Ninh T. Nguyen, MD, is a specialist in surgeries of the gastrointestinal tract. Nguyen is highly experienced in minimally invasive techniques. These include laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and Roux-en-Y bariatric surgeries, staging of esophageal cancer, esophagectomy, fundoplication, resection of gastric stromal tumors, and photodynamic therapy, among others. As a board-certified…
As the son of a plastic surgeon, Dr. Samuel Bederman grew up surrounded by medicine. Now a surgeon himself, Bederman specializes in scoliosis and spinal disorders. He is part of an elite multidisciplinary team of experts in UC Irvine’s Comprehensive Spine Program. "I remember going with my dad to the…
It’s a place most UCI Health patients will never see — but it’s a critical component of their care. The new Laboratory Medicine Building at UCI Medical Center is where scientists uncover critical information about patients’ conditions — it’s where testing occurs, answers are found and fundamental research takes shape…
Mastectomy, the removal of all or part of the breast, can be necessary in the treatment of cancer. After mastectomy, many women choose reconstructive surgery to restore the contour of the breast. While reconstruction can be achieved using prosthetic silicone or saline implants, some women prefer a more natural alternative…
Ask Dr. Emily Dow why she decided to practice medicine, and the answer might surprise you. Twenty years ago, she was teaching English as a Second Language to adults in Los Angeles when a middle-aged Latina student was stricken with chest pains during class. Dow wanted to call an ambulance…
Dr. Dawn Lombardo joined UC Irvine Medical Center to initiate its Heart Failure Program. She developed the program and assembled a dedicated and highly experienced team including heart failure and electrophysiology specialists and talented cardiothoracic surgeons from UC Irvine University Physicians & Surgeons. The clinical, research and educational expertise at…
Researchers at UCI Health Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic received a $7-million grant from the National Cancer Institute to standardize use of a laser imaging device they had created for better detection and diagnosis of breast cancer in 2003. The investment is now paying off. The researchers reported in…
Problems involving the parathyroid glands can be treated at UC Irvine Medical Center with minimally invasive surgery and intraoperative hormone monitoring—an innovative combination that offers many benefits. The parathyroids are four tiny glands each about the size of a grain of rice, located below the neck, underneath the thyroid gland…
Most types of skin cancer, such as basal and squamous cell cancers, are highly curable when treated early and appropriately. But the true size and extent of many skin cancers may be more than skin deep. "It is important to recognize that what is visible on the skin’s surface may…
More than one million Americans suffer from inflammatory bowel disease, but with individualized treatment and follow-up care, most of them “can lead normal, pain-free lives,” says Dr. Greg Albers, a gastroenterologist with the UCI Health Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program. Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, known collectively as inflammatory bowel disease…
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