Challenging Cases

A Case Like No Other: An Audio Series from Lifespan Clinical Experts

There’s a whole person behind every complex medical problem. That’s why we work so hard to solve them.

The human body is complex, and so are the treatments and strategies it sometimes requires to heal. From a hidden heart attack to repairing a spine “twisted like a pretzel,” these challenging cases speak to the skill, expertise and creative thinking that the specialized physicians at Lifespan bring to solving medical puzzles and restoring patients to health.

Introducing A Case Like No Other, an Audio Series from Lifespan Clinical Experts

Albert Woo, MD, FACS

Chief of Pediatric Plastic Surgery

A horrific injury, microscopic surgery and sutures thinner than a human hair.

Abbas Abbas, MD

Abbas Abbas, MD

Chief of Thoracic Oncology

It felt like asthma. It wasn't.

Eric Cohen, MD

Eric Cohen, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

Walking was painful with two different leg lengths.

Alan H. Daniels, MD

Alan H. Daniels, MD

Chief, Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Her heartbreaking condition couldn't be fixed with a surgery. It took three.

Katherine A. French, MD

Katharine A. French, MD

Director, Women's Cardiac Center

She had a heart attack. She just didn't know it.

Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD, FAANS, FACS

Ziya L. Gokaslan, MD, FAANS, FACS

Chief of Neurosurgery

Removing a tumor. Rebuilding a spine.

Paul Y. Liu, MD, FACS

Paul Liu, MD, FACS

Chief of Plastic Surgery

They had everything necessary for the delicate procedure. Except time.

Francois I. Luks, MD, PhD

Francois I. Luks, MD, PhD

Pediatric Surgeon-in-Chief

Surgery on twins. Before they were born.

Michael E. Migliori, MD, FACS

Michael E. Migliori, MD, FACS

Chief of Ophthalmology

It can almost always be cured without surgery. Almost.

Gyan Pareek

Gyan Pareek, MD, FACS

Chief, Division of Urology, and Co-Director, Minimally Invasive Urology Institute

An unusual blockage requires a delicate procedure. And the help of a robot.

Salley Pels, MD

Salley Pels, MD

Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist

Treating bleeding and clotting. At the same time.

Jennifer Welch, MD

Jennifer Welch, MD

Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist

A reaction to an immunization, or something much more serious?