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Pancreatitis

… cystic fibrosis. Approximately 87,000 people are treated for pancreatitis each year in the U.S., with the disease … infection More causes of pancreatitis » Treatment for Pancreatitis Treatment for acute pancreatitis may include nutritional support with …

Last Modified: 09/24/2025 - 12:59

Guide to Breast Screening and Prevention

… Screening? Breast screening involves checking your breasts for cancer or other disease before there are any signs or … begin will depend on your own individual risk factors for breast cancer and disease, including personal and family … breast cancer or disease, you may be at a greater risk. For this reason, understanding both your personal and family …

Last Modified: 09/22/2025 - 12:54

Surgery & Postoperative Care

… be rushing to the hospital, then rushing to get prepared for surgery. What to Expect Before Your Surgery When you … the direction of your transplant surgeon, will prepare you for surgery. In preparation for your surgery and to reduce the possibility of infection, …

Last Modified: 01/22/2026 - 15:38

Learn About Our Clinical Trials

… real world, helping us continually develop improved ways for delivering care. Open Clinical Trials at RecruitMe … procedures, devices, or other medical treatment. Reasons for conducting clinical trials may include the following: Prevention : Discovering a successful method for preventing a disease or condition from developing. …

Last Modified: 05/28/2025 - 10:35

Ventricular Assist Devices (VADS) And Mechanical Circulatory Support

… known as mechanical circulatory support. VADs can be used for two purposes: As a bridge to transplantation : VADs keep … people with advanced heart failure going while they wait for a heart transplant As destination therapy : for people with advanced heart failure that are not …

Last Modified: 12/16/2025 - 16:25

25 Years After Heart and Double Lung Transplant—Sean Recounts His Surgery During the Blizzard of ‘93

… 'In danger' was a constant state of being for Sean Kunzli, but it never scared him. Born with … it, he was left with one choice: to live fast. Sean’s love for speed developed early, right alongside his struggling … preparing to hunker down when he got the call. Local news had issued urgent warnings; it was December 11, 1993, …

Last Modified: 02/19/2023 - 13:12

Request CIOR’s Services

… with other departments and institutions. In order for us to be able to deliver expert and prompt research input … required, and ability to meet the expected deadline for the project. This decision will be made at a weekly … before rendering its decision. The determination of CIOR for each project may be: Project proceeds to statistical …

Last Modified: 02/19/2023 - 13:09

Aortic Valve Disease FAQs

… hypertension, and bad luck. This question has implications for follow-up of both you and your family members. If the … repairing the aortic valve. What are your outcomes for patients with my condition? It is essential for surgeons to follow their patients after surgery to assess …

Last Modified: 03/17/2025 - 12:11

Yuri William Novitsky, MD

… Dr. Novitsky is internationally known for his expertise in advanced laparoscopic and robotic … repairs. Driven by a determination to improve outcomes for the millions of patients who undergo hernia surgery each … responses to surgical mesh. He is perhaps best known for pioneering techniques for minimally-invasive ventral …

Last Modified: 05/22/2026 - 23:35

Melanoma Treatment

… Key Facts Surgery is often the preferred treatment for early-stage melanoma because it removes the entire … overall health. Surgery Surgery is the preferred treatment for small and/or early-stage melanomas. This is because it … surrounding skin is analyzed under a microscope to look for cancerous cells. If some are found, a wider excision may …

Last Modified: 09/05/2025 - 13:33

From ASTS What’s Your Perspective? A Transplant Surgeon’s Story of Surviving COVID-19

… unusual in a transplant surgeon’s mentality. We all fight for the state that was once considered incurable not too long … Since the field is relatively new, there is still room for innovation. My routine surgeries are liver transplant and … of the hospital needs improvement, etc. The news that I was down with COVID went around the world very …

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

My Life as a Second Time Liver Transplant Recipient: Patient Voices

… boy. I am also a post‐liver transplant recipient, not only for the first time, but for the second. I was born with a condition called biliary … never make it to the age of seven but I fought. I fought for my life until I reached the age of fifteen which is when …

Last Modified: 02/19/2023 - 13:08

Cognitive Functioning 20 Years After Arterial Switch

… Ninety-sixth Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic 25 Surgery, Baltimore, MD, in May 2016. … two decades after a neonatal arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries (TGA). “This is an … such as cognitive remediation or psychological support, for certain patients,” Says David Kalfa, MD, PhD, Assistant …

Last Modified: 07/07/2025 - 15:55

B. Payne Stanifer, MD, MPH, Joins the Department of Surgery

… tumors, tracheal resection and reconstruction, and surgery for tracheomalacia (tracheoplasty), chest wall, diaphragm, benign esophageal disease, surgery for emphysema, and lung transplant. He has skills in both … minimally invasive techniques such as laparoscopy and VATS for the esophagus whenever possible but performs all forms of …

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