Feature Channels: Surgery

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Region’s only academic health system ranks No. 1 in San Diego and California with 11 medical and surgical specialties rated among nation’s best.

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Southern Ocean Medical Center Foundation to Host Annual Signature Social on July 26

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Dr. Swinney served as a naval aviator before embarking on his medical career. His journey from military service to medicine adds a unique depth to his role as a surgical resident.

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Printing a new cornea during an operation to restore a patient’s eyesight: This groundbreaking step in the fight against corneal disorders is set to become reality with a laser based process using personalized bioink. The method was developed by researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in collaboration with Carl Zeiss Meditec AG and Evonik Healthcare.

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Live, virtual press briefing with Mercy Medical Center surgeon Dr. Gregory Gasbarro, to discuss the advanced new surgical technique using mixed reality to assist in the operating room.

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The Department of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has appointed Mohamed A. Zayed, MD, PhD, as the inaugural director of the new Division of Surgical Sciences. Zayed is a vascular surgeon who has developed medical devices to improve treatment for patients with atherosclerosis and other conditions.

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Nicholas Sama, MD, director of Orthopedic Trauma at HSS Florida, the West Palm Beach location of Hospital for Special Surgery, offers advice to give patients the best chance for proper treatment, healthy healing and a good medical outcome following a bone fracture.

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Nationally recognized for orthopedic surgery, Mercy Medical Center is now the first in the mid-Atlantic region to offer shoulder arthroplasty using a new mixed reality technology platform known as Blueprint Mixed Reality (MR) Guidance, developed by Stryker, one of the world’s leading medical technology companies.

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For patients with severe obesity undergoing knee or hip replacement, commonly obtained laboratory values – including markers of anemia and inflammation – are independent predictors of the risk of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio by Wolters Kluwer.

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In addition to serving as System Surgeon-in-Chief, Matthews will continue his role as Chair of the Department of Surgery.

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Ochsner Medical Center – Baton Rouge now offers robotic-assisted bronchoscopy using the Ion robotic platform, a new, minimally invasive option for lung biopsy.

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Announcement of contents of the July 2024 issue of Neurosurgical Focus: Video

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Two studies led by Michigan Medicine find that female patients who undergo heart surgery are less likely to have secondary ailments corrected during a procedure — despite guidelines that indicate they should. Researchers say it adds to growing evidence that women are undertreated across the spectrum of cardiovasvular care.

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NIBIB-funded researchers are working to make bladder surgeries better, tackling the issue from two vantage points: improving bladder function using a biodegradable construct that facilitates tissue regeneration, and enhancing patient monitoring by developing an implantable bladder sensor.

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Hackensack University Medical Center, in partnership with THINK Surgical, now offers robotically assisted knee replacement surgery with the TMINI™ Miniature Robotic System. The handheld TMINI System (video), is a wireless robot the surgeon uses to help restore patients' mobility so they can return to enjoying their favorite activities.

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A new study finds that pre-surgery weight plays a role in how much weight loss occurs after gastric bypass. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology and has been chosen as an APSselect article for June.

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A CHLA study finds that older and younger kids with cerebral palsy have comparable gait improvements after single event multilevel surgery.