NYU Langone Medical Center
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NYU Langone Medical Center is an academic medical center in New York City
affiliated with New York University
. It was named to the Honor Roll of U.S. News "Best Hospitals" in the nation for 2009-2010. The Medical Center comprises NYU School of Medicine and three hospitals: Tisch Hospital, the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
, and the Hospital for Joint Diseases. The medical center's mission is tri-fold: patient care, biomedical research
, and medical education. For over 169 years, NYU physicians and researchers have made contributions to the practice and science of health care.
NYU Langone's culture of humanism treats the whole person and not simply the disease, and the institution is known for evidence-based clinical care across a wide range of specialties including its five key clinical areas: cardiac and vascular, cancer, musculoskeletal, neurology and neurosurgery, and children’s services.
NYU Langone also treats the full range of medical conditions in outstanding programs including the Fertility Center, Weight Management Program (including bariatric surgery), Institute for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Robotic Surgery Center, Cochlear Implant Center, Sleep Disorders Center, and programs ranging from maternal-fetal medicine to Alzheimer's disease.
In 2008, Kenneth and Elaine Langone made a substantial donation, and the NYU Medical Center was subsequently named the NYU Langone Medical Center. Kenneth Langone
is the chairman of the board of trustees.
, which offers interdisciplinary training programs in the basic medical sciences, leading to the Ph.D. degree; and the NYU Post-Graduate Medical School, offering continuing medical education courses to physicians and other biomedical health professionals.
NYU School of Medicine enrolls approximately 700 students, including about 70 in the M.D./Ph.D. training program, and over 1,100 residents and fellows. Its total faculty numbers over 4,500, both full- and part-time.
NYU School of Medicine has four recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine among their alumni and former faculty. The faculty also includes six Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators, eight Institute of Medicine members, and six National Academy of Science members. Ten are fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and eight are members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The School of Medicine maintains affiliations with several leading area hospitals, including the Bellevue Hospital Center
, the nation’s oldest public hospital, which serves as its primary teaching affiliate, the Manhattan Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn, Governeur Healthcare Services in Manhattan, and the New York Harbor Veterans Affairs Medicel Center.
tertiary hospital, serves some 37,000 inpatients annually. NYU Langone also consists of the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, the first and one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world, and the Hospital for Joint Diseases,one of only five orthopedic/rheumatology hospitals in the world. Combined, the hospitals perform over 15,000 inpatient surgical procdures anually and see over 656,000 outpatient visits each year. In 2010, there were over 1,000,000 physician office visits.
, diphtheria
, yellow fever
, and venereal disease; the development of vaccines for hepatitis B, polio, and cancer
; advances in the treatment and prevention of stroke
and heart disease
; the introduction of minimally invasive surgical techniques
; and a range of other medical breakthroughs. In the early 1980s, a diverse group of clincians and researchers at NYU School of Medicine, including dermatologists, infectious disease specialists, immunologists, oncologists, epidemiologists, and others, were among the first in the world to identify and alarming increase in Kaposi's sarcoma, opportunistic infections, and immune system failure among young gay men and alert health authorities to an imminent health catastrophe, soon to be known as HIV/AIDS. NYU School of Medicine ranks 4th in the nation in the percentage of alumni who go on to become full-time faculty in U.S. medical schools, and 80 percent of its medical students participate in research.
In 2010, NYU Langone received a Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission, reflecting a commitment to high-quality care, and in 2009, the Rusk Institute and Hospital for Joint Diseases received accreditation from the Commission of Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
NYU Langone is a recipient of the Niagara Health Quality Coalition's (NHQC) New York State Hospital Report Card Honor Roll for patient safety and quality in 2009, 2010, and 2011 and was also recognized on the 2011 NHQC America's Safest Hospitals list, honoring hospitals that performed better than the state average in New York.
On July 28, 2011, Becker's Hospital Review listed the Hospital for Joint Diseases at NYU Langone Medical Center under 60 Hospitals With Great Orthopedic Programs.
Departments
New York City
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affiliated with New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. It was named to the Honor Roll of U.S. News "Best Hospitals" in the nation for 2009-2010. The Medical Center comprises NYU School of Medicine and three hospitals: Tisch Hospital, the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
The Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine is the world's first and largest university-affiliated center devoted entirely to inpatient/outpatient care, research and training in rehabilitation medicine. It is part of the NYU Langone Medical Center and operated under the auspices of the...
, and the Hospital for Joint Diseases. The medical center's mission is tri-fold: patient care, biomedical research
Biomedical research
Biomedical research , in general simply known as medical research, is the basic research, applied research, or translational research conducted to aid and support the body of knowledge in the field of medicine...
, and medical education. For over 169 years, NYU physicians and researchers have made contributions to the practice and science of health care.
NYU Langone's culture of humanism treats the whole person and not simply the disease, and the institution is known for evidence-based clinical care across a wide range of specialties including its five key clinical areas: cardiac and vascular, cancer, musculoskeletal, neurology and neurosurgery, and children’s services.
NYU Langone also treats the full range of medical conditions in outstanding programs including the Fertility Center, Weight Management Program (including bariatric surgery), Institute for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, Robotic Surgery Center, Cochlear Implant Center, Sleep Disorders Center, and programs ranging from maternal-fetal medicine to Alzheimer's disease.
In 2008, Kenneth and Elaine Langone made a substantial donation, and the NYU Medical Center was subsequently named the NYU Langone Medical Center. Kenneth Langone
Kenneth Langone
Kenneth Langone, is a venture capitalist, investment banker and financial backer of The Home Depot, and a former director of the New York Stock Exchange. He was elected as director of Yum! Brands effective October 7, 1997, and is a member of the Audit Committee. Langone is also a trustee of New...
is the chairman of the board of trustees.
NYU School of Medicine
Founded in 1841, the School of Medicine includes the Joan and Joel Smilow Research Center, devoted to translational (patient-oriented) medicine; the Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, a basic research facility; the Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical SciencesSackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences
The Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at the NYU School of Medicine is a division of the Graduate School of Arts and Science of New York University, leading to the Ph.D. degree and, in coordination with The Medical Scientist Training Program, combined M.D./Ph.D. degrees...
, which offers interdisciplinary training programs in the basic medical sciences, leading to the Ph.D. degree; and the NYU Post-Graduate Medical School, offering continuing medical education courses to physicians and other biomedical health professionals.
NYU School of Medicine enrolls approximately 700 students, including about 70 in the M.D./Ph.D. training program, and over 1,100 residents and fellows. Its total faculty numbers over 4,500, both full- and part-time.
NYU School of Medicine has four recipients of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine among their alumni and former faculty. The faculty also includes six Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators, eight Institute of Medicine members, and six National Academy of Science members. Ten are fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and eight are members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The School of Medicine maintains affiliations with several leading area hospitals, including the Bellevue Hospital Center
Bellevue Hospital Center
Bellevue Hospital Center, most often referred to as "Bellevue", was founded on March 31, 1736 and is the oldest public hospital in the United States. Located on First Avenue in the Kips Bay neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, Bellevue is famous from many literary, film and television...
, the nation’s oldest public hospital, which serves as its primary teaching affiliate, the Manhattan Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn, Governeur Healthcare Services in Manhattan, and the New York Harbor Veterans Affairs Medicel Center.
Hospitals
Tisch Hospital is a 705-bed acute careAcute care
Acute care is a branch of secondary health care where a patient receives active but short-term treatment for a severe injury or episode of illness, an urgent medical condition, or during recovery from surgery...
tertiary hospital, serves some 37,000 inpatients annually. NYU Langone also consists of the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, the first and one of the largest facilities of its kind in the world, and the Hospital for Joint Diseases,one of only five orthopedic/rheumatology hospitals in the world. Combined, the hospitals perform over 15,000 inpatient surgical procdures anually and see over 656,000 outpatient visits each year. In 2010, there were over 1,000,000 physician office visits.
History
With a tradition of responding to urgent public health issues, the faculty and alumni of NYU School of Medicine have contributed to the control of tuberculosisTuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
, diphtheria
Diphtheria
Diphtheria is an upper respiratory tract illness caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, a facultative anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium. It is characterized by sore throat, low fever, and an adherent membrane on the tonsils, pharynx, and/or nasal cavity...
, yellow fever
Yellow fever
Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease. The virus is a 40 to 50 nm enveloped RNA virus with positive sense of the Flaviviridae family....
, and venereal disease; the development of vaccines for hepatitis B, polio, and cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
; advances in the treatment and prevention of stroke
Stroke
A stroke, previously known medically as a cerebrovascular accident , is the rapidly developing loss of brain function due to disturbance in the blood supply to the brain. This can be due to ischemia caused by blockage , or a hemorrhage...
and heart disease
Heart disease
Heart disease, cardiac disease or cardiopathy is an umbrella term for a variety of diseases affecting the heart. , it is the leading cause of death in the United States, England, Canada and Wales, accounting for 25.4% of the total deaths in the United States.-Types:-Coronary heart disease:Coronary...
; the introduction of minimally invasive surgical techniques
Invasiveness of surgical procedures
There are three main categories which describe the invasiveness of surgical procedures. These are: non-invasive procedures, minimally invasive procedures, and invasive procedures ....
; and a range of other medical breakthroughs. In the early 1980s, a diverse group of clincians and researchers at NYU School of Medicine, including dermatologists, infectious disease specialists, immunologists, oncologists, epidemiologists, and others, were among the first in the world to identify and alarming increase in Kaposi's sarcoma, opportunistic infections, and immune system failure among young gay men and alert health authorities to an imminent health catastrophe, soon to be known as HIV/AIDS. NYU School of Medicine ranks 4th in the nation in the percentage of alumni who go on to become full-time faculty in U.S. medical schools, and 80 percent of its medical students participate in research.
Achievements
NYU Langone Medical Center consistently ranks among the nation’s top 50 hospitals in leading annual surveys. It has also been rated among the best hospitals in the country for the safety and quality of its care, and has earned a Magnet Award for excellence in nursing, conferred on less than 6 percent of the nation’s hospitals. NYU Langone is ranked nationally in 15 specialties on U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" 2011-2012 list, including top 10 rankings for Rehabilitation Medicine, Orthopaedics, and Rheumatology and a #11 ranking for Neurology & Neurosurgery. In addition, the medical center was ranked #2 in the New York Metropolitan Region on U.S. News & World Report's "Best Regional Hospitals" 2010-2011 list. More than 120 of its physicians are included on the 2011 list of New York magazine's "Best Doctors."In 2010, NYU Langone received a Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission, reflecting a commitment to high-quality care, and in 2009, the Rusk Institute and Hospital for Joint Diseases received accreditation from the Commission of Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
NYU Langone is a recipient of the Niagara Health Quality Coalition's (NHQC) New York State Hospital Report Card Honor Roll for patient safety and quality in 2009, 2010, and 2011 and was also recognized on the 2011 NHQC America's Safest Hospitals list, honoring hospitals that performed better than the state average in New York.
On July 28, 2011, Becker's Hospital Review listed the Hospital for Joint Diseases at NYU Langone Medical Center under 60 Hospitals With Great Orthopedic Programs.
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NYU Langone Medical Center comprises:Departments
- Anesthesiology
- Biochemistry
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Cell Biology
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Dermatology
- Emergency Medicine
- Environmental Medicine
- Medical Parasitology
- Medicine
- Microbiology
- Neurological Surgery
- Neurology
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Ophthalmology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Otolaryngology
- Pathology
- Pediatrics
- Pharmacology
- Physiology and Neuroscience
- Psychiatry
- Radiation Oncology
- Radiology
- Rehabilitation Medicine
- Surgery
- Urology