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- Healthier, Happy Lives Blog
Teen Comes Through Near-Fatal Accident
Neurosurgery, trauma, and neurocritical care teams perform Christmas miracle by saving boy’s life after severe accident.
- Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Dr. Arash Momeni and Team Awarded 2025 Women’s Cancer Innovation Award
The Stanford Women’s Cancer Center, part of the Stanford Cancer Institute, has granted Dr. Arash Momeni and his team $50,000 through the 2025 Under One Umbrella-Women’s Cancer Innovation Award. This funding, made possible by Under One Umbrella philanthropic activities, will support their research project titled "Novel Transcutaneous Spectrophotometry Device for Reconstructive Flap Monitoring.
- Division of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
HyeRan Choo Appointed Director of SOAP
Dr. HyeRan Choo, DDS, DMD, MS, has been appointed as the inaugural director of the Stanford Orthodontic Airway Plate Treatment Program for Pierre Robin Sequence (SOAP for PRS), effective November 2024. This groundbreaking program at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health is the first in the nation to treat neonates with Pierre Robin Sequence non-surgically using Orthodontic Airway Plates (OAP).
- Abdominal Transplantation
Dr. Kazunari Sasaki Performs Liver Transplant for Colorectal Cancer Patient
Stanford Abdominal Transplantation surgeon Dr. Kazunari Sasaki recently performed a liver transplant for a patient diagnosed with colorectal cancer with multiple liver metastases, the first case of its kind done in the state of California.
- Fogarty Innovation
Medtech Startup Eclipse Regenesis Offers Hope to Young Patient with Short Bowel Syndrome
“I’m just glad that there are doctors and entrepreneurs interested in doing this for my son and hopefully others like him moving forward."
- Surgery
Dr. Sharma Awarded ACS Postdoctoral Fellowship
Saurabh Sharma, PhD, has been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship by the American Cancer Society (ACS). The more than $100k in funding will support his research project titled “Smart Polymeric Immunopetide Nanoconjugates for Targeting Refractory Melanoma Brain Metastases.”
- People of AI
People of AI: Digital health with Dr. Oliver Aalami
Discover the fascinating world of digital health innovation with a leading expert in vascular surgery and digital health innovation, Dr. Oliver Aalami. In this insightful People of AI episode, Dr. Aalami shares his path to medicine, his passion for integrating technology in patient care, and his role as director of Stanford’s Biodesign for Digital Health program. Explore the groundbreaking projects and initiatives shaping the future of healthcare.
- Surgery
Next Generation of Leadership at Stanford Acute Care Surgery
Acute care surgery (ACS), has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past few years. With a few key recruitments and appointments, and an evolving organizational structure, the Stanford Section of Acute Care Surgery is poised to imagine, innovate, and lead across the five pillars of ACS. The Section is excited to introduce its next generation organizational structure and leadership to the Stanford community.
- Apple Podcasts
2024 Guidelines from the Surgical Infection Society (SIS)
In this episode, we dive into the 2024 guidelines from the Surgical Infection Society (SIS). Using a case-based approach, we explore how the updated guidelines impact clinical decision-making in the management of intra-abdominal infections. Our expert guests break down best practices while emphasizing the importance of timely intervention, appropriate antibiotic selection, and the evolving role of local antibiograms in guiding therapy --- featuring Dr. Joe Forrester