Medicine
Medicine/Nephrology:
Dr. Mihran Naljayan presented “What's Old is New: PD for AKI” at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2020 and also moderated the session “COVID-19: The Pandemic and the Outpatient Dialysis Setting” Session.
Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. William Accousti, Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, is featured in the latest spot from Stryker
that celebrates their 1-millionth screw sold for the 'Mesa Deformity Correction System.'
Dr. Accousti is one of the biggest advocates and users of the revolutionary 4.5mm
Mesa System in the United States. In the video, he discusses the value of the system.
Also featured is one of Dr. Accousti's scoliosis patients, Gracie.
Gracie returned to competitive swimming after her fusion. You can still see Dr. Accousti
and Gracie around New Orleans, featured on city buses, bus stops, and billboards as
part of the Children's Hospital New Orleans ad campaign. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=733316840859474
Dr. Robert Zura, Robert D'Ambrosia Professor and Department Head of Orthopaedic Surgery, alongside Dr. Thomas Stang, Chief Orthopaedic Resident, completed the first surgery utilizing the new outpatient surgery center housed in the Louisiana Children's Medical Center (LCMC)'s University Medical Center.