2021 Year in Review

Targeted Muscle Reinnervation

Dr. Dane Daley, discusses targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR), a procedure that helps to relieve neuroma-based pain & to a lesser degree, phantom limb pain.

Health & Wellness Institute

The MUSC Health & Wellness Institute launched in 2021 to fill the gap in the continuum of care, focusing on pillars of health, wellness & human performance.

UCL Repair

Dr. Eichinger discusses treatment options for ulnar collateral ligament repair for athletes.

Two surgeons in full operating gear examine a specimen in an iced bowl.

Robotic Nephrectomy

MUSC Health doctors used robotic surgery to remove a living donor’s kidney, becoming one of the first programs in the Southeast to do this surgery robotically.

Neck Pain & Spine Surgery

Brett Gunter, M.D., Neurosurgery Specialist at MUSC Health, Columbia explains how surgical treatments may offer lasting relief for patients.

Prehabilitation

An emphasis on abdominal core health focusing on prehabilitation & the use of novel techniques are improving outcomes for hernia patients at MUSC Health.

Dr. Jay Dolia is a neuroendovascular surgeon at MUSC.

Stroke Care

Thrombectomy is a revolutionary life-saving procedure for the treatment of strokes.

Surgeon Rana Pullatt works in the operating room while surrounded by several other doctors and nurses. They are all bathed in a green light

Rise of the Machines

Dr. Rana Pullatt is leading the way at MUSC Health for robotic surgical procedures. The surgeon believes it is the future of medicine.

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HWI Report Card

Health & Wellness Institute visitors to get a robust picture of their health & a clearer understanding of what’s happening inside their bodies.

Transplant Wait Times

MUSC Health is leveraging the technology of the Sherpapak® Cardiac Transport system to better serve patients waiting for a donor organ in South Carolina.

An islet cell in red under a microscope.

Islet Cell Transplant

Transplanting islet cells from the pancreas to the liver provides viable treatment option for patients with chronic pancreatitis.

In Our DNA SC

MUSC Health is offering DNA screenings in a new first-of-its-kind population genomics initiative in South Carolina called In Our DNA SC.

First Quadruplets

Meet Ava, Blake, Colby & Colt – the adorable first quadruplets born at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital.

LGBTQ+ Health Outcomes

Chase Glenn, MS, discusses navigating health care as a LGBTQ person & how MUSC is creating a more inclusive community for patients, faculty, staff & students.

Robotic Spine Surgery

MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center - Northeast is one of the first in the region to add the Mazor X™ Robotic Guidance Platform.

Game Changer

Cryo-Technology Dramatically Reduces Post-Surgical Pain from Chest Wall Repair

Dr. Aaron Lesher and Dr. Steven Kahn of Pediatric Surgery

Advanced Technology in Burns

Advanced technology gives kids with severe burn injuries less pain, faster recovery, and better outcomes.

Caregiver using stethoscope on a patient.

Lung Transplant Center

Dr. Timothy Whelan discusses the MUSC Health Lung Transplant Program.

Left to right: Elizabeth Mack, M.D. Children's Hospital Quality & Safety Division Chief, pediatric critical care specialist ; Alice Walz, M.D. Pediatric critical care, attending physician; Jennifer Hutcherson, BSN, RN Clinical Staff leader Rounding in the morning at SJCH PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit)

COVID in Kids

Children can develop neurological disorders from COVID-19 & for some, they can be life-threatening.

Employees at Columbia Northeast in blue MUSC t shirts

Midlands Expansion

Excitement about being linked to No. 1 hospital in South Carolina as Midlands medical centers join MUSC Health.

MUSC pediatric phlebotomist Kqiana Young draws Nolan Rivers' blood in a COVID-19 vaccine trial.

Young Participants

Children as young as 2 join COVID vaccine trial at MUSC Children’s Health, an “incredibly important study that’s going to help eradicate the pandemic.”