Blog Topic: Surgery

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  Penn's Kristy Weber, MD, Named First Female President of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)

  April 25, 2019

  Penn Medicine Orthopaedic Surgeon Kristy Weber, MD, made history by taking office as the first woman president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) in March 2019.

  Orthopaedics Oncology Surgery
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  Chronic Ankle Instability: What to Do When A Sprained Ankle Won’t Heal

  April 04, 2019

  Penn Medicine’s Daniel C. Farber, MD, reviews six profiles of patients initially treated for ankle sprains, and explains when primary care physicians should to refer to an orthopaedic surgeon.

  Orthopaedics Surgery
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  Case Study: Limb Sparing Fracture Care and Microvascular Surgery at Penn Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Center

  January 14, 2019

  A case study from L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS about saving a patient’s frostbitten feet at the Penn Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Center.

  Orthopaedics Surgery
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  Using Patient Data to Stay Ahead of the Cutting Edge: Penn Hernia Repair Program

  November 22, 2018

  Hernia referral guidelines and insights about the Penn Hernia Repair Program from Penn Medicine surgeon, Dr. John P. Fischer.

  Surgery
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  Penn Clinical Research Roundup: Breast Cancer

  October 26, 2018

  Review breast cancer research (including immunotherapy and BRCA therapy updates) by Penn faculty and physician scientists.

  Oncology Surgery
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  1st Annual Intraoperative Molecular Imaging Precision Surgery Meeting to be held in Philadelphia

  October 12, 2018

  Are you a surgeon interested in fluorescent-guided cancer resection? Plan to attend Penn Cancer's CME meeting (November 2, 2018) on clinical trials in intraoperative molecular imaging.

  Surgery Neurosurgery Oncology
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  Penn Transplant Symposium for Nephrology Nurses Offers Interactive Agenda and Credits

  October 06, 2018

  A highlight of Penn Medicine's Annual Kidney Transplant Symposium nephrology and transplant nurses, social workers and dialysis staff will include discussion of how the opioid epidemic has affected organ donation and kidney transplantation.

  Transplant Surgery
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  An App a Day Keeps Attrition at Bay: Penn Medicine Innovates Bariatric Care with an iPhone App

  July 13, 2018

  The Bariatric Surgery team at Penn Medicine developed Penn Life Gained, an award-winning, first-of-its-kind iPhone app to help patients collect and organize their health data.

  Surgery
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  Treating Spinal Deformities: Interview with Penn Spine Surgeon, Dr. Comron Saifi

  June 14, 2018

  Dr. Comron Saifi, Penn Medicine spine surgeon, discussed the spectrum of spinal deformity patients he treats and managing spinal patient care.

  Orthopaedics Surgery Spine
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  Penn Neuro-Oncology Symposium: Master Class in Brain Tumor Treatment

  May 08, 2018

  The Abramson Cancer Center and Penn Brain Tumor Center will host a Neuro-Oncology Symposium at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine on Friday, June 8, 2018.

  Neurosurgery Oncology Surgery