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Johns Hopkins Pediatric Burn Center Is the Only One of Its Kind in Maryland
From burn prevention to wound care and psychological treatment, the burn center team provides comprehensive care for children with burn injuries.
Johns Hopkins Surgeon at Sibley Provides Robotic Repairs for Large and Complex Hernias
Surgeon Andrew Jung has advanced training in minimally invasive and robotic procedures.
A ‘Revolution’ in Robot-Assisted Surgery for Pediatric Patients at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center
Pediatric surgeon Alejandro Garcia remembers a teenage patient who was having increasing problems with myasthenia gravis.
New Johns Hopkins Research into Lung Transplant
Errol Bush and colleagues publish three separate studies on transplants involving hepatitis C-positive lungs, outcomes for COVID patients, and racial disparities with regard to waitlists for the procedure.
Johns Hopkins Surgeons Develop Protocols to Improve High-Value Care for Patients
Based on the widely adopted Choosing Wisely campaign, vascular surgeon Caitlin Hicks and colleagues created an initiative to improve approaches to surgical treatment: Improving Wisely.
Bariatric Surgery Case Study – Gastric Bypass with ICG Leak Test
Johns Hopkins Center for Bariatric Surgery at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., is accredited from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) as a Comprehensive Center with Adult Qualifications.
Johns Hopkins Among First in the World to Launch Abdominal Health Program
Surgeons aim to elucidate the complex care that hernia surgeons provide while broadening the understanding through which caregivers view related conditions, such as urinary incontinence, rectus diastasis and abdominal tumors.
For those with liver metastasis, using ALPPS and a hepatic artery infusion pump may show promise. This approach could reduce cancer recurrence and improve survival, doctors say.
Johns Hopkins Surgeons Seek to Improve ‘Tactile’ Sensitivity During Robotic Surgery
Experts in surgery and engineering test a wearable device that vibrates in response to the amount of force applied to tissue during surgical training.
Johns Hopkins Among Highest-Volume Centers Nationally for Adrenal Surgery
With a multidisciplinary approach, endocrine surgeons and colleagues at Johns Hopkins offer spectrum of treatments.
Johns Hopkins Adds to Colorectal Treatment Team in the National Capital Region
Ada Graham, a fellowship-trained colorectal surgeon, has joined Johns Hopkins Medicine in the National Capital Region.
New Procedure for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease May Yield Improved Outcomes for Certain Patients
Via collaboration among surgeons and gastroenterologists, Johns Hopkins patients receiving combined transoral incisionless fundoplication, or cTIF, could see better results compared with traditional treatments.
Evolving Approaches for Gastric Cancer
Researchers in the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery are conducting a first-of-its-kind study with the aim of converting patients who typically are not considered candidates for hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy surgery into ...
Colorectal surgeon Vincent Obias, an expert in robotic and laparoscopic surgery, will treat patients at Suburban Hospital.
Study shows that neoadjuvant immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy in patients with operable, non-small cell lung cancer can reduce the risk of recurrence of cancer or death.
Leading in the Treatment of Pancreatic Cysts
Johns Hopkins is the highest-volume center in the United States for the condition, with a multidisciplinary team devoted solely to monitoring and treatment.
Immunotherapy Plus Chemotherapy Before Surgery Improves Outcomes for Patients with Lung Cancer
Adding the immunotherapy drug nivolumab to chemotherapy before surgery (neoadjuvant) for patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) — the leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide — reduced the risk of recurrence of the cancer ...
Transplant Team Protects Patient Health During COVID-19 Pandemic
At the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Transplant Center, inpatient mortality rates have been under 5%, compared with 20% or higher reported nationally.
Continuing Breast Reconstruction Services Amid COVID-19
During the pandemic, a team of breast surgeons and plastic and reconstructive surgeons developed adaptive guidelines to continue standards of care for patients throughout the Johns Hopkins Health System.
Minimally Invasive Approaches for Patients with Acid Reflux
Johns Hopkins surgeons offer the full spectrum of surgical treatments for patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Johns Hopkins Surgeon Leads Effort to Study Third Vaccine Doses in Transplant Recipients
With a $40M grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dorry Segev, William Werbel and colleagues aim to better understand immune response, reduction of immunosuppression and the safety of mixing vaccine types.
Johns Hopkins Names New Chief of Endocrine Surgery
Lilah Morris-Wiseman aims to expand the endocrine surgery program and Comprehensive Adrenal Center. Her interests include inherited endocrine diseases and thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal surgical diseases.
Recent Research from the Division of Cardiac Surgery
Johns Hopkins cardiac surgeons publish studies on the use of arterial grafts during coronary bypass, as well as a new surgical approach for mitral valve regurgitation.
Johns Hopkins Surgeons Perform Institution’s First Ante Situm Liver Resection
Few medical centers perform this procedure and even fewer offer training. To do so, surgeons need skills in liver resection and live-donor liver implantation surgeries, says hepatobiliary surgeon Christopher Shubert.
Drug Combination Gets Advanced Liver Cancer Patients to Surgery
A combination of the kinase-inhibitor drug cabozantinib and the immunotherapy drug nivolumab can make curative surgery possible in some liver cancer patients who would normally not be considered surgery candidates.
At Johns Hopkins Green Spring Station: Comprehensive Care for Patients with Breast Cancer
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Green Spring Station provides patients with multidisciplinary care, offering a breadth of surgical treatments, imaging, and medical and radiation oncology.
New Co-Director Appointed to the Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute
Cardiac surgeon James Gammie joins the Johns Hopkins faculty, bringing with him a rich history of innovation and outcomes research, and expertise in mitral valve repair.
Liver and Biliary Cancer Surgery Program Offers Multidisciplinary Care, Advanced Treatments
Johns Hopkins surgeons provide the full breadth of minimally invasive procedures and novel approaches, such as robotic major hepatectomy and ALPPS (associating liver partition and portal vein ligation for staged hepatectomy).
Innovating Care for Patients with Thoracic Cancers
Johns Hopkins applies the latest advancements — including new robotic tools, new research and an improved interdisciplinary approach — in the diagnosis and treatment of lung and esophageal tumors.
Expanding Pediatric Surgical Care in Maryland and Pennsylvania
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center surgeons are now available to treat patients at several community locations throughout southern Pennsylvania and across the state of Maryland, including the National Capital Region.
Johns Hopkins HPB Surgery Program: Today’s Most Advanced Treatments and Approaches
Among the highest-volume programs in the United States, the Johns Hopkins Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgery Program continues its legacy of innovation in patient care and research.
Improvements in Care for Rectal Cancer
The Johns Hopkins Multidisciplinary Rectal Cancer Clinic provides comprehensive, patient-centered care, using minimally invasive techniques and novel protocols — such as applying radiation early in a shortened window of time — to optimize outcomes.
Johns Hopkins Has Highest-Volume Robotic Surgery Center in Mid-Atlantic Region
Surgeons at Johns Hopkins use surgical robots in nearly all oncologic procedures — enhancing precision, reducing pain and improving recovery time for patients.
Nivolumab (Opdivo) is now FDA approved for treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer in patients whose cancers progress on standard therapy, and pembrolizumab (Keytruda) became the first immunotherapy to gain FDA approval as the ...
A new class of cancer-fighting drugs called checkpoint inhibitors is offering hope to patients with several kinds of solid tumors, particularly lung cancer and melanoma. The medications, which work by spurring the body’s immune system ...
Managing Side Effects of Immunotherapy
Immunotherapy is a promising new therapy that activates the immune system to attack cancer cells. It has a completely different side effect profile than chemotherapy, and that has caught some physicians off guard.
Johns Hopkins Aims to Change the Way Alcoholic Hepatitis Is Treated in U.S.
Johns Hopkins' doctor Andrew Cameron believes that a rule rooted in stigma has led to withholding lifesaving treatment for people with alcoholic hepatitis.
A Comprehensive Approach for Children with Colorectal Disease
The colorectal surgical center at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and its multidisciplinary bowel management clinic is unique in the Mid-Atlantic region. The center was established in 2016 to treat children and adolescents with congenital ...
Same-Day and Next-Day Consultations Offered by Johns Hopkins Surgeons
The expedited appointments allow patients to quickly see a surgical expert at several Johns Hopkins locations in Maryland, including The Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center — Green Spring Station, Johns ...
Johns Hopkins Opens One of the Largest Ambulatory Surgery Centers in Maryland
Outpatient procedures can now take place at Green Spring Station in Pavillion III of the Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center. This new facility includes one of the largest surgery centers of its kind in Maryland.
A Continuum of Convenient and Comprehensive Lung Cancer Care
Radiation oncologist Russell Hales, thoracic surgeon Richard Battafarano and medical oncologist Julie Brahmer are among the caregivers offering comprehensive lung cancer treatment across a continuum of care in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region.
Johns Hopkins Delves Deeply into Neoadjuvant Therapies for Lung Cancer
Program provides best possible care for patients while offering opportunities to participate in cutting-edge clinical trials, including those involving immunotherapies.
Johns Hopkins Offers Rare, One-Day Lung Cancer Clinic
Data show that approach lengthens lives and saves health care dollars.
Rare Gastrointestinal Cancers Aren’t So Rare to Johns Hopkins Team
Certain gastrointestinal tumors — especially those found in the stomach and peritoneal cavity — are rare and complex, requiring a highly skilled team of specialists who collaborate to individualize multimodal treatment plans.
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Expands Surgical Care in Washington, D.C. Area
Surgeons with Johns Hopkins Children’s Center have extended their expertise to the greater Washington region to offer general surgeries and on-call coverage
The Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery is excited to welcome new faculty members.
Innovative Approaches to Colorectal Surgery Benefit Patients
News & Publications December 11, 2018
Thoracic Oncology Services, Including Surgery, Available Throughout Mid-Atlantic
News & Publications December 11, 2018
Turning the Immune System on Pancreatic Cancer
In 33 of 39 GVAX-treated patients, regardless of cyclophosphamide treatment, researchers found intratumoral tertiary lymphoid aggregates—essentially regulatory structures of adaptive immunity.
Pediatric Surgeons Treat Patients in Regional Community Hospitals
Johns Hopkins Surgery Fall 2017
Two Baltimore Hospitals Combine Forces to Offer Expert Acute Care
Johns Hopkins Surgery Fall 2017
Setting the Standard of Excellence for Rectal Cancer Care
Johns Hopkins Surgery November 2, 2015
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Diagnosis and Treatment: A Johns Hopkins Mainstay
Johns Hopkins Surgery July 23, 2015
A Delicate Situation: Marfan, Loeys-Dietz Syndromes and Hernia Repair
Johns Hopkins Surgery July 23, 2015
A Better Approach for Endoscopic Component Separation Surgery
Johns Hopkins Surgery April 9, 2015
When Melanoma Patients Should Have a Sentinel Node Biopsy
Johns Hopkins Surgery February 1, 2014
Treatment for Barrett's Esophagus: From Monitoring to Surgery
Johns Hopkins Surgery February 1, 2014
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