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Normal Weight, Overweight and Obesity Are a Key Prognostic Factor In The Surgical Outcomes

July 16, 2019

Impact of body mass index on robotic transaxillary thyroidectomy

Obesity is associated with increased operating times and higher complication rates in many types of surgery. Its impact on robotic thyroidectomy however, is not well documented. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and robotic transaxillary thyroidectomy (RTAT). A retrospective review of prospectively collected data of all patients who underwent RTAT at Yonsei University Health System from October 2007 to December 2014 was performed. Patients were divided into three groups based on BMI (Group 1: BMI < 25, Group 2: BMI 25–29.99, Group 3: BMI ≥ 30), and compared. A total of 3697 patients were analyzed. No differences between the three groups were observed in clinicopathological factors, extent of surgery or length of stay. After multivariate analysis, only seroma and transient voice hoarseness were related to increasing BMI. Total operative time was significantly longer for Group 3 patients with less-than-bilateral total thyroidectomy (BTT), but was not significantly different for patients with BTT. Although obese patients undergoing RTAT have a slightly higher risk of seroma, transient voice hoarseness, and longer operative times, BMI did not influence the other important surgical outcomes of thyroidectomy. Therefore, obesity should not be a contraindication for performing RTAT.… [Continue Reading]

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We’re Hiring!

May 3, 2018

Michigan Brain & Spine Surgery Center is looking for Clinical/Administrative Assistant to join our team of highly dedicated professionals who are committed in providing top-quality patient care. The candidate should possess attributes that include excellent communication skills, time-management skills, self-motivation, and the ability to work independently and as a team to accomplish daily goals and objectives, as well as, treating all patients’ and co-workers’ in a professional, respectful manner.

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Expert Neurological Surgeon Lucia Zamorano, MD, FICS, is to be Recognized as a 2017 Top Doctor in Birmingham, Michigan

September 6, 2017

Lucia Zamorano, M.D.Lucia Zamorano, MD, FICS, Neurological Surgeon with her own practice, and affiliated with Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak, Harper-Hutzel Hospital, and the Michigan Surgical Hospital, has been named a 2017 Top Doctor in Birmingham, Michigan. Top Doctor Awards is dedicated to selecting and honoring those healthcare practitioners who have demonstrated clinical excellence while delivering the highest standards of patient care.

Dr. Lucia Zamorano is a very experienced neurosurgeon who has been in practice for more than three decades. Her acclaimed medical career began in her native Chile in 1980, when she graduated from Catholic University Medical School in the capital city of Santiago, where she also completed an internship and residency. Dr. Zamorano then moved to Germany, and completed a fellowship in Neurosurgery at the Free University of Berlin. After moving to the United States she completed a further fellowship at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.… [Continue Reading]

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September 6, 2016

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Dr. Zamorano Has Been Presented With Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery

October 7, 2015

AANOSDr Lucia Zamorano was honored with Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the American Academy of Neurological and Orthopaedic Surgery, June 12, 2015 for her Leadership, Dedication and Excellence in Neurological Surgery.

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Endoscopic Lumbar Fusion using Rise IntraLiF system

July 30, 2015

RISE_TLIF1Michigan Brain and Spine Surgery Center is pleased to announce that Dr. Lucia Zamorano performed the first Endoscopic Lumbar Fusion in Michigan using Rise IntraLiF system of Globus Medical. “We are able to perform a lumbar fusion through an 8.5 mm cannula using endoscopic visualization; with the expandable cage we can restore the disc height with a controlled distraction and optimal fitting”, explains Dr. Zamorano.

Endoscopic Lumbar Fusion is the most Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery technique to perform a fusion and “it will revolutionize and change the ways we do fusions, minimizing the approach, causing less damage to normal structures and improving the biomechanical construct with better patients outcomes” Dr. Zamorano adds.

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The Lakes Surgical Center is one of the locations we perform surgeries

July 12, 2013

Lakes Surgical CenterThe Lakes Surgical Center in West Bloomfield is one of the locations that we perform spine and neuro surgeries.

The center includes four operating rooms, two procedure rooms, pre-operative and post-operative recovery areas and a large reception area. It is licensed by the State of Michigan and is fully accredited by the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Lakes Surgery Center is affiliated with National Surgical Hospitals.

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Happy 4th Of July 2013

July 4, 2013

Happy 4th Of July

Michigan Brain & Spine Surgery Center wishes everyone a safe and happy 4th of July.

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Dr Zamorano, named as one of the 49 surgeons in the USA performing robotic spine surgery

April 29, 2013

ASC Review

While the number of spine surgeons certified to perform robot spine surgery is still small, the ranks of robotics-certified physicians are growing.

Dr Zamorano , named as one of the 49 surgeons in the USA performing robotic spine surgery.

Dr. Zamorano is a neurosurgeon and orthopedic surgeon at the Michigan Brain and Spine Surgery Center at various locations in Michigan. Dr. Zamorano is certified to perform robot-assisted minimally invasive spine surgery. She completed a neurosurgery fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and serves as a clinical professor at Oakland University and William Beaumont School of Medicine in Royal Oak, Mich. She holds several honors and awards for her research nationally and internationally.

Becker’s ASC Review features general business, legal and clinical guidance on topics including joint-ventures, development and expansion, and regulatory and compliance issues; as well as analysis and insight for specialties including bariatrics, orthopedics/spine, gastroenterology, neurosurgery, pain management, ophthalmology, ENT and anesthesiology. Each of the nine annual issues of the publication reaches a qualified audience of more than 25,000 key business decision-holders, including surgeons, medical directors, directors of surgery, ASC administrators and others involved in the rapidly growing field of outpatient surgery. Further, every ASC in the nation receives Becker’s ASC Review.

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Advanced Breast Cancer in Young American Women: On the Rise?

February 28, 2013

breast-cancerIn the past 30 years, there has been a small but significant increase in the incidence of advanced breast cancer in American women 25 to 39 years of age, according to a study published in the February 27 issue of JAMA.

During the same period, there was no increase in advanced disease in older women, according to the researchers, led by Rebecca H. Johnson, MD, from the Seattle Children’s Hospital and the University of Washington.

In the young women, the incidence of breast cancer with distant involvement at diagnosis increased from 1.53 per 100,000 women in 1976 to 2.90 per 100,000 women in 2009. This is an absolute difference of 1.37 per 100,000, and is an average compounded increase of 2.07% per year (P < .001) over a 34-year interval.

The findings come from an analysis of incidence trends from the National Cancer Institute Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database.

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Lucia Zamorano, M.D.

Lucia Zamorano, M.D. Lucia Zamorano MD – Clinical Professor of Neurological Surgery. Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine. Read More.

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