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News Updated September 09, 2015 8431
I will never forget when my hospital door opened and in walked a Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgeon and his team. I was confused. Why was he here? I had just...
Hope for teenagers suffering from ‘Sunken Chest’ Syndrome
News August 25, 2015 6109
Pectus excavatum (PE), also known as “sunken chest” or “funnel chest,” is a birth defect characterized by a sunken sternum, or breastbone. It is fairly common, affecting one in...
"Workup of the Pectus Patient" Webinar Tuesday, Sept 15
News Updated August 29, 2015 6601
"WORKUP OF THE PECTUS PATIENT" Sept 15, 7-8pm EDT on GoToWebinar - with LIVE surgeon, Dr. Michael Goretsky Our guest surgeon will be...
A Breath of Hope: Woman awaits surgery for chest-wall deformity
News July 12, 2015 5834
Heather Sidwell Doan can’t wait to do what most of us take for granted: Draw a deep breath. The young mother of two has pectus excavatum,...
2 Teen Musicians Get Nussed and Change Their Lives for the Better
News June 05, 2015 5757
“It is close to a miracle as you can possibly imagine that she would meet Sam, that the mothers would then share information, that this support group kind of...
High School Basketball Player Signs with College after Nuss Surgery
News May 08, 2015 7436
The son of Mitch and Angie Hohlbein was having success — not only at the freshman and JV level his first two seasons — but in the summer with...
SML resident undergoes experimental surgery
News Updated April 23, 2015 6487
Surgery has been part of life for Richard “Rich” Cole. Since a young age Cole has struggled with a genetic disorder called Pectus Excavatum. It prevents proper circulation of...
CHKD surgery gives man the gift of deep breaths
News Updated April 05, 2015 6688
Cole was born with a chest deformity that caused his breastbone to press down on his lungs and heart. He'd been through three surgeries - at 5, 15 and...
PCH, Mayo Clinic perform special surgery on patients from across US
News Updated March 04, 2015 9606
"We didn't invent the procedure, we just made it better," Notrica said. "We did about 150 Pectuses last year between the Mayo Clinic and Phoenix Children's Hospital, and we...
District champ Vester shows ‘metal’ for swimming
News February 28, 2015 5879
Not every swimmer at the state meet in Canton has had a metal bar in his or her chest. Indian Hill High School senior Sam Vester,...
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