Expert Commentary
Inova Saves Debbie’s Life Three Times: Lifesaving Actions in Stroke and Heart Care
(Editor’s note: Inova is a leading heart and stroke care health system in Northern Virginia. It’s one of the few in the region that performs mechanical thrombectomy. This specialized neurosurgical procedure treats certain types of strokes with minimally invasive methods. This story shows comprehensive stroke emergency response in action.) The day Debbie Hembree had a…
Read MoreStanding Tall: How Spinal Fusion Surgery and AI Fixed One Woman’s Spinal Deformity
A woman in her late 50s fell and broke her ankle in the summer of 2021, and it turned out to be a life-changing event. The ankle injury itself was not eventful. But it brought her to the Inova Loudoun Hospital emergency room, where she met the orthopedic surgeon who would finally fix her spine.…
Read MoreInova’s Programs Provide Free Caregiver Support
November is National Family Caregivers Month, a time to honor all those who care for loved ones each day. Inova Health System recognizes the important role of caregivers, who work tirelessly to keep family members healthy and safe. Caregiving can bring many joys — and it can also be challenging and overwhelming. So Inova provides…
Read MoreImproving Outcomes with a Regionalized Systems of Care For Cardiogenic Shock Treatment
Behnam N. Tehrani, MD, is the Co-Director of Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories for Inova Fairfax Medical Campus and Co-Director of Inova Heart and Vascular Institute’s Cardiogenic Shock Program. He is board certified in interventional cardiology and cardiovascular disease. Cardiogenic shock is a time-sensitive and challenging condition to treat – the heart suddenly cannot pump blood to…
Read MoreDon’t Let Urinary Incontinence Hold You Back
Rahel Ghenbot, MD, is a urogynecologist board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology at Inova Urogynecology in Leesburg. Dr. Ghenbot specializes in minimally invasive surgery to treat urinary and fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and abnormalities of the urogenital tract. Far too many women suffer in silence with urinary incontinence (loss of bladder control). Maybe you were…
Read MoreCancer Prevention Through Nutrition
Marion Irvin, RD, LD, CNSC, is a registered dietitian at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute and Life With Cancer. She is board-certified in nutrition support. Approximately 40 percent of all cancer cases can be attributed to modifiable risk factors. These are risk factors based on habits that are within our control. One large decision we…
Read MoreWith NeuroPace, Inova Epilepsy Center Offers Christian an Effective Treatment for His Complex Epilepsy
Christian Schott, 38, has been battling epilepsy since he was in fifth grade, enduring bullying from classmates after having seizures at school. But things changed when Christian moved to the Washington, DC, region to pursue a new job opportunity in software engineering that fit his skills and experience in computer science and electrical engineering. Here,…
Read MoreWhen a Loved One Faces Mental Health Challenges, Be Sure to Keep Self-Care on Your Priority List
Christina Barker, LCP, NCC, is a licensed professional counselor and completed National Certified Counselor Certification. She serves as the Manager of the Behavioral Health Ambulatory Program for Inova Behavioral Health Services. Mental health is just as important as physical health is. After decades of dismissing the role of mental wellness in a person’s overall wellbeing,…
Read MoreEstablishing Expertise in Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant
Inova’s advanced lung disease and transplant team has performed about 150 lung transplants over the past five years. And the Medical Director of the Lung Transplant Program at Inova, Shambhu Aryal, MD, knows every one of those patients. “We develop a very intimate relationship with our patients,” Dr. Aryal says. “That kind of personalized care is…
Read MoreInova Offers Robotic-assisted Minimally Invasive Heart Bypass Surgery
Ramesh Singh, MD, is a cardiovascular surgeon at the Inova Heart and Vascular Institute. He is board-certified in cardiac and thoracic surgery and is the surgical director of Inova’s Mechanical Circulatory Support Program. He is also an Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia. Recently a patient came to my office with a blockage in…
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