Penn Medicine Physician Interviews

Dr. Kimberly Stevenson offers an orthopaedic surgeon’s perspective on the muscle-sparing direct anterior approach (DAA) to total hip arthroscopy. DAA may bring about a faster recovery than the classic posterior and lateral approaches and has the potential for a lower risk of dislocation.

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Hematologist-oncologist Colin Thomas, MD, and dermopathologist Jina Chung, MD, review the diagnosis and treatment of the T cell lymphomas, including  the nodal and extra nodal (cutaneous) variants, describe the journey from diagnosis to treatment for T cell lymphoma patients, clinical research ongoing and the coordinated effort at Penn Medicine and the Abramson Cancer Center to control these rare, complex, and resilient malignancies. 

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In an illuminating discussion, gynecologic oncologist Noah Goldman, MD, discusses the comprehensive scope of his practice at Penn Medicine Princeton Health, including the types of cancers he treats, and expands upon the known benefit of the HPV vaccine, the mysteries of screening for endometrial and ovarian cancers, and the promise of being attentive to one’s own body when things seem awry. 

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Drs Sunil Singhal, Janos Tanyi, and James Delikatny discuss the 10 year anniversary of the Penn Center for Precision Surgery. A collaborative effort, the Center has the goal of advancing the practice and invention of intraoperative molecular imaging modalities. Together, the panel review the development and application of fluorescent contrast agents in surgery, relevant FDA-approvals originating at Penn (ie., Cytalux®), and the future of intraoperative imaging.

Drs Nadia Dawn Ali and Scott Peslak examine the pathology of sickle cell disease, its variable effects, and recent advances in treatment, including stem cell therapies and other new FDA-approved regimens for the disease.

Melanie Freas, DNP, CRNP, and cardiac surgery MSN, CRNP Katelyn Rosemann offer a comprehensive overview of the management of acute and chronic types A & B aortic dissection, with a consideration of long-term follow-up, the current status of genetic testing for aortic dissection risk, and the psychological effects of dissection survivorship.

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Dr. Melina Marmarelis offers an overview of biomarker testing—and particularly liquid biopsy—as a fulcrum of precision medicine at Penn Medicine in the determination of tailored treatments for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.

Surgeons Christina Jackson, César Briceño, and Jennifer Douglas of Penn Neurosurgery, Oculoplastics, and ENT discuss their combined roles in the transorbital approach (TOA) to tumors of the skull base. The TOA reaches meningiomas and other deep-seated tumors through the orbit of the eye to avoid craniotomy and its after-effects.

Penn Orthopaedics surgeon Charles Nelson, MD, reflects on his role as recently elected President of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, as well as the organization’s history, its role in the development of orthopaedic surgeons, and the looming challenges of AI. 

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Lisa Dobruskin., MD, reviews the management of obesity at Penn Princeton Bariatrics with a focus on continuity of patient-oriented care and the pathophysiology of weight gain and loss. Dr. Dobruskin reviews current minimally invasive surgical offerings, offers guidance on weight-loss medications, and discusses the timing of intervention and other concerns for those considering bariatric surgery.