When John Leggat, 55, was working in Yorba Linda in a high-pressure job with lots of travel and entertaining clients, his weight was 320 pounds and steadily increasing. He had heard about the UCI Health Weight Management Program through his company and decided to make an appointment. After a physical…
UCI Health orthopaedic surgeons Samuel Bederman, MD, PhD; Nitin N. Bhatia, MD; and Douglas Kiester, MD, PhD; were selected by Becker's Spine Review for inclusion on its list of “49 Spine Surgeons Using Robotic Technology.” Many of the spine surgeons and specialists on this list were among the first surgeons…
The University of California Board of Regents, on behalf of UCI Health, and the Board of Directors of MemorialCare Health System in Southern California, announced they are entering into an affiliation agreement to expand access to high-quality, cost-effective healthcare throughout Orange County and create new, innovative models of care that…
Timely transport of a critically ill newborn from a community hospital to a regional neonatal intensive care unit may mean the difference between life and death or a life free of physical or mental impairment. Now experts at UC Irvine Medical Center, home to Orange County’s only high-risk regional perinatal-neonatal…
Donors who helped raise $39 million in private funding gathered for the grand opening of a world-class home for Orange County's only academic eye care center, the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute. The institute's 70,000-square-foot building has 34 comfortable patient exam rooms, the latest optical equipment and leading-edge outpatient surgical facilities…
IN THE NEWS: The UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute's new 70,000-square-foot building is a rarity, and not just for its 34 patient exam rooms, the latest optical equipment and leading-edge outpatient surgical facilities, the Orange County Register writes. The $39-million facility — which brings together eye care services, clinicians…
UC Irvine Medical Center has become the first hospital in Orange County to receive certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center from The Joint Commission. Reserved for those hospitals capable of receiving and treating the most complex stroke cases, the designation confirms that UCI Health meets the highest level of stroke…
When the UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute opens its new 70,000-square-foot home on the university campus Sept. 17, the community will gain access to a leading-edge center for the preservation of sight, with eye care services ranging from eyeglass fittings to refractive surgeries to clinical trials of new therapies…
Mission: To develop and provide technologies, educational programs, and patient-care solutions that enhance visual health and performance for people in Orange County, the nation and the world through cooperation with medical professionals, industry and the community. Size: 70,000 square feet About the building: Ambulatory surgery center with two operating suites…
Armed with a $1.9-million grant, UCI Health School of Medicine researchers will develop and test a tablet-computer application to help newly diagnosed ovarian cancer patients take an active role in their treatment decision-making. Lari B. Wenzel, PhD, professor of medicine and public health, will lead the effort, which aims to…
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