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 …
Category: Surgery
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 …
From surgeon to leader: Lessons from Stanford Medicine’s Lloyd Minor
As a surgeon, Dean Lloyd Minor, MD, was used to making quick decisions. Speed and confidence were valued. But then, he stepped into a leadership …
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.
In this 1:2:1 podcast, Mary Hawn, chair of surgery discusses her career path with host Paul Costello.
Pioneering surgeon Olga Jonasson broke barriers for female physicians
Here at Scope, we're still glowing from the buzz of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, so we pounced on a new …
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 …
Survivors of rare Stanford domino transplant meet, celebrate
The first thing Linda Karr asked her doctor after her heart transplant surgery at Stanford Hospital was, “How is my heart donor doing?” That question …
Bringing surgical training to female medical students in Zimbabwe
Earlier this summer, I shared the story of how two pioneering women are challenging the status quo in Zimbabwe by saying it's okay for women …
How two women from different worlds are changing the face of surgery
“I hope you’re not serious about doing something in medicine.” These words are all too familiar to Annete Bongiwe Moyo, a senior medical student at …
The importance of human connection as part of the patient experience
When I first heard Tim Engberg describe the feeling of intense loneliness and separation from humanity he felt as he was being wheeled on a …
Sherry Wren, MD – a surgeon’s road home
When I first met Stanford surgeon Sherry Wren, MD, I immediately liked her. The affinity was probably due to the fact that we're both from …
CNN's Sanjay Gupta, MD: journalist, surgeon, advocate
When the history about medical marijuana's path to legitimacy is written, CNN's chief medical reporter Sanjay Gupta, MD, may be more than a footnote. Gupta famously …
Stanford Medicine magazine opens up the world of surgery
It used to be “big hole, big surgeon” — but no more, according to Stanford’s chair of surgery, Tom Krummel, MD, who's one of …