Todd Spitzer’s career pivots on his voice. A lawyer, he has argued cases before judges and juries. As an elected official, he debated bills as a state assemblyman in Sacramento…
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Dr. George Baerveldt has received the American Glaucoma Society's second annual Innovator Award for extraordinary contributions to his field. A UC Irvine professor of ophthalmology, Baerveldt has gained international recognition…
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IN THE NEWS: Orange County Register columnist Jane Glen Haas described her experiences having her shoulder replaced by UC Irvine’s Dr. Ranjan Gupta: I’ve been replacing joints for a long…
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IN THE NEWS: ABC News asks Dr. Manuel Porto, chairman of UC Irvine’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, whether he thinks it is safe for pregnant women to wear stiletto…
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IN THE NEWS: The Los Angeles Times discussed burn wounds and treatment with Dr. Nicole Bernal: We often see the headlines about people around the world setting themselves on fire.…
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The controversy about the use and marketing of the Lap-Band device for weight loss underscores the need for those considering surgical options to carefully understand the potential risks as well…
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Dr. Neal Hermanowicz, director of the UC Irvine’s Movements Disorder Program for the University of California, Irvine, is seeking adults with Parkinson’s disease to participate trials One trial is designed…
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IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register‘s “In Your Face” blog discussed the actress Gwyneth Paltrow’s apparent use of laser treatments for wrinkles: Dr. Christopher Zachary, professor and chair of…
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IN THE NEWS: UC Irvine’s Dr. Laura Mosqueda joined KPCC’s AirTalk to discuss the differences between geriatrics and young peoples’ medicine, the challenges of caring for aging parents’ from afar,…
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If all the world’s a stage, there’s no greater drama than the interaction between doctor and patient. To ensure that this plays out well, the UC Irvine Program in Geriatrics…
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Shannon Dargenzio knew well what thyroid surgery usually entailed. When her mother’s cancerous gland was removed in the 1990s, she endured an extremely painful recovery that required months off work…
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Dr. Dan Cooper believes that exercise can be the best medicine—so much so that he’s studying how specifically designed exercise programs for at-risk kids can help curb excessive weight gain,…
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More than 90 UCI Health physicians have earned the distinction of being named Best Doctors in America® in the latest peer-reviewed list compiled by Best Doctors, Inc. The independent organization…
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IN THE NEWS: USA Today interviewed UC Irvine’s Dr. Laura Mosqueda for an article about the growing need for awareness of elder abuse and action to prevent it: The number…
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IN THE NEWS: The Los Angeles Times asked UC Irvine’s Dr. Madeleine Pahl to discuss kidney disorders in a report about health problems faced by Nick Cannon, the host of…
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IN THE NEWS: Orange County’s first baby born in in 2012 was delivered at 1:52 a.m. New Year’s Day at UC Irvine Medical Center. According to the Orange County Register:…
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IN THE NEWS: UC Irvine’s Dr. Matthew Butteri addressed the damage a pulmonary embolism could cause in a Los Angeles Times article about the autopsy report for rapper Heavy D. The…
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UC Irvine surgical oncologist Dr. Mark E. Linskey, along with colleague Dr. Susan Chang from UC San Francisco, have led the first-ever course for brain tumor specialists on the basics…
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IN THE NEWS: The Orange County Register examined the conventional wisdom surrounding holiday season weight gain: Conventional wisdom used to say that the average person gained 5-10 pounds starting with…
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UC Irvine researchers have uncovered an important source of inflammation seen in people with chronic kidney disease, which is increasingly common due to the epidemic of obesity-related diabetes and hypertension.…
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