IN THE NEWS: In the first of two parts, Orange County Register columnist Jane Glenn Haas discusses aging with Dr. Laura Mosqueda, chairman of UC Irvine’s Department of Family Medicine and director of the geriatrics program: We know that life spans are lengthening and more people are living longer. But some people are not entirely [...]
If you are over 50 or have a family history of colon cancer, be sure to watch a special CBS HealthWatch webcast on March 28 featuring UC Irvine’s Dr. Michael J. Stamos and a panel of nationally recognized colorectal cancer experts. The program, hosted by Dr. Travis Stork of the TV show “The Doctors,” will [...]
More Orange County residents are getting the kind of stroke care that will not just keep them alive, but also could improve their quality of life as they recover. UC Irvine neurologist Steven C. Cramer spearheaded the creation of Orange County’s stroke neurology receiving center network in which an ambulance will take a person suffering [...]
Not sure when to get a colonoscopy? Will it hurt? March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and it’s a good time to talk to your primary care doctor about these questions and more, says Dr. Michael J. Stamos, chairman of UC Irvine’s Department of Surgery and president of the American Board of Colon & [...]
IN THE NEWS: Nathan Wong, PhD, director of UC Irvine’s Heart Disease Prevention Program, criticized a recent editorial in a letter to the Orange County Register (fifth item): The recent Register editorial “California hooked on tobacco taxes” [Feb. 22] missed the mark on Proposition 29. Prop. 29 is a responsible, scientifically based solution to saving [...]
IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register took note of the memorial Dr. Marianne Cinat’s family, friends and colleagues held at UC Irvine Medical Center last week: UC Irvine has honored the memory of Dr. Marianne Cinat – the prominent Orange County burn-injury surgeon found dead in her back-yard pool in June – by creating [...]
UC Irvine’s Dr. Sunil Verma will appear March 9 on the nationally syndicated medical talk show “The Doctors” for an episode called “What the heck does that do?” Verma, an otolaryngologist who specializes in disorders of voice, swallowing and breathing, will answer the question “Why is your uvula more important than you think?” The uvula [...]
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and UC Irvine Healthcare wants you to know that the second-leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. is preventable, treatable and curable. “Don’t ignore the health of your digestive tract,” says Dr. Michael J. Stamos, chair of UC Irvine’s Department of Surgery and president of the American [...]
George Baerveldt has received the American Glaucoma Society’s second annual Innovator Award for extraordinary contributions to his field. A UC Irvine professor of ophthalmology, Baerveldt has gained international recognition for his glaucoma research and surgical innovations. He created the Baerveldt glaucoma implant and currently holds four patents related to this invention. Baerveldt also developed the [...]