Surgery replaces silence with sound
Mason Drake at the moment he heard sound, thanks to cochlear implants. Photo by Kathleen Paice Froio. A rare developmental disorder left Mason Drake deaf since birth. He heard nothing in his first six...
View ArticleSurgical services featured in July Physicians Practice
Dilip Kittur, MD, and Ajay Jain, MD, are hepatobiliary surgeons at Upstate. The July issue of Physicians Practice magazine gives a glimpse of the services available at Upstate. It’s written for...
View ArticleHere’s the summer Upstate Health magazine
Summer for many Central New Yorkers means getting outdoors, whether at amusement parks, on lakes or beaches, or in back yards. The summer issue of Upstate Health magazine features two nurses who kayak...
View ArticleEndoscopic surgery leaves salivary gland intact, no scars
People in need of salivary gland surgery have more options, thanks to a new ear, nose and throat surgeon on staff at Upstate. Mark Marzouk, MD Mark Marzouk, MD, the chief of the division of head and...
View ArticleCan older people ride roller coasters?
Question: Roller coasters and other wild rides provided so much enjoyment in my youth, but as I’ve gotten older, riding these rides leaves me feeling ill, with nausea, dizziness and/or headaches that...
View ArticleA ‘knife’ that fixes tumors without cutting
Kathleen Vincitore poses with her otolaryngologist, Charles Woods, MD, in the Gamma Knife Center at Upstate. (PHOTO BY ROBERT MESCAVAGE) When Kathleen Vincitore, 69, of Liverpool learned she had a...
View ArticleWhy does the cold weather make my nose run?
Haidy Marzouck, MD, an otolaryngologist at Upstate who specializes in sino-nasal allergies, said the answer to why a person’s nose runs in cold weather has two components. Haidy Marzouk, MD “It’s part...
View Article11 additions to Upstate’s Community Campus
Upstate’s Community Campus is located on Broad Road. Services have expanded, and new technology and equipment has been added to Upstate’s Community Campus in the four years since Upstate University...
View ArticlePatients with broken jaws may also have concussions
Concussions caused by sports injuries and active-duty military combat have garnered lots of publicity lately. Specialists at Upstate are now calling attention to a concussion that can result from a...
View ArticleRead about Upstate expertise in Physicians Practice magazine
The February edition of Physicians Practice magazine showcases Upstate experts from gerontology, urology, otolaryngology, nursing and pharmacy, as well as a story about Danielle Laraque-Arena,...
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