Upcoming Webinar!
Andrew Cameron, surgeon-in-chief of The Johns Hopkins Hospital, discusses the process of organ donation and reasons why you should consider it.
Date: May 15, 2024
Time: 12:00

To register: hopkinsmedicine.org/health/health-…

Congratulations David!!

First DCD heart transplant performed last night Johns Hopkins Medicine by Chetan Pasrija Antonio Polanco, MD! Milestone moment for Johns Hopkins Cardiology and Johns Hopkins Cardiothoracic Surgery ! Incredible dedication and efforts by all team members. Ahmet Kilic Steve Hsu Nisha Gilotra Joban Vaishnav Paul Scheel…

April is Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month. Learn the signs, symptoms and treatment options in this Q&A video with Dr. Richard Battafarano, Director of Thoracic Surgery at Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Watch here: hopkins.org/4delBOU

Transplant surgeon Benjamin Philosophe discusses the benefits of living donation and how it not only saves the life of a recipient, but also frees up a liver for a patient on the waiting list. #LivingLiverDonor #JohnsHopkins #LiverTransplant

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April is Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month. Early detection is vital. “The vast majority of patients with esophageal cancer start to notice that food is getting stuck on its way through the esophagus and into the stomach,” Dr. Richard Battafarano.

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It's Blue and Green Day and the Hopkins Transplant Team is dressed for it! We're grateful for the incredible work the team does for their patients. We're also appreciative of the individuals who are willing who save lives through organ donation and transplantation. #DonateLife

Today is National Donate Life Blue & Green Day! 💙💚 We love seeing this incredible #DonateLife community honoring donors & sharing gratitude for the gift of life. Thank you to everyone sharing your blue & green colors to the national photo contest here: donatelife.net/how-you-can-he…

Don't forget, today is national blue and green day! During National Donate Life Blue & Green Day, the public is encouraged to wear blue and green and to engage in sharing the Donate Life message and promoting the importance of registering as an organ, eye and tissue donor.

April is #DonateLife Month 💚
#DonateLife Month helps raise awareness for liver and kidney donation, and honor those who have saved lives through donation. See how you can be a living donor and what the benefits are:
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Happy National Doctors Day to all of our surgeons! Most importantly, thank you doctors for the ongoing education that you provide to us every day to ensure that we deliver quality images and outstanding patient care If you have the chance, be sure to thank them for all they do!

Recognizing some of our amazing female surgeons during #WomensHistoryMonth2024 Gina Adrales is the Director of the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Dr. Adrales describes her favorite inspirational quote.

#womenshistorymonth @Rebeccamarmor Hopkins Surgery JHH Vascular Surgery 'I am inspired by the strong women in my family who have taught me so much…”

We are thrilled to welcome the Hopkins Surgery
Categorical and Preliminary Interns! Congratulations to all the newest members of the #surgery family! #MatchDay2024

We are saddened given the devastating news of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.

We're excited for #AMEC2024

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. There are several possible risk factors for developing colon cancer or rectal cancer. To learn if you are at risk, visit:

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Congratulations to Lisa Doshi on being recognized by Women We Admire as a Top 50 Women Chief Administrative Officers of 2024 for the Department of Surgery! Her professionalism, leadership and expertise is always appreciated within Hopkins Surgery and this award is well-deserved!

We are excited to congratulate Dr. Ahmed Ghazi,Ahmed Ghazi, on being named the Director of Robotic Surgery at JHH. Dr. Ghazi is a urologist at The Johns Hopkins Brady Urological Institute, serving as Director of Surgical Training, pioneering the field of patient-specific surgical simulation. Johns Hopkins Medicine

After seeking care for nausea and abdominal issues, Jordan learned both his liver and spleen were enlarged. Johns Hopkins bariatric surgeon Michael Schweitzer, performed laparoscopic robot-assisted Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery

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