MD Rounds

University of Maryland Rounds features clinical and research updates from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Maryland Medical Center.

Intended for physicians, Rounds contains contact information to learn more about the clinical and research advances featured in each issue. It is printed three times a year and distributed monthly via email.

To refer a patient to the University of Maryland Medical Center, call 1-800-373-4111.

Featured Services

Abdominal Transplant/Kidney and Liver Diseases

• UM Expanding Liver Transplantation Program to Pediatrics (Spring 2016)
• UMMC Leads Nation in Kidney Transplants Among African-Americans (Spring 2016)
• UMMC among Few Centers Offering Specialized Kidney Transplants to Type B Recipients (Summer 2015)
• Transplant Team Explores Robotics as Next Horizon for Living Donation Surgery (Spring 2015)
• Polycycstic Kidney Disease - UMMC Mounts Aggressive Approach to Stubborn Kidney Disorder (Spring 2015)

Cancer

• New Trial Launches: Unique Radiation System for Early Breast Cancers (Winter 2015)
• UM Cancer Surgeon Co-Authors Breast Cancer Gene Testing Study in New England Journal of Medicine (Winter 2015)
• UMGCC Launches Novel Trial for Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer (Summer 2015)
• Patient-Centered Approach Offers Latest Treatments For Gynecologic Cancers (Winter 2015)
• Pediatric Hematology Program Boasts Personalized, Comprehensive Care (Spring 2015)

Cardiovascular Care

• UMMC at Forefront of Ventricular Tachycardia Mapping Efforts (Winter 2016)
• New Outpatient Limb Preservation Service Offers Comprehensive Access to Specialists (Winter 2015)
• A New Emphasis on Treating Adult Congenital Heart Patients (Summer 2015)
• ECMO Care for Those Who Need It (Summer 2015)
• Congenital Heart Program Serves Patients throughout Lifespan in One Location (Spring 2015)
• Global Study Focuses on Novel Treatment for Rare Form of Heart Failure (Winter 2015)
• New Aortic Center - A Magnet for Toughest Cases (Fall 2013)
• MitraClip Valve Repair (Winter 2015)

Neurosciences

• First-Ever Practice Guideline on Treating a First Seizure in Adults Distinguishes UMMC Neurologists (Fall 2015)
• New Telestroke Program Extends UMMC's Comprehensive Stroke Center Care (Spring 2015)
• UMMC in Pivotal Study Evaluating New Technology to Treat Essential Tremor (Winter 2015)

Orthopaedics

• Direct Anterior Hip Replacement Boasts Speedy Recovery (Winter 2016)
• Restoring Shoulder Functionality with Cutting Edge Procedures (Winter 2015)
• UMMC Research Reveals Overwhelmingly Incorrect Splinting for Kids’ Fractures (Winter 2015)

Pediatrics

• UM Expanding Liver Transplantation Program to Pediatrics (Spring 2016)
• UM Children's Hospital Increasingly Treating Children with Eosinophilic Esophagitis (Fall 2015)
• UM Leading Stem Cell Trial to Help Tiniest Heart Patients (Fall 2015)
• New NICU Upgrades Designed to Improve Babies' Neurodevelopmental Outcomes (Summer 2015)
• Pediatric Hematology Program Boasts Personalized, Comprehensive Care (Spring 2015)

Women's Health

• Complex Obstetric Surgery Program Handles the Most Challenging Surgical Cases (Fall 2015)
• Patient-Centered Approach Offers Latest Treatments For Gynecologic Cancers (Spring 2015)

Other

• Excellence at UMMC in Addressing Problem Gambling (Spring/Summer 2015)
• UMMC a Longtime Leader in Celiac Disease Care (Spring 2015)
• UMMC at Forefront of Milestone Advances in Hepatitis C (Winter 2015)
• UMMC Only Center in Maryland Performing Groundbreaking Glaucoma Surgery (Winter 2015)

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