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Single Incision Surgery: No Scars, Faster Recovery for Colorectal Patients

… invasive procedures to help individuals suffering from a range of challenging, painful, and life-limiting … Invasive Surgery). With these techniques, we have moved from a foot-long incision to remove the bowel to a single … as well. What can patients with different diagnoses expect from SILS or other minimally invasive surgery? If a patient …

Last Modified: 03/03/2026 - 11:10

45 Is the New 50: A Conversation with Dr. Steven Lee-Kong about Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidelines

… to lower the age at which people should begin screening from age 50 to 45—a critical change that reflects a climbing … higher risk of both developing colorectal cancer and death from colorectal cancer, specifically African Americans. And … of cancer and smoking as well. Is there anyone exempt from starting colorectal screenings at age 45 or is this …

Last Modified: 04/23/2024 - 13:32

State of the Union: Weight Loss Surgery in 2024

… But it turns out that a big portion of the weight loss was from hormones. We've known for years that hormones being released from the intestine cause satiety. So what's interesting about … system all the time. You're getting constant stimulation from these GLP-1 medications. So instead of a signal for …

Last Modified: 06/24/2024 - 11:50

Direction/Campus Map

… For more information, you may also visit CUMC's website , from which most of this information has been adapted or …

Last Modified: 11/25/2024 - 16:29

Diuretic Medications

… Lasix® (Furosemide) Purpose Lasix removes excess fluids from your body and sometimes helps us manage your blood …

Last Modified: 01/12/2026 - 11:26

Forget the Do and Do Not Lists: Talking about Cancer is Personal

… is a site I like because I think it kind of looks at it from this perspective: cancer.net . But here’s my concern, … physicians say this, well-meaning people. It’s not coming from a place of mean-spiritedness. But telling someone not to … You know, in the majority of cases it’s people coming from a place of fear of not knowing what to do, then, …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:01

Salila Kurra, MD

… her undergraduate degree in biology magna cum laude from Brown University and attended medical school at the …

Last Modified: 09/07/2026 - 06:33

Service Unit

… reported by surgical or nursing staff; subjective report from patient including any symptoms of pain or nausea; … least one student is expected to be present and scrubbed from the start of every operation. After the surgery is over, … of safety and etiquette, it is important to ask permission from the attending before touching anything on the operative …

Last Modified: 05/25/2023 - 11:46

It Takes a Village to Heal a Patient

… me. Many call me the “bionic woman.” Roberta’s recovery from a near fatal car accident and two life-threatening forms … also able to remove 40 lymph nodes to prevent the cancer from spreading. A couple of years after the esophageal … quickly and is now doing well. “The will to live comes from the mind, the body and the soul,” Roberta says. “You …

Last Modified: 12/09/2025 - 16:34

Aortic Stenosis

… The narrowing of aortic stenosis prevents the valve from opening fully, which obstructs blood flow from the heart into the aorta and onward to the rest of the … Severe forms of aortic stenosis prevent enough blood from reaching the brain and rest of the body. This can cause …

Last Modified: 12/16/2025 - 15:07

The Mounting Crisis in Women’s Heart Health

… with CVD and lagging survival rates . In 2014, researchers from the Women’s Heart Alliance, a collaboration between … Medical Center, surveyed 1,011 women and collected data from 200 primary care physicians and 100 cardiologists. The … can be assessed effectively,” says Dr. Haythe. Mortality from CVD has been declining overall, with the exception of an …

Last Modified: 05/09/2024 - 12:13

Pericarditis and Pericardial Disease

… serves several important functions: preventing the heart from becoming overfilled with blood, maintaining the heart's … normal heart function. This condition typically arises from repeated episodes of pericarditis, though it can also be … lining) have been reported after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination from Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna, particularly in male …

Last Modified: 12/16/2025 - 15:29

Policy and Guideline Library [DRAFT]

… as incomplete after three weeks. Procedures: One week from first email request, SurgFin staff sends a second email … requestor, payee, and Division Administrator. Two weeks from first email request without acknowledgement, SurgFin … request will be archived as incomplete and removed from SurgFin queue. Helpful Tips and Guidance Policy: Missing …

Last Modified: 02/19/2023 - 13:10

The Case for Overlapping Procedures

… US Senate Finance Committee has proposed banning surgeons from performing simultaneous operations. In 2015, the … by themselves. In December 2016, a retrospective study from the Mayo Clinic indicated that a surgeon can safely be …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:00