Pole Position
Sitting in the pole position lets a driver advance their position on the track. Learn more about how Emory is Advancing the Possibilities in health care, including removal of benign cystic tumors from deep within the brain through small incisions and openings in the skull no larger than the size of a pea!
The Emory Transplant Center is the only transplant center in Atlanta or the state of Georgia, and one of a few places in the country, performing a novel, life-saving protocol to treat bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma Learn more >>
The Emory Pituitary Center is among the first pituitary centers in the world to begin using a new and innovative treatment method for the removal of pituitary tumors, a 3D endoscope. Learn more >>
The Emory Voice Center is the only voice center in Atlanta or the southeast that offers patients with vocal cords lesions an innovative option for treatment – Awake Laser Therapy, also known as Pulsed KTP Laser Therapy. Learn more >>
Emory is at the forefront of disciplined diagnostic and management approaches in treating patients with pulmonary embolism, using the spiral Computed Tomography (CT) and other imaging tests such as Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) as diagnostic tools. Learn more >>
Surgeons at Emory Urology continue to advance the treatment of prostate cancer via the use of the da Vinci robot in minimally invasive surgery. The da Vinci robot allows Emory surgeons to use the laparoscopic approach for reconstructive surgery, urinary incontinence, and prostate, kidney, bladder, and testicular cancer surgery.These minimally invasive procedures are performed through just 3 or 4 very small holes. Learn more >>
Dedicated breast CT is a new imaging technology that is currently under clinical trial status at Emory. This technology allows doctors to view the breast three dimensionally in high-resolution. One breast CT scan combines the information of 300 mammograms. A CT scan takes 300 pictures in 10 seconds, giving Emory doctors the ability to see more detail as well as rotate and transform the image in novel ways. Learn more >>
Emory is at the forefront of transplant immunology research, using groundbreaking strategies to prevent rejection of transplanted organs by establishing true immune tolerance with drugs that are less toxic and have less side effects (high blood pressure, high cholesterol, kidney toxicity and diabetes) than traditional immunosuppressants. Learn more >>
Over 90% of false breast cancer positives are due to ‘suspicious’ shadows that end up as nothing more than normal tissue. Emory Healthcare is using breast CT to drastically decrease the number of false positives. Learn more >>
A state-of-the-art radiation delivery system that significantly reduces treatment time for cancer patients is now available at Emory. Emory is one of the first facilities in Georgia to offer the RapidArc treatment system, an extremely precise radiation oncology treatment that allows variation of the radiation beam's strength to help doctors avoid delicate organs close to a tumor. Learn more >>
Emory Healthcare provides patients needing hip replacements with a single incision anterior total hip replacement (arthroplasty) procedure. Emory is currently the only facility in Atlanta performing this procedure. Learn more >>
