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Innovative robotic heart surgery offers patients superior care
UC Davis Medical Center is one of only six centers in U.S. to be designated as a training center for the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Foundation’s Cardiac Surgical Robotics Program. Less-invasive robotic procedures can allow for faster recovery.
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David Tom Cooke recognized for care and compassion in medicine
Dr. David Cooke, UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center surgeon and chief of the Division of General Thoracic Surgery, was recognized by Physicians for a Healthy California (PHC) with the 2022 Ethic Physician Leadership Award.
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Two faculty members selected for prestigious national executive leadership programs
Dr. Debbie Aizenberg, clinical professor of otolaryngology - head and neck surgery, associate chief medical officer for ambulatory care, and interim executive director of the UC Davis Medical Group, was selected as one of the inaugural fellows for the Executive Leadership in Health Care Program (ELH).
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Medical anthropologist seeks to improve care in Black birthing communities
Medical anthropologist and family medicine physician, Dr. Adeola Oni-Orisan has been selected for the 2022-23 cohort of the Center for the Advancement of Multicultural Perspectives on Science.
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UC Davis awarded prestigious NIH grant to train scientists in musculoskeletal research
The Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering recently received the prestigious National Institutes of Health (NIH) T32 training program grant.
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World’s first stem cell treatment for spina bifida delivered during fetal surgery
Groundbreaking trial aims to reverse the paralysis and other abnormal functions of spina bifida before birth
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$11 million investment in cell therapy to help throat cancer patients heal
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) is investing more than $11 million to fund a clinical trial testing a cell therapy to help throat cancer patients heal from the devastating effects of radiation therapy.
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Specialized team expands into perinatal palliative care
Pregnant women who have fetuses with congenital anomalies can now receive perinatal palliative care services, thanks to the Supportive Therapies and Enhanced Palliative Services team at UC Davis Children’s Hospital.
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UC Davis Health surgeons use FLIm imaging to detect head and neck cancer
In a study published in Head and Neck journal, a team of surgeons and scientists shared the results of testing FLIm in six patients with squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary in the head and neck.
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UC Davis Health orthopaedics first in region to offer weight-bearing CT scan technology
The UC Davis Health Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Sports, and Foot & Ankle Clinic now has the first weight-bearing CT scan machine in the Northern California region, offering providers improved insight about injuries.
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Internationally renowned cancer researcher joins cancer center’s research team
Dr. Xiao-Jing Wang joined the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center in 2022 as chief science officer, bringing expertise in translational research to improved survival and quality of life for head and neck cancer patients.
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California’s stem cell agency funds research into bioprint pacemaker
UC Davis Health professor Deborah Lieu granted CIRM funding to develop a bio-pacemaker by bioprinting hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes and fibroblasts.