A new study led by Yale investigators demonstrated that patients with severe aortic stenosis treated with TAVR have comparable five-year outcomes to those treated with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). The study was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) on March 30, 2025, and was presented as a late-breaking study at the 2025 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Annual Scientific Session. Yale performed the first TAVR in Connecticut nearly fifteen years ago. Since then, Yale has continued to invest in research, people, and technology to bring TAVR and other minimally invasive procedures to more patients with valvular and structural heart disease.
Mary E. Tinetti, MD, Gladys Phillips Crofoot Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics), discussed a guide to caring for older adults, especially more complex cases. The five Ms method includes multicomplexity, what matters, mind, mobility and medications.
Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) took center stage at a Yale symposium on April 5, 2025, when Dean Megan L. Ranney, MD, MPH, led a discussion with four distinguished Yale faculty members on the challenges and opportunities in higher education.
In March 2025, YSM leaders introduced the inaugural YSM Staff Appreciation & Recognition Champions (ARC) Awards. Recognizing that impactful achievements are often achieved through collaboration, the program will celebrate teams who exemplify the following aspirational behaviors (Collaboration, Initiative, Inspiration, and Community Service), which are essential to enhancing our vibrant and inclusive community in support of our core values.
The diagnostic and therapeutic options for patients with common chronic airway diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and bronchiectasis have dramatically improved over the last decade. In recognition of the need to improve access to novel diagnostic modalities, therapies, and research, the Yale Center for Asthma and Advanced Airway Disease in Yale School of Medicine’s Section of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine is expanding to become a home for patients with chronic airway diseases in the Northeast.
Daniela Tirziu, PhD, recently received a promotion to senior research scientist (cardiovascular medicine) in July 2024. Tirziu joined Yale in 2008 and is now the associate director of academic research for the Yale Cardiovascular Research Group (YCRG), where she focuses on the design of clinical trials, the management of reporting and regulatory requirements, and the dissemination of the results of interventional cardiovascular devices. Tirziu started her career in basic science research, where her work advanced the understanding of cellular crosstalk in the heart.
Doctors in Europe, Australia, and Canada have been using intestinal ultrasound (or point-of-care ultrasound) for decades to help improve patient education and management of inflammatory bowel disease. However, the technology has only recently gained traction in the United States. In a new Q&A, Jill Gaidos, MD, associate professor of medicine (digestive diseases) and medical director of the Yale Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program, discusses how intestinal ultrasound enhances patient care, supports physician education, and enables research.