Category: Surgery
Heart Health
Focusing on You: Minimally-Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
Faster Recovery For Patients Without Open Heart Surgery In this Focusing on You segment, Dr. Joseph Lamelas, chief of cardiac surgery at UHealth, the University of Miami Health System, discusses the benefits of repairing…
Heart Health
Mitral Valve Repair: it’s an Art
When the heart’s mitral valve works correctly, consider it a wonder of biological architecture. “The mitral valve functions like two doors that open and close,” says Dr. Joseph Lamelas, chief…
Cancer
A Small Scar, a Big Smile, and a Positive Outcome After Thyroid Cancer Surgery
“I actually found a breast lump,” says patient Yelaine Garcia. “That’s how it all started.” Luckily, her doctor suggested they check her thyroid. When an ultrasound revealed multiple growths in…