| Date | Description |
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| SEP 22 | Dr. Michael Stamos, chair of UC Irvine's Department of Surgery, has been elected president of the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. |
| AUG 25 | UC Irvine gastrointestinal surgeon Dr. Ninh T. Nguyen discusses trends in bariatric surgery with National Public Radio in Boston. |
| JUL 25 | The Trauma Intervention Program (TIP) of Orange County renames its "Heroes with Heart" award to honor the late Dr. Marianne Cinat, who won the accolade in 2009. |
| JUN 20 | Patients who have laparoscopic colorectal surgery have fewer clotting complications, UC Irvine surgeon Dr. Michael J. Stamos and colleagues report in the Archives of Surgery. |
| JUN 20 | Message from UC Irvine Medical Center CEO Terry Belmont and School of Medicine Dean Ralph Clayman, M.D., on the passing of Dr. Marianne Cinat |
| JUN 15 | Dr. Ninh Nguyen presents a UC Irvine study on key risk factors in weight-loss surgery at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery's annual conference. |
| MAY 03 | Diverticulitis emergencies jumped 9.5 percent over a five-year period, with 12 percent of those patients needing urgent surgery, a UC Irvine Department of Surgery study found. |
| APR 12 | The American College of Surgeons grants top accreditation to UC Irvine's Breast Health Center |
| APR 06 | UC Irvine cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Amir Abolhoda performs Orange County's first robot-assisted lobectomy on a lung cancer patient. |
| MAR 17 | Regular colonoscopies can prevent 60 percent of colorectal cancer deaths, UC Irvine surgeon Dr. Michael Stamos tells CBS' "Healthwatch." |
| MAR 17 | Scar-less weight-loss surgery isn't ready to replace gastric banding or bypass, UC Irvine's Dr. Ninh Nguyen tells the New York Times. |
