Until the age of 10, Dr. Carla Moreira lived in Cape Verde, where her mother worked at a free clinic. Sometimes she made house calls, traversing the rocky terrain to see patients who had no access to the facility, and occasionally she took her daughter along with her. As Moreira observed the connection her mother made with the…
Archives for October 2020
Dr. Graves: Breast care safe, vital during pandemic
Breast cancer won’t wait for the pandemic to subside. As part of the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation’s “Virtual Passport to Survivorship,” Brown Surgical Associates’ Dr. Theresa Graves discusses what we’re doing to make sure screenings and treatment are safe. https://youtu.be/3FrmbLCWz9A
RI man runs marathon in honor of late wife who battled cancer
NEWPORT, R.I. (WJAR) — For Portsmouth’s Dana Gilmour, running is an outlet. “Trying to move from, you know, missing Amy, being such a sad part to reflecting on the positive things,” Gilmour said. Gilmour’s wife, Amy, died after a battle with metastatic breast cancer in February. On Sunday, the Navy veteran ran 26.2 miles in her…
BSA’s Dr. Lueckel promoted to associate professor at Brown University’s Warren Alpert Medical School
Brown Surgical Associates’ Dr. Stephanie Lueckel has been promoted to Associate Professor of Surgery, Clinician Educator at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University effective July 1, 2020. This major accomplishment recognizes Dr. Lueckel’s excellent teaching, supervision, and mentorship of the Department of Surgery medical students and residents and her regional and national reputation…
Meet Rachel Beard, M.D.
Rachel E. Beard, MD, is fellowship-trained in surgical oncology and in surgery of the liver, pancreas, and biliary tract. She is an assistant professor of surgery at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Her research focuses on minimally invasive approaches to liver and pancreas surgery and immunotherapy for the treatment of widespread malignancies….
