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A Bike Accident Leads Lee Solomon to the Trauma Team That Saved His Life

September 14, 2010 1 Comment

Lee Solomon, a former state superior judge, county and federal prosecutor, county freeholder and state assemblyman, sustained life-threatening injuries from a biking injury near Lenape High School in Medford, New Jersey, on September 13, 2009.

With two, separate injuries to …

Posted in: Videos Tagged: brain injury, hip fracture, trauma

Karen’s Story: A Life-Threatening Discovery Leads to Gamma Knife Treatment

September 7, 2010 Leave a Comment

Karen sat in her car with tears streaming down her cheeks, afraid to tell her children that she had cancer. She didn’t know that they would not only be supporting her through breast cancer treatments, but that they would stand …

Posted in: Videos Tagged: brain tumor, breast cancer, gamma knife, neurological institute

Charlotte’s Story: A Pregnancy in Peril

August 17, 2010 Leave a Comment

Giving birth is supposed to be the most joyous occasion in someone’s life. But, what if, at the same time you deliver your baby, you have a hole drilled in your head to relieve the pressure of a golf ball …

Posted in: Videos Tagged: brain tumor, maternal - fetal medicine, neurological institute, obstetrics and gynecology, pregnancy

Restoring Paul’s Life After Cardiac Arrest

July 13, 2010 Leave a Comment

Just minutes after Paul made a delivery to a local country club, his heart stopped and he collapsed in the parking lot while suffering from cardiac arrest. When Paul arrived at Cooper, he was in critical condition. His family did …

Posted in: Videos Tagged: cardiac arrest, critical care, resuscitation center, therapeutic hypothermia

From Wreckage to Recovery

June 1, 2010 2 Comments

His face was split in two, his back was broken, his arm was shattered.

Just months following a severe car accident, Gordon and his family share his remarkable story of recovery and the care he received from the Cooper Trauma …

Posted in: Videos Tagged: car accident, orthopaedics, trauma

Rebuilding a Shattered Life

May 17, 2010 5 Comments

An icy day in February brought 16-year-old Nicole’s life to a screeching halt as the car she was in spun out of control and slammed into a tree. When she arrived at the Level 1 Trauma Center at Cooper, she …

Posted in: Videos Tagged: car accident, orthopaedics, trauma

Hip and Knee Replacements Helped Erin Get Back on Her Feet Again

April 20, 2010 Leave a Comment

When Erin was three, she was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Pain was an every day occurrence, but it never got the best of her spirit.

Last year, something changed. Her ability to do almost anything created extreme pain to …

Posted in: Videos Tagged: hip replcement, joint replacement, knee replacement, orthopaedics

Getting Back to the “Simple Things” Following Shoulder Replacement Surgery and Recovery

April 12, 2010 1 Comment

Shoulder replacement surgery was a difficult decision for Betty. She worried if it was “worth it” to undergo the procedure at her age. Now, several months following her surgery, Betty can’t believe she waited so long.

“I’m able to do …

Posted in: Videos Tagged: orthopaedics, shoulder replacement

The ‘Frequency’ to Fix a Heart

February 17, 2010 Leave a Comment

Colleen McQuade was tired all the time and experienced episodes of rapid heart beats. She is one of more than five million people that suffer from a heart rhythm disorder called Atrial Fibrillation.

Hospitalized on and off for several months …

Posted in: Videos Tagged: Atrial Fibrillation, catheterization, rapid heart beat

Young at Heart: Treating Women Under 40

February 10, 2010 Leave a Comment

Christi was 34 when she found out she had a heart condition that could be deadly. She complained over and over to her former doctors about being out of breath, not feeling well, and every time, she wasn’t getting the …

Posted in: Videos Tagged: heart condition, lipids
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