Topics: Heart and Vascular Institute

Sanjib Adhikary and Joan Gensamer stand beside each other holding their award trophies.

Research and Innovation Awards highlight faculty, staff, student achievements

Oct 13, 2022

Penn State College of Medicine faculty, staff and students celebrated their peers’ research achievements at the Research and Innovations Awards on Oct. 12.

A photo of Dr. Michael Farbaniec is shown next to the words Exceptional Moments in Teaching.

Farbaniec recognized for Exceptional Moments in Teaching

Oct 12, 2022

Dr. Michael Farbaniec, a physician at Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, is featured for October in the “Exceptional Moments in Teaching” program.

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Three hearts for three brothers: Siblings each get transplants at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Oct 12, 2022

Three brothers are beating the odds - and a tough illness that runs in the family - thanks to undergoing heart transplants.

Close-up of a woman holding her arm.

The Medical Minute: That arm pain might signal a vascular disorder

Sep 14, 2022

It isn’t a result of smoking, obesity or heredity. This vascular illness affects even young athletes, and it’s often misdiagnosed. Two Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute surgeons discuss thoracic outlet syndrome.

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College of Medicine receives record National Institutes of Health funding

Aug 23, 2022

Penn State College of Medicine researchers obtained more than $142 million in total research awards last fiscal year, including nearly $78 million in awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

A man in a surgical mask charges a net brandishing a pickleball racquet in a gym. Two other men are seen from behind in the foreground.

The Medical Minute: Pickleball anyone? Sport’s popularity surges, health benefits abound

Aug 4, 2022

Pickleball is surging in popularity. Does the sport also offer health benefits? A Penn State Health exercise physiologist and a couple passionate pickleballers pop the top on a jar’s worth of thoughts.

New Penn State Health Journeys app puts heart bypass patients in the know

Jun 28, 2022

Surgery prep for coronary artery bypass graft patients just got a little easier with the new Penn State Health Journeys app, featuring information about their heart condition, surgery and recovery.

Illustration of an artery dissection.

The Medical Minute: Aortic dissection starts a race against the clock

Jun 9, 2022

Aortic dissections are among the most dire repercussions of unhealthy lifestyle choices like smoking. But a Penn State Health cardiac surgeon says a new treatment can improve the outlook for some patients.

A Black, female patient discusses her care with a Black, female nurse. Both women are wearing masks.

American-born Black adults are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than Black immigrants

May 3, 2022

In a new study, recent Black immigrants and those who had been in the U.S. for 15 years or longer were less likely to die from cardiovascular disease than Black adults born in the U.S.

Hands hold an artificial heart device.

Decades in the making: Researchers continue total artificial heart project

Apr 20, 2022

Development of an implantable artificial heart that operates wirelessly and reliably for 10 years is the goal of an ongoing Penn State College of Medicine project.

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