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Upcoming continuing professional education conferences.
Assuring the health and safety for each other, and for our patients
New department chairs to build on existing successes.
Mountain climbing brings fresh perspective for Emergency Medicine physician.
Bloodless cardiac surgery produces good outcome at risk.
Year two underway for physician residents.
Provider exercise group grows in year two.
APP Focus: Amanda Rivera, MSN, CRNA, Chief APP, Anesthesiology
Chief Resident Profile: Omoyemen Blue, MD, Emergency Medicine
Physician spotlight: Paul Clark, DO, Critical Care Medicine
Physician’s Perspective: From the desks of Puja Khaitan, MD, Director, Esophageal Surgery
Upcoming continuing professional education conferences.
A Stellar One Team, Using Two-Way Communications
New fiscal year brings new physician leadership
Wound Ostomy Team's specialized services benefit patients and providers.
Reducing the need for post-op opioids
Ultra-low contrast angiography reduces renal complications
Emergency Department virtual book club raises morale, lowers stress
Honoring Physicians: Gold-Headed Cane Award Celebrates 60th Anniversary
APP Focus: Elizabeth Brock, ACNP, Critical Care Medicine
Chief Resident Profile: Shireen George, MD, Internal Medicine
Physician Spotlight: Nora Tabori, MD, Interventional Radiology
Upcoming continuing professional education conferences.
GME Graduates: Thank You, for a Job Well Done
New Cardiac Surgery chair eager to piece together the big picture.
Flurry of drug approvals target treatment for neurological conditions.
Vaccine skepticism poses pandemic’s latest challenge
APP focus: Danielle McCamey, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FCCP.
Chief resident profile: Albana Simoni, DDS. Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Physician spotlight: Samir Sur, MD. Cerebrovascular, Neuroendovascular, and Skull Base Surgery
Physician’s Perspective: From the desk of Susan O’Mara, MD. Chair, Emergency Medicine
Upcoming continuing professional education conferences.
Continuing to improve the highest quality, safest care in the region.
Sepsis performance improvement 2.0 opens a new chapter.
“Long-Haul” symptoms complicate COVID-19 recovery.
New companionship outside of work: Providers adopt pandemic pets.
MedStar Medical Group continues to energize and evolve.
Thoughts about COVID-19 from behind a resident’s mask.
APP focus: Gina Heyrana, CRNP. Chief APP, Cardiac Surgery.
Chief resident profile: Shirley Chen, DPM. Podiatric Surgery.
Physician spotlight: Scott Shepperd, MD, and Gillian Southwell, MD. Hospital Medicine.
Perspective: From the desk of Kenneth Burman, MD. Section Director, Endocrinology.
Upcoming continuing professional education conferences.
A year of demonstrating One Team successes.
GME directors morphed into video stars, for recruitment during pandemic.
COVID-19 vaccinations begin with frontline providers and associates.
COVID-19 complications go straight to the heart.
What to do about the 2020 impact on healthcare providers.
Well-being is an important MedStar Health Initiative
In sickness and in health: when you and your spouse work together
Pandemic inpatient and outpatient surgical experiences yield happy associate patients.
APP focus: Gina Heyrana, CRNP. Chief APP, Cardiac Surgery.
Chief resident profile: Vi Duong, MD. Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Physician spotlight: Sara E. Berkey, MD. Colon & Rectal Surgery.
We’ve had a year like no other.
Safe Babies Safe Moms program sets the stage for better outcomes.
During the pandemic, many factors led to feeling safe, while continuing to do surgery.
Two centers of excellence give patient a life-saving second chance.
New chair of Medicine finds a familiar environment to take on new challenges.
Research paves the way to health equity.
Hospital Center families cope with the pandemic’s ongoing school daze.
A new hybrid approach to complex deep venous disease.
Chief resident profile: Kaytlin Hack, MD
2020, A Year of Challenge and Opportunity
Now is a Critical Time for Research-New Robotic Arm Enhances Spine Surgeries and Increases Precision
Even the Pandemic Doesn't Deter 100-year-old Patient from Necessary Care
Vocal Surgery Corrects a Decades-Long Patient Problem
New Physicians Begin Their Residencies
MedStar Orthopaedic Surgeon Helps Save Alice the Crane
In the Hockstein Family, (Medical) History Repeats Itself
APP Focus: Janeen Constantine, CRNP
Chief Resident Profile: Candice Thompson, MD
The Crystal Ball for FY 21 May Be Cloudy, But Our Vision is Clear
MedStar Telehealth Successfully Blended Patient Care and Provider Safety for the Pandemic
COVID-19: Providers Are Part of the Story
A Physician Reports On His First-hand Hospital Experience with COVID-19
A Successful Delivery of our First COVID-19 Positive Mother
Coping with the Emotional Fallout of COVID-19
Exercise Group Helps Providers Cope With COVID-19
APP Focus: Sarah Sabo, ACNP-BC
Chief Resident Profile: Lakshmi Jayaram, MD
A Physician's First Hand Experience with COVID-19
Planning for Pandemic "What ifs" Requires Year Round Preparations
Cervical Disc Repair is a Life-Changer for Detective
Thomas Stahl, MD Retires as Chair of Surgery
Former Surgical Resident Thanks Mentors, Settles in to California Life
2020 Match Day Welcomes 273 New Residents
APP Center Stage: Cynthia Bither, CRNP. Advanced Heart Failure Program
A Thank You to All Members of the Medical & Dental Staff, Residents, and Fellows
Collaboration, Communication, and Clear, Concise Actions Save Mom and Baby
New In-House Acute Pain Service Benefits Patients Who Need Pain Control
Three Open Heart Surgiers; One Family; One System
Global Health Track Provides a True “Big Picture” for Graduate Medical Education
New Bronchoscope Platform Broadens Cancer Treatment Horizons
Travel Adventures For Two Physicians End in Emergency Visits to Hospitals
Chief Resident Profile - Gregory Shank, DDS, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Kristen Nelson, ACNP, MBA, Director of Advanced Practice Providers, Critical Care
Patient Safety Indicators: Why They’re Important
Quick Return to Activity After Minimally Invasive Surgery
Queries: Why It’s Important to Clarify Your Chart
When It Comes to Email Phishing Please Don’t Take the Bait
Around the World with Anesthesiology: Four APPs Circle the Globe
Stephen Gunther, MD Skates into Retirement
Navigating Changes During the Year of the Nurse by Tonya Washington, Chief Nursing Officer
Chief Resident Profile- Jessica Arneson, DPM - Podiatric Surgery
Spotlight- Javairiah Fatima, MD - Vascular Surgery
Physician's Perspective- Vesna Petronic-Rosic, MD Chair, Dermatology
Breast cancer treatment eliminates need for post surgical radiation
Lung cancer: progress and promise
Breast reduction: When less is more
Fibroid treatments for the modern woman
Multiple Sclerosis: Better treatment for a brighter future
News from the leading edge. Recent updates on medicine and technology
Have you avoided medical care during the pandemic? It’s time to return with confidence
MedStar Washington Hospital Center breaks its lifesaving heart transplant record despite pandemic
PATIENT PROFILE A long-awaited dream is realized
PATIENT PROFILE heart transplant heart transplant A "nearly indestructible" man gets a new heart
2CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE give patient a lifesaving second chance
The number of burn patients doubles during the pandemic
Returning to sports in a COVID-19 environment
Cirq® New robotic arm enhances spine surgeries and increases precision
Women Heart Disease Understanding the Less Understood Risks
Diabetes Boot Camp Mixes High-Tech and High-Touch to Help Patients Take Control of Their Disease
Get Your Colonoscopy! Chance Conversation Catches an Early Cancer
Lung Cancer: New Technology Expands Frontiers for Diagnosis and Treatment
Complex Abdominal Condition Takes Twosome to Untangle
Dukes Corner ACLS’s Reconstructed Using a Stronger, Longer-Lasting Technique
3Open-Heart Surgeries. One Family. One System
When “More is Less” New Drug Strategy Promising for Early-Stage Parkinson’s
Quick Return to Activity After Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy
Patient Pleaser: VASCADE Heart Catheter Procedures Get a Big Boost from New Technique