Three-dimensional printed models, created at the 3D PrintViz Lab on the UC Davis Health campus, have helped surgical teams plan for cloacal surgery in children. These models provide a veritable road map that makes all the difference.
Read MoreA multidisciplinary team completed a jaw restoration procedure ― removing a tumor, placing a bone implant and prefabricated dental prosthetic ― all during one surgery.
Read MoreTwo years ago, Tobi was the second patient to receive a first-of-its-kind surgery at our Fetal Care and Treatment Center. Look at him now!
Read MoreRuthie Eyer was born with Down syndrome and a heart defect. Coming to UC Davis Children’s Hospital helped save her life.
Read MoreUC Davis resident physicians training in OB-GYN and cardiothoracic surgery are caring for patients in Modesto under a new partnership with Doctors Medical Center.
Read MoreA new biomedical tool successfully delivers genetic material to edit faulty genes in developing fetal brain cells. This might stop disease progression of genetic-based neurodevelopmental conditions and provide a cure by the time the baby is born.
Read MoreSurgeon Amanda Whitaker has received a grant from the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America to study how to reduce opioid use in children.
Read MoreEndoscopic spine surgery at the UC Davis Spine Center gave patient Alma Contreras her life back.
Read MoreUC Davis Health’s commitment to advancing health equity was on full display while hosting the annual scientific meeting of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons.
Read MoreUC Davis has become the only hospital in the Sacramento region to perform TAMBE, a minimally invasive, life-saving treatment for complex aortic aneurysms
Read MoreResearchers are assessing the promising method of extending the life of kidneys shortly before transplantation to potentially expand the donor pool.
Read MoreRadiofrequency ablation (RFA) offers a nonsurgical, outpatient treatment for UC Davis Health patients with thyroid nodules.
Read MoreThe Transplant Center is celebrating the one-year anniversary of completing its first liver transplant. During this first year, the center performed a higher-than-expected 41 liver transplants.
Read MoreA brain-computer interface developed by UC Davis Health accurately translates brain signals into speech. The device implanted in the brain of a man with ALS is the most accurate system of its kind.
Read MoreThe Firefighters Burn Institute Regional Burn Center marked its 50th anniversary and awarded its chief surgeon a prestigious endowed chair.
Read MoreNew research indicates that abdominal aortic aneurysms grow faster in women and suggests clinical guidelines should be revised.
Read MoreOnce again, UC Davis Children’s Hospital has earned the distinction of being a Level 1 Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons.
Read MoreTwo imaging technologies break new ground in the fight against lung cancer. One leads to earlier detection and the other to better care.
Read MoreOrthopaedic surgeon Cassandra Lee performed a leading-edge procedure with a new implant called the MISHA Knee System that alleviated the chronic pain of a firefighter who underwent 11 previous surgeries.
Read MorePediatric surgeon Erin Brown has been selected for a Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award. She’ll use the funds to develop stem cells to improve neuroblastoma treatment.
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