PHILADELPHIA -- At Roxborough Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia, surgeon Piotr Krecioch has his hands full launching a ...

Melanoma surgery is a fairly minor procedure that can completely cure early stage melanoma. There are minimal risks, and recovery is typically quick. Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that can develop ...

Maze surgery, or surgical ablation, is a procedure commonly recommended to treat an irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) when other methods such as medication, cardioversion therapy (electric ...

At University of Utah Health, our urologists have years of experience treating men with enlarged prostate issues — also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). When other lines of treatment ...

The key step in writing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) is making the decision to DO IT! Then write down the TOP THREE FRUSTRATIONS in your business. In other words, those problems with job and ...

Smoking before surgery can increase your risk of post-operative complications and slow the healing process. That said, 2019 research suggests that the longer you go without smoking beforehand, the ...

Nose surgery for breathing can help to correct structural issues that disrupt airway function. There are several types of nose surgery that can help a person breathe better, including septoplasty and ...

Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is a type of surgery used to repair broken bones that need to be put back together. During the surgery, some form of hardware is used to hold the bone in ...

Ankle replacement surgery involves removing damaged parts of the ankle joint and replacing them with an artificial joint. It is an option when noninvasive treatments, such as physical therapy, have ...

On Nov. 29, 1944, scores of Johns Hopkins surgeons and medical students crammed into the two-level observation gallery overlooking the Halsted clinic operating room theater. For the next four and a ...

The Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine offers one of the most sought-after general surgery residency programs in the country. Our program offers ten categorical ...