A new blood test measures the DNA fragments of lung transplant donors in the blood of recipients, in hopes of preventing organ rejection and saving lives.
Category: Surgery
Henry Marsh shares insights into neurosurgery and more at Dean’s Lecture Series
Dean Lloyd Minor welcomed the neurosurgeon/author Henry Marsh to Stanford at a recent Dean's Lecture Series talk.
This sensor can monitor blood flow – then disappear
An interdisciplinary team of Stanford researchers have developed a implantable, biodegradable, wireless and battery-free blood flow sensor.
Touch-sensor technology seen as a path for improving surgical training
A Stanford surgeon, educator and inventor has worked to advance the science of touch.
Stanford Surgery’s decorating contest brings cheer to doctors working over the holidays
Stanford Medicine hosted an office decorating contest to help share the holiday spirit for those who have to work between Christmas and New Year's.
Algorithm developed to evaluate surgical skills with help from recent high school grad
Using AI, a team of Stanford researchers including an 18-year-old has developed a way to track and evaluate surgical skills.
Tackling a sticky surgical complication, Stanford researchers identify culprit and potential treatment
Abdominal adhesions can have lasting, significant consequences. Now Stanford researchers have identified the cells responsible and a possible treatment.
Surgery remains best treatment for appendicitis, Stanford study finds
Emergency surgery, compared to antibiotics, costs less and results in lower hospital readmission rates for appendicitis, a Stanford study finds.
Matching kids to right-sized hearts: New method shortens transplant waits
Using CT scans to create estimates of heart volume is making it easier for cardiologists at Packard Children's Hospital to match kids to donor hearts.
How a new system improved wait times for Stanford kidney transplant patients
A new Stanford strategy for kidney transplant wait-list management has been shown to help patients get into surgery faster.
Behind the scenes of a lifesaving heart surgery
When 12-year-old Lizneidy Serratos was airlifted to the Bay Area in early August, her heart was pumping so weakly that she could not walk or eat.
“Without Dr. Shumway doing his miracle work, three generations would not be here”: A Stanford heart transplant patient’s story
A Stanford Health Care video tells the story of grateful transplant patient Yolanda.
Space, the new surgical frontier? A Q&A
A Stanford surgeon discusses the adverse conditions, physiological changes and surgical challenges faced by space travelers.
Opioid overdose rates highest directly after surgery, new research suggests
Following surgery, the risk of overdose from opioids is highest during the first month. Taking both short- and long-acting opioids also boosts the risk.
Stanford surgeon works to improve care for civilians in conflict zones
The goal is to design a humanitarian surgical response in conflict zones to avert preventable disability and deaths through modern, evidence-based care.
Surgery Saturday Instagram series takes you inside Stanford’s OR
Each Saturday, Stanford Medicine's Instagram gives followers a peek into the OR.