Author: Dorron Blumberg

Miami-Area Dentist Selected as President-Elect of the American Dental Association

Posted by | Nov 3, 2020 | |

Cesar R. Sabates, D.D.S., will assume ADA presidency in 2021
 
MIAMI, October 22, 2020 — Cesar R. Sabates, D.D.S., a general dentist from Coral Gables, Florida, is the new president-elect of the American Dental Association (ADA). Dr. Sabates was recently elected at the ADA FDC Virtual Connect Conference 2020, a joint meeting of the ADA and Florida Dental Association (FDA). 
 

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Vascular Surgeon Eileen de Grandis, M.D., joins BocaCare Vascular Surgery

Posted by | Nov 3, 2020 | |

November 3, 2020 – Board-certified vascular surgeon Eileen de Grandis, M.D., RPVI, FACS, has joined BocaCare | Vascular Surgery, a part of Baptist Health South Florida. Dr. de Grandis specializes in the diagnosis and management of aortic disease, peripheral artery disease for limb salvage, cerebrovascular disease, hemodialysis access, as well as comprehensive venous and lymphatic treatment.

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NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE FEATURES UHEALTH’S EXPERTISE IN HANDLING ELECTIVE SURGERIES DURING PANDEMIC SURGES

Posted by | Nov 3, 2020 | |

November 3 2020 – Tanira B.D. Ferreira, M.D., FCCP, chief medical officer of University of Miami Hospital and Clinics, was one of three authors featured in the New England Journal of Medicine for her expertise in how to manage elective surgeries during COVID-19 surges.
 
Elective procedures are low- and intermediate-acuity procedures than can be safely delayed without substantial patient risk.
The Clinical Decisions article published Oct. 29 documents three approaches to managing elective surgery given the same scenario. In the mock scenario, a hospital’s census was higher than 90% of capacity, with almost all intensive care unit beds occupied, more than half by patients with COVID-19.
 

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AVENTURA HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER IS THE FIRST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN THE SOUTHEAST REGION AND FLORIDA TO OFFER AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) GUIDED SPINE SURGERY

Posted by | Nov 2, 2020 | |

Augmented reality headset gives surgeons “x-ray vision” during procedures for
accurate and personalized implant placement while keeping their eyes on their patients
 
AVENTURA, Florida, November 2, 2020 – Aventura Hospital and Medical Center is the first community hospital in the Southeast Region and Florida to use a groundbreaking augmented reality (AR) guidance system that allows spine surgeons to “see through” a patient’s anatomy as if they have “x-ray vision.” The technology is the first AR guidance system to be used in surgery and is currently approved for use in open and minimally invasive spine implant procedures.
 

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