Surgery

Doctor linked to 1-800-GET-THIN faces medical board action

2013-05-10 20:54:00

One of the brothers behind the 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign for weight-loss surgery faces the possible revocation of his medical license in a misconduct case filed by state regulators. The Medical Board of California accused Michael Omidi of "repeated...

Come back to Pershing Square. Again. Please.

2013-02-07 11:34:00

Pity Pershing Square. It’s been put through more makeovers than Joan Rivers, and the results haven’t been nearly as presentable. Other cities brag about their urban parks. Ours -- except for the big glamor-pusses like Griffith Park -- we...

The Sunday Conversation: Kathy Baker isn't worried about acting her age

2013-02-02 12:00:00

At 62, Kathy Baker juggles a busy schedule on screens big and small, and stage. She plays part of a quartet in Joanna Murray-Smith's provocative comedy "The Gift" at the Geffen Playhouse, which opens Wednesday. Her upcoming films include "Saving Mr....

Dr. Joseph Murray dies at 93; Nobel winner performed first kidney transplant

2012-11-27 16:40:00

Since ancient times, surgeons have dreamed of transplanting healthy organs into patients disabled by disease and injury, but the human body's powerful immune system stymied all such attempts, leading many observers to conclude that the procedure was...

Nobel winner Joseph Murray dies; performed first successful kidney transplant

2012-11-26 20:17:00

BOSTON — Dr. Joseph E. Murray, who performed the world's first successful kidney transplant and won a Nobel Prize for his pioneering work, has died at age 93. Murray suffered a stroke at his suburban Boston home on Thanksgiving and died at Brigham...

TV plastic surgeon secretly videotaped female patients, police say

2012-08-03 09:04:11

Influential guitar picker Doc Watson recovering after fall, surgery

2012-05-25 16:36:56

Experts look at new high-tech, at-home beauty devices

2011-07-24 00:00:00

Imagine having the fountain of youth as close at hand as the bathroom. We're not there yet — but there's a burgeoning number of at-home, high-tech beauty gadgets that claim to smooth wrinkles, whiten teeth and remove hair without the need to...

Nonsurgical cosmetic treatments growing in popularity

2011-07-24 00:00:00

Dr. W. Grant Stevens calls it his fire and ice room. Stocked with lasers, skin-tightening devices, fat-zapping machines and, on a recent Wednesday, a 65-year-old woman named Helen, the brightly lighted corner of the Marina del Rey medical facility is a...

Bra stores where the focus is on fit

2011-07-17 00:00:00

Shopping for underwear sounds either mundane or glamorous, depending on your point of view — but it can also be daunting. "People have no idea what they're doing," said Bonnie Kaufman, "because it's like buying a mattress. What do you really know...

Plastic surgery — it's a guy thing too

2012-04-15 00:00:00

When John Tlapa looked in the mirror, his nose looked like he "could pick a door lock," he said. It resembled "a hook with a point on it. It was pretty ugly." So two years ago, the San Diego-based screenwriter underwent rhinoplasty to improve his profile...

My Turn: Husband hangs up his mountain biking pedals

2011-06-20 00:00:00

In the last four years, my 42-year-old husband has had three mountain biking-related surgeries. He's had more busted fingers, dislocated shoulders and other injuries than I can recall. For a long time, the sport and his habit of hurting himself were...

Dr. Alexander Dzakovic, a pediatric and transplant surgeon, has joined Loyola University Health System. He will also be an assistant professor in the departments of surgery and pediatrics at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.

2013-03-13 10:40:00

Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. R. Anthony Perez-Tamayo has joined Loyola University Medical Center. He is an associate professor in the department of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine.

2012-11-19 18:21:00

Dr. Jae Sung Cho has been named chief of vascular surgery at Loyola University Medical Center. Cho comes to Loyola from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), where he was chief of vascular surgery at UPMC Mercy and a professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh.

2012-08-29 08:25:00