Keyword First UCI Health LVAD patient gets heart transplant February 04, 2022 | Valerie Elwell Just 18 months after Elizabeth Vayssie received a life-saving implant to pump blood through her body, she got the call that every heart-failure... Read More Bariatric patient gains health, hobby January 21, 2022 | Valerie Elwell In early 2020, Michael Feldman weighed 340 pounds when his physician diagnosed him with high blood pressure and other obesity-related ailments. He... Read More Teen survives rare stomach disorder December 01, 2021 | UCI Health When no one else believed Kayden Lincoln's complaint of a mysterious stomach ailment, UCI Health doctors found and cured the teenager's rare... Read More Car crash survivor climbs back from adversity October 07, 2021 | UCI Health UCI Health patient Brandon Gaidano wondered if he would ever walk — or work — again, but the trauma center’s seamless teamwork... Read More A better fix for brain bleeds March 26, 2021 | UCI Health When retired university president Horace Mitchell, PhD, suffered a subdural hematoma, he was able to get the most advanced care from UCI Health... Read More Restoring a breast cancer patient’s hope, mobility March 09, 2021 | UCI Health After metastatic breast cancer spread to her hip and left her bedridden, a UCI Health orthopaedic oncologist was able to salvage damaged bone,... Read More