Victoria Stern
Health Care in America: Where Do We Go From Here?
2017 has been a roller coaster of a year for health care in the United States. Although the Republican ...
OCTOBER 23, 2017
New Robotic Surgery Fellowships Fill Demand for Training
In 2015, as her endocrine surgery fellowship at the National Institutes of Health came to a close, Joanne ...
MARCH 9, 2017
Lap Colectomy Found to Cost Less Than Open
Despite many documented benefits of laparoscopic colectomy, the technique has not taken hold in surgical practice ...
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
Bariatric Surgery Nearly Halves Heart Failure Risk
New Orleans—New research from cardiologists, surgeons and epidemiologists in Sweden, presented at the 2016 ...
JANUARY 12, 2017
Cell Imaging Device Could Improve Diagnosis of Muscle, Skin Diseases
For the last few years, researchers have been developing a novel clinical imaging modality to provide immediate ...
DECEMBER 26, 2016
Virtual Reality Approaches ‘Game Changer’ Status in Surgery
On April 12 of this year, Paul Szotek, MD, FACS, director of the Indiana Hernia Center and clinical assistant ...
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
In Hernia Repair, Technique Trumps Material
Rotterdam, Netherlands—For many years, hernia surgeons have contemplated the possibility of designing an ...
OCTOBER 24, 2016
Access to Robot Skewed Toward Young White Males in One State
While the application of robotic surgery expanded between 2009 and 2014, its use has not been spread equally among ...
OCTOBER 13, 2016
Surgeon Touts New Minimally Invasive Approach to Incisional Hernias
In 2008, after treating a bilateral hernia laparoscopically via transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) repair, ...
OCTOBER 11, 2016
Device Shows Promise in Preventing Surgical Site Infections
Before performing a laparoscopic colectomy, Harry Papaconstantinou, MD, FACS, entered his patient’s risk ...
OCTOBER 6, 2016
German Societies Set Certification for Specialized Hernia Centers
Rotterdam, Netherlands—Hernia surgery has become increasingly complex over the past 20 years, with new ...
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016
How the Industry Salesperson–Physician Relationship Is Changing
A sales representative sits in a hospital lounge or office, suitcase in hand, waiting to speak to a physician. The ...
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016
