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
Geriatrician gives back, joins the UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge June 06, 2019 | UCI Health Dr. Chinh Le survived stomach cancer. Now he's raising money for cancer research. Read More Tags cancer patient stories digestive health