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Medical DirectionsThis issue of Medical Directions continues our hybrid communication approach - offering a limited number of brief stories in printed form and taking advantage of Internet technology to bring you lots of additional information about UW Health services and providers.
Articles by Specialty
Featured NewsUW Health Surgeon Reconstructs Young Girl's FaceJohn Siebert, MD, a UW Health plastic surgeon, has operated on 140 etiologies specific to Parry-Romberg, a rare condition which caused the soft tissue structures on one side of Christine Honeycutt's face to atrophy and deteriorate. Learn more
Neurology & NeurosurgeryNew Approach Will Simplify Parkinson's Surgery
UW Hospital and Clinics' new intra-operative MRI (iMRI) suite - the second such suite in the United States - allows neurosurgeons to perform faster and more accurate brain surgery. Read more
More Neurology and Neurosurgery News UW Cerebrovascular Service Offers Comprehensive Resource
PediatricsA Pioneer in Curing Cancer for Children
UW Health's highly renowned Pediatric Hematology/Oncology team has played an integral role in the dramatic increase of childhood cancer cure rates. Read more
More Pediatrics News Preventive Cardiology Clinic Opens at American Family Children's Hospital
TransplantKidney Exchange Program: New Options for Kidney Transplants
The UW Health Transplant Program now partners with the National Kidney Registry (NKR), a national kidney exchange program, to offer new options for kidney transplant patients. Read more
More Transplant News Meet Dr. Kaufman, New Transplant Chief
Orthopedics and RehabilitationGenetic Testing for "Athletic Genes"
UW Health Sports Medicine's Dr. Alison Brooks questions the reliability of tests that purport predict a child's athletic ability and whether or not these tests are appropriate for young athletes. Read more
More Orthopedics and Rehabilitation News Welcome Back, Dr. William Clancy
Heart, Thoracic & VascularVATS Lobectomy: New Minimally-Invasive Option for Lung Cancer Patients
The VATS procedure entails four small incisions in the chest and side and promises a definitive, curative procedure with much less pain and discomfort than traditional lung cancer surgery. Read more
More Heart, Thoracic and Vascular News Hope for Families Through Inherited Arrhythmias Clinic, Stem Cell Research
CancerTwo Cords are Better than One
Dr. Mark Juckett and the Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant program at UW Hospital and Clinics is the state's only program offering double umbilical cord blood transplantation (DUCB) for adult patients. Read more
More Cancer News A Family Affair: The Genetics of Stomach Cancer
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