Healthcare Review

Accredited By The Commission On Cancer
New Britain, CT – The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons has granted Three-Year Accreditation with Commendation to The Hospital of Central Connecticut (HOCC) Cancer Center.
A facility receives this recognition following an on-site evaluation by a physician surveyor during which the facility demonstrates a Commendation level [...]

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CHaD Welcomes New Pediatric Providers
Manchester, NH – CHaD in Manchester welcomed two new providers to the Pediatrics Department. Heather D. Emery, MD and Renee A. Plourde DO. Both will work alongside a team of nurse practitioners and physicians to provide comprehensive health care services to children of all ages.
Dr. Heather D. Emery received her medical [...]

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Dermatologist Joins UConn Health Center
FARMINGTON, CT. – Dr. Omar Ibrahimi has joined the University of Connecticut Health Center and is now seeing patients at Department of Dermatology.
Ibrahimi is director of cutaneous laser and cosmetic surgery and has expertise in
Mohs micrographic and reconstructive surgery. He also holds a faculty appointment at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine [...]

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Fellowship-Trained Orthopedist Medical Staff
Winchester, MA. – Winchester Hospital has welcomed board certified orthopedist Christopher Baker, MD to its medical staff. A resident of Acton, he is practicing at Orthopedic Surgery, Inc. in Stoneham with a specialty in foot and ankle surgery.
A major in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, Dr. Baker earned his Doctor of Medicine [...]

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PHARMACOLOGY PROFESSOR NAMED AOA RESEARCH MENTOR OF THE YEAR
BIDDEFORD, ME – The American Osteopathic Foundation has selected UNE professor Edward J. Bilsky, Ph.D, as its 2011 Research Mentor of the Year. The $5,000 award is given to a DO or Ph.D. member of an AOA-accredited osteopathic institution who has demonstrated excellence in research mentorship at [...]

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Inaugural Recipient Named For Professorship In Emergency Medicine
Providence, R.I. -Rhode Island Hospital, in concert with Brown University, has named Brian Zink, M.D., the inaugural recipient of the Frances Weeden Gibson-Edward A. Iannuccilli, M.D., Professorship in Emergency Medicine. Zink serves as the chief of the department of emergency medicine at Rhode Island Hospital, and as chair [...]

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