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Hoag is the first hospital in Orange County to perform a new lung valve treatment on a patient with severe COPD (chronic pulmonary obstructive disease) and emphysema. The procedure has the potential to benefit a number of patients in Orange County who suffer from major quality of life issues related to shortness of breath. “We are thrilled to … Read More

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., November 29, 2022 — Hoag is the first hospital in Orange County to perform a new lung valve treatment on a patient with severe COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and emphysema. The procedure has the potential to benefit a number of patients in Orange County who suffer from major quality of life … Read More

From improving patient outcomes, reducing complications and decreasing healthcare spending, the potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning in spine surgery is vast. Ten spine surgeons discuss how the technology will affect the future of the specialty: Question: What will artificial intelligence and machine learning look like in spine surgery in 10 years? James Dowdell, … Read More

Linda Lifur-Bennett, Ph.D., wants to clarify one thing: She is a patient of Burak Ozgur, M.D., director of the Hoag Spine Center. No, the Newport Beach neurosurgeon did not operate on Dr. Lifur-Bennett. In fact, he did not perform any procedures on the 70-year-old clinical psychologist. Rather, through his compassion and expertise, Dr. Ozgur prevented … Read More

It’s no secret that healthy lifestyle choices greatly lower your risk of dementia. But, says Aaron Ritter, M.D. the Larkin Family Endowed Chair in Integrative Brain Health and the director of the Memory & Cognitive Disorders Program at Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute, most people don’t think about the connection between diet, exercise and dementia … Read More

It spoils a Thanksgiving gathering as reliably as spilled gravy: gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. About 1 in 4 adults in Orange County suffer from daily chronic reflux and take a PPI (an anti-acid medication) to help control their symptoms. Add stuffing, turkey, cranberries, creamed corn, dinner rolls, rice, pumpkin pie (you get the idea), … Read More

Hoag is excited to welcome Katherine (Katie) Blevins, M.D., Ph.D. to the Digestive Health Institute and its Bariatric Weight Loss Program. Skilled in both laparoscopic and robotic techniques, Dr. Blevins is a minimally invasive surgeon with a focus in bariatric and advanced gastrointestinal surgery. She completed General Surgery residency at Stanford University, where she spent … Read More

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., November 15, 2022 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian has recruited top cancer researcher Carlos Becerra, M.D., to become the Hoag Family Cancer Institute’s Medical Director of Cancer Research. He will provide strategic leadership in advancing the institute’s clinical research program and helm the hospital’s growing number of cancer clinical trials. Dr. Becerra … Read More

Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian tapped Carlos Becerra, M.D., as medical director of cancer research for its Hoag Family Cancer Institute. Dr. Becerra will be tasked with advancing the institute’s clinical research program and growing number of cancer clinical trials, according to a Nov. 15 news release from the hospital. Previously, he served as … Read More

Photo by: Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register A balsa wood model under a pristine glass case in a Hoag Hospital Irvine office is the first step of a vision for a major expansion of the medical center on Sand Canyon Avenue, which will add, among other services, two specialty hospitals focused on women’s health, digestive … Read More