Emery King's Medical Video Library

 

Cardiovascular Disease
64 Slice CT Scan
DMC Heart Imaging Specialist Doctor Pierre Atallah uses the 64-slice Coronary CTA to find coronary artery disease before symptoms even appear.
Cardiac Resynchronization
DMC Heart Imaging Specialist Doctor Mukarram Siddiqui uses minimally invasive surgery to install a pacemaker and defibrillator on patients, preventing the onset of heart failure and dramatically increasing quality of life.
IVUS Vascular Imaging
A DMC patient suffering from an artery blockage is helped by Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS), new technology that reveals the condition of the artery and may prevent heart attacks.
Minimally Invasive Aortic Heart Valve Replacement
This minimally invasive procedure for the replacement of a defective aortic valve has many advantages over traditional open heart surgery.
Minimally Invasive Stroke Prevention
Dr. Schreiber at Harper University Hospital pioneers a new minimally invasive tratment to prevent stroke in patients with carotid artery disease.
New Surgery Repairs Child's Pacemaker
DMC pediatric heart specialist is the first in the state to use minimally invasive surgery to repair a damaged pacemaker on a pediatric patient.
Robotic Surgery
Less pain and no incisions are just two benefits of robotically assisted surgery thanks to the da Vinci Surgical System.
Silverhawk Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Treatment
Clogged leg arteries can be opened through a minimally invasive procedure with the SILVERHAWK, a mini drill with a tiny rotating blade for cutting away plaque. The procedure only involves a tiny puncture in the patient’s groin.
Straight to the Heart: Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
A DMC patient suffering from an abdominal aortic aneurysm receives an endovascular graft to alleviate the potentially deadly problem.
Eye Care
"Drooping Eyelid" Repair Surgery
DMC Eye Surgery specialist surgically "lifts" a patient's drooping eyelids, restoring her vision and quality of life.
Lasik Eye Surgery
Lasik eye surgery at the Detroit Medical Center’s Advanced Laser and Clear Vision Center offer patients pain-free, life-changing procedures that correct nearsigh tedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism.
Laser Surgery for Glaucoma
Its technical name is selective laser trabeculoplasty or SLT. It’s a virtually painless, minimally invasive procedure that provides several benefits over conventional treatments for glaucoma.
Men's Health
Breakthrough in Urinary Surgery
Urethroplasty is a surgical procedure to correct scar tissue blockage of the urethra called urethral stricture.
Neurological Disorders
Pediatric MRI, Kid-Friendly Service
As one of the first pediatric centers in the United States to use a new state-of-the-art MRI machine designed especially for kids, Children’s Hospital of Michigan continues to deliver world-class, patient-friendly health care.
Epilepsy Patient’s Mystifying Eye Condition Solved at Children’s
DMC pediatric neurology specialist Harry Chugani, M.D., helps parent of an epileptic child identfy mysterious "upgaze" condition.
Pure O2: Supercharged Healing with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
DMC Wound Care Specialist Doctor Bob Wilson uses the Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Chamber to supercharge the body's healing process from wounds, burns and infections.
Revolutionary Treatment for Parkinson's
This minimally invasive procedure connects electrodes to the brain and places a pacemaker-like device under the skin. When activated, electrical impulses minimize shaking due to “dyskinesia syndrome” in patients with Parkinson’s disease.
Trigeminal Neuralgia Surgery
A DMC patient suffering from Trigeminal Neuralgia (extreme facial pain) has breakthrough neurosurgery, microvascular decompression, to resolve the pain & restore quality of life.
Moving Beyond Pain: Specialized Pain Management
DMC specialists collaborate to treat severe/chronic pain in patient's back, legs and more.
Decoding Epilepsy, Part I: Why, Where, How
A DMC neurosurgeon uses EEG and brain surgery to treat adult epilepsy - Part I of a two-part series.
Decoding Epilepsy, Part II: Mapping the Brain's Mysteries
Part 2 of 2; A DMC neurosurgeon maps the brain and performs delicate surgery to remove epileptic tissue, and stop a patient's seizures.
Oncology
Cell Freezing Treatment for Prostate Cancer
Doctors at Detroit Medical Center are treating prostate cancer with cryoablation, an innovative procedure that freezes cancer cells and preserves surrounding tissue. Patients usually return home the same day as the treatment.
Infant Twins Fight Aggressive Cancer at DMC
DMC pediatric cancer specialist Dr. jeffrey Taub works to save a set of infant twins from an aggressive cancer.
Colon Cancer Surgery with Quick Recovery
Smaller incisions and quicker recovery time are just two of the patient benefits of laparoscopic colon cancer surgery.
Radiation Therapy to Treat Cancer
"Targeted" radiation therapy goes right to the problem, not throughout your system. Moreover, disconfort is minimal.
Orthopedics
Chronic Back Pain Treatment
This minimally invasive procedure employs two small cuts rather than a long incision before fusing two vertebra together. The result is less pain, as well as quicker recovery.
Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement
Thanks to a new, state-of-the-art procedure for total knee replacement developed by surgeons at the Detroit Medical Center's Sinai-Grace Hospital, the rehabilitation time for patients has been reduced from six months to six weeks.
Birmingham Hip Resurfacing Procedure
This revolutionary new procedure is generally recommended for patients with hip arthritis who are less than 60 years old.
Back to Life: Repairing Spinal Fractures with Balloon Kyphoplasty
DMC Interventional Radiologist Doctor Bruce Wolf uses minimally invasive surgery called balloon kyphoplasty to bring relief to a patient suffering from severe back pain caused by spinal compression fractures.
Saving the Shoulder: Less Invasive Shoulder Surgery
A DMC orthopaedic specialist repairs a young patient's damaged shoulder using a minimally-invasive arthroscopic technique.
Rotational Osteotomy: Changing lives one step at a time
A DMC orthopaedic specialist repairs a young patient's irregular "twisted" bone development at Michgian Surgery Hospital.
Physical Medicine/Rehab
Teen Stroke Victim Finds Voice at DMC
DMC pediatric rehabilitation physicians and therapists help teenage stroke victim find his voice and get back on his feet again.
High-tech bicycle
DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michgian offers a new high-tech bike designed to exercise and stimulate leg muscles, with the hope of restoring function.
Stroke Paralysis Rehabilitation
This high technology apparatus for the forearm is helping to restore hand movement in stroke patients.
Spinal Cord Recovery Therapy
About 15 minutes of vibration produces similar results to an hour of conventional resistance therapy, and produces less stress on joints, ligaments and tendons.
Unweighted Treadmill Therapy
Re-educating the legs to walk again is the ultimate goal of this therapy for those who have suffered a stroke.
 
Pregnancy & Childbirth
Children’s NICU Helps Newborns Fight for Life
DMC pediatric specialists work together to save a newborn with multiple complications, in the special Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
In-Utero Surgery Saves Infant Twins
Breakthrough surgery at Hutzel Women's Hospital saves the lives of unborn twins with rare circulatory disorder.
Surgical Care
Weight-Loss Surgery for Chronically Obese
By employing laparoscopy, this bariatric procedure is minimally invasive and results in quicker recovery time, as well as less scarring.
Losing weight, gaining health: Lap-Band weight loss surgery
A DMC patient struggling with several weight-related health issues undergoes Lap-Band surgery to loose weight and gain control of her health.
Relief from Acid Reflux
This minimally invasive procedure cures acid reflux without resorting to a large abdominal incision. It also decreases recovery time.
Sinus Surgery
DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital offers hope for severe sinus sufferers through new image-guided surgery that opens up passages, allowing freer breathing and higher quality of life.
Surgery with Less Risks & Pains
Doctors at the Detroit Medical Center pioneer laparoscopy procedures and other minimally invasive techniques that result in less pain, fewer risks, and quicker recovery time for surgical patients.
Virtual Surgery Builds Better Doctors
DMC's Surgical Simulation Lab creates a virtual anatomy, allowing surgeons to train and enhance their skill before moving to live patients.
Body by DMC: Sculpting a newer, happier you
DMC Plastic Surgeon Doctor Bruce Chau uses minimally invasive surgery called Liposelection to ultrasonically "melt" fat and remove it, resulting in smoother, younger-looking skin and body.
Women's Health
In Control Again: Incontinence Surgery
A DMC patient with urinary stress incontinence regains control with less-invasive surgery at DMC Sinai-Grace.
Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy
A new procedure, laparoscopic hysterectomy, means there’s no reason for a woman to undergo an invasive abdominal hysterectomy unless she has a severe medical problem.

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