An Echocardiogram (or cardiac ultrasound) is an ultrasound of the heart used to measures blood flow through the heart, heart valve structure, and heart wall function.
Karmanos Cancer Institute in Michigan offers innovative surgical options for many different types of cancer. Surgery for the treatment of cancer is just one approach to fighting the disease.
Hour Detroit’s 2024 Top Docs List is out; over 50 physicians from the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute are listed. Each year, Hour Detroit Magazine puts out an online peer-to-peer review survey conducted by Professional Research Services (PRS) to determine the top physicians in southeastern Michigan. Participating physicians in Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne Counties nominate the best doctors in each field. This year’s list also includes a feature with Elisabeth...
FOX 2 David Sternberg, M.D. , cardiothoracic surgeon and member of the Thoracic Oncology and the Gastrointestinal and Neuroendocrine Oncology Multidisciplinary Teams at Karmanos, talks about many topics pertaining to lung health and lung cancer risk, including vaping, marijuana, cigarette smoking, radon gas and who should be screened for lung cancer. Lung Cancer Screening Program at Karmanos Learn more about lung cancer screening in Detroit and Farmington Hills. Request a screening
McLaren Oakland, the 318-bed hospital in Pontiac serving all of Oakland County, has added to its growing list of services by being among the first in the United States to offer advanced technology to diagnose lung cancer. In a minimally invasive procedure, the Monarch Platform can view into the lungs deeper than previous procedures, allowing for the biopsy of smaller, harder-to-reach nodules in this peripheral tissue, resulting in earlier and more accurate lung cancer diagnosis. The technology recently ...