10/23/2008 News For: Vascular Surgeon In Mex TijuanaDisgruntled patient stabs 81-yr-old surgeon NAGPUR: In a case that has left the medical community of the city stunned, a dissatisfied patient assaulted and critically hurt an 81-year-old surgeon on Wednesday afternoon. Jefferson doctor named transplant surgeon of the year Thomas Jefferson University The Delaware Valley Chapter of the American Liver Foundation recently named Cataldo Doria, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and director of the Division of Transplantation at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, "Transplant Surgeon of the Year" for his outstanding service to the medical ... Armstrong faces another vicious cycle in France In what Lance Armstrong calls his "dream scenario," he finishes the 2009 Tour de France on the famed Champs-Elysees in Paris wearing the champion's yellow jersey, then convenes his Global Cancer Initiative summit in the French capital the next day. Man's Surgery Performed On The Wrong Ankle A Minnesota man is permanently disabled because of a medical mistake at a Twin Cities hospital when a surgeon operated on the wrong body part. Surgical mistakes like that happened more than 200 times in Minnesota over the last five years. Ex-patient sues Saint Agnes, surgeon after heart surgery A former patient at Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno is suing the hospital and his surgeon for an infection he claims he contracted there last year after heart surgery. Read comments Exercise helps keep survivors in the pink It's a sure bet every woman knows October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It's mentioned daily in public service announcements, pink ribbons highlighting special products are seen everywhere and even the White House was "bathed" in pink lighting when hosting a special breast cancer event early this month. Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Save with Premier Vascular Closure Devices Agreements Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, today announced new agreements for vascular closure devices with Abbott Laboratories Inc., Abbott Vascular of Abbott Park, Ill., and Cardiva Medical Inc. of Mountain View, Calif. Local artist in hospital after vehicle hits his wheelchair HUNTINGTON -- A local artist who was severely injured when his wheelchair was struck by a vehicle in Huntington Wednesday morning was reported to be stable and in fair condition Wednesday afternoon, according to staff at St. Mary's Medical Center. Damaged genes are linked to lung cancer NEW YORK - In the largest effort of its kind, scientists have identified 26 genes that, when damaged, appear to promote lung cancer. It's a step toward developing... Trainer Richard C. Gonzalez Dead Trainer Richard C. Gonzalez died Oct. 4 at Steubenville, Ohio, after battling cancer. He was 59. Born in Tijuana, Mexico, Gonzalez trained from 1988 though this year and saddled 89 winners. |




