By Mona Orady, M.D. There is still much to learn about the benefits and potential of robotic surgery. Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. –Vincent Van Gogh We are still forming opinions about robotic surgery. Although the existence and progression of robotic surgery is undeniable, the question of a […]
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Please R.S.V.P. to: Sarah Sherwood, (650) 380-9102 or sarah@sherwoodcommunications.com MEDICAL SOCIETY TO DISCUSS MOLECULAR ENERGY’S ROLE IN FUTURE GYN TECHNOLOGY MISWEEK ’17 Panel to Include Dr. Andrew Brill from California Pacific Medical Center Using energy to operate is the future of Surgical Gynecology. The idea is becoming more popular and more clinically relevant. This session […]
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Lovers to Spouses with Dr. Liselotte Mettler and Elwin Wallace Law BOOK SIGNING: Co-Inventor of Minimally Invasive Surgery Dual Memoir of Well-Known Surgeon and Her Husband Please R.S.V.P. to: Sarah Sherwood, (650) 380-9102 or sarah@sherwoodcommunications.com WHO: The Authors: Dr. Liselotte Mettler, co-inventor of minimally invasive surgery and California Real Estate expert Elwin Wallace Law Hosted […]
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Panel to Discuss Energy Devices and Potential for Incision-Free Surgery By Monica J. Smith Energy-driven technology is a cornerstone of surgery. Although surgeons use the devices at their disposal skillfully, for the most part, many do not know exactly how they work. A better understanding of the technology, experts say, could help surgeons make the […]
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DOT MED Healthcare Business News By Dr. Raymond Lanzafame and Dr. Richard Satava It is surprising to see how the understanding of certain aspects of energy medicine are not stressed during traditional medical training, given their importance in daily operations and in the surgery of the future. In fact, our identity as surgeons […]
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Medical Society Presents Florida Hospital Research at MIS Week 2017 Tampa, FL – July 10, 2017/Press Release/ – A Florida Hospital Tampa study is attempting to show surgeons how to grade what they see during surgery in order to increase patient safety and create a systematic standard for how surgeon’s outcomes should be studied. The research […]
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Surgical Energy: The Future and The Opportunity
By Richard M. Satava, M.D. Energy is something we take for granted as we use it for surgery, but surgical energy is about to make its mark. Those who ignore what’s happening will be left behind. Although we utilize mono, bi-polar and ultrasound energy quite a bit, we don’t take the time to notice that […]
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By Rev. Matthew Woodward Transfiguration Episcopal Church A strong, healthy looking young man walked into the ER complaining of a bad asthma attack. A friend of mine, Peter, who had recently qualified as a nurse was part of the team that cared for him. They did everything they could, but his asthma attack had progressed […]
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What You Miss When You Aren’t There By Raymond Lanzafame, M.D. Besides the fact that almost every state requires that physicians complete CME credits for maintenance of your medical license (as well as board certification), actually showing up for a national medical conference is really critical for your career, whether you have many years of […]
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How to successfully open a private practice
by Linda Girgis, MD, FAAFP Many consider private practice a way of the past. Truth bears this out when we see the large number of doctors selling their practices to hospitals and large healthcare systems. And the overall healthcare system suffers because of this. In the current environment, the thought of starting a practice provokes […]