Topic: Surgery

Star Power: Dr. Andrews' Patient List is a Veritable Who's Who of Sports

Andrews has treated thousands of athletes in his 35-year career. How many of the 62 Hall of Famers, all-stars, and up-and-comers did you recognize on pages 104 -- 105?READ»

• The Most Valuable Player in Sports is ... this Doctor
• High Profile Sports Patients of Dr. James Andrews
• Big Game Trophy Hunter

Appendix Removal Potential Medical Malpractice

Who really has an appendix left these days? It seems like most of us had them out when we were kids and could still eat a bowl of ice cream as a reward.READ»

Lifetime's Mastectomy Petition - More Surface Than Substance?

Whenever I see a beautifully crafted dessert, I am always hopeful it will taste as good as it looks. More often than not though, I am disappointed by the incongruity between the attractive exterior and inferior interior. This is ...READ»

Monmouth County NJ Laser Eye Surgeon Achieves Rare Dual Certification

Dr. Daniel B. Goldberg, New Jersey’s leading laser vision correction/LASIK surgeon has a rare dual certification based on actual review of LASIK surgical skills and results.READ»

This Is Brain Surgery

Dr. Ben Carson, one of the world's most celebrated neurosurgeons, performs as many as 500 operations a year - most with life-or-death consequences. Here are his techniques for coping with pressure, planning for problems, and dealing with risk.READ»

NJ Eye Surgeon Recognized By Castle Connolly

Dr Daniel Goldberg, laser eye surgeon in NJ, recognized by Castle Connolly as Top Doctor.READ»

Surgical Malpractice

Having an operation ranks as number one on a list of things people would rather not do.READ»

The Doctor of the Future

Cost, access, quality -- the prognosis for American health care may look grim, but innovation is the cure. The medicine of tomorrow is being born today.READ»

• Why Electronic Health Records Are Worth the Hype--and the Price
• Myca and Hello Health Preview Their Facebook-like Medical Platform
• Healing Yourself Via YouTube: The Amazing and Frightening Future of Health Care

What President Obama Will Learn at Cleveland Clinic About Health Care

President Obama may have taken some heat for his interest in judicial empathy, but a smart take on empathy might just be the Rx for health care. The Cleveland Clinic, where Obama is spending time today, hopes to lead the way.READ»

Advertising Plastic Surgery to Eager Markets

CosmeticSEO, search marketers for the cosmetic and plastic surgery industry, often discuss the implication of the current economic recession and the healthcare/medical field. Although over 50% of plastic surgeons have reported a ...READ»

An Artificial Knee, for Just $20

High-tech prosthetics can easily cost $50,000. They're a luxury usually afforded only to Westerners. But an engineer at Stanford has just unveiled an artificial knee that costs a mere $20. Last year, Joel Sadler was presented ...READ»

High Profile Sports Patients of Dr. James Andrew

The good doctor has treated dozens of sports champions, record winners and star athletes. Here we present a few key cases of his careerREAD»

• The Most Valuable Player in Sports is ... this Doctor
• Star Map
• Big Game Trophy Hunter

Who Else Needs to Calm Down?

I suppose it’s some consolation to know that work-life balance is a worldwide issue. In our land of a million wannabe Donald Trumps, we tend to think that taking our jobs too seriously is a uniquely American phenomenon. Well, it ...READ»

Geisinger Health System's Plan to Fix America's Health Care

How a small network of hospitals in Pennsylvania is defying convention, cutting costs, and improving health care.READ»

Dr. William Boothe Eye Surgeon

Wavefront / Custom LASIK At Laser Eye Center, our surgeons are the first to utilize LADARWavey® CUSTOMCORNEA® wavefront technology to measure and address both lower and higher order aberrations (visual imperfections in the ...READ»

Mani Sivasubramanian: Spamming for Good

Our distinctive typing patterns could prove the key to digital security.READ»

The Most Valuable Player in Sports is ... this Doctor

James Andrews has become a hidden force in sports -- rescuing careers, changing the outcome of games, and making billions for stars and teams -- by mending the world's best athletes (like the 62 pros on the previous pages) and driving medical innovation.READ»

• From Under the Knife to the Hall of Fame
• Dr. James Andrews' All-Star Baseball Team
• How Surgery Led 12 Star Quarterbacks to Victory

Between The Lines

The stories behind this issue's stories.READ»

Employees Employing Cosmetic Procedures?

Hitting the media recently have been reports saying that many people are utilizing cosmetic surgery to climb the corporate ladder. And yes, new avenues open for cosmetic surgeons everyday it seems. Whether trying to look ...READ»

Why Hispanic Marketing for Plastic Surgery Practices Matters

In a new video recently published by cosmeticSEO (watch the full feature at "Hispanic Marketing for Plastic Surgeons"), the idea of ethnocentric marketing to target the Latino community of the United States was discussed ...READ»

GM is a Model for... Health Care Innovation?

This past April, GM set a record for monthly sales... in China. It sold 151,084 vehicles, a 50% increase over its April 2008 results, and is planning to open a new factory within the next few years. Back in Detroit, GM is in bankruptcy and falling into a multi-billion dollar, government supported death spiral.

How can GM compete in China, but not in America? READ»

Ethical Divide: Teens and Plastic Surgery

Plastic surgeries seen in teens ages 18 and younger has notably increased to over 200,000 procedures within the past ten years. The question, however, is should cosmetic surgeons directly market to this young adult demographic, ...READ»

Joysticks and Tongue Depressors

The Daily News reports that a research study done by two doctors at Beth Israel Medical Center found that playing video games can help surgeons improve their skills. Games such as Super Monkey Ball, Star Wars Racer Revenge, and ...READ»

The Perfect Vision of Dr. V.

At the Aravind Eye Hospital in Madurai, India, 82-year-old Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy has solved the mystery of leadership: He brings eyesight to the blind and light to the soul.READ»

A Fresh Look at SEO for Plastic Surgeons

Search engine optimization for plastic surgeons is a specialized sect of traditional Internet marketing that uses the techniques and strategies of common SEO as a foundation for distinct and wide-reaching advertising ...READ»