From a terrifying diagnosis to training for a marathon: Abigail’s miracle story
Baylor Medicine patient Abigail Philips shares how Dr. Taylor Ripley helped her after her malignant pleural mesothelioma diagnosis.
Read MoreThe Stitch is the official blog of the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, where department members share their expertise, research, and clinical experience, and patients share their personal stories of surgery and healing.
Baylor Medicine patient Abigail Philips shares how Dr. Taylor Ripley helped her after her malignant pleural mesothelioma diagnosis.
Read MoreLearn more about a patient’s tough recovery post-lung transplant, eventaully leading to a second transplant.
Read MoreLearn more about how Ben Aguilar got a second chance at life after surviving a heart attack at 57.
Read MoreLearn more about how a general surgery resident Dr. Trenton Gluck worked on the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart for heart transplants.
Read MoreBaylor Medicine patient Zach Wawrzyniak shares how he found lasting relief for slipping rib syndrome through a specialized surgery.
Read MoreDr. Jennifer Leonard discusses her dedication to improving outcomes for trauma patients by uncovering how trauma alters immune function.
Read MoreExperts discuss the evolution of breast implants and how they have changed through the years with safety improvements.
Read MoreLearn about the different approaches to heart surgery and how they differ in procedure, recovery and the types of conditions they treat.
Read MoreDrs. Ramiro Fernandez and Gabriel Loor perform a robotic-assisted double lung transplant.
Read MoreLearn how our Essential Surgery Skills Course helps physicians, residents and fellows working in humanitarian aid, rural and resource-limited areas around the world.
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