Twenty years ago, Dr. Francois Luks, a pediatric surgeon with Brown Surgical Associates, and Dr. Stephen Carr, a maternal and fetal specialist from Women and Infants Hospital, embarked on a partnership that would change countless lives. The duo became the first in New England to perform in utero surgery on identical twins with a condition…
Archives for September 2020
Controversies in Bariatric Surgery: Should the procedure be offered to prisoners?
The United States has seen a significant increase in the number of incarcerated individuals, increasing from 250,000 to 6.6 million prisoners over the last three decades. Given the obesity epidemic in the United States, it is not surprising that significant numbers of these prisoners are obese and have obesity-related co-morbidities. Brown Surgical Associates’ Andrew R….
Colorectal cancer rates up among younger adults
Colorectal cancer rates have gone up among younger adults. It’s an issue that has gotten more attention after the recent death of actor and activist Chadwick Boseman. “Unfortunately it’s a tragedy we see all too often,” said Brown Surgical Associates’ Dr. Steven Schechter, who is also the interim chief of colorectal surgery at Lifespan. “Under…
