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Dr. David Halleran, the surgeon who tried to save John Lennon’s life, recalls...
This memorial, donated by Naples, Italy, is located in "Strawberry Fields," the section of Central Park across from where Lennon lived with his wife, Yoko Ono. David Halleran MD was a third-year...
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Dr. Sarah Loguen’s Dominican Republic 125+ years later
Interior of the pharmacy owned by Dr. Sarah Loguen and her husband, Charles Fraser in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, circa 1885. Goins Collection, Howard University. Photographer Susan Kahn The...
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YouTube generation learns of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell for National History Day...
Danny Li, 14, holds an 1847 letter handwritten by Elizabeth Blackwell, the world’s first woman MD. Li is pictured in the Historical Collections room of the Health Sciences Library at Upstate Medical...
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Three generations mark Dr. Sarah Loguen’s birthday
Donna-Ann Thomas MD ‘99, assistant professor of anesthesiology and director of pain treatment; Nicole Sanders, second-year medical student; and Sharon Brangman MD ’81, professor of medicine and chief...
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Three Pioneering Women Doctors Recognized in Public Exhibitions
Tom Hunter of the Onondaga Historical Association holds posters of Drs. Elizabeth Blackwell and Sarah Loguen that will be part of an exhibit. Doctors Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910), Mary Walker...
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Bottles unearthed at Cancer Center construction site
Here’s a fun little mystery: Construction workers building the Upstate Cancer Center recently came across a couple of bottles at the site. The smaller bottle looks like an old laboratory or...
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Geneva Tower’s lobby offers history lesson
Anthony Adamitis, office manager, stands with the historic prints recently added to the lobby of Geneva Tower. Last August, Upstate opened Geneva Tower, a high-rise residence hall for students and...
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OASIS Members inspired by Dr. Sarah Loguen
Mary Hueber is learning about Dr. Sarah Loguen and other remarkable women at OASIS. This fall, OASIS offers “Remarkable Women in the History of Central New York,” one of 160+ courses offered by this...
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Upstate Veterans March in the CNY Veterans Day Parade
Team Upstate salutes veterans. For the third year, Upstate employees and families marched in the Central New York Veterans Day Parade. Held on Sat., Nov. 10 at the NYS Fairgrounds, the parade showcased...
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Trip to Italy provides glimpse of medical history
A Venetian Carnivale mask, of the type once used by physicians. When you work at an academic medical center like Upstate, health care is always on your mind, even if you’re on vacation. Should you find...
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Winter 2013 ‘Upstate Health’ magazine ready to be read
The winter 2013 issue of Upstate Health is here, featuring Olamide Ajagbe MD on the cover. She is an assistant professor of pediatrics who works some shifts at the Upstate Golisano After Hours Care on...
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Did ‘Wizard of Oz’ author have heart defect? Cardiologist researches L. Frank...
Illustration by W. W. Denslow, circa 1900 from Syracuse University Specialty Collections. L. Frank Baum is said to have died from congestive heart failure in 1919 at age 62, almost 20 years after the...
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Elizabeth Blackwell Day speaker will be Janine Austin Clayton from NIH
Janine Austin Clayton MD will speak at Upstate for Elizabeth Blackwell Day at noon Feb. 20. Her topic is “Putting Science to Work for Women’s Health – The Next Generation.” Dr. Clayton, an...
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Upstate Black History Month celebration honors Emancipation Proclamation,...
Nationally, Black History Month celebrations are focusing on two anniversaries this year: the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington....
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Healthy ‘soul food’ served at Black History Month celebration
Upstate social worker Chevelle Jones-Moore with the soul food lunch for the Feb. 6 Black History month event. For the second year in a row, Chef Blue (Will Lewis) is catering the soul food luncheon at...
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Geri Hall honored with Living Our Mission award
Geri Hall FNP of Upstate’s University Health Care Center Every year, in honor of Black History Month, Upstate’s Faculty and Staff Association for Diversity gives two awards: one to an employee who...
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Pastor Phil Turner honored with Community Leadership Award
The Rev. Phil M. Turner, pastor of Bethany Baptist Church. Every year, in honor of Black History month, Upstate’s Faculty and Staff Association for Diversity gives two awards: one to a member of the...
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Much thought, artistry behind children’s hospital memorial tree
Memorial tree, photographed by Shweta Shreyarthi. Anyone who visits the Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital can see the red tree sculptures that frame its “treehouse” entrance. Last fall, a new...
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How did Dr. Sarah Loguen Fraser address health disparities 150 years ago?
Learn about “Dr. Sarah Loguen Fraser’s Legacy: Gender, Race, Medical Education and Health Disparities” at a presentation from 4 to 5 p.m. Monday, April 29 at Upstate’s Medical Alumni Auditorium....
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Time for historical trivia about Upstate — five questions
This undated newspaper ad is part of the historical collection in the Upstate Health Sciences Library. Chancellor Charles N. Sims is first mentioned in the college catalogue in 1888. I’ve been delving...
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