Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, routine screenings for diseases like colorectal cancer have gone down. That will likely result in an increase in cancer cases in the years to come. Brown Surgical Associates’ surgeon Katherine Baysinger, MD, FACS explains why screening starting at age 45 is even more important now.
PBN Asks ‘5 Questions’ about Dr. Monaghan’s Sepsis Research
Dr. Sean Monaghan, a trauma and critical care surgeon with Brown Surgical Associates, is the principal investigator on a nearly $2 million research project on sepsis at Rhode Island Hospital. Funded by a five-year grant from the hospital, Monaghan is working with Dr. Mitchell Levy, director of critical care for Lifespan Corp., to perform research that…
Dr. Abbas’ Details Thoracic Surgery Program
Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Brown Surgical Associates, discusses the thoracic surgery program at the Lifespan hospitals, and how it helps patients with lung cancer, esophageal cancer, and other thoracic diseases. Dr. Abbas, an internationally recognized expert, is also chief of thoracic surgery at Lifespan and chief of thoracic oncology for…
Pandemic Having Impact on Childhood Obesity Cases
Dr. Elizabeth Renaud and Dr. Joshua Honeyman, pediatric surgeons at Brown Surgical Associates, said they’re seeing the pandemic taking a different kind of toll on their young patients in the form of childhood obesity. Renaud, who is also an adolescent bariatric surgeon, said not only are referrals for weight loss surgery up, but they’re also…
BSA’ Dr. Monaghan Named Principal Investigator in $1.98M Sepsis Research Grant
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (September 29, 2021) — Brown Surgical Associates’ trauma and critical care surgeon Sean Monaghan, MD will serve as principal investigator in a 5-year research grant looking into potential new treatments for sepsis – the body’s extreme and potentially deadly response to an infection. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, sepsis accounted for 270,000 deaths…
Sepsis Awareness Month: Dr. Monaghan Details Signs and Symptoms
Sepsis causes 270,000 deaths in the US each year and costs $62 billion in medical expenses. According to the CDC, Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection. It is a life-threatening medical emergency. Sepsis happens when an infection you already have triggers a chain reaction throughout your body. Infections that lead to sepsis most…
BSA Doctor’s Doodles Raising Funds for Hasbro Children’s Hospital
Dr. Francois Luks is more than just a skilled pediatric surgeon with Brown Surgical Associates. He’s a skilled artist who is now using that talent to raise money for Hasbro Children’s Hospital. Dr. Luks recently began selling his illustrations of notable Rhode Island landmarks as notecards. Locations include the East Bay Bike Path, the Congregational…
5 Questions with Dr. Abbas: RI Operating Rooms Will Be the Envy of New England & Beyond
Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, a thoracic surgeon, was appointed chief of thoracic oncology for the Lifespan Cancer Institute and chief of thoracic surgery at Brown Surgical Associates this month. Abbas, who is known as one of the first surgeons in the world to use robotic surgical systems, comes to Rhode Island after heading thoracic surgery…
Pope undergoes surgery for diverticulitis; Cases of disease on the rise
Earlier this week, Pope Francis underwent intestinal surgery due to a severe narrowing of his colon caused by diverticulitis. Diverticulitis happens when pouches form in the colon and become inflamed. While surgery is sometimes necessary, as was the case with the pope, Brown Surgical Associates colorectal surgeon, Dr. Steven Schechter, said the condition can often…
BSA’s Dr. Abbas Co-Chairs Forward-Thinking Discussion on Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas, chief of thoracic surgery at Brown Surgical Associates, recently returned from Boston where he co-chaired the Thoracic Surgery Program of the “21 ISMICS Reimagined Meeting” of the International Society of Minimally Invasive Cardiothoracic Surgery, the premier association focusing on minimally invasive surgery for both thoracic and cardiovascular disease. It was a…
