UC Irvine Medical Center receives Gold Plus Award for heart failure care

The American Heart Association has recognized UC Irvine Healthcare for their commitment to excellent care and the association’s Get With the Guidelines program.

American Heart Association rates UCI 'platinum' on fitness

Campus honored for success in decreasing healthcare expenses, increasing productivity.

Dr. Dawn M. Lombardo

Doctor fights the No. 1 killer of women

Dr. Dawn M. Lombardo directs a UC Irvine Medical Center program to combat cardiovascular disease through research, treatment and education. She’s especially interested in improving care for women.

Dr. Dawn M. Lombardo

Matters of the heart

When it comes to women and heart disease, UC Irvine Medical Center cardiologist Dr. Dawn M. Lombardo can recite some sobering statistics. Cardiovascular disease kills six times more women than breast cancer, she says. In fact, twice as many women die of it as die of all cancers combined. “It’s the No. 1 killer of women,” Lombardo […]

UC Irvine Medical Center recognized for heart failure program

American Heart Association recognizes UC Irvine’s high level of care for patients suffering heart failure.

Heart and stroke cert

Programs win Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval, denoting commitment to highest quality of patient care.

Rafe Day

‘Parts Dude’ creates chemistry

Rafe Day, a technician with Down syndrome, is important to the mix in physical sciences lab

Sarah Lopez receives a hug from her mother, Esthela

A ‘match’ made in medicine (Story and photo essay)

Professional sports have their annual drafts; medical education has Match Day. That’s when thousands of medical school graduates nationwide learn where they will begin their careers as doctors. A story and photo essay capture the 76 UCI students who learned where they matched in a festive, emotional March 19 event.

Dr. Toni Pusateri

Cruising toward calm

Shaky economy has more people turning to Dr. Toni Pusateri for help with anxiety

Returning to earth

Peter the Anteater’s back at UCI – after a trip aboard the space shuttle with astronaut Tracy Caldwell