Each February, SIU Medicine hosts a series of events to honor Dr. Alonzo Kenniebrew, the first Black physician in the United States to build and operate a private surgical hospital.

Each February, SIU Medicine hosts a series of events to honor Dr. Alonzo Kenniebrew, the first Black physician in the United States to build and operate a private surgical hospital.

If you have complex coronary artery disease, you may think there are limited options to improve your symptoms or heart health. However, advanced techniques like Complex High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (CHIP PCI) are transforming care for patients with challenging heart conditions. CHIP PCI is a specialized, minimally invasive procedure designed for patients with severe coronary artery disease who may be considered too high risk for traditional procedures or surgery. Whether you have been turned down for surgery or your condition has progressed, CHIP PCI may offer new hope for

Living with heart failure can be challenging, especially when symptoms like shortness of breath, fatigue and swelling interfere with daily life. For many people with heart failure, hospitalizations caused by fluid buildup and worsening symptoms are all too common. That’s where CardioMEMS , an innovative monitoring system, comes in. The CardioMEMS™ HF System is a cutting-edge technology designed to help manage heart failure by providing early detection of worsening symptoms—often before you feel them. With this device, you and your doctor can work together to adjust your treatment and reduce

Agitation and behavior changes can shape Alzheimer’s journey For many, memory loss is the hallmark sign of Alzheimer’s and dementia. But dementia does more than cloud memory. It can alter how people communicate, change their personality and attitude and lead to agitation or erratic behavior. Dementia can cause lack of judgement, a lack of empathy or difficulty in interpreting and communicating feelings. Neither the person nor the behavior is the problem—the issue often lies in an unmet need or emotion that the person is trying to communicate. There are many kinds of dementia. And in turn, each

The inner ear is a biological mechanosensor specialized for detecting sound and balance. In vertebrates including humans, these mechanical stimuli are sensed by the inner ear sensory hair cells equipped with brush-like, actin-based protrusions called stereocilia. Development of functional stereocilia depends on specific motor proteins—namely, myosins—that actively transport their “cargo” along the actin track in stereocilia, including components of the mechanoelectrical transduction (MET) machinery. Our laboratory investigates how these myosin molecules localize themselves and their cargo