Cara Gillotti
Blogs by Cara Gillotti
Surgery for Detached Retina Restores Vision for Tennessee Man
In October 2024, severe changes in vision sent Don Johnson, 70, to the Duke Eye Center, where he was diagnosed with a detached retina. Following a surgical…
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Achilles Tendon Surgery at Duke Leaves Woman Stronger than Before
Penny Pope, 65, is an exceptionally fit woman, exercising five or six days per week. Following surgery at Duke Health to fix an Achilles tendon that ruptured…
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Hairline Fractures: What You Need to Know
A hairline fracture, also known as a stress fracture, is a small crack in a bone. They most often appear in the legs or feet and are usually caused by a change…
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Duke Osteoporosis and Bone Health Program Keeps Wilmington Woman on her Feet
After a fall resulted in a broken sacrum and pelvis, Deborah Stephenson, 71, sought care at Duke Health. There, she began visits to the Duke Osteoporosis and…
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Patient-Centered Care for Metastatic Lung Cancer Yields Impressive Results
Roger Parker, 55, was diagnosed with stage IV small cell lung cancer in February 2024. Following treatment at Duke Cancer Center, including a medication that…
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Durham Woman Back in the Pool Following Hip Replacement Surgery at Duke
Ava Brownlee, 69, had her left hip replaced at Duke in 2016. Eight years later, when she began to experience the same type of pain in her right hip, she knew…
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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 Colon 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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