After Brain Cancer, He Paints What Gratitude Looks Like

After Brain Cancer, He Paints What Gratitude Looks Like

by | Jun 10, 2026

Vincent Serritella, 50 – an artist, filmmaker, engineer and former Pixar animator – woke on Dec. 5 to flashing bursts of light in the far left edge of his vision. He assumed it was fatigue. “I just thought I was working too much and needed a weekend to reset,” he...
Female Cardiologists Are Reshaping Heart Care

Female Cardiologists Are Reshaping Heart Care

by | Mar 24, 2026

Growing number of women physicians in Santa Rosa helps shift a male-dominated field Women have become an increasingly visible force across medicine, stepping into leadership roles and shaping care in hospitals and clinics nationwide. But cardiology has long remained...
New Tool Provides Clarity for Vertigo Sufferers

New Tool Provides Clarity for Vertigo Sufferers

by | Jan 13, 2026

Photo: Using cutting-edge infrared goggles, Dr. Benjamin Surman, DPT, guides Physical Therapy Assistant Rebecca Vigil through a balance and vertigo assessment at Sutter Lakeside Hospital. Dizziness can turn daily life into a maze. For many in Lake County, Calif.,...
Less is More in New Approach to Prostate Cancer Surgery

Less is More in New Approach to Prostate Cancer Surgery

by | Jan 6, 2026

Surgical team at Sutter’s CPMC performs single-port robotic extraperitoneal radical prostatectomy A new surgical advancement is now available for one of the most common cancers among men. Surgeons recently completed prostate cancer removal using a single incision at...
Sutter Team Among First to Use New TMVR Therapy

Sutter Team Among First to Use New TMVR Therapy

by | Jan 5, 2026

Photo (LTR): Dr. Christian Spies, Dr. David Daniels, Dr. Mark Lebehn, Dr. Bob Bellerose Clinical research at Sutter is advancing real-world care for mitral valve disease. When a multidisciplinary heart care team at Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC)...