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Tens of millions of Americans undergo surgery each year. They expect their surgeon to be in the operating room for the entire procedure. That’s not always the case — the surgeon may have two ...

Swedish Health has decided to largely prohibit its doctors from conducting overlapping surgeries, responding to the concerns of patients who were troubled by the practice. Swedish’s new CEO, Dr. Guy ...

Dr. Michael E. DeBakey became known as the father of modern cardiovascular surgery for the innovative procedures he pioneered while serving as president of Baylor College of Medicine. The legendary ...

Overlapping surgery is a small portion of our total surgical activity but a key way to manage busy operating rooms. During a day, it allows one surgeon to move from one surgery to the next to maximize ...

Anyone from newborns to older adults can have overlapping toes. The most common toe affected is the little one. Many people have an overlapping pinky toe at some point in their life. Causes of ...