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Emerson's arm was paralyzed due to nerve damage in a previous surgery. Our team helped him regain control of his arm and his life.
Tracy was suffering from end-stage heart failure. While at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, she received a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) while she waited for a heart transplant.
When Clint's epilepsy medication became less effective he began having grand mal seizures. He turned to experts at Barnes-Jewish Hospital for life-changing surgery.
Kay was experiencing atrial fibrillation (a-fib) for hours at a time. An electrophyisiologist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital performed a catheter ablation when medical therapies had not reduced her symptoms.
Erica had been misdiagnosed at other hospitals, but our surgeons helped her defeat stage 3 breast cancer.
Collaboration between orthopedic and neurosurgery specialists, new technology and new techniques have significantly improved treatment for complex spinal problems. And a special program designed by WashU Medicine specialists helps people scheduled for surgery to correct spinal problems learn how they can play an important role in their recovery.
For many of us, family planning includes a host of questions. For some, that list of questions also includes: Are there health limitations that might prevent us from having a family—and if so, what help is available to help us achieve our goal? And for those who face life-changing health events, the need to answer such questions may come sooner rather than later—if they want to preserve the option of having biological children in the future.
Chronic pain can be caused by a number of conditions, including nerve damage, muscle pain, injuries that don’t heal properly, arthritis, cancer and sickle cell disease. Identifying the source of someone’s pain can be a trial-and-error process. Even if two people have the same source of pain, they may experience different pain symptoms. In some instances, chronic pain can be relieved through an intravenous (IV) infusion of lidocaine.
Although its importance is often unappreciated, the liver has far-reaching effects on almost every organ system in the body. And its singular ability to regenerate makes living-donor transplantation a life-altering option for those in whom this vital organ is failing. With 10,000 people waiting on the transplant list at any point during a given year, there are more people waiting than the number of donor livers available.