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U.S. News & World Report Rankings
A Tradition of Excellence
Since 1993, U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) has ranked Winston-Salem, NC-based Wake Forest Baptist among the best hospitals in the nation. For 2011-12, we've been honored in 4 specialty areas and recognized as high-performing in 8 others.
Consistently Among the Best
In 2011, U.S. News & World Report partnered with independent research group Castle Connolly on their annual review of America's Top Doctors®. Ninety-four Wake Forest Baptist Physicians were recognized, with 53 cited as among the top one percent of physicians in their fields nationwide.
Protein Shows Promise in Blood Sugar Regulation
Generally diagnosed in children, teenagers and young adults, type 1 diabetes requires regular injections of insulin for patients to survive. Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine have opened a new line of research into this devastating disease with the discovery of a protein that they hope will one day lead to a new treatment.
Postmenopausal Women and Weight Gain: Study Results
A recent study at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, sponsored by the National Institute on Aging, found that when older women lose weight, they could suffer negative consequences if the weight loss is not maintained.
First Hospital in North Carolina to Implant Newly Approved Device to Treat Heart Failure
A next-generation defibrillator that provides more treatment options and will likely reduce readmissions for patients with heart failure has been implanted at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center – the first hospital in North Carolina to do so. The implantation of this new cardiac resynchronization therapy system was performed Dec. 2 on an 84-year-old male patient by Glenn Brammer, MD, assistant professor of cardiology, and assisted by Sidharth A. Shah, M.D., an electrophysiology fellow. The device had received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval only three days earlier, on Nov. 29.
Watch Dr. Meggan Goodpasture on Dr. Oz
When a producer from The Dr. Oz Show called in early November and asked if Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center had a pediatrician who could discuss malnutrition for an upcoming show they were doing on hunger, the answer was “YES!”
Watch the segments here.
Meggan Goodpasture, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, appeared on the Tuesday, Nov. 29 episode of The Dr. Oz show which was a special, hour-long report on "Hunger in America." Average viewership for The Dr. Oz show is 3.6 million. The show also featured an organization called Share Our Strength, a national nonprofit working to end childhood hunger in America. Anyone interested in contributing to a local food bank, can visit Second Harvest for more information.
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