Latest Steven Libutti Stories
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 1-800-Oncologist, Inc. announced today the launch of its Contributing Expert program for oncology and radiology specialists. Members of 1-800-Oncologist's national Contributing Expert network are key opinion leaders in the cancer field that help translate medical news into information patients can understand and act upon. "We believe one of the keys to publishing relevant news and educating patients is having expert commentary from...
BRONX, N.Y., Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Why does cancer arise in certain parts of the body and not others? How exactly does it spread? These are critical questions that cannot be answered clearly despite decades of cancer research. Answers to complex but central questions about cancer have long stymied efforts to "win the war" on the disease. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120531/DC16559LOGO) Two research teams at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of...
Ablation System Provides Palliative Pain Relief for Cancer Patients with Metastatic Tumors in the Spine NEW YORK, April 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Physicians at Montefiore Medical Center are first on the East Coast to use a new radiofrequency ablation system that delivers energy directly into a metastatic spinal tumor to heat and destroy tumor cells and provide palliative pain relief. The procedure was successfully performed by Allan Brook, MD, Director of...
Dr. Goel Recognized for His Unique Approach To Colorectal Cancer Research BRONX, N.Y., June 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sanjay Goel, MD, MS, medical oncologist and researcher at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, has been presented with The American Society of Clinical Oncology Cancer Foundation's (TACF) Advanced Clinical Research Award for his unique, patient-oriented approach to colorectal cancer research. Dr. Goel received the award at the 46(th) Annual...
Medication Therapy Management Believed to be NY-Area's First Hospital-Based Program to Help Cancer Patients Reduce 'Polypharmacy' Mistakes BRONX, N.Y., May 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new program at the Montefiore-Einstein Center for Cancer Care (MECCC) is helping to reduce the negative consequences of "polypharmacy," the use of multiple dissimilar drugs, frequently prescribed by different doctors, by a patient who may have more than one serious health problem. Developed by the...
COLUMBIA, Md., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Celsion Corporation (Nasdaq: CLSN) today announced that it will initiate a Randomized Phase II Study of Lyso-Thermosensitive Liposomal Doxorubicin (ThermoDox®) and Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for Colorectal Liver Metastases (CRLM). Dr. Steven K. Libutti, Professor and Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery and Director of the Montefiore-Einstein Center for Cancer Care and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City, will serve as...
New agreement outlines an increased level of commitment to clinical care, research and education NEW YORK, July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University today announced a new ten-year agreement to continue their existing partnership and strengthen their ties in clinical care, medical research and teaching. The two nationally known medical institutions have been affiliated since 1963 and are committed to expanding...
