MitraClip corrects lifelong heart problem for 72-year-old patient December 18, 2019 | Tonya Becerra After a lifetime of heart problems, 72-year-old Carol Sparks was daunted by the prospect of open-heart surgery. Read More Tags heart health patient stories
Spared from paralysis by spine surgery at 80 November 12, 2019 | Tonya Becerra Spinal compression is often missed in seniors, but Dorothy Kunkle's UCI Health surgeons caught it. Read More Tags patient stories spine aging senior health
Curing esophageal cancer without surgery October 10, 2019 | UCI Health UCI Health interventional gastroenterologist Jason Samarasena does the unimaginable: He removes Alwyn Kong’s five-centimeter esophageal tumor... Read More Tags cancer patient stories
Neurofibromatosis: Changing one man’s life August 23, 2019 | UCI Health Enrique Galvan’s luck changed when he met UCI Health surgeon Dr. Cristobal Barrios. Read More Tags patient stories
Losing 300 pounds and keeping it off June 25, 2019 | UCI Health Michael Bare was told he could die if he didn't lose weight. Read More Tags weight loss nutrition
Back in the kitchen, thanks to spine surgery June 18, 2019 | UCI Health Back pain kicked in during high school, and by the time Talia Ryan was in college, she couldn't even sit up to eat. Her search for a back surgeon... Read More Tags pain patient stories spine