Physician of the Day
Learn more about this doctorJ. Bradley Bellotte, MD received his Degree from West Virginia University School of Medicine and did his Residency at Allegheny General Hospital.
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Living with Obesity
Report to the Community 2013
The INSIDER Interview with Jim Fiorenzo, UPMC Hamot President
UPMC Hamot News
Heart surgery without a chest incision
A team of UPMC Hamot cardiac surgeons replaced 90-year-old Franklin Jackson's aortic valve without cutting open his chest.
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Overall health, not age, the main factor in surgery
It's no longer unusual to see a 90-something patient in a UPMC Hamot operating room.
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UPMC Hamot Awarded Fit-Friendly Workplace Award from the American Heart Association
On Tuesday, April 30 UPMC Hamot was awarded the American Heart Association’s Platinum Fit-Friendly Workplace Award. This recognition is a result of UPMC Hamot’s ongoing efforts to provide a culture of corporate wellness that has demonstrated extraordinary and tangible results.
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UPMC Hamot Surgeon Hits Erie Milestone
UPMC Hamot surgeon, Paul Malaspina, MD, has passed a milestone for the Erie health care system. On Feb. 7, 2013, Dr. Malaspina conducted Erie’s first ever robotic-assisted single-site laparoscopic cholecystectomy, or removal of the gallbladder.
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What Can Robotic-Assisted Surgery Do For You?
There were days when Melissa Mulson, 34, was in so much pain that she wasn’t able to get off of the couch. She was prescribed narcotics for her pelvic-related pain, but the medicine would not ease Melissa’s discomfort.
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Times In-Depth: UPMC's presence changes Erie's health-care patterns
UPMC Hamot's percentage of Erie County inpatient admissions increased from 33 percent in 2010, the year before it joined UPMC, to 40.4 percent in fiscal 2011-2012.
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