The UPMC video “PPOWER WholeBlood Trial” spotlights an NIH-funded pilot trial by investigator Jason L. Sperry, MD, MPH to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of transfusing whole blood to trauma patients in hemorrhagic shock during the pre-hospital phase of their care.
On May 23, 2018, Daniel D. Von Hoff, MD, Physician-in-Chief and Distinguished Professor of Translational Genomics Research Institute, gave the 2018 Bernard Fisher Lecture, “Using Snake- and Fish-Based Science to Control Pancreatic Cancer.” Dr. Von Hoff has spent his career as a physician-scientist and had has been at the forefront of cancer treatment discovery, especially in the field of pancreatic cancer.
Research by David L. Bartlett, MD was featured in the April 2017 University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI) video blog, “New Study Demonstrates Synergistic Anti-Cancer Effects of Oncolytic Virus Combined with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor.”
Video of our 2017 Bernard Fisher Lecture, “Personalized Axillary Therapy: History and Current Concepts” by Armando E. Giuliano, MD, FACS, FRCSEd in now available online.
In this On Topic video, Rabih A. Chaer, MD and Efthymios D. Avgerinos, MD, PhD, MSc discuss peripheral artery disease (PAD) and its causes, symptoms, risk factors, and treatments.
The WTAE TV news story “No Drugs or Devices Needed for Surgery Recovery Method Sparked in Pittsburgh” features UPMC’s Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) program, led by colorectal surgeon Jennifer M. Holder-Murray, MD, FACS and anesthesiologist Stephen A. Esper, MD, MBA.
Barbara A. Gaines, MD stopped by KDKA Pittsburgh to talk about some simple precautions to take to keep Halloween safe and fun. View video
Jason L. Sperry, MD, MPH was on Pittsburgh's Action News 4 (WTAE-PIT, ABC) on October 19, 2016 to discuss a new US Department of Defense (DoD)-funded project to improve trauma care for civilians and military personnel. View video
Eric S. Hager, MD and Ulka Sachdev-Ost, MD discuss varicose vein risk factors, symptoms, and treatments in a UPMC video.