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Uncovering the mechanisms behind a mischaracterized drug could shed light on its poor performance in clinical trials, research suggests.
Twenty years after a study funded by Women's Health Research at Yale uncovered that women face the risk of poorer outcomes after heart bypass surgery, new research finds the increased risk for women persists despite improved overall outcomes. But, with increased representation of women in clinical research and innovation in targets of study, we can overcome the gender gap.
Makoto Mori, MD, PhD, and Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM, used a digital platform to collect patient-reported outcomes data after cardiac surgery.
A new, Yale-led study, published Nov. 22 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, answers fundamental questions about the characteristics and outcomes of traditional and less-invasive treatment options for older adults who require aortic valve replacement.
Doctors at Yale New Haven Hospital used a more aggressive selection process to more than quadruple the number of heart transplants performed there while maintaining positive patient outcomes, according to a new study.
The cover for issue 35 of Oncotarget features Figure 4, "The in vivo pre- or post- topical application of BAY 11-7082 prevents the acidic bile-induced deregulation of cancer-related miRNA markers in 10-day exposed murine HM," by Vageli, et. al.
The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce Benjamin L. Judson, MD as Chief of the Division of Otolaryngology (ENT).
All cardiac procedures carry a risk of stroke because plaque or calcium buildup can break off in small pieces, float up into the brain, and block narrow blood vessels. A highly specialized tool called an embolic protection device is currently used to prevent some of the released debris from reaching the brain.
Some Yale Medicine surgeons now routinely use 3D printing (essentially producing a solid, three-dimensional object from a virtual digital model) to plan surgeries, design tools specific to an upcoming surgery and that particular patient’s anatomy, and even to print some of the parts used to replace defective ones in the body.
The Department of Surgery is pleased to announce Peter J. Gruber, MD, PhD as Vice Chair of Research.
John Elefteriades, MD, the William W.L. Glenn Professor of Surgery (Cardiac Surgery) and director of the Aortic Institute, has been inducted into the highly select Athens Academy, which draws its inspiration from Plato’s Academy and represents the highest academic honor bestowed by Greece for accomplishment in any scholarly discipline.
Two Yale athletes, both of whom wanted to serve their country, met on a sunny day in 1965, in Dr. Kristaps Keggi’s makeshift operating room in Vietnam.
Workplace dynamics were a prevalent theme during grand rounds lectures in May, in talks by Drs. Esther Choo and Jo Shapiro.
A global surgery symposium on "Overcoming Challenges in Global Surgery + Perioperative Care" will be held on Saturday, May 4, from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Dr. David Mulligan, Chief of Transplantation, Department of Surgery, has been elected Vice President, President-Elect of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network/United Network for Organ Sharing (OPTN/UNOS) Board of Directors. The OPTN/UNOS manages the nation’s organ transplant network under federal contract.
All are invited to celebrate the life of Dr. Deepak Narayan, on Saturday, March 23, at 10 a.m., at Battell Chapel. Please confirm attendance by March 1.
In 2018, the Yale New Haven Hospital Heart and Vascular Center (HVC) underwent tremendous growth due to the addition of new physicians, additional staff and expanded services.
Deepak Narayan, MBBS, professor of surgery (plastic) and interim director of Yale Cancer Center’s Melanoma Program, died of cancer on December 24 at age 56.
Greek filmmaker Filippos Tsapekis recently visited the university, to thank the Aortic Institute at Yale for life-improving care he received there, and also to spread a message about what is most important in life.
Walter E. Longo, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS was honored with the inaugural Rosemarie L. Fisher, M.D., Graduate Medical Education (GME) Leadership Award