Destination surgery
Dec. 13, 2017Surgeon awarded resident of the year in hospital where he was born
After winning an outstanding resident award, Christopher Mussman, DO, shares his advice on how to get the surgery residency you really want.
Topic: Surgery
Emergency surgery
May 8, 2017Operating in a war zone: DO volunteers outside Mosul, Iraq
General surgeon Timothy Burandt, DO, spent two months treating patients at an emergency field hospital.
Sterile Technology
Oct. 6, 2016Building a case: Medical student creates sterile phone case for the operating room
Robert Zondervan, OMS IV, combines medical knowledge with business acumen to take his idea from vision to reality.
OMED 2016
Sept. 19, 2016Lung transplants: What primary care physicians need to know
Marie Budev, DO, MPH, leads one of the world’s most successful lung transplant programs. Here’s what she wants primary care docs to know.
Not a drill
Dec. 29, 2015Hyper-realistic training immerses RVUCOM students in surgery scenarios
Alongside physicians and real-life first responders, students perform simulated surgeries on actors wearing special effects-inspired cut suits.
Power of Observation
Aug. 17, 2015Cause and effect: Texas surgeon changes lives by listening to patients
AOA board-certified surgeon Albert H. Yurvati, DO, has become an expert in identifying the xiphoid process as the source of mysterious pain for many patients.