Dr. Llaguna

08/30/2025

Family photo shoot 📸

08/12/2025

Mandatory first day of school pic!

08/01/2025

Today marks a significant milestone for our new interns as they celebrated their White Coat Ceremony! This tradition symbolizes their transition into the medical profession, representing compassion, responsibility, and dedication to patient care.

During the ceremony, our interns proudly donned their white coats and took the Hippocratic Oath, committing to uphold the ethical standards of medicine. We are thrilled to welcome them to the Memorial Community, where they will embark on this incredible journey of learning and service.

07/20/2025

Congratulations to our resident who is presenting our research at the ACS Quality and Safety Conference. A huge shoutout to all the co-authors for their hard work!

07/17/2025

Family trip to Spain 🇪🇸. La Tiera Madre

07/11/2025

Girls first concert… Morgan Wallen concert

07/11/2025

06/26/2025

Congrats to our resident Dr. Bhatt and co-authors for our recent publication which offers new insights into peritoneal mesothelioma (PM)!

Our A study analyzed data from the National Cancer Database (2006-2019) to identify factors influencing long-term survival (LTS) in PM patients. Out of 3,636 patients, 17.8% achieved LTS, with a median survival of about 92 months compared to 11.7 months for non-long-term survivors. Key predictors of LTS included being female, younger age, private insurance, treatment at academic institutions, and receiving radical surgery and chemotherapy. This research underscores the potential for personalized treatment strategies to enhance survival rates.

06/26/2025

Me: “Look, dad made the newspaper front page!”

Daughter “Oh, when did they start printing newspapers again?”

Me: 🤨

06/19/2025

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new Histotripsy program, as featured in the Miami Herald. This groundbreaking non-invasive treatment uses focused ultrasound to effectively target and destroy liver tumors offering patients a more efficient and safer alternative for various cancers.

Dive into the article to learn more about how our program is set to transform patient care and improve outcomes!

Read the full story in link above

06/18/2025

Had a fantastic time attending the first annual Histotripsy Summit! It was a wonderful opportunity to connect with fellow physicians and hear about their experiences using this groundbreaking technology. My partners, team, and I are thrilled to offer Histotripsy as an innovative tool in our fight against liver tumors. Together, we’re paving the way for more effective treatments and better patient outcomes!

05/24/2025

I guess I may just live forever 😃… My wife on the other hand…🤪

“We show for the first time that number of daughters was positively related to a longer life span of their fathers, increasing their longevity on average by 74 weeks per daughter born, while number of sons did not have a significant effect on paternal longevity. In contrast, in women, the number of daughters and number of sons reduced maternal longevity and did so to the same extent, on average by 95 weeks per son or daughter, indicating that for women, the costs of having sons and daughters are similar.”