Poor women and African Americans with ovarian cancer are less likely to receive the highest standards of care, leading to worse outcomes than among white and affluent patients, according to a study of 50,000 women presented by UC Irvine’s Dr. Robert Bristow at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s recent annual meeting. “Not all women are [...]
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UCI doctors perform West Coast’s first robotic surgery on spine
April 11, 2011 – 6:15 am
UC Irvine Medical Center’s Dr. Nitin Bhatia and Dr. Samuel Bederman have conducted the first robot-assisted spinal surgery on the West Coast using a system called SpineAssist. The technology increases precision, enhances healing and improves results in complex spine surgery. Read more >>