Surgery Spring 2023

News from the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery

Featured Story Johns Hopkins Among Highest-Volume Centers Nationally for Adrenal Surgery

With a multidisciplinary approach, endocrine surgeons and colleagues at Johns Hopkins offer spectrum of treatments.

Johns Hopkins Surgeons Seek to Improve ‘Tactile’ Sensitivity During Robotic Surgery

Experts in surgery and engineering test a wearable device that vibrates in response to the amount of force applied to tissue during surgical training.
Johns Hopkins Surgeons Pioneer Combination of Procedures for Patients with Advanced Colorectal Cancer

For those with liver metastasis, using ALPPS and a hepatic artery infusion pump may show promise. This approach could reduce cancer recurrence and improve survival, doctors say.