At the Bedside: Pancreatic cancer patient ‘back on track’ after UTHealth Houston clinical trial therapy shrinks tumor
Demetrios Stroubakis, 55, thought he was having a gallbladder attack when he arrived at the emergency room in August 2021 with jaundice. Instead, he was shocked to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. “I was floored. I consider myself to be…
UTHealth Houston study on repeated radiofrequency ablation in combination with chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer supported with $3.3M HHS grant
A combination strategy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) with chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer will be studied at UTHealth Houston through a $3.3 million grant from the National Cancer Institute by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The…
SurgeON Newsletter – June 2023
Read the June 2023 Issue of SurgeON… Inside you will find: Welcome to Interventional Gastroenterology Puzio Awarded Benjy F. Brooks, MD Outstanding Clinical Faculty 2023 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards ASGE Appoints Thosani Chair of Standards of Practice Committee Physician Leadership…
Jerry Springer’s Death Shining Light on Pancreatic Cancer
Nirav Thosani, MD, was mentioned in a news report by KPRC-TV Channel 2 about the signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer after the death of TV talk show host Jerry Springer.