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Working seamlessly with Hoag’s multidisciplinary team within the Elaine & Robert Matranga Aortic Center are two dedicated specialty nurses who deliver comprehensive, personalized care. Meet Rita Weise, MSN, ACNPC-AG, an acute care nurse practitioner and Meg Boeglin, RN, BSN, a clinical nurse navigator for the Marfan Syndrome and Related Conditions Program, part of the Matranga … Read More

Hoag Orthopedic Institute (HOI), the leading provider of joint replacements on the West Coast, has been at the forefront of enhanced recovery protocols that allow patients to be discharged home on the same day of their hip or knee replacement surgery. Since 2015, an HOI team, combined of orthopedic surgeons, anesthesiologists, internists, physical therapists, nurses … Read More

Choosing your primary care physician (PCP) has the potential to be one of the most important decisions you will make. Typically, a PCP specializes in internal medicine, family medicine, or pediatrics, and serves as an active participant in your health care decisions. Whether you have an HMO or PPO insurance plan, your PCP serves as … Read More

As COVID cases continue to surge and more and more people we know are suffering from its effects, we welcomed news of vaccines being available to frontline workers, and possibly everyone else in the coming months. I caught up with Dr. Philip Robinson, medical director of infection prevention and hospital epidemiology at Hoag, to learn … Read More

By Kayla Ramsey, D.O., Hoag Medical Group, San Clemente It is important to treat your body well and the new year is a perfect time to reenergize your body and mind with a good diet, exercise and quality sleep. Cardiovascular Exercise Exercising a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate intensity per week reduces cardiovascular risk … Read More

Whenever ICU nurse Tiffany Hughes is having a tough day at work, surrounded by patients sicker and more immobilized by COVID-19 than at any point in the pandemic so far, all she has to do is look at her forearm. There is a single tattoo — the tip of a spear pointing down to her … Read More

Q. I checked my blood pressure recently, and it was a little higher than usual. It was a similar number when I checked a few days later. How do I know if I need to start medication? A. Your blood pressure is an important component of your overall cardiovascular health. Hypertension is a medical condition … Read More

Q. Is there a role for radiation therapy in the setting of metastatic cancer? A. Radiation therapy is often thought of as being only part of cancer treatment in the upfront setting. Patients will have surgery to remove a breast tumor and then radiation therapy afterwards. Or they will have radiation therapy alone to cure … Read More

Q. What is sleep apnea and what are the treatment options? A. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a potentially life-threatening sleep disorder that causes breathing to repeatedly stop and start during sleep. While sleeping, our mouth’s swallowing muscles relax more than they do during waking hours. This doesn’t cause problems for most people, but for … Read More

Q. When should I consider hip or knee replacement? A. Knee or hip pain associated with walking or other weightbearing activities may be a sign that you are developing arthritis. In the hip, pain is most common in the groin, but can also be in the lateral hip, buttock or thigh. Knee pain can be … Read More