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One Heart, A Team of Doctors

February 1, 2021February 17, 2021 Donna Ison access technique, Ahmad, Ahmad khan, Alexandra Rogers, aortic valve replacement, aortic valve stenosis, baptist health, biophysics, Brian Kaebnick, cardiac anesthesiologist, cardiac catherization lab, cardiologist, cardiology, cardiothoracic, cardiothoracic surgeon, catherization, catherization lab, Christopher Semder, combined skill, coordinator, critical component of the team, director of the cardiac catherization lab, diverse train, ECMO, Emory, Emory university, fellowship, Flaherty, general surgery residency, good outcome, graduate of new York medical college, heart nurse coordinator, heart program, heart team, image001 photography, image002 Christopher Semder, image003 Sebastian Pagni, image004 William Dillon, individual skill set, interventional cardiologist, join physician, Kaebnick, khan, knowledge of a team of talented cardiac specialist, La Plata medical school, lead patient, leaflet, Louisville, Louisville 's structural heart team, medical degree, medicine, Michael Flaherty, Michael P., modality, necessary test, new York medical college, option, outcome, oxygenation, P., Pagni, physician, physician function, procedure, regurgitation, replacement, residency, Sebastian Pagni, Semder, service interaction, stenosis, stroke, structural heart nurse coordinator, structural heart program, structural heart team, structural heart team 's medical director, sub-team of cardiac anesthesiologist, surgeon, surgery, surgery residency, surgical director, surgical director of structural heart program, surgical director of the structural heart team, talented cardiac specialist, TAVR, TAVR-based, TAVR-based modality, team 's medical director, team approach, team of doctor, therapy, trained set, trained set of people, transcatheter, UofL, Valhalla, valve, valve repair, valve replacement, valve stenosis, William Dillon

…surgeon, attended La Plata Medical School in his native Argentina before moving to the United States. Prior to joining Baptist Health in 2013, he completed his general surgery residency at…

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Baptist Health Bariatric Surgeon Reaches Milestone

February 1, 2021February 17, 2021 MD-Update Staff 000th lap, 1, baptist health, bariatric, bariatric surgeon, Bariatric surgeon reach milestone, bariatric surgery procedure, bariatrics, clamp, cm, gastric sleeve, gastric sleeve procedure, lap, lap bypass, LAP-BAND, Louisville John, Louisville John S., Oldham, procedure, S., sleeve, sleeve procedure, standard Bariatrics, standard clamp, surgery, U.S. Oldham

…have performed 1,000 Lap Gastric Sleeves while using the Standard Clamp by Standard Bariatrics. Oldham began performing bariatric surgery procedures at Baptist in the early 2000s. During that time, he…

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Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Expands Heart Failure Program

February 1, 2021February 17, 2021 Lynne Choate accreditation, advanced heart failure, Allen Cheng, assist, assist device, assist device accreditation, DNV GL Healthcare, excellence, executive director, failure, heart failure, image001 photo, implantation, Kelly McCants, Louisville Norton, Louisville Norton heart, mechanical circulatory support program, Medicaid, Medicaid service, medical director, Medicare, Norton, Norton Audubon, Norton Audubon hospital, Norton Cardiothoracic, Norton Cardiothoracic surgery, Norton Healthcare, Norton Healthcare Bassel Alkhalil, Norton heart, people need ventricular assist device, placement, provider, recovery, recovery program, Rounsavall, support program, surgery, VAD, VAD program, VADs, vascular institute, ventricular assist device accreditation, W.

Bassel Alkhalil, MD, medical director, mechanical circulatory support program, Kelly McCants, MD, executive director, Advanced Heart Failure and Recovery Program, Allen Cheng, MD, Norton Cardiothoracic Surgery (seated). LOUISVILLE Norton Heart…

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News – Feb 2021

February 1, 2021February 17, 2021 MD-Update Staff advanced practice provider, anti-racism, anti-racism initiative, APRN, APRN of the year, Bardstown, cardiology, Cecil, central Kentucky, Chenault, chi, chi saint, clinic, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, davenport, Deskins, Elea Mihou, Elea Mihou fox, faculty, Farhan, fox, fundraising, Ghana, Ghansah, GYN, healthcare, healthcare worker, Henderson, Inez, initiative, internal medicine, James Nuss, Jason Deskins, John Abe, Joseph, Joseph Berea, Joseph east, Joseph health, Joseph health award physician, Joseph health award physician of the year, Joseph hospital, Joseph hospital foundation, Joseph London, Joseph London foundation, Joseph medical group, Karon, Kentucky, kind doctor, Kyle Miller, L., late father, Lexington, Lexington clinic, Lexington medical society, LMS, LMS president, Louisville, Mamata Majmundar, medical center, medical field, medical school, medicine, MS, Muhammad Farhan, Nana Dadzie Ghansah, new position, News, Nicholasville, Nuss, OB, philanthropy, photo, physician, physician of the year, physician of the year award recipient, practice provider, president-elect, professor-director, provider, recipient, residency, Russell Crawford, school of medicine, Scott Caddell, Sterling, Tennessee, Thomas Coburn, undergraduate, undergraduate work, university of Kentucky, UofL, UofL faculty member, UofL health, vaccination, vaccine, vice president, vice president of philanthropy, vocation, year award recipient

…Surgery Program, which led to the hospital’s recognition as a Robotics Center of Excellence. Thomas Coburn, MD NICHOLASVILLE The Saint Joseph Hospital Foundation recognized the CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group…

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Cardiology Runs in the Family

February 1, 2021February 17, 2021 David Steen Martin Armand H., artery, blood flow, calcium buildup, cardiologist, cardiology, cardiology run, cardiology train, challenge case, complex intervention, dangerous calcium buildup, Daniel Rothschild, Dr. Armand Rothschild, Dr. Daniel Rothschild, image001 photo, interventional cardiologist, Louisville, Louisville cardiologist, medical residency, Norton, Norton Audubon, Norton Audubon hospital, Norton Healthcare Norton, Norton Healthcare Norton heart, Norton heart, patient 's artery, Rotablator, Rothschild, stent, TAVR, tiny drill, valve replacement, vascular institute, young Rothschild

…one of his father’s patients. The patient needed a valve replacement but was too sick for surgery. Dr. Armand Rothschild, whose practice has evolved extensively over the years, says he…

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A Privilege to Serve

February 1, 2021February 17, 2021 Tim Corkran air traffic reporter, cardiothoracic, cardiothoracic surgeon, cardiothoracic surgery fellowship, chest, chest malady, chi, chi saint, coal mine 's decline, confident attitude, COVID-19, COVID-19 impact, early pediatric heart transplant, eastern Kentuckian, eastern Kentucky lifestyle, esophagus procedure, general surgery practice, general surgery residency, Hamid Mohammadzadeh, image001 photo, importance of early screen, incision, invasive surgery, invasive thoracic surgery, Jonathan Kiev, Joseph, Joseph health, Joseph health 's cardiothoracic surgeon, Joseph health physician, Kentuckian, Kentucky, Kentucky lifestyle, Kiev, Leonard Bailey, Lexington radio station, Lexington surgeon, Loma Linda medical center, lung, mom, nodule, pack-a-day, pack-a-day smoker, patient care, pediatric heart surgeon, post-operative, pre-and post-operative walk, privilege, ravage of lung, reflux disease, Robert Salley, small incision, surgeon, surgery, surgery element, surgery practice, surgery residency, surgical ability, surgical work, thoracic surgery, thoracic surgery element, thorough information, Tulane university 's school, Tulane university 's school of medicine, typical chi saint

…then completed a general surgery residency at Hahnemann University Hospital in Pennsylvania. Drawn to the thoracic surgery element of his general surgery practice, he decided to focus on it. Three…

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Obesity Prevention and Weight Loss a Community Effort

February 1, 2021February 17, 2021 Brian Boisseau, CHFS, DPH, DPQI activity opportunity, bariatric, barrier, behavior therapy portion of weight loss, CHFS, determinant, diabetes, DPQI, evidence-based, evidence-based program, first-line strategy, Frankfort, FRANKFORT excess weight, harsh picture, harsh picture of the consequence of obesity, image001 Brian Boisseau, impact of obesity, individual medical cost burden, initial weight loss, Kentucky, Kentucky department, Kentucky physical activity, lifestyle, lifestyle change program, line evidence-based weight loss strategy, long-term weight loss success, national diabetes prevention program, NHLBI, NHLBI obesity education initiative, nutrition, nutrition program, nutritious food, obesity, obesity prevention, overall population health, person 's risk of develop type 2 diabetes, person of normal weight, physical activity, physical activity opportunity, population health, public health, public health initiative, quality-of-life outcome, SDOH, social determinant, social determinant of health, strategy, success of initial weight loss, surgery, therapy, type 2, type 2 diabetes, weight loss success, weight loss surgery, weight-loss, wide range of health

…bariatric surgeon with Bluegrass Total Weight Specialists, when a patient has reached the point of weight loss surgery, that surgery is not enough for the individual to be successful. Although…

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December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 MD-Update Staff $, 5-star, 5-star rate, Amanda, Amanda Wilson, APRN, Bardstown, Berea, BEREA saint, breast, breast cancer, breast cancer patient, cancer, cancer patient, care unit, CEO Bruce Tassin, CEO Larry Schumacher, chemotherapy, chi, chi saint, CommonSpirit, CommonSpirit southeast division, COVID-19, Daisy, Daisy award, founder of hope scarf, good care, good possible care, group obstetrics, gynecology, hair, hair loss, Hannah, Hannah hall, Healthgrades, hope scarf, image001 photo, improved morale, infant, Joseph, Joseph Berea, Joseph east, Joseph health, Joseph hospital, Joseph London, Joseph London foundation, Joseph medical group obstetrics, Kentucky, KentuckyOne, KentuckyOne health, Lara MacGregor, Laura Matherly, Lauren, Lauren go, Lauren setter, Lexington, Lexington chi saint, Lexington saint, low risk, Markey, MCF, metastatic breast cancer patient, national recognition, new research, News, NICU, obstetrics, online seminar, operational stability, outcome, partnership, partnership program, photo, pneumonia, president of saint, private room, pulmonary service, recognition, renewed sense, renewed sense of energy, renewed sense of purpose, RN, scarf, sepsis, setter, southeastern Kentucky, stage IV, story of hope, strong leadership team, Tassin, Tassin image002, Tassin image002 photo, treatment of pneumonia, treatment of sepsis, type of cancer, UK Markey, UK Markey cancer center, UKMCC, woman 's health, Yanes

…outcomes in appendectomy and bariatric surgery derived from all-payer data provided by 16 states. This analysis shows that patients treated at hospitals receiving a 5-star rating have a lower risk…

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Repairing Brains, Reshaping Perceptions

December 1, 2020February 17, 2021 Donna Ison 3-D interactive model, 3-D model, ablation, anatomic malformation, blood vessel structure, brain, brain scan image, brain work, breakthrough technology, child 's brain, Christian look, Cincinnati child, Cincinnati child 's hospital, cognitive neuroscience, compassion, complete comprehension, complete comprehension of the patient 's condition, complicated patient, conception of Jerusalem, Corp, cut-and-dried concept, decision-analysis, detail of a specific patient 's surgery, director of the pediatric restorative neuroscience division, diseased brain tissue, electrode, engagement tool, epilepsy, gray matter, history of the disciple, Ian Mutchnick, integration of research-grade, Jerusalem, laser, malformation, MRI-guided, MRI-guided laser ablation technology, Muslim look, Mutchnick, Mutchnick 's main interest, neuroscience, neuroscience division, neurosurgeon, neurosurgery, neurosurgery patient, Norton, Norton child, Norton child 's hospital, Norton child 's neuroscience institute, Norton child 's neurosurgery, Norton Healthcare, Norton neuroscience institute, patient 's surgery, patient engagement tool, pediatric restorative neuroscience division, perception, photo, physician, point of view of neuroscience, pretty amaze stuff, prophet of the bible, radiographic information, range of brain injury, real-time guidance, reality, reality model, repair brain, scan, simulation, specific patient 's surgery, spine condition, spine tumor, surgery, surgical epilepsy patient, surgical theater, surgical theater 's function, theater, theater 's function, university of Michigan medical school, UofL, use of a virtual reality, use of Visualase, virtual reality model, virtual reality model of a patient 's brain, Visualase

…spina bifida, tethered spinal cord, and epilepsy. Prior to his fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Mutchnick completed both a residency and internship at UofL. He also spent…

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Functional Neurosurgeon Finds a Home at Norton Neuroscience Institute

December 1, 2020February 17, 2021 Tim Corkran accurate electrode placement, area of the brain cause seizure, brain, brain cause seizure, brain stimulation surgery, chronic pain, collaborative nature, cord, disorder, Dr. Rao, dynamic specialty, electrical stimulation, electrical stimulation of the spinal cord, electrode, emerge field of functional neurosurgery, end of life patient, epilepsy, essential tremor, example of the indication, excellent set, excise tumor, expansion of the role of functional neurosurgery, functional neurosurgeon, functional neurosurgeon focus, functional neurosurgery, good option, good professional opportunity, heart of functional neurosurgery, high risk, image001 photo, image002 photo, infuse medication, life concern, life-threatening brain, Louisville Abigail Rao, nation institute of health, neuroscience, neurosurgeon, neurosurgeon focus, neurosurgery, neurosurgery 's root, neurosurgery residency, non-emergent quality, non-emergent quality of life concern, Norton, Norton Healthcare, Norton Healthcare 's Norton, Norton Healthcare Abigail Rao, Norton Healthcare perform deep brain stimulation surgery, Norton neuroscience, Norton neuroscience institute, option, pain, patient hope, Rao, Rao find, Rao treat, specialty of functional neurosurgery, spinal cord, staple of functional neurosurgery, stereotactic, stereotactic frame, stimulation, surgery, surgery syndrome, targeted area of the brain, tremor, use of electrical stimulation, Warren Alpert, Warren Alpert medical school, Wisconsin family, Wisconsin family of physician

…concerns at the heart of functional neurosurgery. An example is the use of electrical stimulation, a staple of functional neurosurgery. Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord to treat certain types…

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