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                                                              • How Serious is the Battle of a Bulging Hernia?

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                                                                |Date: January 16, 2023
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                                                                How Serious is the Battle of a Bulging Hernia?

                                                                How Serious is the Battle of a Bulging Hernia?

                                                                Content derived from DocTalk with Wayne Lau, MD - General Surgery. See video below. 0:13 | What is a hern ...

                                                                Content derived from DocTalk with Wayne Lau, MD - General Surgery. See video below. 0:13 | What is a hernia?A hernia is a flaw or weakness in the wall of the stomach or the groin. Those are the most c ...

                                                                January 16, 2023
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                                                              • Webinar: Hernia Surgery Demonstration Using da Vinci Robot with Surgeon Heather Wheeler, MD, FACS

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                                                                |Date: January 27, 2020
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                                                                Webinar: Hernia Surgery Demonstration Using da Vinci Robot with Surgeon Heather Wheeler, MD, FACS

                                                                Webinar: Hernia Surgery Demonstration Using da Vinci Robot with Surgeon Heather Wheeler, MD, FACS

                                                                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UMOBMB8en4 Learn about the daVinci Robot and how it is used in hernia su ...

                                                                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UMOBMB8en4 Learn about the daVinci Robot and how it is used in hernia surgeries in this video recorded from a Facebook Live demonstration with surgeon Heather Wheeler, ...

                                                                January 27, 2020
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                                                              • Mission: Possible – 1,000 Patients in 20 Days as Valley Surgeons and Surgical Staff Journey to Nepal on a Medical Mission

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                                                                |Date: February 09, 2018
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                                                                Mission: Possible – 1,000 Patients in 20 Days as Valley Surgeons and Surgical Staff Journey to Nepal on a Medical Mission

                                                                Mission: Possible – 1,000 Patients in 20 Days as Valley Surgeons and Surgical Staff Journey to Nepal on a Medical Mission

                                                                In November 2017, a group of Valley Medical Center surgeons and surgery staff took part in a surgical mis ...

                                                                In November 2017, a group of Valley Medical Center surgeons and surgery staff took part in a surgical mission to Nepal as part of the Aloha Medical Missions program. In conjunction with dentists, gyne ...

                                                                February 09, 2018
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                                                              • From Nurse to Patient to Everest–the Climb to a Life Changing Hip Replacement Surgery

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: September 12, 2017
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                                                                From Nurse to Patient to Everest–the Climb to a Life Changing Hip Replacement Surgery

                                                                From Nurse to Patient to Everest–the Climb to a Life Changing Hip Replacement Surgery

                                                                Trevor Lanz is easily described as a busy guy. Between his job as an Assistant Nurse Manager at Valley Me ...

                                                                Trevor Lanz is easily described as a busy guy. Between his job as an Assistant Nurse Manager at Valley Medical Center, frequently volunteering his time to represent the hospital at community events, a ...

                                                                September 12, 2017
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                                                              • Pre-Operative Seminar for Joint Replacement Patients

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: January 19, 2017
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                                                                Pre-Operative Seminar for Joint Replacement Patients

                                                                Pre-Operative Seminar for Joint Replacement Patients

                                                                Valley Medical Center's Joint Center is led by nationally-recognized surgeons in procedures and implant d ...

                                                                Valley Medical Center's Joint Center is led by nationally-recognized surgeons in procedures and implant design and research, along with a team of specialized joint replacement nurses and therapists. I ...

                                                                January 19, 2017
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                                                              • Visiting Orthopedic Surgeons Learning About Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery

                                                                Posted by William Barrett
                                                                |Date: November 01, 2016
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                                                                Visiting Orthopedic Surgeons Learning About Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery

                                                                Visiting Orthopedic Surgeons Learning About Total Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery

                                                                We have had 10 groups of visiting surgeons come to Valley Medical Center to observe hip and knee replacem ...

                                                                We have had 10 groups of visiting surgeons come to Valley Medical Center to observe hip and knee replacement surgery. We have had several local Seattle surgeons, others from around the greater Washing ...

                                                                November 01, 2016
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                                                              • #TopDocTuesday – Meet Colon and Rectal Surgeon Dr. Phillip Dean

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: October 25, 2016
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                                                                #TopDocTuesday – Meet Colon and Rectal Surgeon Dr. Phillip Dean

                                                                #TopDocTuesday – Meet Colon and Rectal Surgeon Dr. Phillip Dean

                                                                “I feel honored and humbled by the opportunity to help patients at their time of need,” says Colon and Re ...

                                                                “I feel honored and humbled by the opportunity to help patients at their time of need,” says Colon and Rectal Surgeon Dr. Phillip Dean. “I believe it was Euripides that said physicians are merely stag ...

                                                                October 25, 2016
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                                                              • Risk Factors Associated with Obesity in Joint Replacement Surgery

                                                                Posted by William Barrett
                                                                |Date: September 22, 2016
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                                                                Risk Factors Associated with Obesity in Joint Replacement Surgery

                                                                Risk Factors Associated with Obesity in Joint Replacement Surgery

                                                                In an article published by Dr. Fournier, MD, et al, in the August issue of the Journal of Arthroplasty, t ...

                                                                In an article published by Dr. Fournier, MD, et al, in the August issue of the Journal of Arthroplasty, the effects of obesity on joint replacement were reviewed. The authors noted that the Center for ...

                                                                September 22, 2016
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                                                              • Shared Decision-Making

                                                                Posted by William Barrett
                                                                |Date: August 01, 2016
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                                                                Shared Decision-Making

                                                                Shared Decision-Making

                                                                Shared decision-making is a process whereby physicians and patients exchange information and arrive at an ...

                                                                Shared decision-making is a process whereby physicians and patients exchange information and arrive at an agreement about the patient's preferred treatment option.  This is predicated on the concept t ...

                                                                August 01, 2016
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                                                              • Total Knee Replacement

                                                                Posted by William Barrett
                                                                |Date: May 26, 2016
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                                                                Total Knee Replacement

                                                                Total Knee Replacement

                                                                A paper presented at the 25th annual meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in Nove ...

                                                                A paper presented at the 25th annual meeting of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons in November 2015, reviewed the complications following bilateral simultaneous total knee replacement v ...

                                                                May 26, 2016
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