For new president of Monroe County Medical Society, one of the challenges is to retain and attract new physicians to the area By Chris
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Rochester Regional infectious diseases physician warns of rapid increase in insect-borne illnesses — in certain cases incidence has tripled in the last decade By
Steven M. Finkelstein, M.D.
Chief of anesthesiology at Highland introduces the use of nitrous oxide as pain relief option to mothers in labor By Chris Motola Q: You’ve
Jill S. Halterman, M.D.
URMC pediatrician: Local program making a difference for school children with asthma, serving as model for other regions of the country By Chris Motola
Ted D. Barnett, M.D.
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Pamela S. Polashenski, M.D.
Chief medical officer at Newark-Wayne and Clifton Springs hospitals discusses challenges rural hospitals face By Chris Motola Q: You are in charge of medical
William J. Koenig, MD
Surgeon talks about misconceptions about plastic surgeries and his missions to Guatemala to treat kids with facial deformities By Chris Motola Q: What are
Mina Chung, M.D.
Eye doctor part of a team of physicians at UR Medicine that restored some vision to a blind woman using a new ‘bionic eye’
Allison Giordano, M.D.
Child and adolescent psychiatrist bucks the trend, goes solo By Chris Motola Q: While more and more physicians are joining groups and hospitals, you’re
Cristina Rusu, M.D.
New internist at Geneva General Hospital thrilled to work in the Finger Lakes, a place she says reminds her of her native Romania By










