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WHODuring National Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Awareness Month throughout September and Aortic Disease Awareness Week, Sept.19-26, Smidt Heart Institute cardiologists and surgeons are available to speak with journalists about these common heart condit...

Cedars-Sinai Neurosurgery experts who treat the most aggressive form of brain cancer and specialize in leading-edge spine surgery techniques will present research and discuss pioneering therapies at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2023 Annual M...

WHATThroughout the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress August 25-28, 2023, in Amsterdam, experts from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai will be available to discuss advances and innovations in cardiology, including some of the most ...

WHAT:The science is unclear on exactly why an increasingly popular new class of federally approved diabetes and obesity medications work, but they do know that they are effective at helping people lose weight. The medications are sold under brand nam...

WHAT:Cedars-Sinai is joining several local organizations in a large back-to-school health fair this Saturday.Cedars-Sinai’s COACH for Kids health professionals will be administering all vaccines required for children to start the school year in the L...

WHAT:Cedars-Sinai and BlackDoctor.org will host a virtual community conversation to help kick-off the back-to-school season.During this 1-hour online discussion, Prepping for a Healthy School Year, experts from Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s will pro...

WHAT:Orthopaedic surgeon Robert Klapper, MD, joined by paleontologist Mairsin Balisi, PhD, will lead a special discussion about the mysteries of saber-toothed cats and their social structures, based on collaborative research between the La Brea Tar P...

Cedars-Sinai Spine, together with Och Spine at New York-Presbyterian, will kick off the inaugural Summer Spine Symposium in Park City, Utah, this month. The symposium will be held July 13-16.The Summer Spine Symposium is a medical meeting for orthopa...

WHAT:Members of the Los Angeles Rams’ 2023 rookie class will be visiting Cedars-Sinai patients Monday, June 19. The football players will visit pediatric patients in Guerin Children’s and cancer patients at Samuel Oschin Cancer Center. Additionally, ...

WHAT:Cedars-Sinai and BlackDoctor.org will host an important virtual conversation about the state of Black maternal health. The discussion, an ongoing series of health conversations called “Embracing Our Community: LIVE!”, will address the concerning...

WHO:Nicole M. Mitchell, Cedars-Sinai’s chief diversity and inclusion officer, is available for interviews to discuss the significance and growth of Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day.WHAT:Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when n...

Cedars-Sinai investigators studying the effects of space on stem cells will present their work at the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) Annual Meeting June 14-17 in Boston, and are available for interviews throughout the conference...

WHAT:Cedars-Sinai is hosting a two-day blood drive June 14 and 15 at the Original Farmer’s Market in observance of World Blood Donor Day on June 14. Armando Romero, associate director of Transfusion Medicine at Cedars-Sinai, will be available in pers...

EXPERTS AVAILABLECedars-Sinai endocrinologists will share their latest medical research and clinical care improvements at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Chicago, June 15-18. Physician-scientists are available for interviews on a...

Cedars-Sinai clinicians and scientists, including Medawar Prize winner Stanley Jordan, MD, and prominent nephrology and immunology investigator Peter Heeger, MD, will share their latest advances in research at the American Transplant Congress (ATC), ...

Throughout June, Cedars-Sinai is joining celebrations for Pride Month, which honors the LGBTQ+ community.“Cedars-Sinai was founded in 1902 on the principles of diversity, inclusion and quality healthcare for all,” said Nicole Mitchell, Cedars-Sinai’s...

Cedars-Sinai Cancer physician-scientists with expertise in liver, skin, lung, breast, colorectal, pancreatic, brain, prostate and endometrial cancers will be attending the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting June 2-6 in Chicago and a...

WHAT: Cedars-Sinai and the Los Angeles Rams are joining forces to help underserved student athletes by providing the medical exams they need to participate in school sports. Nine Cedars-Sinai physicians are volunteering to give free physicals to 150 ...

WHAT:Physician-scientists from Cedars-Sinai Cancer are available for interviews to discuss the new draft recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that women at average risk for breast cancer should have a mammogram every other year b...

Next Sunday will be the first Mother’s Day that Cedars-Sinai pediatrician Tracy Zaslow faces without her mother, Carol, by her side.After Carol’s death last year of heart disease, the family started the Carol Zaslow Memorial Fund to support pediatric...

Digestive Disease Week (DDW) is the largest international gathering of physicians, researchers, and academics in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy, and gastrointestinal surgery. DDW2023 will take place May 6-9 in Chicago and showc...

WHAT: Throughout the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, taking place May 6-9 in Los Angeles, experts from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai will be available to discuss advances and innovations in cardiothoracic ...

Research from Cedars-Sinai Cancer detailing the largest examination to date of prostate cancer in transgender women, as well as treatment options that improve outcomes in patients with recurrent prostate cancer, will be presented during the American ...

EXPERTS AVAILABLECedars-Sinai geriatrics experts will present their latest advances in research and care at the annual scientific meeting of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) in Long Beach, California, May 4-6, discussing caring for patients with...

Experts from the Department of Urology at Cedars-Sinai will present innovative research findings and lead discussions on the latest medical breakthroughs during the American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting April 28-May 1 in Chicago.Urolog...

WHAT:Cedars-Sinai is welcoming Angel City Football Club goalkeeper Brittany Isenhour on Tuesday, April 25. Isenhour will visit patients in Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s and in the Infusion Center at Cedars-Sinai Cancer. Isenhour will bring Angel Cit...

WHAT: Cardiothoracic surgeons and cardiologists from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai are available to discuss the latest advances in research, clinical care and surgery throughout the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation...

Cedars-Sinai Cancer oncologists and researchers are available to comment on late-breaking topics and research throughout the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2023, happening April 14-19 in Orlando.Select experts and topi...

WHAT:Cedars-Sinai is reaching out to the Latinx community by hosting a blood drive at Festival Los Clippers presented by Cedars-Sinai, AT&T, and McDonalds. The free event on Olvera Street in downtown Los Angeles will include live performances and fam...

WHAT:  Cedars-Sinai and BlackDoctor.org will host a virtual community conversation about the importance of increasing diverse representation in medical research. Currently, Black patients account for only 5% of clinical trial participants in the U.S....