Posts Tagged ‘IFH’
DC boxing champ Elvis Medrano faces battle with pulmonary hypertension
From the Pulmonary Hypertension Association: Washington, D.C. Golden Glove Lightweight Champion Elvis Medrano Faces Biggest Battle with Deadly Lung Disease Diagnosis: Pulmonary Hypertension Silver Spring, Md. (March 13, 2018) — In and out of the boxing ring, Washington, D.C., Golden Glove lightweight champion Elvis Medrano is in a daily battle for his life. At 27,…
Read MoreSpine Surgery Pioneers: Inova Spine Program Surgeons Teach New Techniques to International Visitors
Ronald C. Childs, MD, is a board certified orthopaedic spine surgeon and medical co-director of the Inova Spine Program at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Spinal fusion is a common surgical procedure to treat spine pain and instability by fusing together the painful vertebrae that have degenerated or are unstable. The procedure has been around for decades,…
Read MorePulmonary Hypertension is Serious. Learn to Spot the Signs.
Oksana A. Shlobin, MD, is a member of Inova Medical Group board certified in pulmonary disease. She is director of education for the Inova Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program and co-director of the Inova Pulmonary Vascular Disease Program at Inova Fairfax Hospital. Read Dr. Shlobin’s profile. Today, May 5, is World Pulmonary Hypertension Day.…
Read MoreHearts of Gold: Inova’s Heart Transplant Program Turns 30
Linda J. Bogar, MD, is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery. This month, we are celebrating the 30th anniversary of the first heart transplant ever performed on the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. Among those celebrating are retired cardiothoracic surgeon Edward Lefrak, MD, who performed that first transplant in 1986, and the patient who received…
Read MoreFitness enthusiast overcomes rare bladder cancer with help of specialists at Inova
(Originally published Oct. 19, 2016) For years, David Blimmel trained athletes to achieve their maximum potential. A fitness enthusiast and former personal trainer, he knew a thing or two about physical and mental endurance. But when the network engineer in his mid-forties was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bladder cancer, he took on…
Read MoreState-of-the-art ankle replacement returns a champion golfer to form
Back in the Swing Winning golf tournaments is part of Mimi Hoffman’s DNA. But debilitating ankle pain threatened to derail her success. When she competed in the 2013 USGA Senior Women’s Amateur Championship, the pain was so severe she could barely walk the course. “I realized if I didn’t do something, my golf career was…
Read MorePhilanthropic investment translates to better care for victims of abuse
A generous gift from Charles and Betty Ewing makes renovation of vital program possible Fairfax, Va – (June 22, 2012) – The Forensic Assessment and Consultation Teams (FACT) Department at Inova Fairfax Hospital is not a department that anyone would like to see busy. The department, which addresses the unique needs of abused children and…
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