School of Medicine

The Master of Science in Anesthesia (MSA) Program is pleased to announce a new educational site in Austin, Texas. It will matriculate the first class in May 2022.     The Austin location follows the establishment of the main site in Cleveland in 1970, and off-site locations in Houston and…

Two years ago, Garrett Weskamp, now a third-year MD student in the School of Medicine, formed a student group focused on providing support for the LGBTQ+ community at the school.  That group, Case Med Pride, was named the 2021 Chapter of the Year by Medical…

In medicine, it is our responsibility to strive to better understand how the complexities of our population affect our education, clinical and research activities. Recently, issues related to race and ethnicity—including systemic racism and concerns about equity, diversity and inclusiveness—have…

CWRU, Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals research team proves successful use of 'anti-obesity' drug in pre-clinical models Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions, including obesity, and can be dangerous as it increases the risk for heart disease, stroke, diabetes and…

NCI-designated cancer centers, AACI members and other cancer centers and medical groups endorse HPV vaccination and cancer screening to eliminate cancers caused by the virus. The Case Comprehensive Cancer Center - a partnership of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Clinic and University…

Using cryo-electron microscopy, researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and National Institutes of Health open door to new level of detail in study of abnormal proteins that cause untreatable neurodegenerative conditions The highest-ever resolution imaging of an…

Jianjun Zhao, MD, PhD, has received a five-year, nearly $2.6 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to investigate a new approach for treating chemotherapy-associated kidney damage. In study results published last year, Dr. Zhao and his team…

As the school year begins, Stephen Sroka, adjunct professor at the School of Medicine, wrote an opinion piece on masking in schools. Published by cleveland.com, Sroka’s piece discussed lessons not yet learned for schools about the delta variant, vaccinations and masks. “Mandating or not mandating…

David J. Birnkrant, professor of pediatrics, and Jane B. Black, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics, penned an op-ed for cleveland.com calling for the public to rely on expert consensus rather than personal opinion when considering COVID-19 information. In their piece, titled “Expert…

Though the Department of Biochemistry maintained a limited in-person presence throughout the pandemic, the environment couldn’t compare to our normally bustling campus and the ability to offer our students a full educational experience. Today I asked Alan Diehl, Department of Biochemistry chair and…