World-Class Care for Hearts of Any Age
The Heart Center at Wake Forest Baptist Health provides world-class heart care to patients of any age. For decades, we have treated patients with the most advanced and comprehensive cardiac care.
Twenty-five of our heart and vascular doctors have been ranked among the nation’s best by America’s Top Doctors® and Best Doctors in America®. We offer the very latest in cardiac technology and imaging. We’re also the only area hospital that performs complex surgeries, such as heart transplants.
Patient Anne Howell had suffered for two decades with an enlarged heart, a condition that had already claimed the life of her mother and threatened the health of her sister. “I felt like a 100-year old person; I felt like I had the flu every day,” said Howell. “Just getting out of bed every morning was really tough for me.”
When Anne underwent a heart transplant here at Wake Forest Baptist Health, she didn't just get a new heart; she received a number of intangible gifts—the strength to do everyday tasks, the freedom to set goals, the luxury of watching her two sons grow into young men.
Orthopedics: Knees and Hips
At Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, our experienced physicians and advanced technology mean less invasive procedures, less pain and shorter recovery times.
- Arthroscopy
- Hip replacement
- Hip resurfacing
- Hip revision
- Partial hip replacement
- Knee replacement
- Knee revision
- MAKOplasty® Partial Knee Resurfacing
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Summer Olympic Athletes Must Overcome Skin Conditions to Reach for the Gold
The Olympics are all about the “thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.” But for many Summer Games athletes, there’s also the agony of skin problems which rank among athletes’ most common complaints. Research from former Olympian turned physician Jacqueline F. De Luca, M.D., a resident in Wake Forest Baptist’s dermatology department, found there isn’t much information in the medical literature about these problems.
Effects of Caffeine on the Brain
The research of Paul Laurienti, M.D., Radiology, was featured on ABC's World News with Diane Sawyer. The story on the effects of caffeine on the human brain also has been picked up by news organizations across the country from Milwaukee to Salt Lake City.
New Technology Shows Promise Preventing Cell Death Following Brain Injury
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center researchers, seeking a successful treatment for traumatic brain injury, have found that the size and extent of damaged tissue can be reduced by using a new device to prevent cell death.
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Featured on ABC’s Good Morning America
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center was featured in this story on the dangers of sugar on ABC's Good Morning America, which has a viewership of almost 5 million. The story also has been picked up by CBS and Fox News affiliates across the country.
A special thanks to the staff of the Translational Science Institute, the General Clinical Research Center and Michael Coates, MD, Family Medicine, for their efforts in making this story possible.
Watch the segment here.
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