Blog Topic: Surgery

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  Penn Leads the Nation in Paired Living Donor Kidney Transplants in 2023

  December 13, 2023

  After completing 100 paired living donor kidney transplants (LDKTs), the Penn Transplant Institute now leads the nation for the most LDKTs in 2023

  Surgery Transplant
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  Renowned Surgeon-Scientist Dr. James F. Markmann Returns to Penn Medicine

  December 07, 2023

  In December 2024, Dr. James F. Markmann returned to Penn Medicine as Vice Chair of Transplant in the Department of Surgery almost 40 years after arriving at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School as an MD/PhD student.

  Surgery Transplant
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  Addressing Aortic Disease in Younger Individuals at Risk for Aortic Aneurysm - A Conversation with Wilson Szeto, MD

  February 28, 2023

  Heart surgeon Wilson Y. Szeto, MD, reflects on the risk of aortic aneurysm and rupture in younger persons and the treatments available at the Penn Aorta Center for this population, including the recently re-introduced Ross procedure.

  Surgery Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
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  A Promising Innovation Could Revolutionize Hand and Limb Transplantation and Replantation

  December 06, 2022

  Penn Orthopaedics surgeons and scientists are developing the means to provide ex vivo perfusion support for hand and limb transplantation.

  Surgery Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Transplant
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  An Innovative Surgery is Restoring Hip Function Lost Due to a Focal Cartilage Defect

  November 21, 2022

  Penn Orthopaedics' Christopher Anthony, MD, is helping patients recover movement and function in hips damaged by focal cartilage defects.

  Surgery Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
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  The TCAR Procedure: A Primer from the Experts at Penn Medicine

  November 04, 2022

  Endovascular surgeons at Penn Medicine are performing transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR), a procedure with a hybrid approach to carotid stenting for the treatment of carotid artery stenosis.

  Surgery Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
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  Penn Medicine to Pioneer Non-Radiation-Based Fiber Optic RealShape (FORS) Guidance for Aortic Surgery

  July 13, 2022

  Vascular surgeons are now using technology that allows for real-time, 3D intraoperative visualization of devices in inside the body with reduced need for fluoroscopy.

  Surgery
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  Penn Expands Its Leading Lifelong Aortic Monitoring Program

  June 29, 2022

  For patients with conditions affecting the aorta or aortic valve, long-term monitoring is crucial — whether they undergo surgery or never require intervention.

  Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Surgery
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  PeRioperative Evaluation and Planning (PREP) for Older Adults having Colon and Rectal Surgery at Penn Medicine

  June 28, 2022

  At Penn Colon and Rectal Surgery, Nicole Saur, MD, is leading the PeRioperative Evaluation and Planning (PREP) Program, a multiphase pathway to optimize older patients for surgery.

  Gastroenterology, Hepatology and GI Surgery Surgery
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  CME: Update for Community Partners: Managing COVID Vaccinations and More

  May 18, 2022

  On June 9, Drs. Emily Blumberg and Ingi Lee will offer a virtual CME on critical vaccination considerations (including COVID vaccinations) for those in the transplant community and their caregivers.

  Surgery Transplant