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SPOTLIGHT GALLERY
The First Use of Anesthesia in Surgery: How Anesthesia Revolutionized Surgical Practice and Patient Care
Anesthesia is one of the most important tools used during surgery. Before its creation, surgery consisted of excruciating pain and high...
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Aug 20, 20253 min read
Spinal Osteomyelitis Surgery
Spinal Osteomyelitis , also known as Vertebral Osteomyelitis , is a rare and serious spine infection which occurs in your vertebrae...
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Aug 20, 20252 min read
Beating-Heart Bypass for Moyamoya Disease
Moyamoya is a disease which causes severe narrowing and blockage of the arteries in the brain, causing patients to face a high risk of...
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Aug 14, 20253 min read
The First US Robotic Heart Transplant
Heart Transplantation is a lifesaving intervention for end stage heart failure , a serious condition where the heart can no longer pump...
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Aug 14, 20252 min read
The First Known Leg Amputation: A Glimpse into Ancient Surgery
Over 31,000 years ago, a young hunter-gatherer living in the forests of Borneo underwent what is now recognised as the earliest known leg...
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Aug 14, 20252 min read
Dr. Lars Leksell
Dr. Lars Leksell pursued his work in medicine after a traffic accident that inspired him to be engrossed in clinical subjects. After...
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Dr. Stephanie H. Chang, M.D
Stephanie H. Chang is an important and world-renowned medical doctor. Dr. Chang specializes in the world of thoracic and transplant...
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Aug 14, 20252 min read
Bloodletting: What is it and how is it Used in the Modern-Day World?
Around 3000 years ago, Egyptian physicians believed that bloodletting , a practice that removed “infected” blood from ill patients, would...
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Aug 14, 20253 min read
Harvey Cushing: Surgeries and Successes
Without the extraordinary achievements of Harvey Cushing, the field of neurosurgery would be nowhere near as advanced as it is today....
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Aug 11, 20253 min read
Dr. James K. Styner
Trauma surgery is one of the most time-sensitive fields in surgery, involving the immediate surgical treatment of patients who have...
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Aug 11, 20253 min read
Dr. Atul Gawande: Surgical Safety and Analysing Surgical Errors
Every time a surgeon performs an operation, there are hundreds of steps that need to go exactly right. From correctly identifying the...
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Aug 11, 20253 min read
Joseph Lister
Joseph Lister, born in England in 1827, is often called the father of modern surgery for his transformative impact on how surgeons...
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Aug 10, 20252 min read
Dominique Larray
Most of what we know of Napoleon-era France is of the rapid, successful military conquests of Napoleon Bonaparte and the resulting...
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Aug 10, 20253 min read
Su Hongxi: The Surgeon Who Brought Open-Heart Surgery to China
Known for his pioneering role in cardiovascular surgery, medical trailblazer Su Hongxi discovered many firsts: first open heart surgery...
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Aug 10, 20252 min read
Dr. Harvey Cushing: The Father of Modern Neurosurgery
Harvey Cushing, born in 1869, is most commonly known for conducting extensive studies on the brain and developing advanced neurosurgical...
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Aug 7, 20252 min read
How Endoscopic Nasal Cauterization Stops Chronic Nosebleeds
Endoscopic nasal cauterization is a procedure used to address habitual or incapacitating nosebleeds that fail standard treatment....
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Jul 29, 20252 min read
Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome
Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome (TIS) is when the growth of the lung is restricted by deformities in the rib and spine. In the child’s...
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Hemispherectomy: When Less Brain Means More Life
The brain is one of the most complex organs found in the human body. It is responsible for regulating bodily processes, such as thought,...
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Jul 26, 20252 min read
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