General Anesthesia Versus Conscious Sedation in TAVR: Experience from a Growing Structural Cardiology Program in the Midwest

Congratulations to our Internal Medicine Residents and Cardiology doctors on their recently published retrospective study from their Memorial data . Corresponding Author: Bishal Bhandari, MD, PGY2

SIU Surgeon Named 'Master Educator in Endoscopy'

SIU surgeon John Mellinger, MD, FACS, is the 2019 recipient of the SAGES Foundation’s Ponsky Master Educator in Endoscopy Award. The Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)

5 Questions You Should Ask Your Patients

Dr. Vidhya Prakash shares her take on how to communicate with patients who are non-compliant and don’t listen to medical advice.

Call for Team Science Grant (TSG) Applications 2019

TSG Award Goals and Scope The Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU (SCI) is seeking to fund proposals led by clinician-basic scientist te a m s that focus on translational cancer research. The main

Central Illinois Teens Complete SIU Physician Prep Program

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Sixteen central Illinois-area high school students are better prepared to become physicians after graduating from the Physician Pipeline Preparatory Program (P 4 ), a four-year

New articles in PubMed by SIU School of Medicine authors February 22, 2019

SIU School of Medicine authors published 24 articles in the past month that were added to PubMed. Display the 24 citations in PubMed

Hillsboro Area Hospital to Host Free Cancer Screenings on March 9

Doctors from Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU will provide free cancer screenings from 9 a.m. – noon on Saturday, March 9, at Hillsboro Area Hospital, 1200 East Tremont. “Early detection of cancer is

Dr. Golitko presents at Critical Care Congress

Dr. Aaron Golitko, EM PGY-2, presented 'An Unusual Case of Choking: A Cautionary Tale with Granulomatosis with Polyangitis Airway Management' at the Society for Critical Care Medicine's annual meeting

Black History Month Facts

SIU’s Student National Medical Association is showcasing famous African Americans as part of the school’s Black History Month celebration. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, MD (1831-1895) Rebecca Lee Crumpler was