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The building’s most dramatic feature, the three-story bridge connecting the university’s dedicated cancer research space with the clinical activities at the Cancer Center’s outpatient clinic.
From Nov. 11-17, Augusta University will work to reinforce and bring awareness to our shared commitment to fulfilling the USG mission to create a more educated Georgia with the highest ethical and professional standards.
Augusta University will receive $64 million to advance cybersecurity, undergraduate and graduate education, following approval from Gov. Nathan Deal of the Fiscal Year 2019 budget. Included in the 2019 budget is $49.4 million to relocate the College...
Today, we are introducing One AU Health, a framework to understand and consolidate these efforts under one unifying set of operating principles.
To ensure a dynamic future, the state’s public medical school must work to stabilize and transform its own health system and lead efforts to develop a unique statewide academic health system, that builds on its statewide campus network, to foster...
Dr. David C. Hess, 27th dean of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, will give his inaugural State of the College Address at noon Friday, Aug. 11, in the Natalie and Lansing B. Lee Jr. Auditorium. In his talk, “Blueprint for our...
Dr. David C. Hess, the new dean of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University talked with a writer for Metro Atlanta CEO recently about his first 100 days. Hess shared his excitement about leading Georgia’s only public medical school and...
Dr. Anand P. Jillella returns to the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University July 1 as the J. Harold Harrison, MD, Distinguished University Chair in Medical Oncology. Jillella also has been named chief of the MCG Division of...
Dr. David C. Hess, stroke specialist, honored educator, biotech entrepreneur, and longtime leader at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, has been named dean of Georgia’s public medical school and executive vice president for...
The April issue of Georgia Trend magazine includes an article about reaching patients who need specialized care in rural areas of the state. The REACH program, cofounded by Neurologist Dr. David C. Hess, interim dean of the Medical College of...
Medical College of Georgia faculty are consistently recognized among the top 1 percent in the nation for patient care, education, research. For 16 consecutive years, AU Medical Center has been the only local hospital to have its physicians included...
Dr. Adviye Ergul, a vascular physiologist and a prolific stroke researcher at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, has been named a Regents Professor by the University System of Georgia. Regents Professorships honor full-time...
Dr. Xin-Yun Lu, an established investigator pursuing the potential of two fat-cell derived hormones as novel therapies for depression and PTSD, has been named professor in the Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine at the Medical...
A single dose of adult, bone-marrow-derived stem cells may aid recovery in stroke patients if given early.
A signature event recognizing the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University’s first black students and a keynote address from a former U.S. surgeon general will commence a yearlong celebration of the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of...
Augusta University appeared in national headlines hundreds of times over 2016. Here are just a few of our top mentions for the year. 1. How Meditation Can Help Active-Duty Soldiers Huffington Post (Jan. 13) A small study from researchers with the...
Dr. David Hess has been named interim dean for Augusta University’s Medical College of Georgia and executive vice president of Medical Affairs and Integration. Both appointments are effective Jan. 17, upon the departure of Dr. Peter F. Buckley, who...
An 88-year-old woman was going about her day when the right side of her body felt weak and she was suddenly unable to speak — the signs of a massive stroke. She was in Dublin, Georgia, a small town in the middle of the state, and was sent to her...
Telestroke system celebrates milestone in patient care Over the last 13 years the REACH program, which was established by stroke specialists at the Medical College of Georgia, including Dr. David Hess, has provided rapid stroke care via tPA to more...
Timely treatment is critical to limiting damage from strokes. With the advent of telestroke systems, more people than ever have access to quick treatment. Dr. David Hess, chair of neurology, talks to the Chicago Tribune about how Augusta University...
