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Allegiance Health physician Mohan Kulkarni, MD, FACS, explains thoracic surgery, why he chose that specialty and why he’s excited about the new technology th...

Publish date: July 26, 2013ByFROM THE JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCHTwo simple-to-use calculation tools, which physicians can use to predict separately the 30-day risk of postoperative venous thromboembolism in hospital and after discharge, have been developed. Researchers based the two nomograms on the results of a retrospective analysis of more than 450,000 thoracic and abdominal surgical patients in the American College of Surgeons National…

Historically, thoracic surgery — surgery on the lungs or other parts of the respiratory system — is a major operation with a long and uncomfortable recovery, not to mention a sizable scar.

Looking back on my many years as a physician I thought it appropriate to comment on this profession especially in a time when the core values of physician-hood are being tested. I truly am grateful and honored to continue to serve as a physician to my patients. Unlike other “jobs”, being a physician is a …

Two surveys of female physicians show that "it's hard" to work in the still-patriarchal health care system and that #MeToo has had only a small effect.

There are numerous chronic medical conditions from which someone may suffer; however, one of the conditions that is most commonly overlooked is called thoracic outlet syndrome. Those who suffer fro…

A critical goal in modern surgery is to make procedures as safe and minimally invasive as possible, which often means using robotic tools. Vanderbilt Univers...

In this video, Dr. Kahl Goldfarb, Doctor of Physical therapy discusses how to eliminate nerve pain in your arm. He walks you through a step by step process o...

Thoracic mobility exercises can go a long way towards helping everyday function, and benefit your body as a whole. Here are 8 exercises to try today.

Researchers at the Aortic Institute at Yale have tested the genomes of more than 100 patients with thoracic aortic aneurysms, a potentially lethal condition, and provided genetically personalized care.