Hitinder Gurm, MD. Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Cardiology at the University of Michigan Frankel Cardiovascular Center (Ann Arbor). Dr. Gurm serves as the associate chief of cardiovascular medicine for VA Ann Arbor Health System and the associate chief…
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York City). Founded in 1884, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center now houses 471 inpatient beds. It represents one of 69 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers, and U.S. News & World Report ranked the…
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Boston). The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute got its start in 1947 when Sidney Farber, MD, founded the Children’s Cancer Research Foundation to provide cancer treatment to children and develop preventative treatments and cures for the future. The hospital…
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside (Pittsburgh). This 520-bed tertiary care hospital ranks No. 2 in the state and No. 12 in the country according to U.S. News & World Report’s rankings for 2016-17. With a focus on interventional cardiology, angioplasties and catheter…
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston). MD Anderson Cancer Center was founded as part of the University of Texas System in 1941, in the midst of World War II. Its creation was funded by the charitable foundation of…
University of Tennessee Medical Center (Knoxville). The 609-bed University of Tennessee Medical Center plays a crucial role in Knoxville and the surrounding region. It includes a Level I trauma center and is home to the region’s only dedicated heart hospital,…
Christiana Hospital (Newark, Del.). Christiana Hospital is 913-bed, 1.3-million-square-foot facility and home to Delaware’s only Level I trauma center. The hospital is also home to the John H. Ammon Medical Education Center, which consists of 13 classrooms, a 240-seat auditorium…
UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s Hospital (Cedar Rapids, Iowa). St. Luke’s Hospital tied for the second best hospital in the state in 2016-17, according to U.S. News & World Report. The Magnet-certified hospital provides top-notch care across specialties, though it excels particularly…
Treating intravenous drug users for endocarditis — inflammation of the heart valve related to infection — is putting physicians in harrowing ethical territory, according to a report from NPR.
Hudson Hospital and Clinic, a member of the HealthPartners family of care, is a well-respected and growing medical center located in far western Wisconsin about 15 minutes east of St. Paul, Minnesota and 30 minutes east of Minneapolis, Minnesota.