Rady Children's Hospital

Rady Children's Appoints Vijay A. Patel, MD, as Director of Pediatric Complex Sinus and Skull Base Surgery Program and Professor of Otolaryngology at UC San Diego

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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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SAN DIEGO, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego , one of the nation's top 10 pediatric health care systems, and the University of California San Diego are pleased to announce that Vijay A. Patel, MD, has been appointed as Director of the Pediatric Complex Sinus and Skull Base Surgery Program at Rady Children's Hospital and assistant professor of otolaryngology at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

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  • SAN DIEGO, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego , one of the nation's top 10 pediatric health care systems, and the University of California San Diego are pleased to announce that Vijay A. Patel, MD, has been appointed as Director of the Pediatric Complex Sinus and Skull Base Surgery Program at Rady Children's Hospital and assistant professor of otolaryngology at UC San Diego School of Medicine.
  • Dr. Patel will lead a multidisciplinary team of physicians committed to providing comprehensive care for pediatric patients with complex sinonasal and skull base lesions.
  • At Rady Children's, the Pediatric Complex Sinus and Skull Base Surgery Program offers an endoscopic endonasal approach that removes or alleviates the source of the problem while minimizing damage to surrounding critical structures.
  • "Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego and UC San Diego have long set the standard for pediatric health care on the West Coast and beyond," said Dr. Patel.

Fresh Start Surgical Gifts Tees Up for 9th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic, Hosted by Jermaine Dye in Chicago on May 19-20

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Tuesday, May 7, 2024
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CHICAGO, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nationally recognized nonprofit, Fresh Start Surgical Gifts , is gearing up for an incredible golf event on the course during its 9th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic, hosted by athlete and longtime supporter Jermaine Dye.

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  • CHICAGO, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nationally recognized nonprofit, Fresh Start Surgical Gifts , is gearing up for an incredible golf event on the course during its 9th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic, hosted by athlete and longtime supporter Jermaine Dye.
  • It's an honor to host this event for the ninth year," says Jermaine Dye.
  • Then on Monday, the golf tournament begins on the stunning course at Rich Harvest Farms with VIP celebrities, hosted by White Sox MVP, Jermaine Dye.
  • "We're so proud to announce the return of our 9th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic to the heart of Chicago!

Exagen Inc. Announces Changes to the Board of Directors

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Friday, April 26, 2024
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CARLSBAD, Calif., April 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Exagen Inc. (Nasdaq: XGN), a leading provider of autoimmune testing solutions, today announced changes to the Board of Directors.

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  • CARLSBAD, Calif., April 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Exagen Inc. (Nasdaq: XGN), a leading provider of autoimmune testing solutions, today announced changes to the Board of Directors.
  • Exagen is pleased to announce Scott Kahn, Ph.D. is joining the Board as a Class I Director.
  • “First, I want to thank Brian Birk, Beto Pallares, Ph.D. and Wendy Johnson for their years of commitment and service to the Exagen Board of Directors.
  • To ensure we are well-equipped to grow with these changes, we have appointed Dr. Kahn to our Board of Directors.

Cochlear receives FDA clearance to lower the age for the Osia System to 5-years-old

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Friday, April 19, 2024
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"The Osia System has truly been life changing," Dea R., parent to 8-year-old Adrian said.

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  • "The Osia System has truly been life changing," Dea R., parent to 8-year-old Adrian said.
  • Adrian was diagnosed with hearing loss at age 4 and started with the Baha® Sound Processor with a Baha Softband before transitioning to the Osia System at age 6.
  • "I choose the Osia System for my pediatric patients because it really made the difference in terms of the sound clarity.
  • "The Osia System is transformative technology, and we're pleased that it's now accessible for children as young as 5.

SchoolsFirst FCU Celebrates 2023 Year of Giving to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals

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Friday, April 12, 2024
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TUSTIN, Calif., April 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SchoolsFirst FCU, the largest credit union serving school employees and their families, today announced that it contributed more than $365,000 in 2023 – through a combination of corporate donations and fundraising – to support Children's Miracle Network Hospitals (CMNH) and designated children's hospitals in California, including Children's Health of Orange County (CHOC), Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), Rady Children's Hospital – San Diego and UC Davis Children's Hospital.

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  • As a credit union serving California school employees and their families, SchoolsFirst FCU has participated in supporting Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, the charity of choice for credit unions, through partnerships with regional hospitals throughout the state.
  • SchoolsFirst FCU also assumed an active role in fundraising initiatives sponsored by "Credit Unions for Kids" (also known as "CU4Kids"), the brand under which credit unions nationwide raise funds for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.
  • During 2023, SchoolsFirst FCU, its Members and teammembers raised funds for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals through a variety of activities and programs:
    SchoolsFirst FCU raised funds for CHOC by sponsoring the hospital's annual CHOC Walk in the Park event through fundraising activities, corporate matching funds and teammember volunteerism.
  • Classic at UC Davis, a program affiliated with the PGA Tour to support Children's Miracle Network Hospitals across the county.

ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine Elects Four Highly Accomplished Medical Genetics Professionals to its Board of Directors

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Thursday, April 11, 2024
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The ACMG Foundation is a national nonprofit foundation dedicated to facilitating the integration of genetics and genomics into medical practice.

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  • The ACMG Foundation is a national nonprofit foundation dedicated to facilitating the integration of genetics and genomics into medical practice.
  • The board members are active participants, serving as advocates for the ACMG Foundation and for advancing its policies and programs.
  • ACMG Foundation President Nancy J. Mendelsohn, MD, FACMG said, "We are pleased to welcome these four new members to the ACMG Foundation Board of Directors.
  • "I am honored for the opportunity to serve the ACMG again through participation in the Foundation Board of Directors.

Rady Children's Appoints Tom K. Lin, MD, as Rady Children's Hospital Medical Director of Pediatric Interventional Endoscopy and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the University of California San Diego

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Wednesday, February 14, 2024
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SAN DIEGO, Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego , one of the nation's top pediatric health care systems, and the University of California San Diego are pleased to announce that Tom K. Lin, MD, has been appointed as Medical Director of Pediatric Interventional Endoscopy at Rady Children's Hospital and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at UC San Diego School of Medicine.

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  • SAN DIEGO, Feb. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego , one of the nation's top pediatric health care systems, and the University of California San Diego are pleased to announce that Tom K. Lin, MD, has been appointed as Medical Director of Pediatric Interventional Endoscopy at Rady Children's Hospital and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at UC San Diego School of Medicine.
  • With more than 21 years of medical expertise, Dr. Lin will lead Rady Children's and UC San Diego's efforts to improve care for pediatric patients with pancreaticobiliary disorders; establishing the first interventional endoscopy program at Rady Children's.
  • Prior to his appointment, Dr. Lin spent 11 years at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, where he was instrumental in building the interventional endoscopy program from the ground up.
  • For pediatric patients with pancreaticobiliary disorders, interventional endoscopy represents a significant milestone in the fight against these diseases.

NuView Life Sciences Announces the Appointments of Dr. Stanley J. Pappelbaum and A.J. Boechler to Board of Directors

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Wednesday, January 3, 2024
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PARK CITY, Utah, Jan. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- NuView Life Sciences, Inc. ("NuView", the "company"), a radiopharmaceutical company seeking to enhance the global oncology market with its novel platform (NV-VPAC1™) capable of detecting and precisely targeting G protein-coupled receptors for cancer, announced the appointments of Dr. Stanley J. Pappelbaum and A.J. Boechler to its board of directors. Their combined experience and expertise developing, commercializing, and scaling therapeutics that span the product lifecycle adds further depth to NuView's leadership team as the Company advances its NV-VPAC1™ theranostic technology towards key clinical and commercialization milestones in 2024. NuView is leveraging its NV-VPAC1™ platform to advance a pipeline of precision in vitro laboratory diagnostics tests and in vivo cancer diagnostics and therapy delivery systems targeting multiple high-need, large-market indications, including prostate and bladder cancer.

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  • Boechler to its board of directors.
  • "On behalf of the Board, I am pleased to welcome Stan and A.J.
  • and look forward to benefitting from their knowledge and expertise," said Paul Crowe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NuView.
  • Boechler joins the NuView board offering more than 30 years of executive leadership experience at the General Electric Company.

Fresh Start Surgical Gifts Celebrates a Year of Compassionate Care, Community Impact and Transformative Milestones, Looking Ahead to 2024

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Wednesday, December 27, 2023
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Fresh Start Surgical Gifts celebrates 23,328 surgeries, new partnerships and $60M+ in donated medical care in 2023.

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  • Fresh Start Surgical Gifts celebrates 23,328 surgeries, new partnerships and $60M+ in donated medical care in 2023.
  • Fresh Start Surgical Gifts maintains a strong presence in multiple locations, serving communities in San Diego, Chicago and San Antonio.
  • As Fresh Start Surgical Gifts concludes a year marked by resilience, compassion and transformative care, the organization looks ahead with optimism and determination.
  • The commitment to enhancing the lives of individuals through accessible medical services remains at the forefront of Fresh Start Surgical Gifts' mission.

National University Partners with Sports San Diego as a Sponsor of the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
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SAN DIEGO, Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- National University (NU) — a nonprofit Minority Serving Institution that serves 50,000 degree-seeking students and 80,000 workforce and professional development students annually — today announced it will be a proud sponsor of the 44th Annual DIRECTV Holiday Bowl, a December 27 matchup at Petco Park between Louisville (10-3) from the ACC, and the University of Southern California (7-5), an 11-time National Champion from the Pac-12.

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  • "We are so pleased to be partnering with Sports San Diego on such a huge event for our entire community," said Dr. Mark D. Milliron, president and CEO of National University.
  • NU also recently supported the inaugural Rady Children's Invitational college basketball tournament held in November at UC San Diego.
  • The DIRECTV Holiday Bowl is scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 27, at 5 p.m. and will be broadcast live on FOX from Petco Park in Downtown San Diego.
  • For information and tickets visit http://www.HolidayBowl.com, where you can also learn about Bowl Week events, including the Port of San Diego Holiday Bowl Parade presented by Kaiser Permanente, the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl's Port of San Diego Game Day 5K Walk/Run, and the Bowl Bash.