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Inflammation Linked to Insulin Resistance and Fatty Liver Disease
UT Southwestern researchers demonstrate that in obesity, activation of antiviral pathways link inflammation to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and dysglycemia.
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Urethral Lidocaine in Urodynamics: Improving Patient Care
Each year, thousands of patients undergo urodynamic studies. Typically, these studies are done using aqueous gel during the placement of trans-urethral catheters. However, even with the gel, some patients experience discomfort during the tests.
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Presidents Award by SGS - Dr. Joseph Schaffer
Dr. Joseph Schaffer is being honored at the SGS 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting. Dr. Schaffer has been a member of SGS since 1986.
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UTSW earns distinction for hip fracture performance
Hip fractures are a major health concern for older people – those age 65 and over – especially for women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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In-Depth and Fresh Look at Heart Failure Clinical Trials
At #AHA22, I co-chaired a Featured Science session with Alanna Morris, M.D., M.Sc., from Emory University. Principal investigators of several, recently published pivotal clinical trials in heart failure presented their findings of pre-specified, secondary analyses.
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Brady- and Tachyarrhythmias Following Heart Transplantation: Significance and Management Strategies
It was my pleasure to participate in the cardiovascular seminar “Arrhythmias and Heart Failure: Breaking the Vicious Cycle” at #AHA22. Within context of the seminar’s focus on the management of arrhythmias in patients with heart failure, my lecture addressed the clinical significance and management of arrhythmias in patients who have received a heart transplant.
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Diagnostic Delays in Patients with MI from Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an important but under-recognized cause of acute coronary syndromes, particularly among young women without traditional cardiovascular risk factors.
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UT Southwestern Appoints New Chief of Cardiology
Dr. de Lemos received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed internal medicine residency training at UT Southwestern, where he served as Chief Resident.
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Musculoskeletal and Sports Research Program Aims to Advance Research, Improve Outcomes
About one-half of adults will go to a doctor’s office at some point in their life seeking relief for a shoulder injury, chronic low back pain, or other musculoskeletal injury.
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Kowalske elected President of the Association of Academic Physiatrists
Karen Kowalske, M.D., Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, has been elected President of the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP), an international organization of physiatry professionals dedicated to improving patient care by advancing the specialty through research and education.
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Inappropriate Forceps Use in Polypectomy: Common but Modifiable
Our research showed that while snare polypectomy is more effective at complete resection of non-diminutive polyps, cold forceps are used to remove these polyps in more than 20% of colonoscopies, increasing the risk of incomplete resection. Inappropriate forceps use can be modified with interventions to prevent more post-colonoscopy cancers.
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Musculoskeletal Oncology
The UT Southwestern Department of Orthopaedic Surgery established a new section for Musculoskeletal Oncology that is currently made up of two surgeons: Alexandra (Alex) Callan, M.D. (section chief), and Robert (Bobby) Weinschenk, M.D.