Audio Podcast: Get the Latest Flu Facts 1 Oct 2009 | 03:16 am

The flu has become a greater concern this year because of the emergence of a completely new strain that has spread rapidly around the world, known as H1N1 or "swine" flu. Even though the symptoms caus...

Study Details Safe, Effective Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair at UMMC 1 Oct 2009 | 03:14 am

Surgical treatment for mitral valve disease includes either repairing the patient’s diseased valve or replacing it with a metal, mechanical valve or an animal tissue valve. The majority of those proce...

UMMC Gets Gold Award from AHA as a Fit-Friendly Company for Second Straight Year 30 Sep 2009 | 02:04 am

Employees are embracing the fitness and wellness programs at UMMC, and the American Heart Association (AHA) has recognized the Medical Center for the second straignt year -- 2008 and 2009 -- with an a...

Kidney Donor Thrilled About New Scarless Procedure 30 Sep 2009 | 01:57 am

Baltimore resident Michelle Middlekauf recently donated a kidney to her father at UMMC. She was among the first have a scarless, single-incision kidney removal surgery. UMMC is the third hospital in t...

Video: UM Shock Trauma Center Surgeon Shares Experience With Air Force Military Medics in Iraq 30 Sep 2009 | 01:55 am

Dr. Thomas Scalea, the physician-in-chief of the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, discusses his experience while flying on an aero-medical evacuation mission with the Air Force medics ...

Q&A With H1N1 Flu Expert Wilbur Chen, M.D. 30 Sep 2009 | 01:54 am

Influenza expert Dr. Wilbur Chen, a clinical investigator and infectious disease physician at the University of Maryland's Center for Vaccine Development. where he is overseeing the clinical trials of...

New item 4 Jun 2009 | 11:52 am

Totally Endoscopic Coronary Artery Bypass Surgical Webcast June 10 4 Jun 2009 | 04:57 am

Watch University of Maryland Medical Center cardiac surgeon Johannes Bonatti perform a totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass operation using the da Vinci® surgical system. Dr. Bonatti performs thi...

New Radiation Therapy Technology Enhances Precision, Reduces Treatment Time for Cancer Patients 4 Jun 2009 | 04:52 am

Radiation oncologists at the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center in Baltimore are now treating patients with a new technology called RapidArc that delivers radiation di...

UM Breast Care Program Receives National Quality Accreditation 22 May 2009 | 10:32 am

The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center’s (UMGCC) Fairway to Life Breast Care Center has received a three-year full accreditation by the National Accreditation Program ...