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Orange County’s top choice for cancer care will soon be available to more of Orange County. The Hoag Family Cancer Institute, ranked in the top 10% in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, has welcomed three prominent oncologists. Experienced medical oncologists David M. Burtzo, M.D., and Nicholas D. Reese, M.D., and surgical oncologist … Read More

The Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute at Hoag is world-renowned for its care. It is Orange County’s highest ranked hospital for cardiac services, according to the 2021-2022 U.S. News & World Report. Furthermore, Hoag is the only hospital in Orange County to achieve a high performing rating in every possible cardiac procedure and … Read More

  Skill. Expertise. Compassion. The Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute at Hoag attracts the nation’s most sought-after talent to deliver the highest-quality cardiac care to Orange County. Renowned cardiothoracic surgeon Timothy Lee, M.D., M.S., has recently joined the team and is excited to work with an institution that is recognized as one of the … Read More

Hoag is not only visualizing the future of medicine, but quite literally shaping it. With the launch of the Center for Advanced Visualization and Immersive Therapeutics, Hoag is researching, developing – and now offering patients access to – Experiential Reality (XR) technology, a field that includes virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality. … Read More

When some surgeons want to do more for their patients, they reach for the latest tools. When Hoag’s neurosurgeons want to do more for their patients, they invent those tools if they don’t already exist. Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute neurosurgeons Robert Louis, M.D., Chief of Neurosurgery and the Empower360 Endowed Chair in Skull Base … Read More

Allergies and asthma are nothing to sneeze at. Each year, 30,000 people are rushed to the emergency department due to complications from food allergies. Asthma brought on by environmental allergies lands 20,000 people in the hospital each year. And the rates of both food and environmental allergies have dramatically increased over the past decade. That … Read More

For women experiencing high-risk pregnancies or pregnancy-related complications, Hoag’s specialized care makes all the difference. One third of moms who deliver at Hoag are over the age of 37. “Women in Orange County are waiting longer to have children. And when they do decide to start a family, they’re choosing to deliver at Hoag,” said … Read More

The doctors will see you now. When patients visit their primary care physician (PCP) at any of Hoag Medical Group (HMG)’s 24 offices throughout Orange County, not only do they get a PCP that is well suited for them, but they also benefit from having access to more than 20 HMG in-house specialists that work … Read More

February marks American Heart Month, a time for everyone to place extra focus on their cardiovascular health. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., with one in every three deaths attributed to heart disease and stroke. While some risk factors are out of your control (e.g., family history, gender and age), … Read More

Hoag recently announced it has performed 20,000 robotic surgeries – a milestone achieved by only 10 other medical centers across the U.S. With the highest-volume robotic surgical program of any hospital in the state and the 18th highest-volume nationally, Hoag is a renowned leader in this advanced field of medicine with 12 surgical specialties, almost 70 nurses and … Read More