(WJAR) — It’s that time of the year when many people are suffering from respiratory illnesses. While tests to diagnose flu and COVID help doctors know how to treat patients, when it comes to pneumonia, it can take a few days to figure out if the illness is viral or bacterial. That can make it…
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Dr. Monaghan Discusses Revolutionary Technology in Battle Against Sepsis, Cancer
Rhode Island Hospital recently announced that it is the first hospital in North America to install the innovative QIAcuityDx machine. This cutting-edge, revolutionary technology will leverage RNA sequencing to transform clinical testing, offering highly precise quantitation of pathogen RNA targets. While marketed by Qiagen, the QIAcuityDx is set to enhance monitoring of cancer progression and…
Brown Surgical Associates’ Sean Monaghan, MD Tapped for Leadership Role in Warren Alpert Medical School’s Department of Surgery
Brown Surgical Associates is proud to announce Sean F. Monaghan, MD, FACS has been named Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Surgery at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Monaghan–a board-certified trauma/critical care surgeon at BSA and an associate professor at the medical school–has been conducting NIH-funded research into RNA biology…
BSA Drs. Moreira, Monaghan Named Healthcare Research All-Stars
Two Brown Surgical Associates surgeons were recently included in Avant-Garde’s elite list of Healthcare Research All-Stars. Dr. Carla Moreira was ranked among the top 5% nationwide for vascular surgery research and Dr. Sean Monaghan ranked in the top 5% for general surgery research. According to Avant-Garde, The surgeons and hospitals named to the All-Star lists…
Warren Alpert Medical School Promotes Several BSA Surgeons
Brown Surgical Associates is proud to announce that several of the group’s surgeons who serve on the faculty of the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University were promoted, effective July 1, 2023. Trauma surgeon Sean Monaghan, MD was awarded a promotion at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University as an Associate Professor…
PBN Asks ‘5 Questions’ about Dr. Monaghan’s Sepsis Research
Dr. Sean Monaghan, a trauma and critical care surgeon with Brown Surgical Associates, is the principal investigator on a nearly $2 million research project on sepsis at Rhode Island Hospital. Funded by a five-year grant from the hospital, Monaghan is working with Dr. Mitchell Levy, director of critical care for Lifespan Corp., to perform research that…
BSA’ Dr. Monaghan Named Principal Investigator in $1.98M Sepsis Research Grant
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (September 29, 2021) — Brown Surgical Associates’ trauma and critical care surgeon Sean Monaghan, MD will serve as principal investigator in a 5-year research grant looking into potential new treatments for sepsis – the body’s extreme and potentially deadly response to an infection. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, sepsis accounted for 270,000 deaths…
Sepsis Awareness Month: Dr. Monaghan Details Signs and Symptoms
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…
