Brain Health: Conditions

The award honors living surgeons who have innovated a new development or technique in any field of surgery. Christian P. Larsen, executive director of Emory Transplant Center, is internationally recognized for transforming organ rejection prevention.

After a devastating diagnosis, Charlie Renfroe was told to go home, gather his family and say his goodbyes. More than two years later, after a personalized major blood vessel procedure at Emory, he’s still going strong.

Soccer is the chess of sports — a physical and mental workout that demands a lot from players, even at the recreational level. Three Emory physicians share what players, parents and fans need to know about the “beautiful game.” 

Emory physicians Bryan Whitfield, an orthopaedic surgeon, and Anna Cruz, a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation, answer panelists' questions about adult recreational sports, including warm-ups, injury risks, aging, rehab and competing after surviving cancer. 

Andi Shane, professor of pediatrics at Emory, takes care of children with serious illnesses at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. She also researches how to lessen the incidence and severity of contagious childhood diseases.