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departments › ... › thoracic-surgery
… inception by Dr. David J. Sugarbaker in 2014, the division has performed more than 10,000 total cases and 2,000 robotic … J. Sugarbaker Division of Thoracic Surgery Endowed Fund has been created to support the training of future thoracic …
research › ... › collaborators
… action of GLP-2 in TPN-fed piglets. Per’s research career has been highly productive and has also used neonatal piglet models to study various …
departments › molecular-and-human-genetics › news
… Dr. Shinya Yamamoto has been named a 2025 NISTEP Selection, a prestigious … Congratulations to Dr. Susan Rosenberg who has been named the recipient of the 2026 Hill Prize in …
about-us › leadership › institutional-policy-committee
… for policy delivery, implementation and management. The IPC has the following responsibilities: Oversee and coordinate a … institutional effectiveness. Since its creation, the IPC has reviewed more than 50 institutional policies. We welcome … The Baylor College of Medicine Board of Trustees has approved several new and revised policies since January …
news › new-partnership-takes-on-hookworm-infection-in-rural-alabama
… due to fecal contamination. Though hookworm infection has been present in rural Alabama with low levels of the … persisting up until the 1950s, no extensive testing has been conducted in the area since then. Since 2013, Dr. … Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, has been studying the prevalence of this disease in rural …
news › nih-grant-to-study-metformin-exposure-during-fetal-development
… Over the past decade, the use of metformin during pregnancy has steadily expanded beyond the treatment of overt diabetes … collaborative researchers from multiple institutions that has formed over the last two decades to continue to work on … of Colorado. “With funding from the NIH and NIDDK, it has been a privilege to work with this truly amazing …
departments › ... › research
… approval registry for portable EVLP, for which Dr. Loor has been able to provide lead enrollment through his large pool of patients. Dr. Loor has also been asked to direct another related clinical trial … blood-based perfusate for the portable EVLP. Our division has been involved in the development, testing and clinical …
departments › ... › leadership
… in education. Since returning to Baylor, Dr. Pillow has won numerous teaching awards including the Council of … and Problem Solving at the school of medicine. She has experience in innovative curricular design, active … modalities such as TBL/PBL and faculty development. She has interest areas in global health, immigrant medicine, …
healthcare › ... › breast-reconstruction
… steps, with the option to insert an implant once the body has recovered. After breast removal by the breast surgeon, … Breast reconstruction occurs after the mastectomy site has fully healed. This approach provides flexibility for … with the option to perform the reconstruction once the body has recovered. The decision between immediate and delayed …
healthcare › ... › poorly-differentiated-thyroid-cancer
… cell thyroid cancer tends to affect older adults and has a slightly poorer prognosis than follicular and … calcitonin. Unlike thyroid hormone, calcitonin hormone has a minimal effect on metabolism. Medullary thyroid cancer has a lower cure rate than other thyroid cancers. When the …