http://www.thenewsconnection.com/index.cfm The News Connection Dr. McDearmont en-us Copyright 2010 The News Connection Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:10:16 EST October is breast cancer awareness month.  Thanks to the efforts of the millions of individuals affected by breast cancer the treatment options for this terrible disease continue to grow.  Historical perspective shows us how far we have come in the surgical treatment of breast cancer. http://www.thenewsconnection.com/article.cfm?articleID=2113 Dr. Scott McDearmont Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:47:00 CST http://www.thenewsconnection.com/article.cfm?articleID=2113 http://www.thenewsconnection.com/Media/1/jpg/2008/3/21131.jpg My career as a surgeon is always interesting.  I constantly get asked about television shows or movies concerning the medical field.  Most Hollywood adaptations of medicine are fantasy, but during five years of surgical training, I saw a lifetime’s worth of stories.  The trauma hall was where the acutely injured patients were initially evaluated. http://www.thenewsconnection.com/article.cfm?articleID=2040 Dr. Scott McDearmont Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:21:00 CST http://www.thenewsconnection.com/article.cfm?articleID=2040 http://www.thenewsconnection.com/Media/1/jpg/2008/3/20401.jpg A general surgeon….what’s that?  It’s the most common question I get when folks ask what I do everyday.  A general surgeon is a physician trained in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of a wide variety of illnesses from heartburn to hemorrhoids. http://www.thenewsconnection.com/article.cfm?articleID=1957 Dr. Scott McDearmont Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:18:00 CST http://www.thenewsconnection.com/article.cfm?articleID=1957 http://www.thenewsconnection.com/Media/1/jpg/2008/3/19571.jpg