Drexel University College of Medicine has announced that physicians here have now completed 100 cases of Single Port Access (SPA™) surgery, a minimally invasive procedure that leaves patients with a hidden scar. The SPA technique was developed by Paul G. Curcillo II, M.D., FACS, associate professor and vice chair of the Department of Surgery and director of robotic and minimally invasive surgery, and Stephanie A. King, M.D., FACOG, associate professor and chief of gynecologic oncology.

Nearly 1,000 people partied the night away and helped raise $700,000 for autism research and treatment at Drexel University College of Medicine’s Black Tie White Coat Ball, held March 29 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.

Drexel University College of Medicine has announced that weight loss surgery is the topic in the April installment of the Drexel Medcast™, a monthly medical podcast with leading academic physicians and scientists from the Drexel University College of Medicine faculty. This month features an interview with Andres Castellanos, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Surgery.

Drexel University College of Medicine has announced that Barbara Schindler, M.D., professor of psychiatry and pediatrics, and vice dean for educational and academic affairs, has been appointed to the William Maul Measey Chair in Medical Education. The Measey Chair was established through the generosity of the Benjamin & Mary Siddons Measey Foundation. It is intended that the chair be dedicated to the development, implementation, and dissemination of academic innovations.

More than 30 million Americans suffer from migraine headaches, which rank in the top 20 of the world’s most disabling medical illnesses. Because of statistics like those, Drexel University College of Medicine is focusing on migraines and other head pain in the latest installment of the Drexel Medcast™, a monthly medical podcast featuring leading academic physicians and scientists from the Drexel University College of Medicine faculty.