Keyword Islet-cell transplant frees young woman from debilitating pancreatitis March 02, 2021 | Shari Roan UCI Health islet-cell transplant specialist Dr. Zeljka Jutric has made it possible for Heidi Barragan to live without the chronic pain of severe... Read More Incision-less procedure saves esophageal cancer patient’s life February 12, 2021 | Valerie Elwell Esophageal cancer patient praises his UCI Health team for an incision-less endoscopic procedure that spared him from life-altering surgery. Read More Neurofibromatosis: Changing one man’s life August 23, 2019 | UCI Health Enrique Galvan’s luck changed when he met UCI Health surgeon Dr. Cristobal Barrios. Read More Treating post-surgical pain without opioids July 09, 2019 | UCI Health UCI Health pain specialists and surgeons are working together to offer alternatives to opioids during and after surgery that provide effective pain... Read More The rewarding life of a surgeon January 31, 2019 | UCI Health For UCI Health surgeon Dr. Joseph C. Carmichael, being a doctor means always looking for the best medical option for his patients. Read More Why I donate blood January 17, 2019 | Derek Bahrami Derek Bahrami started donating blood to UCI Health as a Huntington Beach high school student. Now he has a family record to beat. Read More