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The entire “Star Wars” oeuvre (the old stuff and the new stuff). “Andor.” “The Mandalorian.” While undergoing treatment at the Sally & Joseph Warpinski Wound Healing & Hyperbaric Medicine Center, patients are invited to pass the time by watching movies or TV. Jeffrey Diercksmeier devoted his 50 hours of healing to the George Lucas universe … Read More

When Scott Chantos learned he had cancer, he searched for the best. He found it at Hoag Family Cancer Institute. Ranked a high performing hospital in prostate cancer surgery by U.S. News & World Report, Hoag attracts the most renowned specialists in the world, doctors like Jeffrey C. Bassett, M.D., M.P.H., Benjamin & Carmela Du … Read More

“Trust your gut.” Digestive health impacts every aspect of our physical and emotional well-being – in fact, the two are closely linked. That’s why Hoag Digestive Health Institute has opened its new comprehensive clinic to provide a range of expertise, services and care that underscore digestion’s unique role in whole-person health. From acid reflux, diverticulitis … Read More

Hoag recently recruited Margolis Family Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program Surgical Director Elizabeth Raskin, M.D., to join Medical Director Caroline Hwang, M.D., in the Digestive Health Institute’s Margolis Family IBD Program, securing the full-spectrum of world-class specialized care for Orange County and beyond. Through their surgical and non-surgical expertise, Drs. Raskin and Hwang provide patients with … Read More

All of the leading research and clinical work currently underway by the renowned experts at Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute and its Memory & Cognitive Disorders Program can be boiled down to one word – you. By educating the community and training community physicians to recognize early risk factors and warning signs, the institute’s specialists … Read More

People often associate memory loss with the senior years, say 65 and over, but the factors that can contribute to memory impairment when we’re older begin much earlier in life. The earlier these risk and preventative factors are identified and addressed, the better chance we have of mitigating cognitive decline in the first place. That’s … Read More

While the board-certified, fellowship-trained neurosurgeons at Hoag Spine Center consistently deliver cutting-edge surgical treatment options, every one of these respected surgeons will tell you: sometimes the right approach is not to operate. “People who come to us with debilitating back pain are often surprised to hear our neurosurgeons say they might not need surgery,” said … Read More

You wouldn’t hike barefoot (we hope). So why would you bike, skate, play football or ride a horse without a helmet? The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that about 1.5 million Americans survive a traumatic brain injury every year, and 176 people a day die from TBI. “There is no such thing as … Read More

Through a generous philanthropic gift, Hoag’s Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute has purchased a state-of-the-art Siemens Force Computed Tomography scanner for patients at Hoag Health Center Newport Beach. The latest advancement, the Force CT scanner enables new levels of image quality while speeding up the scanning process and lowering radiation exposure – all … Read More

Spring forward, fall… asleep at your desk? Daylight saving is just around the corner, and Hoag neurologist and renowned sleep specialist Jose Puangco, M.D., suggests preparing your body now for the under-appreciated effect that a shift in time can make. “Sleep is a function of the brain, and the brain needs time to adjust to … Read More