Health Sciences Archives

Aug 13, 2014
  • ECU News Services

Congressman discusses health care legislation at ECHI event

ECU News Services A Georgia congressman was the featured speaker during a discussion of “Federal Issues Facing the Medical Community,” organized by U.S. Rep Walter Jones’ office and held Aug....

Aug 13, 2014
  • ECU News Services

Mark Your Calendars: TEDMED is coming to ECU on Sept. 13

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSeNBTsIG0M&feature=youtu.be TEDMED is an annual, three-day gathering that unites extraordinary people and ideas from all disciplines inside and outside of medicine. The unusual and provocative program features short talks and artistic...

Jul 23, 2014
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Brody names new chair of Family Medicine

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has announced that Dr. Chelley Kaye Alexander has been hired to chair the Department of Family Medicine, effective August 11. Alexander...

Jul 18, 2014
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Cotterill named division director of Pediatric Dentistry at ECU

Christopher A. Cotterill has been appointed division director of Pediatric Dentistry in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics at the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine. Cotterill assumed...

Jul 01, 2014
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East Carolina Heart Institute earns top rating

The East Carolina Heart Institute has received the highest quality rating awarded by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. The society database is the national report card that compares the quality...

Jun 17, 2014
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ECU cardiologist elected to Royal College of Physicians

By Amy Adams Ellis ECU News Services East Carolina Heart Institute physician Ashesh Buch has been elected a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London. Buch was formally...

May 22, 2014
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Brody School of Medicine dean speaks at Vidant health conference

By Kathryn Kennedy ECU News Services Dr. Paul Cunningham, dean of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, was one of four health care professionals to present Monday,...

May 21, 2014
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ECU pediatrician certified as physician executive

By Amy Ellis ECU News Services Dr. John M. Olsson, division chief for general pediatrics at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, was recently named a certified physician executive...

May 08, 2014
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Saeed interviewed on NPR’s ‘All Things Considered’

Dr. Sy Saeed, chairman of the Department of Psychiatric Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine, was interviewed on NPR’s “All Things Considered” May 7 regarding the effectiveness of telepsychiatry...

May 08, 2014
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Nursing student group named ECU Outstanding Organization of the Year

By Elizabeth Willy College of Nursing The East Carolina Association of Nursing Students was honored as ECU's Organization of the Year at the Student Activities and Organizations banquet May 4....