Dr. Omar Llaguna offers hope to those with limited treatment options by focusing on new and novel technology that can benefit cancer patients with advanced malignancies.

The latest innovation embraced by the surgical oncologist and his colleagues at the Memorial Cancer Institute is the Edison Histotripsy System, a revolutionary approach that targets malignant liver tumors with high-intensity ultrasound waves in a completely non-invasive procedure. “The process enables us to generate a bubble cloud that disrupts and damages cancer cells, effectively liquifying the mass for the body to eliminate,” said Dr. Llaguna, an expert in the treatment of gastrointestinal cancers. “Imagine an underwater tornado within the tumor that eliminates the diseased cells while preserving healthy tissue, blood vessels, and bile ducts around it.”

Since the Edison system is non-invasive, patients can undergo treatment without the need for needles, radiation, or surgery, meaning less pain, faster recovery, and reduced risk of complications.