Surgeons at Charleston Area Medical Center’s Plateau Medical Center used the first da Vinci 5 surgical system in the state to assist with procedures July 31 and Aug. 1. Dr. Yancy Short and Dr. Scott Killmer performed the first surgeries in West Virginia using this ...
WVU Medicine Robotic surgery has become a staple in surgical care, offering patients less invasive procedures, decreased hospital stays and even faster recovery. Recently, WVU Medicine took a step to increase the number of robotic devices available for surgeons with the purchase of two da ...
Injured State Police Trooper Abe Bean is out of intensive care and waiting on word about an upcoming arm surgery. Bean and fellow Trooper Cadin Spessert were injured in a Dec. 17 shootout in Martinsburg while trying to execute a search warrant. Investigators said Tobias Ganey opened ...
BY MIKE NOLTING A man and woman are facing charges after a toddler was flown to a Morgantown hospital with a severely infected spider bite. Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Department were called to J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital on Nov. 19 and learned the 14-month-old girl ...
A lawsuit filed in Monongalia County Circuit Court alleges doctors and medical staff at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital did not provide an appropriate level of care during a 2021 spinal surgery. According to court documents, David D. Gentry suffered severe skin-tear injuries to his ...
WVU MEDICINE WVU Medicine orthopaedic hand, elbow, and shoulder surgeon Rd. Shafic Sraj offers patients undergoing office-based surgery the convenience of virtual post-operative care through MyWVUChart, WVU Medicine’s online patient portal. Sraj saw adopting an app-based follow-up ...