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…
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Dr. Moreira’s SURGE Lab Conducting Nationwide COVID-19 Vaccination Study
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (April 5, 2021) — As millions of people continue to roll up their sleeves each and every day to get vaccinated against COVID-19, researchers at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University are conducting a study to gauge perspectives about the vaccine and to determine if there are significant differences in opinion about…
BSA Trauma Nurse Spearheads Helmet Donation to ‘Black Girls Do Bike’
When Brown Surgical Associates’ Nie Bohlen, MSN RN learned about a new chapter of Black Girls Do Bike starting up in Newport, she knew she wanted to get involved. After hearing about the new chapter on an NPR program, Bohlen – the trauma program manager for Rhode Island and Hasbro Children’s Hospitals, asked Julie Bromberg,…
National Wear Red Day brings attention to heart disease in women
Cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of women in the U.S., even throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with one dying from heart disease approximately every 80 seconds, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). Brown Surgical Associates’ Dr. Carla Moreira appeared on Eyewitness News on WPRI 12 to discuss how the disease affects women in Rhode…
Dr. Moreira continues to keep finger on pulse of her community
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…
BSA’s Dr. Moreira works to build healthier communities
At age 14, Dr. Carla Moreira, an aspiring doctor, helped her grandfather, who didn’t speak English, navigate his medical care. Though “most of the experiences we had were great,” she was “keenly aware” of how language barriers affected his care. “I couldn’t imagine how much worse it would have been if I didn’t speak English,”…
Dr. Wiggins uses yoga training to uplift others during COVID-19 crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced both doctors and their patients into unchartered territory. In Yoga Medicine, Dr. Doreen Wiggins explains how she has called upon her yoga training to cultivate compassion not only for herself but for others. Read the full article »
Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Moreira reaching out to Cape Verdean community
Dr. Carla C. Moreira, RPVI, a surgeon with Brown Surgical Associates, was recently featured in a Channel 12 story about minorities and COVID-19. Dr. Moreira has taken steps to help spread awareness among the Cape Verdean community, including making informative videos on the virus in Creole. Dr. Moreira says since most local and national press conferences…
5 Questions with Dr. Giorgi: BSA surgeon discusses COVID-19, impacts on Italy
In the Providence Business News, Dr. Marcoandrea Giorgi, a bariatric surgeon here at Brown Surgical Associates, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted his work, as well as his thoughts on the pandemic in hard-hit Italy. Giorgi, who has practiced in Providence for seven years and has a special interest in minimally invasive gastrointestinal surgery, is…
Brown Surgical Associates remains committed to patients during COVID-19 pandemic
(UPDATED April 17, 2020) During these ever-changing and stressful times, we would like to assure you that our organization remains open and committed, as always, with providing you with quality surgical care. Our organization has implemented the following changes to ensure we are prepared to handle your office visit in a clean and safe environment. …
