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• "The boundaries between the clinical, research, and training missions of the Department of Surgery of the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA, are permeable and fluid. The seamless blend of these three commitments is encouraged and facilitated by the department's culture and has direct benefit to our patients, faculty, trainees, and staff." MORE»»

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Top Surgery News

Dr. John Puskas reported preliminary data from PROACT at the AATS 93rd Annual Meeting. The multicenter study has shown that the use of the On-X mechanical aortic valve combined with lower dose anticoagulation therapy and low-dose aspirin, resulted in a reduction of 55 to 60% of the incidence of adverse bleeding events without notable increases in stroke, transient ischemic attack, or total neurological events. FULL STORY»»

As a member of a 10-institution consortium, Emory's general surgery residency program will role out a pilot program entitled Flexibility in Surgical Training (FIST) in July 2013. FIST will evaluate the impact of enacting the American Board of Surgery's 2011-approved policy that allows up to 12 months of flexible rotations in the last 36 months of general surgery training. FULL STORY»»

Paces Plastic Surgery has joined The Emory Clinic as the Emory Aesthetic Center at Paces, reuniting Dr. Felmont Eaves with Dr. Foad Nahai and Dr. T. Roderick Hester. FULL STORY»»