Hoag Provides the Best Melanoma Prevention and Treatment Under the Sun
What makes Orange County one of the most desirable places to live on Earth is also what makes the Hoag Melanoma & Skin Cancer Program so vital to our community: the sun. More than 1,000 people are diagnosed with skin cancer in Orange County every year. That is a higher rate per capita than both … Read More
Read MoreNew Mom Greets Baby with Wonder and Gratitude After Undergoing Lifesaving Measures
Over dinner, Sonia Jamin’s dad cried tears of joy. When Sonia revealed she was pregnant with her second child, her father was so moved that he wept, laughed and bought wine for the entire restaurant. The following morning found her dad crying again. This time, though, he was terrified. “The next call he gets from … Read More
Read More‘This Has Never Been Done Before:’ Plans Progress for Richard H. Pickup Center for Brain Health
A transformative $50 million gift from the late Newport Beach philanthropist Richard Pickup will change the course of memory and cognitive disorders care at Hoag and nationwide. Richard, who passed away earlier this year, helped shape the course of health care with his longtime support of Hoag neurosciences. Plans for a dedicated Richard H. Pickup … Read More
Read MoreYounger People Are Being Diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer. Hoag Has Them Covered
People as young as 20 are being diagnosed with colorectal cancer, a disease once associated exclusively with older adults. While researchers try to unravel the cause of this troubling trend, oncologists at Hoag are educating young people about their risks, and about how to identify and avoid the disease. Hoag is also spreading a message … Read More
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Hoag is Where Men Go for Prostate Cancer Care
When Scott Chantos learned he had cancer, he searched for the best. He found it at Hoag Family Cancer Institute. Ranked a high performing hospital in prostate cancer surgery by U.S. News & World Report, Hoag attracts the most renowned specialists in the world, doctors like Jeffrey C. Bassett, M.D., M.P.H., Benjamin & Carmela Du … Read More
Hoag Opens Multidisciplinary Digestive Health Institute Clinic
“Trust your gut.” Digestive health impacts every aspect of our physical and emotional well-being – in fact, the two are closely linked. That’s why Hoag Digestive Health Institute has opened its new comprehensive clinic to provide a range of expertise, services and care that underscore digestion’s unique role in whole-person health. From acid reflux, diverticulitis … Read More
Hoag Recruits IBD “Dream Team.”
Hoag recently recruited Margolis Family Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program Surgical Director Elizabeth Raskin, M.D., to join Medical Director Caroline Hwang, M.D., in the Digestive Health Institute’s Margolis Family IBD Program, securing the full-spectrum of world-class specialized care for Orange County and beyond. Through their surgical and non-surgical expertise, Drs. Raskin and Hwang provide patients with … Read More
Empowering You to Prevent Dementia and Maintain a Healthy Brain
All of the leading research and clinical work currently underway by the renowned experts at Hoag’s Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute and its Memory & Cognitive Disorders Program can be boiled down to one word – you. By educating the community and training community physicians to recognize early risk factors and warning signs, the institute’s specialists … Read More
What are the benefits of an annual memory screening for adults age 45 and older?
People often associate memory loss with the senior years, say 65 and over, but the factors that can contribute to memory impairment when we’re older begin much earlier in life. The earlier these risk and preventative factors are identified and addressed, the better chance we have of mitigating cognitive decline in the first place. That’s … Read More
Top Surgeons at Hoag Spine Center Take Conservative Approach
While the board-certified, fellowship-trained neurosurgeons at Hoag Spine Center consistently deliver cutting-edge surgical treatment options, every one of these respected surgeons will tell you: sometimes the right approach is not to operate. “People who come to us with debilitating back pain are often surprised to hear our neurosurgeons say they might not need surgery,” said … Read More
New Force CT Captures the Heart of Improved Patient Care
Through a generous philanthropic gift, Hoag’s Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute has purchased a state-of-the-art Siemens Force Computed Tomography scanner for patients at Hoag Health Center Newport Beach. The latest advancement, the Force CT scanner enables new levels of image quality while speeding up the scanning process and lowering radiation exposure – all … Read More
Hoag Medical Group: Your Partner for Health
I was thrilled to join Hoag Medical Group. Having researched the top health care organizations in Orange County, I was impressed that Hoag had the reputation as a leader in innovation and services, not to mention being named the highest ranked hospital in Orange County. For me, as a family medicine physician with Hoag Medical … Read More
Leading the Way in Shoulder Surgery at Hoag Orthopedic Institute
If you’ve experienced pain in your shoulder, from lifting, reaching or vigorous exercise, then you understand how debilitating a shoulder injury is. As an orthopedic-only hospital and ambulatory surgery center network in Orange County, Hoag Orthopedic Institute performs a high volume of shoulder surgeries and the most total shoulder replacement and revision surgeries in Orange … Read More
Hoag Classic Returns to Newport Beach Country Club
The Hoag Classic, Orange County’s only PGA TOUR Champions event, returns to Newport Beach Country Club on March 15 to 19, 2023. Defending champion and World Golf Hall of Fame member, Retief Goosen returns alongside other golf legends to compete for the $2 million purse. The 2023 event will also feature many of the same … Read More