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Monthly Archives: September 2015

Meet Natalie Richards, Operating Room Surgical Tech

By blog | Published: September 22, 2015
During her trip to the Philippines, Dr. Ananthakrishnan had a chance to catch up with Natalie Richards, an Operating Room Surgical Tech, whose job it is to prepare the rooms and equipment before surgical procedures begin. Natalie makes sure that all of the equipment needed for the procedure is sterilized, assembled and in excellent working [...]
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Patient Profile: Herschmanniella

By blog | Published: September 9, 2015
Herschmanniella is an 11 year-old girl in the 5th grade. She lives in General Santos City with her parents and her two younger brothers. She was born with a hemivertebrae, which is a congenital problem that has been worsening throughout her young life, causing her pain and deformity. Her desperate parents brought to her many [...]
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An Interview with Theresa Fu: Neuromonitoring Tech

By blog | Published: September 4, 2015
While she was in the Philippines, Dr. Ananthakrishnan had a chance to interview Theresa Fu, a Neuromonitoring Tech whose role in the OR is to provide intraoperative neuromonitoring. Monitoring is done so that the surgical team can get feedback that helps them to reduce the risk of iatrogenic injury to the patient during surgery. The [...]
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Patient Update: Chloe from the Philippines

By blog | Published: September 1, 2015
Back in July we posted a pre-surgery story about 12 year-old Chloe, a girl from the Philippines who was suffering from worsening scoliosis. She had shoulder asymmetry, waistline asymmetry and a rib hump that not only made her body look misshapen, but caused her a lot of pain and prevented her from playing with her [...]
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