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From left, Stephen D. Nimer, M.D., Alexander Daly, and Julio Barredo, M.D., look on as Dean Pascal J. Goldschmidt, M.D., welcomes guests to the ribbon-cutting ceremony for alex's place.
Sylvester Opens Unique Pediatric Oncology Clinic
Creating a new paradigm for treating children with cancer, alex’s place is now open at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. The first facility of its kind in the nation and the first pediatric oncology clinic at Sylvester, alex’s place merges research and clinical care from an academic medical center with innovative technology designed to ease the anxiety of therapeutic visits.
The novel approach is the brainchild of philanthropist and businessman Alexander “Alex” Daly and Julio Barredo, M.D., Toppel Family Professor of pediatric hematology-oncology and director of children’s cancer programs at Sylvester, which is part of UHealth-University of Miami Health System.
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Invited to weigh in on the controversy over police use of Taser stun guns, the Miller School’s Robert J. Myerburg, M.D., suggested in an editorial published in the May 22 issue of Circulation that law enforcement officers be made aware that subjects subdued with electrical shocks from electronic contrao devices (ECDs) could suffer cardiac arrest under certain conditions.
Olveen Carrasquillo, M.D., M.P.H., Honored for Commitment to Diversity and Minority Health
For his exceptional commitment to improving minority health and cultural diversity in medicine, Olveen Carrasquillo, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of medicine and chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine, is the 2012 recipient of the Society of General Internal Medicine’s prestigious Herbert W. Nickens Award.
