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In late April 2022, the George Washington University (GW) Transplant Institute’s new Liver Transplant Program completed its first liver transplant, led by surgeons Stephen Gray, MD, a provider with Transplant Services at the GW Medical Faculty Associates (MFA) and associate professor of surgery at…

With November as National Diabetes Awareness Month, now is the time for a check-up and a discussion with a physician about testing and treatment options.

Patients who suffer from morbid obesity and are not able to lose enough weight with lifestyle modification alone may benefit from laparoscopic weight loss surgery.

Liver surgery can treat many disorders including hepatic adenomas, focal nodular hyperplasia, hemangiomas, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver metastasis, liver cysts and other masses and tumors.

Pancreas surgery can be necessary for many pancreatic disorders.

Certain disorders can be improved by removing the spleen including Idiopathic (unknown cause) Thrombocytopenia (low platelet count) or ITP and Hemolytic Anemia (low red blood cell count).

Most patients experience less pain and a faster recovery with minimally invasive surgery for thyroid and parathyroid disorders.

The advantages of removing the gallbladder for gallstones laparoscopically include; less pain, a faster recovery, a smaller incision, less wound complications, and a lower chance of future hernias.

The advantages of removing the hernia using a laparoscopic approach include less pain, a faster recovery, a smaller incision, less wound complications, and a lower chance of future hernias.