Below are some of the latest updates from various Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health, Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs over the last several months.
Below are some of the latest updates from various Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health, Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs over the last several months.
The Flame asks Uyen-Thi Cao, MD, a member of the Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health, Medical Education faculty, as well as clinical assistant professor and Internal Medicine Clerkship co-director for the Texas A&M College of Medicine, five questions about herself, her time teaching and the future of medicine.
Before he was named one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential and before leading the country’s first uterine transplant trial resulting in a live birth, Giuliano Testa, MD, was a fellow with the Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health, transplant program – a program he now leads.
For more than 30 years, Webb A. Roberts Hospital has loomed over Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health, changing the periphery of the Dallas skyline.
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most common type of pancreatic cancer, is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. It is an extremely slow growing tumor. PDAC normally remains undetectable until late in the disease process, due in part to the physical location of the pancreas. It is situated behind the stomach at the back of the retroperitoneal space, overlaying the aorta, vena cava, and spine, deep inside the body. Because of the location of the pancreas, a computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging scan is typically needed to detect a lesion, so it may not be discovered until the patient develop symptoms. PDACs located in the head of the pancreas may obstruct the bile duct, resulting in jaundice. Approximately 80 percent of PDAC cases present with this painless jaundice. When the lesion is located in the body or tail of the pancreas, however, the first symptom is likely to be pain associated with invasion of the spleen or stomach, occurring much later in the course of the disease.