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…
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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…
World-Class Surgeon, Abbas Abbas, Tapped to Take Reins of Brown Surgical Associates’ Thoracic Surgery Division
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (June 24, 2021) — Brown Surgical Associates today announced nationally and internationally renowned surgeon Dr. Abbas El-Sayed Abbas has joined the practice as Chief of Thoracic Surgery. He will also serve as Chief of Thoracic Surgery at all Lifespan hospitals in addition to Chief of Thoracic Oncology at the Lifespan Cancer Institute –…
BSA teams with Sturdy Memorial Hospital; Renowned Vascular Surgeon Dr. Soden Now Seeing Patients in SE Mass
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (May 26, 2021) — Brown Surgical Associates – renowned for providing world-class surgical care in Rhode Island and Southern New England – is now providing top-level vascular care to the people of Attleboro and surrounding communities. Through a relationship with Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Brown Surgical Associates vascular surgeon Dr. Peter Soden is now…
A Dramatic Difference: Dr. Ayloo’s Patient First in RI to Undergo Robot-Assisted Procedure for Liver Cancer
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — When Kenneth Ronan first underwent surgery for colorectal cancer in December, he was in the hospital for six days and nights recovering. During that surgery, doctors found cancer had spread to Ken’s liver. Typically, removing that tumor would have required more open surgery, another large scar, and another long recovery. However, Ronan,…
BSA’s Dr. Osband on living donors: It’s incredible what people will do for each other
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — When Milka learned her husband Daniel needed a kidney transplant, she wanted to donate one of hers. However, when she learned she wasn’t a match, she decided to be a non-direct living donor. As luck would have it, Milka was a match for Nicholas Bianchi and another living donor – Elizabeth…
BSA’s Dr. Ayloo Performs RI’s First Robot-Assisted Liver Cancer Resection
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (May 18, 2021) — In April 2021, Dr. Subhashini Ayloo, section chief for Brown Surgical Associates’ Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Division, performed Rhode Island’s first robotic platform hepatectomy. Requiring only four tiny incisions, this approach to complex procedures enables patients needing liver resection to avoid the lengthy and sometimes painful recovery process that…
Dr. Luhrs Discusses Cutting-Edge Gastrointestinal Surgeries in PBN’s 5 Questions
Dr. Andrew Luhrs is a bariatric surgeon specializing in minimally invasive techniques. He along with Brown Surgical Associates’ Dr. Giorgi and Lifespan’s Dr. Zilla Hussain, recently performed two separate gastrointestinal procedures with the help of innovative technology. Surgeons were able to access internal organs with the use of a camera inserted through patients’ mouths, eliminating…
