IN THE NEWS: UCI Health anesthesiologist Dr. Shalini Shah discussed her use of Botox to manage migraine pain in children with Spectrum News 1. Shah, chief of pain services for UCI Health, is running a clinical trial to determine whether the injectable, originally marketed for cosmetic use, might alleviate migraine…
UCI Medical Center has become the first U.S. hospital to treat prostate cancer patients using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) technology. “This recent advance in prostate cancer treatment allows for incredibly accurate targeting and destruction of cancerous tissue while sparing healthy tissue and the surrounding structure of the prostate,“ said Edward…
UCI Health neurosurgeon Mark E. Linskey, MD, has been elected as president-elect for the California Association of Neurological Surgeons (CANS). A former chairman of the Department of Neurological Surgery in the UCI School of Medicine, Linksey was responsible for establishing the current neurosurgery residency training program, serving as its program…
UCI Health urologists are the first in the world to offer the latest, most advanced shockwave lithotripsy system to break up kidney stones with focused electromagnetic waves. The system, called Gemini, is a completely noninvasive therapy that complements the comprehensive range of kidney stone treatments offered by UCI Health experts…
