Wilms’ tumor is the most common type of kidney cancer in children; however, it is a rare diagnosis with approximately 500 cases per year in the U.S. Diffuse anaplastic Wilms’ tumor is a more aggressive subtype of the disease and requires more intensive therapy.
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Driven by the potential of combining computers and technology with medicine to improve healthcare, Kellogg specializes in cerebrovascular neurosurgery.
This virtual event will feature a variety of guest speakers who will present on telemedicine services, treatment approaches for dementia with Lewy bodies, dystonic cerebral palsy and more.
The plan was developed by a blue-ribbon scientific advisory council as part of the Neurocritical Care Society’s Curing Coma Campaign.
He joins UVA as director of Pediatric Hepatology and medical director of Pediatric Liver Transplantation.
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This is one example of a complex case with a positive outcome made possible by the collaborative efforts of UVA's multidisciplinary heart team.
The publication’s 2020-2021 “Best Hospitals” guide also ranks eight UVA specialties among the best in the nation.
UVA has used Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) since 1991 to help save the lives of patients of all ages, including some patients diagnosed in recent months with COVID-19.
Behzad Farivar, MD, joins UVA Health as the co-director of the new UVA Aortic Center and the associate program director for the vascular surgery fellowship training program in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery.