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pink ribbon breast cancer on pink background.

Learn more about the Baylor Medicine breast cancer surgery team and our multidisciplinary model.

Baylor doctors find method to prescribe less opioids after lung transplant surgery

October 1, 2025 intercostal nerve cryoablation, Lung Transplant, opioid, thoracic surgery, Transplant

Dr. Ramiro Fernandez and Dr. Gabriel Loor highlight a promising technique to manage pain following lung transplantation.

A group of medical professionals, including doctors and nurses, pose in a hospital setting to celebrate a milestone. They stand around a cake that reads '800 Robotic Heart'. Behind them are banners for 'Baylor Medicine' and the 'Center for Robotic Cardiothoracic Surgery'. The room features fluorescent lighting and a wall clock.

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Leading the changes in cardiac care: Dr. Kenneth Liao surpasses 800 robotic heart surgeries

September 24, 2025 Dr. Kenneth K. Liao, robotic heart surgery, robotic surgery

Baylor Medicine surgeon Dr. Kenneth Liao reaches new milestone as he surpasses 800 robotic heart surgeries.

Sherry Matchett posing before and after weight loss surgery.

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Eleven years later and still going strong after weight loss surgery

September 17, 2025 Bariatric surgery, gastric sleeve, Obesity, Weight Loss, Weight Loss and Metabolic Center, weight loss surgery

Learn more about a patient who underwent a successful weight loss surgery thanks to Dr. Juliet Holder-Haynes and her team.

Dr. R. Taylor Ripley and William Donchig.

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A new treatment path for mesothelioma: Join the Baylor clinical trial

September 3, 2025 Cancer, Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, Mesothelioma, resectable mesothelioma

Learn more about a new clinical trial aimed at improving outcomes for patients with resectable mesothelioma.

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What everyone should know about colorectal cancer

August 20, 2025 Cancer, cancer screening, colonoscopy, Colorectal Cancer, Division of Surgical Oncology

Dr. Punam Amin provides important insight about colorectal cancer and debunks common myths about the illness.

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9 years after diagnosis, pancreas cancer survivor shares his story of hope

August 13, 2025 Chemotherapy, Elkins Pancreas Center, pancreas, pancreatic cancer, Whipple surgery

Learn more about cancer survivor Ronald Lackey and his journey with pancreatic cancer with the help of Dr. William Fisher.

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Behind the first fully robotic heart transplant in the U.S.

August 6, 2025 Division of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support, Dr. Kenneth K. Liao, heart transplant, robotic heart surgery, robotic surgery, robotic transplant

Learn more about the first fully robotic heart transplant by Dr. Kenneth Liao, who has completed more than 1,000 robotic cardiac procedures.

A medical professional, seen from behind, is tying the strings of a blue surgical cap. The individual is wearing a dark scrub top and is in an operating room with bright surgical lights and various medical equipment visible in the background.

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How robotic-assisted Whipple surgery is changing pancreatic cancer care

July 30, 2025 Dr. Derek Erstad, Dr. E. Ramsay Camp, Dr. George Van Buren, Dr. Omar Barakat, Dr. William Fisher, pancreatic cancer, Whipple surgery

The Whipple procedure, or pancreaticoduodenectomy, has long been one of the most complex and challenging operations in surgical oncology. Used to treat cancers and other

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Patient finds relief after adrenal gland tumor removed by Baylor endocrine surgeon

July 23, 2025 adrenal gland tumor, cortisol, Division of Surgical Oncology, endocrine surgery, robotic surgery

Learn more about Baylor Medicine patient’s adrenal gland tumor and the removal process by Dr. Feibi Zheng.

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