School of Medicine Features

Hardening arteries, an ancient problem

A mummy's curse: hardened arteries

UC Irvine cardiology professor Dr. Gregory Thomas and colleagues discover hardened arteries in ancient Egyptian mummies, showing that this precursor to heart attacks and strokes isn't just a modern malady.

Stem cells show promise at alleviating the memory loss that accompanies radiotherapy

Stem cells restore memory after radiation therapy

Human stem-cell transplants help rats regain cognitive ability within four months of radiation treatment for brain tumors, UC Irvine radiation oncology professor Charles L. Limoli and colleagues discover

On the cutting edge of sight

A zigzag path to better vision

UC Irvine ophthalmologists Drs. Marjan Farid, Sumit Garg and Rogert Steinert have pioneered a zigzag incision technique that improves the outcome of laser-assisted corneal transplantation

UC Irvine expands options for the hearing impaired

A sound practice

At UC Irvine Medical Center, cochlear implants restore children's hearing by directly stimulating the auditory nerve.

Dedicated to the ER

Dedicated to the ER

Medical student Jamie Akiva Kahn lives UC Irvine's values: intellectual curiousity, respect, integrity, commitment, empathy, appreciation and fun.

Healing the tiniest patients

Healing the tiniest patients

Nursing graduates begin satisfying careers caring for critically ill and premature newborns at UC Irvine Douglas Hospital.

Still doing its Level I best

Trauma does its Level 1 best

UC Irvine's Level I trauma center, which was re-verified as meeting the highest national standards, plays a critical role in treating Orange County's most severely injured patients.

Targeting tumors, not healthy tissue

Targeting tumors

UC Irvine School of Medicine researchers Kenneth Longmuir and Richard Robertson develop more precise ways to deliver chemotherapy drugs to tumors.

Treating fibroids without surgery

Treating fibroids without surgery

UC Irvine radiologist Dr. Scott Goodwin uses a catheter to fibroids in a procedure called uterine fibroid embolization

Halting Huntington's disease

Race against the clock

UC Irvine researcher Leslie Thompson's stem cell work gives hope to Huntington's disease patients, for whom time is the enemy.

Goose bumps, laughter and butterflies

Why do we laugh?

UC Irvine's Dr. Kathryn Larsen, chair of family medicine, explains the mechanisms behind such quirky human reactions as goosebumps, hiccups and laughter.

Triumph through teamwork

Triumph through teamwork

Without precision team work by UC Irvine's emergency and trauma specialists, spine surgeons and Fullerton paramedics, Jon Wilhite could not have survived the car crash that claimed the lives of Angels' pitcher Nick Adenhart and two friends.

Dr. Alpesh Amin

Hospitalist: The new medical specialty

Dr. Alpesh Amin is a pioneer and leader in the rapidly growing field of hospital medicine

Marnie Granados with patient

Ready for PRIME time

Inaugural class in model UCI medical education program graduates this spring

Dr. Chris Fox with an ultrasound scanner in the emergency department

Ultrasound: Wave of the future

Portable ultrasound scanners save lives in the ER, helping to diagnose life-threatening conditions in minutes, says Dr. Chris Fox.

Firepits pose hidden dangers

Firepits pose hidden dangers

UC Irvine Burn Center director and parents of injured toddler warn of fire pit danger, say injuries can be avoided

Stopping the spread of infectious diseases

Stopping the spread of infectious diseases

UC Irvine's research on viral and bacterial illnesses could benefit millions worldwide

White coats, bright future

White coats, bright future

UC Irvine's first married medical students tackle healthcare's changing face with passion, hope

Stress test

A stress test for healthy babies

UC Irvine psychiatry residents study prenatal stress among pregnant women

Lycopene research

The superfood quest

Xiaolin Zi gauges effects of naturally occurring compounds on bladder and prostate cancers

$21 million gift names hospital

$21 million gift names hospital

Building becomes UC Irvine Douglas Hospital in honor of largest single cash donation in campus history