Audio Healthtips & Highlights - New Medical Technologies

In Our Doctors' Words

Click on the audio icons below to listen to each practitioner speak on a topic of expertise. If you cannot listen to the audio you can download Windows Media Player . Whenever possible we have also included links to physician practice information.

Audio: Patent Ductus Arteriosus Surgery (:60 sec.)
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Alison Brooks, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Services, describes new surgical procedures available at Alta Bates Summit NICU for premature babies born with Patent Ductus Arteriosus.

Audio: Da Vinci Robotic Surgery (:60 sec.)
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Steven Stanten, MD describes the new advances the Da Vinci Robotic system provides our surgical patients.

Audio: Port Access Valve Surgery (:60 sec.)
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Junaid Khan, MD talks about a revolutionary, minimally-invasive technique used in heart surgery at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center.