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An Interview with Dr. Chima Ohaegbulam, Chief of Spine Section, New England Baptist Hospital

I’d like to welcome Dr. Chima Ohaegbulam, who is the Section Chief of Spine Surgery at New England Baptist Hospital and a renowned neurosurgeon. Surgimate: Please tell us a little bit about your own personal journey to becoming a neurosurgeon...

January 18, 2021

An Interview with Stephanie Collins, CEO of Austin Retina Associates

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An Interview with Stephanie Collins, CEO of Austin Retina Associates

Surgimate: We’re very excited to have a top-tier CEO join us today. Stephanie Collins is the CEO at Austin Retina in the great state of Texas. It’s a real pleasure to have you join us today. Thank you very much,...

January 18, 2021

Is There Finally Light At the End of the Tunnel? A History of Vaccinations and the COVID-19 Vaccine

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Is There Finally Light At the End of the Tunnel? A History of Vaccinations and the COVID-19 Vaccine

It seems like there’s a teeny tiny glimmer of light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic tunnel. With the roll-out of both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines — and the news the UK’s Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been submitted for...

January 4, 2021

Cybersecurity Tips for Surgical Practices

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Cybersecurity Tips for Surgical Practices

Surgical practices spend so much time worrying about running afoul of HIPAA legislation that it can be easy to overlook the importance of cybersecurity. However, it’s not something to be taken lightly. According to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report,...

December 28, 2020

Fears, Finances, and Faces: Seven Trends Emerging in Elective Surgery from COVID-19

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Fears, Finances, and Faces: Seven Trends Emerging in Elective Surgery from COVID-19

The global pandemic has sent us all on an unpredictable ride, with no real end in sight. Worldwide, we are doing our best to adapt to living with the numerous challenges this brings, while holding our breath and hoping that...

September 17, 2020

Healthcare Terms and Their Origins: Making Sense of Doctor Speak

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Healthcare Terms and Their Origins: Making Sense of Doctor Speak

Doctors have a language all of their own that’s basically Greek to most non-medical folk. Given that the Greeks founded modern medicine — cue the Hippocratic Oath — it’s no surprise that many common medical words actually originate from Greek....

July 30, 2020

How to Encourage Patients to Have Surgery During COVID-19

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How to Encourage Patients to Have Surgery During COVID-19

As many states across the country have opened up, and the “new normal” becomes just “normal,” the number of elective surgeries taking place remains lower than the average pre-COVID-19. Despite assumptions that patients would be banging down the doors to...

July 15, 2020

Navigating the “New Normal”: How to Safely Open Your Surgical Practice After A Pandemic

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Navigating the “New Normal”: How to Safely Open Your Surgical Practice After A Pandemic

A new but different normal. That’s what we expected after a few months in isolation. With the changes, elective surgery went from none to starting up again at various levels across the country. Exactly how and when each state reopened...

June 8, 2020

How to Plan For the Surgical Backlog When A Pandemic Ends

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How to Plan For the Surgical Backlog When A Pandemic Ends

No one knows when a pandemic will be over. Early predictions for COVID-19 ranged from the hopeful (one-to-two months) to the unimaginable (12-18 months, or longer). The truth is, no one knows when a pandemic will end or what the...

April 22, 2020

COVID-19 Has Put an End to Elective Surgery, Now What?

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COVID-19 Has Put an End to Elective Surgery, Now What?

Hospitals are by-design places of healing. Unfortunately, they can also be places of harm. As high-traffic thoroughfares full of sick and vulnerable people, hospitals are basically a petri dish in the spread of infections. With a virus as virulent as...

March 26, 2020

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An Interview with Dr. Chima Ohaegbulam, Chief of Spine Section, New England Baptist Hospital

An Interview with Stephanie Collins, CEO of Austin Retina Associates

Is There Finally Light At the End of the Tunnel? A History of Vaccinations and the COVID-19 Vaccine

Cybersecurity Tips for Surgical Practices

Fears, Finances, and Faces: Seven Trends Emerging in Elective Surgery from COVID-19

Healthcare Terms and Their Origins: Making Sense of Doctor Speak

How to Encourage Patients to Have Surgery During COVID-19

Navigating the “New Normal”: How to Safely Open Your Surgical Practice After A Pandemic

How to Plan For the Surgical Backlog When A Pandemic Ends

COVID-19 Has Put an End to Elective Surgery, Now What?

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