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Dr. Janey Pratt
Clear Passage® affiliation: Academic history and affiliations: Biography, posts: Harvard – Massachusetts General Hospital: 1999-2016 Dr. Pratt began her career in general surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, where she was a founding member of the MGH Weight Center. As surgical director, she introduced minimally invasive MBS and adolescent MBS to MGH in 2001 and 2007,…
Dr. Bernhard Klingenberg
Clear Passage® affiliation: Academic history and affiliations: Biography, posts: Dr. Bernhard Klingenberg is an integral part of the research team at Clear Passage® Physical Therapy. He provides study design and statistical analysis for the group’s studies in the planning and analysis stages. Dr. Klingenberg is dedicated to ensuring the scientific validity of the research conducted…
Dr. Amanda Rice
Clear Passage® affiliation: With a doctorate in Medical Sciences, two postdoctoral appointments, and over a decade of work as a researcher and instructor at the University of Florida College of Medicine, Dr. Rice is the consummate clinical researcher. Her wide range of expertise includes examining the latest studies in the field of effective therapies, creating…
Dr. Richard King
Gynecologist, Surgeon, Medical Director Clear Passage® affiliation: Academic history and affiliations: C. Richard King, M.D., is the Medical Director at Clear Passage®. Dr. King is a Board Certified American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology physician with more than 40 years of clinical and surgical experience. He received his M.D. at the Medical College of Georgia…
Avoid Surgery to Remove the Tailbone (Coccygectomy)
Overview Pain at the tailbone (coccyx bone) can range from inconvenient to totally debilitating. As pain increases, some people find it difficult or virtually impossible to sit, making their lives miserable. Unfortunately, very few treatment regimens have been studied to treat this condition. Coccyx pain (coccydynia or coccygodynia) generally begins with a trauma – often…
Avoid Surgery for Recurrent Small Bowel Obstruction
Overview Small bowel obstruction creates major challenges for physicians and their patients. While a total small bowel obstruction is life-threatening and must often be dealt with surgically, it is an accepted fact that surgery is the number one cause of recurring bowel obstructions. Thus, the last resort medical treatment for small bowel obstruction is also…
Avoid Surgery for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Success Treating PCOS Infertility Without Surgery Clear Passage®️ is a world leader approaching three decades of experience treating female infertility without surgery or drugs. In a landmark 10-year study[i] treating infertile women, our non-surgical therapy yielded pregnancy rates for women with PCOS at rates similar to standard medical treatments, but without surgery (study chart below).…
Avoid Surgery for Blocked Fallopian Tubes
Overview Fallopian tubes are the delicate environment where life begins. Each of these two narrow structures is the place where a one-celled egg can meet a sperm, creating a life that will continue its journey to implantation in the uterus. As such, this tiny organ must be patent (open) and able to function freely and without restriction…
Avoid Surgery for Hydrosalpinx
Overview Hydrosalpinx is a condition that occurs when a fallopian tube is blocked and fills with serous or other fluid after blockage or narrowing at the distal end of the tube, near the ovary. Hydrosalpinx is one aspect of tubal disease. With these conditions, the tube becomes distended, giving the tube a characteristic sausage-like shape. The blockage…