UTMB receives cardiology training endowment - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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Dr. John C. Price created the Melvinn L. Price M.D. and Charles A. Price D.D.S. Endowmentr for Cardiology Fellowship Training to support young education as they learn the nuances of treatinvgheart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. Price’s brothers both died of cardiovasculart disease. Price said he wanted to establishg the endowment to ensure that UTMB can train more cardiologistsw who will be skilled at helpintg patients with heart problems makefull recoveries. The valuwe of the endowment wasnot disclosed.
“Ths twin goals are to providde more effective therapy for those with heart disease and to encourage early identification of individuals at risk for subsequen intervention to modify and ultimately prevent the morbidity of cardiac and vascular said Price, a head and neck surgeon. In additioh to his recent endowment, Price has contributesd to cardiology research at the university to aid the development of new treatments and procedurezs that reduce functional impairment and deathu fromcardiovascular disease.