Cara Gillotti
Blogs by Cara Gillotti
Greensboro Newborn Sees With Specialty Contact Lenses
Emilia Cruz-Garcia was diagnosed with congenital cataracts weeks after she was born, and surgery successfully removed them. But her parents weren’t happy with…
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A Short Wait on the Transplant List, Thanks to Duke Health and the HOPE Act
James Golden, who is HIV-positive, was housebound with a dangerous neurological condition caused by liver disease when it became clear that he needed a liver…
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Beating Metastatic Cancer After Treatment at Duke
Chris Biggar was only 34 years old when he was diagnosed with a rare kind of metastatic colon cancer two years ago. After several surgeries and immunotherapy…
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After Multiple Dead Ends, Surgery at Duke Restores Virginia Woman’s Ability to Walk
When surgery to fix a broken ankle left Lynne Barrett in pain and unable to walk, she sought multiple medical opinions and underwent months of physical therapy…
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LASIK Restores Distance Vision for Raleigh Woman
Georgia Spence wore contacts for more than a decade. After LASIK surgery at the Duke Eye Center, her vision is better than perfect, and she no longer has to…
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Innovative Treatment at Duke Offers Hope to Some People with Lung Cancer
A promising treatment called pulsed electric field (PEF) ablation is offering hope to people with lung cancer or cancers metastasized to the lungs who haven’t…
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Back on the Bike Following Hand Surgery at Duke
Writer Mark Schreiner’s routine was upended after a bicycle accident left him with broken fingers and broken bones in his hand, unable to work for three months…
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Nerve and Tendon Surgery Restores Quality of Life for Young Mother
Jessi Wood was a young mother of four when a stroke left her paralyzed on her left side. Following advanced nerve surgery at Duke Health with peripheral nerve…
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Back on the Tennis Court Weeks After Surgery for Esophageal Cancer
When avid tennis player Joseph Mesiano, 73, was diagnosed with esophageal cancer, he got an appointment at Duke Cancer Center Raleigh right away. Three years…
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Living Liver Donor and Robotic Liver Transplant Surgery Save Baby
When baby Kara Pace needed a liver transplant, a friend of the family stepped up to donate part of her liver. After undergoing the first robotic liver…
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Transnasal Endoscopy Eliminates Need for Anesthesia for Children and Teens With Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
To diagnose and treat his eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), Richard Best, 15, has undergone multiple endoscopies -- procedures in which a narrow, flexible tube…
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A Second Opinion at Duke Leads to Successful Removal of Cavernoma
Camden Fisher was three years old when she was diagnosed with cavernous malformations, also known as cavernomas. The tangled bundles of small, thin-walled…
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