Lieber Institute holds vast brain bank for mental disorders
In East Baltimore the Lieber Institute for Brain Development houses over 3000 post mortem brains, arriving in red coolers for examination by Rahul Bharadwaj. The facility, the largest dedicated to mental conditions, studies neuropsychiatric disorders to uncover brain biology and root causes, aiming to prevent illness with targeted therapies.
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Lieber Institute For Brain Development
Baltimore
Rahul Bharadwaj
Maryland Medical Examiner
Lieber
Daniel Weinberger
Institute
CarolinaEast cath lab earns first ACC accreditation in NC
The CarolinaEast Medical Center cardiac catheterization lab became North Carolina’s first ACC accredited facility in November. The three year designation followed on site evaluation of staff capability to evaluate diagnose and treat patients. The lab also earned a nation ranking as a Cardiovascular Center of Excellence.
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CarolinaEast Medical Center
American College of Cardiology
CarolinaEast
North Carolina
Phillip D. Levy
ACC Accreditation Management Board
Rick Fisher
ACC
Carolina East
Fisher
Brandy Popp
American Heart Association
Laura Peters
Cardiac Path
Peters
Alex Kirby
Kirby
Cardiology Society ACC Describes Mission and Roles
The American College of Cardiology, a 52000-member medical society, serves as the professional home for the cardiovascular care team. It shapes health policy and guidelines, runs national registries, accredits hospitals, provides education, disseminates research, and grants credentials to qualified specialists.
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American College of Cardiology
ACC
UAE funded Children’s National opens research campus in DC
The United Arab Emirates will fund a new pediatric research and innovation campus at the former Walter Reed site in Washington DC. The Children’s National Research and Innovation Campus, affiliated with Children’s National Medical Center, opens in 2020 on about 12 acres and includes research on rare childhood illnesses and an outpatient clinic. The UAE gift totals 30 million dollars, echoing a prior 150 million donation for the Sheikh Zayed Institute nearby.
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United Arab Emirates
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, D.C
Children’s National Research and Innovation
Uae
Sheikh Zayed Institute
Children’s National
Kurt Newman
National Institutes of Health
University of Maryland
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Washington
Eleus Manfredi Architects
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