Physician Update Winter 2010
Back in action again, Fisher Howe says he could even play tennis if he wants to. The only thing stopping him now is a recently acquired condition he calls FOF, “fear of falling.”
Articles in this Issue
Cardiac Surgery
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When a 95-year-old patient asked for a valve surgery so he could live to 100, one heart team found a way to say yes.
Cardiology
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Stuart Russell, clinical chief of heart failure and transplantation, explains the new multidisciplinary clinic.
Neurology
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How one neurologist found the right explanation for an elderly patient's paresthesias.
Vascular Surgery
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When patients with circulatory problems visit vascular surgeon Thomas Reifsnyder, he finds a way to save their threatened limbs over 95 percent of the time.
Pathology
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Accurate diagnosis of some cancers can be elusive. Here's why Johns Hopkins reviewed 30,000 pathology reports last year alone.
Oncology
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Increasingly, women facing breast reconstruction also ask if their sensation can be maintained. Surgeon Gedge Rosson says the field has made a start.
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Mary Ann Ayd, managing editor, mayd@jhmi.edu
Ramsey Flynn, editor
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