MedStar Health Blog

A MedStar Health Research Institute study shows significant promise for treating complex aortic aneurysms with a minimally invasive procedure.   The aorta is the largest artery in the body,...

Research from MedStar Health Research Institute examining a new technique to evaluate surgical trainees could mean faster mastery of robot-assisted procedures.   As surgical technology becomes m...

When I was six years old, I was playing in my family’s dry-cleaning business when a drunk driver crashed through the front window. I was pinned beneath the hot metal of the car and exposed to steam f...

In an exciting and important step, MedStar Washington Hospital Center is pleased to offer robotic-assisted heart surgery to our patients. Sophisticated robotic equipment allows for safer and more eff...

A research collaboration between MedStar Health and NIH scientists shows promise in helping patients get relief from mitral regurgitation and other heart failure symptoms caused by cardiomyopathy.&nb...

“Enhanced recovery after surgery” (ERAS) is a patient-focused approach to thoracic surgery—long before a heart, lung, or esophageal procedure even begins. ERAS is a protocol followe...