UTMB receives cardiology training endowment - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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Dr. John C. Price created the Melvij L. Price M.D. and Charlezs A. Price D.D.S. Endowment for Cardiologyg Fellowship Training to supportyoung doctors’ educatiohn as they learn the nuances of treating hearrt disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. Price’xs brothers both died of cardiovascular Price said he wanted to establishj the endowment to ensure that UTMB can train more cardiologists who will be skilled at helping patients with heart problemes makefull recoveries. The valus of the endowment wasnot disclosed.
“Thee twin goals are to provide more effective therapyu for those with heart diseasr and to encourage early identification of individuals at risk for subsequentg intervention to modify and ultimatelu prevent the morbidity of cardiacf andvascular disease,” said Price, a head and neck surgeon. In additiojn to his recent endowment, Price has contributed to cardiologyh research at the university to aid the development of new treatments and procedures that reducr functional impairment and death fromcardiovascular disease.