forMajor Diseases
& Medical Resources
Bone, Muscles and Joint Diseases
Brain & Nerve Diseases
Cancer
Ear, Nose &Throat Diseases
Heart Diseases
Hormone
& Metabolic Diseases
Kidney Diseases
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Skin Diseases
Stomach & Intestinal Diseases
Wellness and Longevity
Dermatology: Skin diseases
Medical Centers
Associations
Brigham and Women's Hospital - includes information of the Harvard Skin Disease Research Center.
Center For Laser Surgery - provides a multifaceted approach to a diverse variety of cutaneous and other dermatology conditions.
Medical College of Wisconsin Laboratory of Dermatopathology - This web site allows contributors to the laboratory to interactively access reports on their patients. It also provides a dermatopathology case of the month.
University of California - San Francisco - includes profiles of dermatology faculty and links to research.
University of California at Davis
University of Colorado at Denver
University of Indiana - news, faculty publications, residency program information, department overview and history.
University of Pittsburgh - includes continuing education activities for physicians, patient information, cases of the month, research projects, and more.
American Academy of Dermatologic Surgery
American Society For Mohs Surgery - Mohs micrographic surgery is a specialized technique for the removal of skin cancer. The ASMS was formed to promote training and continuing education in Mohs surgery for all interested dermatologists.
American Society of Dermatology
Dermatology Foundation - committed to advancing dermatologic care through research and education.
Medical Centers
Associations
Breast Cancer Information Center
Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention - includes events, activities, and information about cancer prevention.
Albert Einstein Cancer Center - large academically-affiliated cancer centers, embracing 100 investigators in both laboratory and clinical research.
Arlington Cancer Center - oncology and cancer treatment and research facility.
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute - cancer research, treatment, education and outreach centers in Detroit.
Cancer Center of Santa Barbara - is a nonprofit cancer treatment center offering radiation therapy, chemotherapy, nuclear medicine and patient support services to the community.
Cancer Institute of New Jersey - dedicated to improving the awareness, prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer.
Center for Cancer Biology and Nutrition
Center for Orthopaedic Oncology and Musculoskeletal Research (COOMR) - specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of adult and pediatric sarcomas and benign tumors of the pelvis and extremities.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute - Harvard
Fox Chase Cancer Center -Philadelphia
Hollings Cancer Center, S. C. - specializes in melanomas.
Johns Hopkins - Oncology Center - organized by disease type as well as by individual programs.
Kansas City Clinical Oncology Program - supporting cancer clinical research trials.
Louisiana State University in Shreveport - Cancer Center - regional cancer research, treatment and education center.
Medical University of South Carolina - Division of Hematology/Oncology - clinical practice, research, and fellowship training.
Ochsner Cancer Institute - New Orleans, LA
Ohio State University James Cancer Center - a comprehensive cancer center that conducts basic and clinical research.
Pediatric Hematology Oncology Program - comprehensive care for children with cancer, blood disorders, vascular malformations, hemangiomas. Diagnostic laboratory for hemostasis (coagulation) and red cell abnormalities.
Roswell Park Cancer Institute@
Science Park-Research Division - emphasis on molecular carcinogenesis, cancer prevention and toxicology. Undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate research opportunities.
Sikic Laboratory - Stanford University - researching and developing cancer treatment and strategies.
South Texas Cancer Institute - bone marrow transplant program located at Methodist Hospital.
Strang Cancer Prevention Center - Cornell University Medical Center cancer research and treatment center.
Texas Cancer Care - committed to providing appropriate medical treatment.
Texas Children's Cancer Center
University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of California, San Francisco, Cancer Center
University of Chicago Hospitals and Health System
University of Florida - Pediatric Oncology Group
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center Home Page
University of Nebraska Medical Center - one of eight national cancer institute funded clinical trials groups.
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
University of Texas - MD Anderson Cancer Center
University of Texas at San Antonio - information on faculty, fellowship programs, staff, research programs and conferences.
University of Utah - Huntsman Cancer Institute
University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
Walther Cancer Institute - a private philanthropic effort dedicated to eliminating cancer through research.
Washington University - information on the prostate, lung, colorectal and ovarian cancer screening trial which provides free cancer screenings to eligible men and women ages 55-74.
National Cancer Registrars Association - supports and promotes the cancer registry profession.
American College of Radiation Oncology
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) - professionally edited resource for oncology professionals and cancer patients, provides access to programs and information.
Association of Pediatric Oncology Nursing - professional organization of pediatric oncology nurses dedicated to promoting an optimal level of nursing care for pediatric oncology patients and their families.
California Cancer Registrars Association - CCRA - provides a network for exchange of information, resources, and peer support on a state and local level for California cancer registrars.
Cardiology: Heart disease - go to top
Medical Centers
Associations & Information
Baker Medical Research Institute - World Health Organization collaboration center for research and training in cardiovascular disease.
Beth Israel Deaconess Cardiology Center - offering expertise in coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, and heart disease in women and the elderly.
Cardiovascular Institute - Mount Sinai Medical Center
Cardiovascular Research Institute - UCSF
Cardiovascular
Research Institute of Southern California - medical imaging of the
heart.
Children's
Heart Institute - part of the Medical College of Virginia Hospital
at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Columbia University - provides resources and core facilities to support investigation of the molecular basis of cardiovascular disease.
Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center
Duke University Medical Center - activities and personnel.
Escorts Heart Institute And Research Center - provides cardiac care to patients.
Gill Heart Institute - cardiovascular research, teaching, and clinical care in Central Kentucky.
Harvard-MIT Division of HST - Laboratory of Richard J. Cohen - part of the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology.
Heart Center of Sarasota (Florida) - we strive to provide a complete range of outpatient cardiovascular health services.
Heart Institute of Spokane - Cardiovascular clinical and research center.
Midwest Heart Specialists - Chicago
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation
NYU Medical Center - division of cardiac surgery.
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
Sutter Heart Institute - providing a variety of cardiology services and research.
Texas Heart Institute - nonprofit organization for the study and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Heart Information Service provides educational information on cardiovascular disease.
Tulane Center for Cardiovascular Health
UCI Heart Disease Prevention Program - University-based research, clinical, and educational program devoted entirely to the early detection and prevention of heart disease.
UCSF Cardiology Division - devotion to patient health through research efforts, clinical activities, and training.
UMMC Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
University of California at Davis
University of Chicago - including links to the catheterization lab, echo lab, faculty, and chest pain center.
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities - research, teaching and clinical division dedicated to furthering the knowledge of heart disease and improving patient care.
University of Rochester - information available on research, fellowship opportunities, conference schedules and faculty profiles.
University of South Carolina - Pediatric Cardiology - information for doctors and those interested in a fellowship in pediatric cardiology.
American College of Cardiology
Heart Institute for Children - specialists in pediatric cardiology. Physician listing, clinic sites, research, pathology, and more.
Heartinfo - organization that provides heart patients with a heart disease management program.
Endocrinology: Diabetes and hormone diseases - go to top
Medical Centers
Associations
Harvard's Joslin Diabetic Center - Boston
Barbara Davis Center for children Diabetes - Denver - specializes in children diabetic problems.
Mayo - diabetic information.
Whittier Institute - diabetes management patient information, provides services and products, answers Type I and Type II questions.
International Diabetic Supplies
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Core Endocrine Laboratory (CEL) - fully accredited reference laboratory that specializes in hormone analysis, affiliated with Penn State's College of Medicine.
The Thyroid Society
A not-for-profit organization whose mission is to pursue the presentation,
treatment and cure of thyroid disease.
7515 South Main Street, Suite 545, Houston, TX 77030
Phone: 1-800-THYROID
The
Santa Monica Thyroid Diagnostic Center
Richard B. Gutler, M.D., F.A.C.E.
1328 16th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: 1-800-408-4909 or (310)-393-8860
E-mail: dr.guttler@thyroid.com
Web URL: http://www.thyroid.com
American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - an organization dedicated to serving the interests of endocrine patients and the doctors that treat them.
Women in Endocrinology - devoted to promoting and facilitating the professional development and advancement of women in the field.
The Endocrine Society
4350 East West Highway
Suite 500
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 1-301-941-0200
National Osteoporosis Foundation
1150 17th Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20036 Phone: (202) 223-2226
Contact them to receive your copy of:
1996 World Congress on Osteoporosis Issues Consensus Development Report
Medical Centers
Associations
Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago - information on the cochlear implant program.
Cochlear Implant & Hearing Research Institute
Duke University - General
Harvard Medical School - Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.
Johns Hopkins University - research and training center in hearing and balance.
Michigan State University - features descriptions of MSU hearing research projects. Visitors can take an on-line hearing handicap questionnaire.
Mount Sinai - General
New York University Medical Center -General
Southampton University Hospitals - departmental abstract service, postgraduate and medical student material, and interesting links.
University of Colorado at Denver
University of Miami - General
University of Michigan - General
University of Pennsylvania - General
Gastrointestinal Disease - go to top
Medical Centers
Associations
American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD)
Columbia University - information on gastrointestinal, liver and nutritional disorders.
Digestive Disorders Associates - specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive system.
Massachusetts General Hospital
McMaster University - full-range (bench-to-bedside) research into gastrointestinal function in health and disease and intestinal disease research programs.
Medical University of South Carolina - Digestive Disease Center - multidisciplinary unit for gastrointestinal diseases. Specialized faculty have particular expertise in liver disease, ERCP and endoscopic ultrasound.
Temple University - Department of Gastroenterology - information on digestive diseases.
Thomas Jefferson University - site of the GI division of Jefferson Medical College.
UC Los Angeles Digestive Diseases Center - a nonprofit site designed to educate patients with digestive diseases about their illnesses to improve their quality of life.
UC San Francisco Gastroenterology Research Unit - with current conference schedules, information for applicants and maps of the campus.
University of Chicago Medical Center Liver Study Unit
University of Chicago Medical Center
University of Iowa - Pediatric Gastroenterology - information on children's digestive diseases.
American Gastroenterological Association
American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Hematology - Blood diseases - go to top
Medical Centers
Associations
New York University Medical Center's Pediatric Hematology Oncology Program - care and diagnostics for children with cancer, blood disorders, vascular malformations, and hemangiomas.
University of California - San Diego - listings and descriptions of faculty and current fellows, links to associated research laboratories, current clinical protocols and more.
American Society of Hematology - promotes information about blood disease.
American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology - professional society for study and treatment of childhood cancer and blood diseases. The site serves both patients and professionals.
Nephrology - kidney diseases - go to top
Medical Centers
Associations
Medical College of Wisconsin - kidney stones, chronic kidney diseases, transplants
University of Florida - kidney diseases management, hypertension and kidney transplant
University of Pennsylvania Renal Electrolyte and Hypertension Division - academic program providing patient care for the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis - ISPD
Neurological Diseases - Brain and nerve diseases - go to top
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Baylor College of Medicine
Beckman Institute - Amnesia Research Laboratory - research attempts to understand the organization of human memory and the neural systems underlying memory using a cognitive neuroscience approach.
Beth Israel Hospital Department of Neurology
Center for Neuroscience, University of Tennessee, Memphis
Cleveland Clinic - disorders of the brain, spinal cord and peripheral nervous system as well as a description of services and personnel.
Institute for Cognitive Prosthetics - using computer technology to assist in everyday activities for individuals who have sustained brain injuries.
Institute of Neurotoxicology & Neurological Disorders - neurological diseases (ALS, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's) and effects of common neurotoxicants, including alcohol, lead, mercury, nicotine, marijuana and pesticides.
Johns Hopkins University - research and training center in hearing and balance.
Kennedy Krieger Institute - center for neurological rehabilitation of children and young adults.
Massachusetts General Hospital Neurosurgical Service - Includes specific information of interest to patients and families with a variety of neurologic diseases.
Medical College of Georgia - specializes in neurological diseases.
Medical College of Georgia - specializes in management and rehabilitation of cerebrovascular accidents and strokes.
Medical College of Ohio - special programs include trigeminal neuralgia, radiosurgery, epilepsy, and myelomeningocele clinic.
Medical College of Wisconsin - information about the residency program, meet the faculty, and learn about the facilities at Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital.
Medical College of Wisconsin - Neuroscience Graduate Program
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Neurological Institute of New York
NeuroScience Center of Indianapolis - a clinical and research facility for diagnostic rehabilitation and psychotherapy services for psychological or cognitive problems with a neurological basis.
Northwestern University Institute for Neuroscience
Rush Neuroscience Institute - Chicago
Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute - oculo-motor control, and rehabilitation: spatial vision, motion processing, stereopsis, eye movement, strabismus, low vision, audition.
State University of New York at Stony Brook - headache clinic, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, neuromuscular disorders...
University Hospitals of Cleveland
University of Alabama at Birmingham - epilepsy, Alzhiemers, multiple sclerosis....
University
of California at San Francisco
NeuroVascular and Neuro Critical Care Service -
patient info on stroke, clinical trials, thrombolysis, neuroprotection,
neurointerventional radiology, aneurysms, and transcranial Doppler.
David Bredt Neuro Group
University of Chicago
Neuroanatomy Collection
University of Colorado at Denver
University of Florida Brain Institute
University of Illinois - for the treatment of brain and spine disease.
University of Louisiana at Shreveport
University of Pennsylvania - Neurology
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - acute and chronic care of facial paralysis, all relevant medical specialties are included.
University of Southern California - general neurological diseases.
University of Texas at Houston - information on stroke prevention and the Houston Stroke Treatment Team.
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
University of Wisconsin at Madison
University of Washington Medical Center
UT Austin - Institute for Neuroscience
VCU / MCV Neurosciences Center
Washington University at St. Louis
Wayne State University - research and training opportunities.
Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital
Brigham Children's Hospital - Boston
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston - neuroscience research center.
Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch - the treatment of brain and spine disorders including brain tumors, arteriovenous malformations, and a wide variety of back and neck problems.
Cleveland Clinic- adult and children brain, spinal and nerve center.
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Cornell New York
Hospital - N.Y.
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.
Mass General Hospital Developmental Neurosurgery - specializes in developmental malformations, such as hydrocephalus, Chiari malformation spinal bifida, myelomeningocele, tethered spinal cord, and other developmental lesions treated by neurosurgery.
Massachusetts General Hospital Functional Neurosurgery - Links to resources on Parkinson"s Disease, trigeminal and hypoglossal neuralgia, and hemifacial spasm.
Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery (MIBS) Program - the innovative Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery Program at Neurosensory Institute at Wills.
Mount Sinai - New York
Neurosurgery and Spine Associates - NSPA - providing neurosurgical services.
Northwestern University - Chicago
New York University - neurosurgery specializes in brain tumors and gamaknife surgery.
Stanford University - San Francisco
State University New York (SUNY) Syracuse - neurosurgery, specializes in treatment of hydrocephlus.
University of California at Los Angeles
University of Chicago Neurosurgical Center - Chicago
University of Chicago Pediatric Neurosurgery - Chicago
University of Miami - Miami
University of Michigan - Anarbor
University
of Minnesota - Minneapolis- specializing in Parkinson's disease, trauma,
spinal cord injuries and cerebrovascular disorders
University of Pennsylvania - specializing in the treatment of a wide variety of neurosurgical problems including aneurysms, tumors, epilepsy, and spine disease - Philadelphia
University of Pittsburgh -Pittsburg- patient care, research, and teaching specializing in all aspects of neurosurgical care.
Medical Centers
Associations
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Northwestern Spinal Chord Injury Center
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Rush Arthritis & Orthopedic Institute
Temple University, Atlantic City, N.J.
University of Alabama. Birmingham
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Carl L. Nelson, M.D. specializes in total joint replacement of hip and knee. Other department subspecialties are hand surgery, sports medicine, foot and ankle surgery, arthroscopy, and pediatric orthopaedics.
University of California, Irvine
American Association of Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgeons (AAOFAS)
American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society - education for the public on foot care.
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine - ask-a-doctor about sports injuries.
Medical Centers
Associations
Baylor College of Medicine - General
Case Western Reserve University
Connecticut Maxilofacial Surgery, Farmington
Mayo Clinic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Scottsdale, AR
New York University Institute for Reconstructive Surgery - cleft, palate and lips.
Northwestern University - General
University of Washington - General
Excessive Sweating (Hiperhidrosis), a surgical cure for hand and facial sweating, blushing. World pioneers and leading team of experts with the most experience.
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)
American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery - established to advance education and research in the fields of plastic and reconstructive surgery involving the eyelids, orbits, and lacrimal system.
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons - represents 97% of Board-certified plastic surgeons in the U.S.; includes physician referral service.
Foundation for Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, The - education about modern reconstructive surgery, its capabilities and limitations.
Medical Centers
Associations
Johns Hopkins - Brady Urological Institute
Kidney Stone Center, Chicago - specialize in kidney diseases and kidney stones.
National Kidney & Transplant Institute Division of Urology - center for the training and treatment of genito-urinary disease.
University of Michigan - concerning urology, urologic disorders, urologic (prostate) cancer, infertility, and sexual dysfunction.
University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Urological Sciences Research Foundation (USRF) - prostate diseases and impotency.
Washington University Urologic Surgery Residency Training
Chicago Prostate Cancer Center
Crittenton Hospital Prostate Center
Jefferson Prostate Diagnostic Center - prostate cancer and benign disease.
Northwest Prostate Institute - Seattle
Pocono Cancer Center - radioactive seed implant center.
Prostate Health Resources - prevention prostate disease, healing prostate cancer and maintaining reproductive health.
Prostate Help Association - information on prostatitis, BPH and prostate cancer. The Association has a support network, newsletters, and special information packs on new treatments.
Dry Generations - coalition of health care professionals and others providing information on treatment options for incontinence.
Incontinence Resource Center - member owned site dealing with incontinence management for both the user and care giver.
National Association for Incontinence
Treatment of Female Urinary Incontinence - an annotated evaluation of non-surgical therapeutic options.
Kiegel exercises for vaginal incontinence.
Medical Centers
Associations
Duke Center for Living - wellness center