Life Changing Medicine® Video Series by the Discovery Channel
UPMC was recently featured in "Life Changing Medicine," an hour-long documentary on the Discovery Channel.
Watch the videos below to meet some of our doctors and their patients involved in life changing medicine at UPMC.
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Advances in Pediatric Heart Surgery
Peter Wearden, MD, discusses harnessing current LVAD (left ventricular-assist device) technology for future use in pediatric patients.
Meet the Patient
Mark Steele was going into heart failure two weeks after birth. Through advances in pediatric heart treatment, Mark survived to receive a new heart. Watch Mark's story now.
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Bilateral Hand Transplantation
Joseph Losee, MD, and Vijay Gorantla, MD, discuss hand transplantation at UPMC and the Pittsburgh Protocol.
Meet the Patient
Sheila Advento lived for seven years with no limbs before contacting UPMC’s hand transplant program for a bilateral hand transplant. Watch Sheila’s story now.
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Fetal Surgery at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
Stephen Emery, MD, discusses advances in fetal surgery at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC.
Meet the Patients
Kelly Finley was pregnant and her twins had twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. She and her husband, Tom, opted to have surgery on their 17-week-old babies to save their lives. Watch Kelly’s story now.
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ImPACT™ Concussion Testing
Michael Collins, MD, discusses concussion management and treatment at UPMC’s Center for Sports Medicine.
Meet the Patient
Twelve-year-old Anna Conover was diagnosed with a concussion after a basketball injury. She went through the ImPACT tests to track and monitor her treatment progress. Watch Anna’s story now.
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Regenerative Medicine at UPMC
Stephen Badylak, MD, talks about tissue engineering and ECM technology at UPMC’s McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
Meet the Patient
Marine Corporal Isaias Hernandez injured his leg in Iraq and was told his only option was amputation. Watch Isaias’ story now.
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SmartRoom® Technology
David Sharbaugh, president and founder, SmartRoom LLC, and Toni Morrison, RN, discuss the SmartRoom technology used at UPMC to help reduce human errors in patient care.
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Telestroke Program
Larry Wechsler, MD, discusses using telestroke technology to help stroke patients hundreds of miles away.
Meet the Patient
There were no neurologists at Greenville Hospital the night Agnes Downing had her stroke, so she had her neurology consult with Dr. Wechsler in Pittsburgh, over 100 miles away, through telestroke technology. Watch Agnes’ story now. |