Ruthie 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 MoreRadiofrequency ablation (RFA) offers a nonsurgical, outpatient treatment for UC Davis Health patients with thyroid nodules.
Read MoreResearchers are assessing the promising method of extending the life of kidneys shortly before transplantation to potentially expand the donor pool.
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.
Read MoreBy combining the subspecialty expertise of all three surgeons on the team, UC Davis Health can offer treatment for the full breadth of pediatric neurosurgical disorders.
Read MorePediatric general surgeon Payam Saadai directs the pediatric robotic-assisted surgery program, which is now available at the UC Davis Children’s Surgery Center.
Read MoreWhen Sydney Engle was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, her parents put their trust in UC Davis Children’s Hospital and R. Lor Randall.
Read MoreThe Transplant Center has been certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, expanding access to a greater number of liver transplant patients.
Read MoreA UC Davis Health orthopaedic surgeon is among the first in the country to implant a new resorbable device to repair knee cartilage.
Read MoreVascular surgeon Steven Maximus has received approval from the FDA to begin a physician-sponsored investigational device exemption trial for treating complex aortic aneurysms.
Read MoreVascular surgeon Steven Maximus was named the new director of the Aortic Center, which provides patients a full range of services for complex aortic diseases.
Read MoreColon and rectal cancer are on the rise among young adults. Screenings now start at 45. During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, one young mother has a message.
Read MoreMedicaid and Medicare will soon require patient perspectives when assessing the success of certain surgeries, a practice UC Davis Health has been doing for years.
Read MoreEndoscopy team members successfully performed the world’s first endoscopic, ultrasound-guided core biopsy of a pancreatic tumor, collecting larger than normal core of tissue.
Read MoreTwo years after she helped to save his life, UC Davis Health surgeon Rachel Russo performed an Air Force reenlistment ceremony for Master Sgt. Manny Salinas.
Read MoreIn a Q&A, UC Davis Health physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist Maya Evans shares how clinicians and parents can provide comprehensive care for children with spinal cord injuries and spina bifida.
Read MoreTen patients who chose bariatric surgery at UC Davis Health to safely end the obesity cycle will star in a fashion show Friday.
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