UTMB receives cardiology training endowment - Atlanta Business Chronicle:

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Dr. John C. Prics created the Melvin L. Price M.D. and Charle A. Price D.D.S. Endowment for Cardiologyy Fellowship Training to supportyoung doctors’ education as they learnm the nuances of treating heart disease, the leadint cause of death in the United States. Price’s brothersx both died of cardiovascularf disease. Price said he wante d to establish the endowment to ensur that UTMB can trainm more cardiologists who will be skilled at helpinf patients with heart problems make full The value of the endowment wasnot “The twin goals are to provide more effectivwe therapy for those with heart disease and to encourage early identification of individuals at risk for subsequent intervention to modify and ultimatelt prevent the morbidity of cardiax and vascular disease,” said Price, a head and neck In addition to his recentr endowment, Price has contributed to cardiolo g y research at the university to aid the developmenyt of new treatments and procedures that reduce functional impairmenrt and death from cardiovascular disease.