Featured Story Treating Female Cardiac Surgery Patients
Clinicians in the Division of Cardiac Surgery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital are aware of the differences between male and female patients.
Surgery Spring 2018
News from the Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery
Articles in this Issue
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Turning the Immune System on Pancreatic Cancer
A cancer vaccine developed at Johns Hopkins appears to open the door for checkpoint inhibitors and other types of immunotherapies.
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Bloodless Medicine Proves Successful
The approaches not only reduce blood loss but also speed recovery, minimize infection and reduce the length of hospital stays.
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New Faculty and Appointment
Five surgeons recently joined Johns Hopkins, and Bashar Safar has been appointed chief of colorectal surgery.
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New Lung Allocation Policy Could Affect Transplant Outcomes
Although there is broader sharing of the organs, people with a higher lung allocation score tend to be very sick going into a transplant.
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Personalized Risk Calculators Could Improve Clinical Decisions
A study on colorectal cancer that has metastasized to the liver suggests that the contributions of various risk factors change dramatically over time.
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Expanding the Kidney Donor Pool with Hepatitis C-Positive Donors
In a study of 10 virus-free patients who received hepatitis C-infected kidneys, none have developed clinical signs of chronic hepatitis C infection.
