Physician Profile: Thomas C. Randall, MD
Fall 2005
Thomas
C. Randall, MD, specializes in gynecologic
oncology surgery and is a member of the Center
for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery (CBMS) at Pennsylvania
Hospital.
Dr. Randall performs more than 400
gynecologic surgeries of all types each year.
Over half of these surgeries are performed
laparoscopically, including procedures for
gynecologic cancers. Laparoscopic surgery
is a surgical procedure using special
instruments and small incisions. This
method often shortens a patient's hospital
stay and recovery period.
For patients requiring hysterectomies, Dr. Randall
estimates that he performs approximately 100 laparoscopically
assisted vaginal hysterectomies (LAVH) every year.
"We have a large series of patients that
have safely undergone hysterectomies
through the Center," Dr. Randall noted. The
risk for blood transfusions for these patients
is low. "Patients undergoing hysterectomies
at our Center have a small risk of bleeding
complications because of the preoperative and
intraoperative techniques that we use," he
said. Dr. Randall noted that bloodless surgical
techniques are applicable to all patients, even
those not enrolled in the bloodless program.
"We have very low incidences of bleeding
complications among all of our patients,"
he noted.
"At Pennsylvania Hospital, one of the
unique aspects about our program is that
we emphasize a less invasive approach to
gynecologic surgery, including those enrolled
in the non-blood program and for patients
in the gynecologic oncology program,"
comments Dr. Randall.
"We are one of the few hospitals in the
Philadelphia region that successfully use
laparoscopic surgery for gynecologic cancers."
About Dr. Randall
Dr. Randall is an assistant professor of
obstetrics and gynecology at the University of
Pennsylvania Health System. After receiving
his medical degree from The Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine, he completed
his internship and residency at The Johns
Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Randall completed a
fellowship in gynecologic oncology at the
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
and is board certified in obstetrics and
gynecology and gynecologic oncology. He is
a fellow in the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a
member of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Randall’s research interests include
studying the effects of minimally invasive
surgery and treatment for uterine cancer.
He is also collaborating with other faculty on
studying the pattern and quality of care in
ovarian and other gynecologic cancers.
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