With the opening of the new Stanford Hospital and the Packard Children's surgical and imaging centers, Stanford Medicine will be redesigning surgical space.
Category: Surgery
“Molecular car wash” aims to make skin cancer surgery quicker and more accurate
A "molecular car wash" may help dermatologists accurately and more quickly identify and remove tiny skin cancers caused by sun damage. The technique also pinpoints subtle molecular differences associated with the cancers that may one day guide treatment.
After first adult heart transplant, advances in care continue
In 1968, the first successful adult heart transplant took place at Stanford. Here's what has happened since then.
Pushing boundaries, Stanford researcher explores growing human organs in animals
Stanford researcher Hiromitsu Nakauchi explores his dream of growing custom-made, transplantable human organs in large animals, despite funding difficulties.
Working to improve surgery in the developing world
Stanford surgeon Sherry Wren comments on the challenges of global surgery and gender differences in surgical care worldwide.
Symposium celebrates how Stanford led the way to heart surgery success
Fifty years after the first adult heart transplant in the U.S., the event featured doctors who've contributed to the development of heart transplantation.
How Stanford jump started heart transplant surgery 50 years ago
Jan. 6, 1968 marks the 50-year anniversary of the first human heart transplant in the United States, which happened here at Stanford.
A natural fix for heart valves
In the operating room, cardiac surgeon Joseph Woo, MD, is poised to begin a challenging operation on a man whose aorta and aortic valve have …
Checklist aims to help prevent surgical infections in Africa
For the last year, Stanford surgery resident Jared Forrester, MD, has been living in Ethiopia, tackling one of surgery’s most troubling issues – how to …
“Window into the brain” helps surgeons, patients and trainees
A new virtual reality system at Stanford provides an unprecedented peek inside the brain. The immersive technology can help patients understand their conditions, surgeons plan …
Study identifies socioeconomic and ethnic disparities for gallstone surgery
A new Stanford study has found that patients from disadvantaged socioeconomic and ethnic groups are less likely to receive a health-preserving type of gallbladder surgery. …
Video game synced with anesthesia administration eases surgery stress for kids
Going through surgery and anesthesia can be a stressful experience for anyone, especially kids. Thanks to a team at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford led …
Stanford surgery chair Mary Hawn and the changing face of the OR
In this 1:2:1 podcast, Mary Hawn, chair of surgery discusses her career path with host Paul Costello.
Stanford researchers develop simulations to improve heart surgeries
MRI and CT scans provide physicians with a detailed picture of their patients' internal anatomy. Heart surgeons often use these images to plan surgeries. Unfortunately, these anatomical …
From art to surgery: Stanford Medicine alumna reconstructs new ears for children
Some children are born with a missing or malformed small ear due to a rare congenital condition called microtia. In most cases, the child's ear …
Essentially erasing an essential tremor
When I think of tremors, I picture an older man struggling to write, his fingers quivering. But for Brad Ackerman, an industrial designer shown at …