News
April 2022
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Internal MedicineApril 21, 2022New initiative to make UC Davis Health a leader in organ transplant equity
A new initiative called Pluralist will challenge the current paradigm and pursue equity in organ transplantation. The effort will place particular emphasis on communities of color in Sacramento and throughout California by using education intervention tools like social networks and digital media.
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Children's HealthApril 18, 2022Pediatric Heart Center nurse practitioners raise funds for Make-a-Wish kids
The UC Davis Pediatric Heart Center nurse practitioners are hiking to make wishes come true for children diagnosed with critical illnesses, including congenital heart disease. Barb Goebel, Mary Zanobini and Callie Brecek are fundraising for the Make-a-Wish Northeastern and Central California and Northern Nevada chapter’s Trailblaze Challenge, a 23.2-mile hike along the Tahoe Rim Trail.
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February 2022
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Heart and VascularFebruary 11, 2022Educating communities during Heart Failure Awareness Week
During Heart Failure Awareness Week experts will encourage people to learn more about heart failure. They’ll host discussions on UC Davis Health’s Facebook page in English and Spanish covering what heart failure is, why it occurs and how to prevent and treat it.
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Children's HealthFebruary 09, 2022Doctor pioneers pacemaker procedure in kids
UC Davis pediatric electrophysiologist Dan Cortez is the only physician in the world who is implanting the world’s smallest pacemaker in children. He uses a minimally invasive technique in the youngest patients.
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SurgeryFebruary 08, 2022Innovative robotic heart surgery offers patients superior care
UC Davis Health is the only medical center in the region performing cardiothoracic robotic surgery, which offers patients a less invasive procedure and provides benefits that include less blood loss, reduced risk of infection, shorter hospital stays and faster recovery.
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Heart and VascularFebruary 03, 2022Empowering women to put their heart health first
The UC Davis Women's Cardiovascular Medicine Program is shining a spotlight on heart disease and encouraging women to take charge of their health. The program is hosting virtual forums each Friday during February to share information on heart disease and prevention.
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Children's HealthFebruary 01, 2022
Baby with rare heart condition transported to UC Davis for life-saving surgery
For the first five months of Heidi’s life, the Carson family had no idea their daughter suffered from a rare congenital heart defect. Then she was airlifted to UC Davis Children’s Hospital where doctors noticed her enlarged heart was compressing her windpipe.
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November 2021
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ResearchNovember 17, 2021New model translates heart research findings from animals to humans
UC Davis Health scientists developed a new tool to translate cardiac studies from animal models to humans. The tool will help in better understanding arrhythmia and other heart conditions and support the search for effective cardiac therapies.
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CoronavirusNovember 15, 2021
Your top COVID-19 questions, answered by White House Chief Science Officer David Kessler
David Kessler, the chief science officer and leader in COVID-19 efforts, provided insights on the rise of mental health issues, COVID vaccines for kids, booster shots, the new oral antiviral drugs, and the rare vaccine side effects.
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September 2021
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Heart and VascularSeptember 29, 2021Southern California baby travels to UC Davis Health for a game-changing procedure
When a blood clot blocked blood flow and caused severe swelling in baby Mateo, he was diagnosed with superior vena cava syndrome. He was transferred to UC Davis Health. Frank Ing performed a cardiac catheterization, which made all the difference.
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Heart and VascularSeptember 27, 2021UC Davis Pediatric Echocardiography Lab re-accredited by national organization
The UC Davis Pediatric Heart Center's Pediatric Echocardiography Laboratory this month has been re-accredited by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in pediatric transthoracic, pediatric transesophageal and fetal echocardiography.
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Heart and VascularSeptember 21, 2021NIH grant funds new study to evaluate heart failure in California Central Valley patients
Martin Cadeiras, Javier E. López and Nipavan Chiamvimonvat are co-principal investigators for a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to take a precision medicine approach to evaluate patients with a poorly understood form of heart failure.
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CoronavirusSeptember 02, 2021Heart inflammation, COVID-19 and the rare side effects of the vaccine
UC Davis Health Cardiologist Nayereh Pezeshkian discusses COVID-19, its impact on the heart, and the rare risk of developing heart complications after a COVID-19 vaccine.
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August 2021
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Heart and VascularAugust 26, 2021California’s stem cell agency funds research into Angelman syndrome and bioprint pacemaker
Professors David Segal and Deborah Lieu have received Discovery Stage Research Projects awards from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM). The grants will fund cell gene therapy for Angelman syndrome and building the first biopacemaker
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Heart and VascularAugust 17, 2021UC Davis Medical Center awarded national certification for heart attack care
UC Davis Medical Center has received the Primary Heart Attack Center from the Joint Commission for its devotion to consistent, organized and quality care for patients with ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) -commonly known as heart attack.
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July 2021
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Heart and VascularJuly 27, 2021UC Davis Health fixes baby’s heart defect using echocardiography-only strategy
Cedric Taylor was born at 25 weeks. Like many premature babies, he was born with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), a condition in which the ductus arteriosus, a blood vessel in the heart, does not close spontaneously after birth.
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