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Natasha Quin

Sonographer spotlight: Natasha Quin

Meet Natasha From a young age, Natasha Quin was drawn to the world of medical imaging. She would frequently attend ultrasound appointments with family members, fascinated by the technology that made

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Dr. Sumit Agrawal

You make a difference: Dr. Sumit Agrawal

Restoring sound When Dr. Sumit Agrawal, MD, FRCS(C), observed a cochlear implant procedure as a medical student, he immediately knew it was his calling. He viewed it as one of the few specialties

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Dr. Maleki

Flushing cancer away: Immuno-Oncology Research

Meet Dr. Saman Maleki, an award-winning translational immuno-oncology scientist whose out-of-the-box thinking has opened the doors for a visionary approach to cancer treatment using fecal microbiota

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Dr. Lau

First Canadian robot-assisted deep brain stimulation surgery to treat epilepsy successfully completed at LHSC’s University Hospital

For the first time in Canada, a robot-assisted deep brain stimulation surgery to treat seizures caused by epilepsy was successfully completed at the London Health Sciences Centre’s (LHSC) University

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Dr. Chin

A triumphant departure: Dr. Joseph Chin’s many decades of difference-making

It’s been some 43 years since Dr. Chin began his urology residency at the University of Western Ontario Teaching Hospitals in London, following his medical degree from the University of Toronto. In

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All the right data: AI helping innovate cancer care

Radiation oncologist Dr. Pencilla Lang tells patients she’s not a crystal ball. She says she can’t predict the future but she can make a pretty good guess. Over the past few years, there’s been

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Dr. Anton Skaro

You Make A Difference: Abdominal regional perfusion program

For the love of liver Liver transplantation is the only cure for end-stage liver disease and is the treatment of choice for certain cancers. However, this exacting procedure is further limited by the

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The Art of Life Support: Donors Help Bring More Perfusionists to LHSC 

Unless you’ve experienced it first-hand, it’s likely many of us take heart surgery for granted. But consider for a moment, the role of our heart, continuously pumping blood through our bodies to

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I, CORI: The coming robotics revolution in orthopaedic surgery

It’s difficult to overstate the profound impact technology has had on health care. As our understanding of the natural world continues to advance, innovative minds help translate these new insights