Dr. Howard D Edington MD
Surgeon
300 Halket St Magee-Womens Hospita Pittsburgh PA, 15213About
Dr. Howard Edington is a general surgeon practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Edington specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Edington provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Systemic interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) treatment leads to Stat3 inactivation in melanoma precursor lesions.
- Macroscopic spectral imaging and gene expression analysis of the early stages of melanoma.
- Preemptive analgesia with bupivacaine for segmental mastectomy.
- Controlled release of bioactive doxorubicin from microspheres embedded within gelatin scaffolds.
- Recurrence rate of diabetic neurotrophic foot ulcers healed using topical application of growth factors released from platelets.
- SAGE and antibody array analysis of melanoma-infiltrated lymph nodes: identification of Ubc9 as an important molecule in advanced-stage melanomas.
- Multiplex analysis of serum cytokines in melanoma patients treated with interferon-alpha2b.
- Molecular analysis of melanoma precursor lesions.
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