Lahey Clinic’s Annual Cancer Walk & 5K Run will take place rain or shine on Saturday morning, June 2. The events, held simultaneously on the Burlington and Peabody campuses, are open to all to raise funds to enhance Lahey’s cancer services in both locations.

The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) has granted its Outstanding Achievement Award to Lahey Clinic as a result of surveys performed during 2011. Lahey Clinic is one of a select group of 106 currently accredited and newly accredited cancer programs across the United States to receive this award.

Lahey Clinic appointed two new clinical chairmen. Zoher Ghogawala, MD, FACS, was named the Charles A. Fager Chair of Neurosurgery, while Lifei Guo, MD, PhD, FACS, was named the chair of the Clinic’s plastic and reconstructive surgery department.

Lahey Clinic has been named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Thomson Reuters, and the only such hospital recognized in the Boston-area. The Thomson Reuters study examined the performance of more than 1,000 hospitals by analyzing outcomes for patients with heart failure and heart attacks and for those who received coronary bypass surgery and percutaneous coronary interventions such as angioplasties.

The Northeast Health System (NHS) Board of Trustees announced on July 19 that, by unanimous vote, it has accepted the recommendation of its Affiliation Advisory Committee that Northeast Health System affiliate with Lahey Clinic through the formation of a new organization.

Lahey Clinic has been approved as a member institution of SWOG (formerly known as the Southwest Oncology Group), a clinical research cooperative that designs and conducts large scale trials of new cancer treatments and prevention regimens.

Lahey Clinic is among New England’s most well represented medical centers at the annual 2011 American Urological Association meeting in Washington, DC. Seventeen Lahey physicians have been chosen to present their original research at the world’s most preeminent urological meeting. Of the more than 1,500 submissions from the field of urology, a podium presentation by Lahey Clinic’s Jessica Delong, MD, is one of only seven research projects selected for special presentation. Dr. Delong, a urology resident at Lahey, will unveil findings related to a urine-based assay that holds promise for detecting and characterizing bladder cancer in a non-invasive manner.

Lahey Clinic urology resident, Jessica DeLong, MD, presented the findings of her urological research to a contingent of national media at the annual meeting of the American Urological Association in Washington, DC. She described a urine-based assay that holds promise for detecting and characterizing bladder cancer in a non-invasive manner.

Lahey Clinic will hold its sixth annual Cancer Walk on Saturday morning, June 4, at two of its locations, Burlington and Peabody, to raise funds to support patient care coordination and access to services. This year a 5K run has been added to the Burlington campus location at 41 Mall Road. Lahey Clinic Medical Center, North Shore, will hold its walk at the Northshore Mall in Peabody.

The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons again has granted Lahey Clinic’s Sophia Gordon Cancer Center a full three-year accreditation with commendation.

Lahey Clinic ranked seventh best Boston-area hospital by U.S. News. The new rankings recognize hospitals in or near major American cities with a record of high performance in key medical specialties. US News ranked Lahey as “high performing” in cancer, diabetes & endocrinology, ear, nose & throat, gastroenterology, geriatrics, gynecology, kidney disorders and orthopaedics.

Theresa Piotrowski, MD, one of only two board certified bariatricians in Massachusetts, has joined Lahey Clinic's medical staff. A bariatrician specializes in the nonsurgical treatment of weight loss, an extremely important component to the comprehensive treatment of obesity.

Lahey Clinic has joined with Southern New Hampshire’s Gateway Urology and its three practices in Dover, Portsmouth and Rochester. Although the practice name has been changed to the Lahey Clinic Institute of Urology, every other aspect of the clinical operation will remain the same. Gateway’s four popular urologists will remain on site as Lahey Clinic physicians.

The medical community recently made a giant step in the direction of eliminating cervical cancer, the third most common cancer among women worldwide. The Gardasil vaccine, approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in early June, is nearly 100 percent effective in preventing certain HPV infections, which can lead to cervical cancer. But what does this mean to the average patient?

Lahey Clinic urologist presents data on new surgical technique employed during partial nephrectomies that significantly improves kidney function in cancer patients.

Lahey Clinic will be offering Seasonal Flu Vaccination Clinics in Burlington and Peabody, by appointment only, from 7 am to 3 pm on October 27, 28, and 29; and November 3, 4, 5, 11, and 12. 

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelines program has again awarded Lahey Clinic’s stroke service the Stroke Gold Performance Achievement Award in using evidence-based guidelines for stroke patient care, marking the hospital’s third consecutive gold award.

Lahey Clinic Medical Center has been ranked the 27th best hospital in the United States for urology care in U.S. News & World Report's 2010-11 Best Hospitals.

The Lahey Clinic today announced a new partnership with the YMCA of Greater Boston to provide a specially designed exercise program called The Pink Program to local area breast cancer patients and survivors.

Lahey Clinic's Fifth Annual Cancer Walk, honoring patients and their loved ones, is held at two sites: Lahey's Burlington campus and at the Northshore Mall in Peabody.

Lahey Clinic announces its Heart & Vascular Center has been renamed the Dr. Emanuel and Sheila Landsman Heart & Vascular Center in recognition of the extraordinary generosity of Dr. Emanuel “Manny” and Sheila Landsman.

David M. Barrett, MD, has announced that he will step down as president and chief executive officer of Lahey Clinic in January 2011.

Lahey Clinic Medical Center announced today that Richard and Robert Salter, owners of Salter HealthCare in Winchester and Woburn, Mass., pledged $50,000 to support the Nursing Student Stipend Program at Lahey Clinic, the Women's Health Forum's primary philanthropic initiative.

Lahey Clinic Announces Second Annual Holiday Clinic for Young Athletes. Lahey sports medicine physicians available in Burlington and Peabody the day after Thanksgiving for urgent appointments to treat athletes injured during holiday competition.

Lahey Clinic Medical Center is named among the nation's top 100 Cardiovascular Hospitals by Thomson Reuters.  Lahey has received this distinction eight times and is only one of six hospitals in Massachusetts to earn a spot on the list.

Lahey Clinic announced today the opening of its newest community group practice in Lynnfield, located at 6 Kimball Lane, Suite 120. Two new family practice physicians, each with nearly a decade of experience treating patients on the North Shore, will be joining the staff at Lahey Lynnfield.

Burlington, MA (September 14, 2009)--As a leader in prostate cancer diagnosis, treatment and research, Lahey Clinic will hold a Prostate Cancer Symposium, open to the public, on Monday, October 5 at the Boston Marriott Burlington. The free event, sponsored by Lahey's Sophia Gordon Cancer Center and the Institute of Urology, is aimed at men at risk, patients with prostate cancer, survivors and their loved ones. All are welcome.

Lahey Clinic has achieved Magnet® status in recognition of excellence in nursing care. The Magnet Recognition Program®, administered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), recognizes health care organizations worldwide that are dedicated to nursing excellence.

Lahey Clinic Medical Center cardiologists publish their five-year study findings on takotsubo cardiomyopathy, a rare but increasingly diagnosed disease that mimics a heart attack mostly in menopausal women after they experience a stressful event.

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The GuidelinesSM program has awarded Lahey Clinic the 2009 Gold Performance Achievement Award in using evidence-based guidelines for stroke patient care.

Urologists at Lahey Clinic last week successfully removed a diseased kidney from a patient through a small incision in her belly button. The procedure, known as laparo-endoscopic single site (LESS) surgery, is believed to be the first urologic application of its kind in New England.

Lahey Clinic cardiologists have reported the results of a clinical study validating the use of a device designed to identify fatty coronary plaques in patients that may place them at risk of heart attack.

Lahey Clinic Medical Center, North Shore, today unveiled its newly constructed outpatient wing in Peabody during a special ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Lahey Clinic announces the appointment of two leaders to the Board of Trustees. Irving E. “Chip” Rogers, III, and James W. Henderson.

The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons has again awarded its 2008 Outstanding Achievement Award to the Sophia Gordon Cancer Center at Lahey Clinic. The Clinic is one of 93 facilities in the U.S.

Lahey Clinic has again been awarded the Gold Seal of Approval™ by The Joint Commission following an extensive unannounced review conducted by six surveyors in November.

Lahey Clinic clinicians urge, any time is a good time to book an appointment for a colorectal screening. In March we observe Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time we focus greater attention on the disease that is largely preventable and curable if caught early.

Lahey Clinic Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine Mark A. Gendreau, MD, and former medical student, Danielle Silverman, MD, conclude that in-flight medical events are occurring more frequently because a growing number of people with pre-existing medical conditions are flying.

David M. Barrett, MD, president and CEO of Lahey Clinic, named Honorary Medical Group Commander at Hanscom Air Force (AFB) Base in Bedford, MA. The honorary group commander program is designed to increase public awareness of the armed forces and build relationships with the local community.

Elizabeth A. Pomfret, MD, PhD, FACS, an esteemed surgeon and educator in liver transplantation, has been appointed chair of the Department of Transplantation at Lahey Clinic, following an extensive national search.

The Committee on Approvals of the Commission on Cancer has recently granted Lahey Clinic a three-year approval of its cancer program.

Thomson Reuters, formerly Solucient, has again named Lahey Clinic one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals® for cardiovascular care.

The Division of Transplantation at Lahey Clinic celebrates major milestones in liver transplant this year, by marking the 10th anniversary of its prominent live donor program that is recognized for performing the most transplants of any other U.S. program.

Joshua L. Berkowitz, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at Lahey Clinic Medical Center, North Shore, effective immediately.

The CMS released data on mortality rates for heart attacks, or acute myocardial infarction by hospital, citing Lahey Clinic as having one of the best rates nationally. Lahey is the only Boston-area hospital to be named to the short list of nine hospitals that performed better than the national average.

Richard W. Nesto, MD, has been named chair of the Division of Internal Medicine at Lahey Clinic.

Physicians from Lahey Clinic, in the August issue of European Urology, have published a significant research study that questions the accuracy of the time-honored prostate cancer grading system, known as the Gleason score, used both in presurgical biopsy and prostatectomy (removal of the prostate) specimens.

The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons has granted Lahey Clinic's Sophia Gordon Cancer Center a three-year approval with commendation, following a rigorous evaluation process and an on-site visit in April by its physician reviewer.

For the 11th consecutive year, Lahey Clinic was listed as one of the top hospitals in the nation for excellence in urology by U.S. News & World Report in its annual “America's Best Hospitals” guide released today.

To promote a healthier environment for patients, visitors and colleagues, Lahey Clinic will kick off a 100 percent tobacco-free policy on Independence Day, joining hundreds of hospitals in the nation that have eliminated tobacco use on their campuses.