WINSTON-SALEM, NC May 12, 2017 – Michael LeCompte, a first-year Wake Forest School of Medicine student, has received the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Minority Summer Fellowship Award. Each year, two students from across the country are selected for the award; LeCompte is the first Wake Forest School of Medicine student to be honored. […]
WINSTON-SALEM, NC May 12, 2017 – Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) has been awarded a 2017 Excellence Award sponsored by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBC). WFIRM was one of five recipients. WFIRM won in the research and development category for its custom-designed 3-D printer that prints living cells. The award recognizes exceptional […]
WINSTON-SALEM, NC May 12, 2017 – Karen M. Winkfield, M.D.,Ph.D., associate professor of radiation oncology and director of the Office of Cancer Health Equity at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, served as the lead author of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) strategic plan for increasing racial and ethnic diversity in the oncology workforce. […]
WINSTON-SALEM, NC May 12, 2017 – Ryan Terlecki, M.D., associate professor of urology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, was part of a three-person team that won first place in a competition sponsored by the American Urological Association (AUA) Leadership Program. Terlecki was one of 20 participants selected nationwide to attend the leadership program. Participants […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – May 11, 2017 – People living in the communities surrounding Surry County will have access to the state’s leading care in cardiac rehabilitation thanks to a partnership Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Northern Hospital of Surry County announced today. Wake Forest Baptist is known for setting the standard of care for […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – May 10, 2017 – From the time he was born, Dylan Hill has faced an uphill battle. Born with multiple medical conditions, he had trouble breathing on his own, which caused brain damage. In addition, he was put on dialysis when he was just a month old. Shortly before he turned 2 […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – May 3, 2017 – As Wilkes Regional Medical Center moves closer to joining the Wake Forest Baptist family of hospitals, medical center leaders announced today it will be known as Wake Forest Baptist Health – Wilkes Medical Center when the long-term lease agreement with Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center closes July 1, […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – May 2, 2017 – Dermatologists with Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center will offer free skin cancer screenings on Thursday, May 18 from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at Medical Plaza – Country Club, located at 4618 Country Club Road in Winston-Salem. It’s estimated that around 76,000 people were newly diagnosed with skin […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – May 1, 2017 – Brenner Children’s Hospital, the pediatric arm of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, received verification as a Level I pediatric trauma center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Brenner Children’s is one of only 51 Level I pediatric trauma centers in the country. It became the first Level […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – April 25, 2017 – Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center today reported that it provided community benefits − charity care, unreimbursed care, education, research and community outreach programs and services − valued at $378.1 million for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. This is $1.8 million more than last year, which was […]