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Archive for January, 2010

Dr. Raymond Kaufman to receive prestigious John P. McGovern Compleat Physician Award

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Dr. Raymond H. Kaufman, an obstetrician/gynecologist at The Methodist Hospital, will receive the John P. McGovern Compleat Physician Award on Jan. 22.  This national award, given by the Houston Academy of Medicine and the Harris County Medical Society, recognizes a physician who embodies exemplary service to humanity and whose ...

Methodist researchers examine nanotechnology for orthopedic surgery

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

A new research program at The Methodist Hospital in Houston is the nation's first dedicated solely to advancing nanotechnology in orthopedics and spine surgery. Dr. Bradley Weiner, chief of spinal surgery at Methodist, is the director of the Spine Advanced Technology Laboratory (SATL). Methodist Drs. Harvey Smith and Christopher Loo are ...

Methodist urologist carries medical aid to West African women

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Dr. Sophie Fletcher, a urologist at The Methodist Hospital, recently joined other reconstructive surgeons in Segou, Mali, to surgically treat 37 women living with vesicovaginal fistulas, a devastating condition suffered by many women in Africa and other third world countries. Fletcher, who volunteered with a Physicians for Peace medical ...