that drug-resistant strains have increased to 14 percent among new H.I.V. cases.
RADIO
Joyce Adams, M.D., Pediatrics, was interviewed by KPBS radio about chlamydia.
Denise Hermann, M.D., Cardiology, was interviewed live on KOGO radio regarding heart health tips and heart failure awareness.
EVERYWHERE
Jean Wang, Ph.D., Cancer Center and Biology, and her research fellow Paolo Vigneri, M.D., Ph.D., have been interviewed by various news organizations about their paper in Nature Medicine showing that leukemia cells can be tricked into committing suicide using their own oncogenes. News organizations include KPBS-FM, HealthScout.com, WebM.D., the San Diego Union-Tribune and Aerzte Zeitung, a daily newspaper for general practitioners in Germany. Also, Asad Bashey, M.D., Ph.D., Cancer Center and Medicine, was interviewed for the Union-Tribune story.
TELEVISION
Ed McClay, M.D., Cancer Center and Medicine, was interviewed about an investigational immuno-chemotherapy for melanoma by Ivanhoe Broadcast News, a national medical news production company.
William Norcross, M.D., Family Medicine, was interviewed by Channel 7/39 about how to select the right physician for your health.
Jamey Marth, Ph.D., Cellular and Molecular Medicine, was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune regarding his research on a gene that causes lupus-like disease in mice. Marth was also interviewed by Reuter's wire service, with one of the articles appearing in the New York Times, and by the web site HealthScout.
Patrick Lyden, M.D., Neurosciences, was quoted in the San Diego Union-Tribune regarding stroke research at The Scripps Research Institute.
Richard Clark, M.D., California Poison System, was interviewed by the Oakland Tribune about a new snakebite treatment. It is the first of its kind to be approved in over fifty years.
Gordon McGuire, Pharm. D., Pharmacy, was interviewed by The New York Times regarding the good and the bad points of buying medications in Mexico.
David Bazzo, M.D., Family Medicine, was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune on the effects of Vitamin C to ward off a head cold.
RADIO
Cheryl Rock, Ph.D., R.D., Family and Preventive Medicine, UCSD Cancer Center, was a guest on KPBS "These Days" for a segment about vitamin overdosing.
Lee Rickman, M.D., Epidemiology, was a guest on KPBS "These Days" for a segment about antibiotic resistance.
Kenneth Lee Jones, M.D., Pediatrics, was interviewed by KPBS about the increase of Type 2 diabetes.
WORLD WIDE WEB
Kenneth Lee Jones, M.D., Pediatrics, was interviewed by CBS Healthwatch regarding Type 2 diabetes.
TELEVISION
David Hoyt, M.D., director, Trauma, Burn and Critical Care Services, was interviewed by Channel 19 about the UCSD Cross-Border Health Care one-day conference for health care practitioners to learn about the availability of resources and protocols on both sides of the border.
William Wachsman, M.D., Ph.D., Cancer Center and Medicine, was interviewed by the PBS Television show "American Medical Review" about the human genome project and what promise this effort holds for the future.
Jeffrey Smith, M.D., Orthopaedics, was interviewed by Channel 10 about hip fractures in relation to former President Ronald Reagan's recent injury.
TELEVISION
James Dunford, M.D., Emergency Department, was interviewed by INNX about what to do in an emergency situation before and after calling 911. INNX is a local media company that produces health stories that are sent to NBC affiliates throughout the country and posted on healthsurfing.com.
Robert Pedowitz, M.D., Ph.D., Orthopaedics, was interviewed by Channel 10 about teenage girls and steroid use.
Vicky Jones, M.D., Cancer Center and Medicine, was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune for an upcoming feature in the Food Section on healthy eating habits of physicians, nutritionists and others.
TELEVISION
Linda Yee, R.N., Nurse Manager, Emergency Department, was interviewed by Channel 10 about a bill that took effect Jan. 1, 2001, requiring all California hospitals to accept physical custody of newborn infants (up to 72 hours old) who are voluntarily surrendered by a parent or other person with legal custody.
William Bugbee, M.D., Orthopaedics, was interviewed by INNX about osteochondral allografting, a cartilage transplant technique developed and being used at UCSD. INNX is a local media company that produces health stories that are sent to NBC affiliates throughout the country and posted on healthsurfing.com.
Mark Wallace, M.D., Anesthesiology and Cancer Center, was interviewed by United Press International (UPI) about new national guidelines for hospitals regarding pain relief.
Anne Wallace, M.D., Surgery, Mark Wallace, M.D., Anesthesiology and Cancer Center, and Jody Corey-Bloom, M.D., Ph.D., Neurosciences, are among San Diego Magazine's "50 San Diegans to Watch in 2001" in the January issue.
Theodore Friedmann, M.D., Pediatrics; Charles Prussak, Ph.D., Molecular Medicine/LLC; Kirk Hammond, M.D., Medicine; and William Penny, M.D., Medicine, are featured in the January issue of the Smithsonian Magazine in an article entitled "Betting on Designer Genes."
William Norcross, M.D., Family Medicine, was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune about doctors and patients e-mailing each other.
Therese Rymer, R.N., Occupational Health, was interviewed by Westways magazine for a story about traveling healthy.
Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, M.D., Family and Preventive Medicine, was interviewed by the San Diego Union-Tribune about her study of the lifetime health problems suffered by men and women who were sexually abused as children. Also quoted in the article was her collaborator, Murray Stein, M.D., Psychiatry.
David Tarin, M.D., Ph.D., Cancer Center director, and Pathology, was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article about research conducted at Immusol, Inc. describing an important step in the process of how the BRCA1 gene can raise a woman's risk for breast and ovarian cancer. Also quoted in the article was Flossie Wong-Staal, Ph.D., Cancer Center and Medicine, in her role as vice president for genomics at Immusol.