After striding across the stage to pick up their M.D. degrees at the BankUnited Center on May 12, members of the Class of 2012 will head to some of the most competitive residency programs and prestigious institutions in the country. The class could, in fact, take a collective bow for their notable Match Day success, which created a buzz among underclassmen and is sure to be a great recruiting tool for prospective students.
When the Miller School’s Steven E. Lipshultz, M.D., Tracie L. Miller, M.D., and Sarah E. Messiah, Ph.D., M.P.H., were growing up, nobody discussed, much less studied, metabolic syndrome in children. After all, the cluster of risk factors associated with an increased risk for heart disease, diabetes, stroke and other health problems was found only in adults
A groundbreaking Miller School study funded by the National Cancer Institute’s Office of Cancer Survivorship has found all survivors of childhood cancer face a higher long-term risk of cardiovascular diseases and should be screened for a wide range of potential heart conditions.
