Blog Topic: Surgery

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  Separating Kidney Donation from Time: Advanced Kidney Paired Donation in the Age of Vouchers

  November 20, 2020

  The Penn Transplant Institute has introduced advanced kidney paired donation to increase options for kidney transplantation

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

  November 10, 2020

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

  Orthopaedics Surgery
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  The Invisible Made Visible—TumorGlow® Fluorescence-Guided Surgery

  August 01, 2020

  TumorGlow uses fluorescent indocyanine green dye (ICG) to reveal tumors and malignant tissue under infrared light.

  Precision Medicine Surgery Neurosurgery
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  Penn Neurosurgery and Penn Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy Welcome New Leadership

  July 25, 2020

  Daniel Yoshor, MD, is the new Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, and Darren B. Schneider, MD, is the new Chief of Penn Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, at Penn Medicine.

  Neurosurgery Heart and Vascular Surgery
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  In-Office Updates from the Penn Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program: What Community Physicians Need to Know

  March 02, 2020

  Colleen Tewksbury, PhD, RD, Reviews the Penn Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program's In-Office Bariatrics Update Series for Community Practices

  Primary Care Surgery
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  Per Oral Endoscopic Surgery at Penn GI

  February 19, 2020

  Gregory Ginsberg, MD, of Penn GI is performing Per-Oral Myotomy (POEM) for achalasia

  Surgery Gastroenterology and Hepatology
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  The Uterus Transplant for Uterine Factor Infertility (UNTIL) Trial

  February 17, 2020

  Penn Medicine is advancing the field through an investigational clinical study, the Uterus Transplant for Uterine Factor Infertility (UNTIL) trial.

  Transplant Women's Health Surgery
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  Functional Limb Reconstruction and Microsurgery: Helping Your Patient Restore Range, Sensation and Strength

  January 08, 2020

  Functional reconstruction restores range of movement, weight-bearing capacity, sensation and strength in the limbs and appendages. The Penn Orthoplastic Limb Salvage Center is one of the few programs in the US specializing in microsurgery and functional reconstruction.

  Orthopaedics Surgery
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  Breast Reconstruction at Penn Plastic Surgery: Patient Safety is Paramount

  September 19, 2019

  Breast implants are very safe in 2019, but this procedure can include some risks. Learn more about Penn Plastic Surgery’s commitment to patient safety and informed patient consent from Joseph M. Serletti, MD, FACS, Chief of Penn Plastic Surgery.

  Surgery
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  Advances in Kidney Transplantation: Eradicating Hepatitis C in Patients Following Lifesaving Transplants from Infected Donors

  August 31, 2019

  Drs. Peter Reese and David Goldberg at Penn Gastroenterology have successfully cured hepatitis C (HCV) infection in kidney-transplant patients who received organs from HCV+ donors.

  Transplant Surgery Immunotherapy