January 06, 2011 — The Breakthrough Medicine series will be airing Saturdays in January at 7 p.m. on Channel 10 (ABC-WPLG). The new year blitz will begin with the Emmy Award-winning “Stem Cell Therapy: Healing Force of the Future” on January 8. The newest episode, “Weight-Loss Surgery: Embarking on a Life-Saving Journey,” will premier on January 22. This episode will be followed by a live Web chat that will give participants an opportunity to communicate with bariatric surgeon Nestor de la Cruz-Muñoz, chief of the Division of Laparoendoscopic and Bariatric Surgery and co-director of the Center of Excellence for Laparoscopic and Minimally Invasive Surgery. Please reference the chart below for all episode air dates and times.
The Breakthrough Medicine series provides viewers the opportunity to go inside a university-based health system and share in the remarkable breakthroughs being made on campus each day. Please share this with your family and friends and be sure to tune in.
Your Guide to Breakthrough Medicine
Emmy Award Winning Episode
Stem Cell Therapy: Healing Force of the Future
Saturday, January 8
7 P.M.
Sports Injuries Threaten Active Futures
Saturday, January 15
7 P.M.
New Episode
Weight-Loss Surgery: Embarking on a Life-Saving Journey* Followed by a live Web chat via Facebook
Saturday, January 22
7 P.M.
Mending Broken Hearts: Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement
Saturday, January 29
7 P.M.
All shows air on Channel 10 (ABC). Also available online at http://www.uhealthsystem.com/breakthrough.
