Academic Difference
Karol Kerr MD, assistant professor of pediatrics
Pediatric cancer research funded
Doctors teach, learn via symposium
Since 2006, the Waters Center for Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders at Upstate has received $306,600 in research support from the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. The money helps Upstate’s pediatric cancer patients participate in clinical trials and supports research conducted by its physician-faculty.
Cancer specialists from Upstate and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center gave lectures during the annual Upstate Cancer Symposium in September at Weiskotten Hall.
Upstate’s 2011 award recipient — pediatric hematologist/ oncologist Karol Kerr MD — noted, “With St. Baldrick’s support, our pediatric oncology team can continue providing Central New York children with the most up-to-date cancer therapies in collaboration with the Children’s Oncology Group.”
Michael S. Curtis MD, assistant professor of plastic surgery, spoke about breast reconstruction.
Each year, hundreds of Central New Yorkers raise money for childhood cancer research by shaving their heads at an event held at Kitty Hoynes Irish Pub and Restaurant in Syracuse, the second largest St. Baldrick’s fundraiser in the U.S. ■
Pediatric hematologists/oncologists Karol Kerr MD and Irene Cherrick MD have had their research funded by St. Baldrick’s, an international non-profit that provided grants to 30 organizations in 2011. Irene Cherrick MD, associate professor of pediatrics
CO R R EC T I O N The wrong photo appeared with a story in the previous newsletter about Positron Emission Mammography. In this photo, Cathy Lavalley CNMT is at the controls of the new mammography machine, available at Upstate Radiology Associates, 550 Harrison Center, Syracuse.
Mitchell I. Karmel MD, associate professor of radiology, gave an overview of interventional oncology. Gennady Bratslavsky MD, professor and chair of urology, spoke about diagnosis and treatment options for localized prostate cancer. Lawrence S. Chin MD, professor and chair of neurosurgery, addressed stateof-the-art treatment for brain tumors. The guest faculty presenter, Eileen M. O’Reilly MD of Sloan-Kettering, spoke on treatment updates and new directions for pancreas cancer. The moderator was Medical Director Leslie J. Kohman MD.
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winter 2011/2012