May 2011
Yale Medical Group Dialogue
Program of Excellence
In 2009, the Yale-New Haven Breast Center moved to a new location in Smilow Cancer Hospital. Since then, the center has hired a new director, expanded its staff by 20 people, and made impressive changes in the way it cares for patients.
Clinical Advance
The Yale Center for Asthma and Airways Disease is the only center in the New York metropolitan area offering bronchial thermoplasty, a new procedure that uses radiofrequency energy to treat moderate to severe asthma.
Compassionate Caregivers
Susan Higgins, MD, and her therapeutic radiology team work to create a safe and supportive environment for patients with breast and gynecological cancers.
Practice Standards
A Committee on the Ethical Relationship Between Physicians and Industry put months of research, meetings and discussions into a close study of industry relationships in Yale Medical Group’s updated policy.
Closing Thoughts...
Desperate to chase ebbing tide
her leashed dog pulls her down
stone beach to the water’s edge
Leadership Interview
The chair of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology believes that every leader should possess a willingness to lead collaboratively and share a common vision with constituents.
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New to Yale Medical Group
Angela Oren is the new senior deputy privacy officer and risk management administrator at the Yale School of Medicine.
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Staff Spotlight
Mary Marcarelli has been directing Yale Continuing Medical Education for 10 years, transforming it into an impressive model of efficiency.
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