News and Events
News Releases
2011
New UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Will Deliver World-Class Care, Promote Cardiovascular Innovations
May 3, 2011
J. Peter Rubin, M.D., Named Chief of Pitt’s Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
February 15, 2011
2010
Pancreas Experts Meet in Pittsburgh to Discuss the Future of Pancreatic Surgery
November 12, 2010
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Procedures Are Topic of UPMC ‘Alive and Well’ Presentation
November 17, 2010
UPMC Completes Third Successful Bilateral Hand Transplant
September 24, 2010
UPMC Completes Fourth Hand Transplant Procedure
September 14, 2010
University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Announce Faculty, Staff Achievements
July 23, 2010
Awards and Accolades: University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Announce Faculty, Staff Achievements
March 12, 2010
UPMC Completes Nation’s Second Bilateral Hand Transplant
February 11, 2010
2009
Pitt Researcher Receives Grant to Help Wounded Soldiers Recover from Facial Injuries
November 9, 2009
Awards and Accolades: University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Announce Faculty, Staff Achievements
October 21, 2009
Transplant Pioneer Thomas E. Starzl, M.D., Ph.D., Receives Institute of Medicine’s 2009 Lienhard Award
October 14, 2009
Children’s Hospital Surgeon, Pitt Researcher One of Only 12 Scientists in Nation Selected for Prestigious Hartwell Award
October 8, 2009
Intestinal and Multivisceral Transplant Survival Rates Improve Using Novel Treatment, According to Pittsburgh Study
October 5, 2009
Nation’s First Bilateral Hand Transplant Recipient Speaks About Surgery and Progress
July 16, 2009
Awards and Accolades: University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Announce Faculty, Staff Achievements
July 9, 2009
Colorectal Surgeon James P. Celebrezze Jr., M.D., Joins UPMC
July 1, 2009
UPMC Liver Transplant Surgeon and Transplant Coordinator to Be Honored by American Liver Foundation
June 25, 2009
Minimally Invasive Surgery for Esophageal Cancer Reduces Mortality Rates, Length of Hospital Stays
May 31, 2009
Awards and Accolades: University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences Announce Faculty, Staff Achievements
April 9, 2009
Former Marine is First to Receive Hand Transplant at UPMC
April 2, 2009
Thomas E. Starzl, M.D., Ph.D., Selected for Prestigious National Award
March 18, 2009
2008
UPMC Performs Its First Paired Kidney Transplant
December 15, 2008
UPMC Appoints New Transplant Chief
December 15, 2008
UPMC Liver Cancer Center Co-Director Chosen as President-Elect, Society of University Surgeons
April 4, 2008
Helping Hands: UPMC Transplant Program Assists Amputees
Three Prominent Surgeons to Join UPMC
October 6, 2008
Incisionless Heartburn Surgery Now Available at UPMC
September 16, 2008
Leading Researcher in Pediatric Liver Cell Transplantation Tapped To Head New University of Pittsburgh Center for Innovative Pediatric Regenerative Therapies
New Preoperative Treatment Combination Safe for Pancreatic Cancer Patients Undergoing Surgery, UPCI Study Finds
June 2, 2008
Dr. J. Wallis Marsh Appointed Interim Chief, Division of Transplantation at the UPMC Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute
March 20, 2008
2007
Endobronchial Valve Significantly Improves Emphysema
October 22, 2007
Pain Control after Surgery Reduces Days of Hospitalization
March 26, 2007
UPMC Opens New Center for Thoracic Aortic Disease
February 12, 2007
UPMC Recruits Highly Acclaimed Northwestern University Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Thomas G. Gleason, MD
February 12, 2007
2006
Delivering Chemotherapy in a Gel May Fight Breast Cancer and Help to Reduce Breast Deformity April 24, 2006
Gretchen M. Ahrendt, MD, Joins Magee-Womens Hospital to Head Breast Surgical Services
January 10, 2006
2003
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute Study Finds Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy Results in Improved Survival and Shorter Hospital Stays
April 24, 2003