Asthma affects approximately 8 percent of all adults. The main goals of asthma management are to minimize symptoms and to prevent acute exacerbations through patient education, avoidance of exposures and pharmacotherapy. The use of medications, including inhalers, leukotriene receptor antagonists, oral glucocorticoids and newer biologic agents, are based on severity of symptoms and are escalated in a stepwise fashion.
Lung transplant physician-researchers on the medical staff at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas (Baylor Dallas), part of Baylor Scott & White Health, attended the 2024 American Transplant Congress (ATC) in Philadelphia, PA. ATC is the most prominent annual forum for the entire international transplant community to present new findings and engage with colleagues on the latest trends in the field. ATC is the joint meeting of the AST and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS).
Nitheesha Ganta MD, FACC, and Aditi Nayak, MD, MS, FACC, have joined Center for Advanced Heart and Lung Disease at Baylor University Medical Center. Both physicians are fellowship-trained in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology from two of the nation’s most prestigious institutions.
Amar Gupta, MD, FRCS(C), an abdominal transplant and hepatopancreatobiliary surgeon on the medical staff at Baylor University Medical Center, was skeptical about the benefits of the robotic surgical system in complex liver surgeries. He saw it as a gimmick, something that was more industry-driven than something that would offer a real benefit to patients. After a week’s observation of a surgeon in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, who has performed more than 200 robotic hepatectomies, Dr. Gupta became a true believer in its value.
Patients with chronic pancreatitis often experience intractable pain. Patients make frequent trips to the emergency department and may have numerous hospital admissions. They also can experience significant lifestyle disruptions and a greatly diminished quality of life.
