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Celebrate Doctor’s Day – Dr. Michael Muhonen
Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:52:17 GMT
In honor of Doctor’s Day - March 30th – we’ve been highlighting some of our doctors throughout the month of March! Check out this video with Dr. Muhonen, Medical Director of the CHOC Children’s Neuroscience Institute and Director of Neurosurgery, who shares what he is most excited about in The Bill Holmes Tower at CHOC Children’s. Thank -
One For the Books
Wed, 02 Jan 2013 05:21:03 GMT
When Madison Vazquez was born last November, Dr. Khoury and his team were ready and waiting. Dr. Khoury used tiny, minimally invasive instruments to drain accumulated fluid that appeared to explain the abnormal images on the ultrasound. But he sensed there was more to the picture. He decided to look further. -
Fully Wired for Patient Safety
Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:34:24 GMT
All hospitals must take proactive steps to reduce the risk for possible human errors that lead to medical mistakes. But at CHOC Children’s, early investment in health information technology has undoubtedly improved patient care and saved lives. The opening of our new South Tower next spring will further demonstrate the possibilities of health information technology.
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| A Tiny Scar Makes a Big Difference CHOC Children's Annual Report: FY 2011 Advancements in medical technology have resulted in a new laparoscopic technique that allows surgeons to perform some procedures through a single, small incision. |
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| SILS: Minimally Invasive Surgery Kid's Health (Archive): Fall 2011 The experts at CHOC Children’s are always looking for ways to make surgery as easy as possible for their young patients. One way they’ve done this is by using laparoscopic—or minimally invasive— surgery. |
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| CHOC Pioneers Groundbreaking Pulmonary Procedure Kid's Health (Archive): Spring 2011 When an innovative pulmonary procedure was recently approved for use in the United States, the FDA conducted a rigorous selection process and chose only 15 hospitals across the country to become certified to use it. |
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| How Do You Know If Your Child Needs Surgery? Kid's Health (Archive): Spring 2010 Facing surgery can be a scary time for children and their parents. Fortunately, the surgeons at CHOC Children’s are experts at performing a wide range of operations on children. |
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| Pediatric Surgical Associates Physician Connection: Summer 2008 Six Orange County pediatric surgeons have formed Pediatric Surgical Associates, the only pediatric general surgery group in the county. With more than 100 years of combined experience, this group has one of the highest patient volumes in the country. Each surgeon performs more than 550 cases annually at CHOC. |
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| Honoring Christa Flynn Touching Hearts Guild: Summer 2007 Christa Flynn always knew that CHOC was an important part of Orange County, she just didn't realize how important it would become to her until her son Michael was involved in a terrible car accident. |
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| Orange County Surgeon Offers Nuss Procedure Physician Connection: Spring 2007 If there is a less-invasive way to perform a procedure, Mustafa Kabeer, M.D., is likely to be doing it. |
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| Five Year Old Girl Survives Congenital Heart Condition and Fatal Lung Disease Making a Mark: October 2006 When Erica Ortega was 3 days old, she was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a congenital heart condition that if left untreated is usually fatal. Since then, the 5-year-old has undergone three surgeries to correct the defect in her heart, the most recent of which she underwent this year. |
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| Is Surgery in
Your Child's Future? Kid's Health (Archive): Winter 2006 Did you know most elective childhood surgeries are now performed on an outpatient basis? |
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| Another CHOC "First" -- Pediatric Robotic Surgery
Kid's Health (Archive): Summer 2004 Once again, CHOC has made history as being the first pediatric hospital in California to offer robotic surgery for children using state-of-the-art Da Vinci robotic surgical system. |
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| Girls Nine Times More Likely To Suffer
Sports-Related Knee Injuries Kid's Health (Archive): Fall 2003 When it comes to basketball and soccer, girls and boys are not created equally. Differences in anatomy, biomechanics and hormones make girls up to nine times more likely to injure the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in their knees than their male counterparts when playing these sports. |
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