Surgery

Next-generation 3D imaging can guide surgeons’ hands

In a Canadian first, Dr. George Athwal at St. Joseph’s Health Care London has introduced the revolutionary next step in mixed reality technology that can track surgical instruments in real time and precisely point the way for surgeons. St. Joseph’s is one of two...

Research awards support introduction of mixed reality in medicine

Mixed reality is being introduced to patient care at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) through an innovative research project. Supported through LHSC’s Academic Realignment Initiative Awards, the technology is currently being tested to improve patient outcomes in interventional radiology procedures.  First introduced in 2022, LHSC...

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Same-day discharge laparoscopic hysterectomy surgical program

Kemptville District Hospital (KDH) as obstetrician/gynecologist Dr. Tammy LeRiche performed the first ever laparoscopic...

World’s first whole-eye and partial-face transplant

A surgical team from NYU Langone Health performed the world’s first whole-eye and partial-face...

UHN first hospital in Canada offering new treatment to replace diseased heart valve

UHN is the first hospital in Canada to offer a new treatment for percutaneous...

A ‘black box’ to assess and train expert surgical teams

Just like the airline industry has a black box to learn from, hospitals can...

First Canadian robot-assisted deep brain stimulation surgery to treat epilepsy

First Canadian robot-assisted deep brain stimulation surgery to treat epilepsy successfully completed at LHSC’s...

Now launched: A creative solution to reduce waits for hip & knee patients

The first of many hip & knee surgeries to flow through the Holland Centre...

‘It gave me my life back’ says organ transplant recipient

By Michelle Pressé When Brittany Smith first found out she needed a kidney transplant,...

Hospital performs 1000th knee replacement using ROSA robotic technology

In April 2023, Humber River Hospital (Humber) completed their 1000th knee replacement case using...

Researchers publish groundbreaking clinical trial in lung transplantation

Storing donor lungs for transplant at 10 degrees Celsius markedly increases the length of...

Donations help train the surgeons of tomorrow, today

Funding from three generous donors to help 350 medical residents annually through education, research and...

Hyper-throughput operating rooms increase efficiency

At Humber River Health (Humber), breaking new ground is the norm. The team, including...

Rare transplant offers mother of four “a future now”

By   Ana Fernandes When Dawn Ethier looks back at the past decade of her life,...

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