Dameron Hospital | Health Outlook | Winter 2019

4 HEALTH OUTLOOK IN order to better serve our patients, physicians and the community, the Stanford Cardiac Surgery Program at Dameron Hospital has expanded to staff two experienced cardiothoracic surgeons. The Stanford Cardiac Surgery Program is composed of surgeons who are full-time faculty members from the Stanford University School of Medicine’s Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and full-time members of Dameron’s medical staff. Their offices are in Stockton at Dameron Hospital. Welcome, Maria Currie, MD Stanford cardiothoracic surgeon Maria Currie, MD, has been practicing full-time at Dameron Hospital since July 1, 2018. She has been practicing at the Stanford School of Medicine’s Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery since July 2017 and specializes in cardiothoracic transplants at Stanford. In addition to her experience with cardiothoracic transplants, Dr. Currie has also done extensive work in the area of augmented reality and visualization systems to enhance minimally invasive cardiac surgery procedures. “I’m delighted that Dr. Currie has joined our cardiac surgery program here at Dameron,” says Lorraine Auerbach, Dameron Hospital President and CEO. “Expanding our cardiac surgery team gives local residents excellent options when seeking cardiac care that includes Stanford’s leading-edge patient care, research and care innovations. Residents no longer have to leave our local area to access the health care services provided by world-renowned medical institutions like Stanford Health Care. This exceptional level of expertise is available right here in our own community.” ‘We don’t just deliver care, we develop it’ Stanford’s Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery is led by department chairman and world-renowned cardiothoracic surgeon Joseph Woo, MD. According to Dr. Woo, Stanford Health Care is not an ordinary health system, because it is a part of Stanford Medicine and the larger Stanford University family. As an academic medical center, it combines clinical care, research programs and teaching to advance the understanding and practice of medicine, which are all now locally available at Dameron. “As an academic medical center, we don’t just deliver care, we develop it,” says Dr. Woo. “Dr. Currie has specialized in cardiothoracic transplantation, which is an area steeped in tradition at Stanford, going back to Dr. Norman Shumway, who performed the first adult heart transplant in the United States at Stanford University in 1968. Dr. Currie is an outstanding cardiothoracic surgeon who complements Dr. Keyser’s (Eric Keyser, MD) expertise. We anticipate excellent results from the Dameron team, and we are prepared to extend the support they need to make this program as successful as possible.” An experienced surgeon Prior to joining Stanford’s Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery in 2017, Dr. Currie practiced for nine years in Ontario, Canada, with Western University’s Cardiac Surgery Residency Program and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada’s Clinical Investigator Program. She also earned a PhD in biomedical engineering from Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. STANFORD CARDIAC SURGERY PROGRAM Dameron Hospital welcomes new cardiac surgeon