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Intersexuality and the Care of the Transgender Child

June 1, 2021June 16, 2021 Cameron S. Schaeffer, MD, FACS, FAAP abdominal testis, activist, adolescent gender-identity, androgen, androgenized, approach superior, arena of adolescent gender-identity, board-certified urologist, body-changing, body-changing steroid, CAH patient, Cameron Schaeffer, care of the Transgender child, chaos reign, child 's inchoate transgenderism, Cincinnati child, Cincinnati child 's hospital, cleft scrotum, clinic, clinic child, clinic phenomenon, clinic phenomenon of physician, clinician, cloacal, cloacal exstrophy, comprehensive female, counseled love, diminutive phallus, dysfunctional androgen receptor, elevated level of fetal androgen, emerge marketplace, emotional subject, exam table, exstrophy, FAAP, female CAH patient, fetal androgen, gender, gender clinic, gender-identity, genitalia, girl 's pantie, image001 Cameron Schaeffer, important sex organ, Intersex patient, judgment, judgment of a single surgeon, judgment of a team of specialist, labium majorae, laundry day, light-hearted remark, majorae, male genital reconstruction, MD-UPDATE, medical good practice, normal anatomy, normal enzyme, Nuremburg trial, path of body-changing steroid, patience, pediatric gender clinic, pediatric urologist, phallus, physician, plastic surgeon urge patience, potential fertility of a patient, pressure of activist, prudence, scrotum, single surgeon, sister 's clothes, solid foundation of data, surgeon, surgeon urge patience, surgery, testosterone receptor, therapy, tomboy, torrent of angst, transgender, Transgender health clinic, Transgender individual, transgenderism, triple board-certified urologist, urologist, virilize, well-adjusted woman, well-intentioned compassion, wokeness, XY, XY cloacal exstrophy patient, XY patient

Editor’s Introduction: Culture, medical best practices, and legislation are colliding in the arena of adolescent gender-identity and sexuality. MD-Update asked

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&FRONT News News & Events 

News – Jun 2021

June 1, 2021June 16, 2021 MD-Update Staff affiliation, Allen, arthritis, autoinflammatory, autoinflammatory disease, Bardstown, Breckinridge elementary school, Bruce Lyman Allen, cancer, care of common problem, central Kentucky, chi, chi saint, Cleveland, Cleveland clinic cancer center, clinic, enteropathic, enteropathic arthritis, equipment advance, Flaget, Flaget memorial, general surgeon, general surgery residency, group neurology, Hamza Tantoush, Henry Clay high school, image002 Mehrizi image003, image004 photo, image005 photo, inflammatory muscle disease, inflammatory rheumatic disease, internal medicine, Jennifer Nolan, Joseph, Joseph health, Joseph London, Joseph mount, Josepth, Josepth health, Kentucky, large group practice, Lexington, Lexington clinic, Lexington clinic rheumatology, Lexington clinic welcome, Lexington Lexington, Lexington Lexington clinic welcome, line of interest, London Bruce Lyman Allen, Louisville Mehyar Mehrizi, MD-UPDATE, medical degree, medical group neurology, medicine, Mehrizi, Mehyar Mehrizi, Morton middle school, national board of medical examiner, national surgical quality improvement project, neurology, News, News item, philosophy of care, photo, practice of general surgery, pseudogout, quality improvement project, residency, rheumatology, Sarcoid, Sarcoid arthritis, Sjogren 's syndrome, spend time, Sterling, successful treatment of a neurological disorder, surgeon, surgeon champion, surgery, surgery residency, systemic autoinflammatory disease, Tantoush, university of Kentucky college of medicine, university of Tripoli, use of camera

Mehyar Mehrizi Joins Baptist Health Medical Group Neurology LOUISVILLE Mehyar Mehrizi, MD, received a bachelor’s degree in biology from the

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&Current Special Section &SLIDER Cover Story Special Section 

Invisible Capes

June 1, 2021June 16, 2021 Jim Kelsey adult congenital cardiac surgery, Afghanistan, Alexandra Rogers, Alexandra Rogers baby, Alsoufi, Alsoufi 's patient population, anticipated treatment, associate professor of surgery, baby, baby 's congenital heart abnormality, Bahaaldin Alsoufi, Brian J., cardiologist, cardiology, cardiothoracic, Cardiothoracic surgery, care unit physician, CCRN, chief of the division of pediatric cardiac surgery, CICU, complex neonatal cardiac surgery, congenital cardiac surgeon, congenital heart disease require heart surgery, congenital heart surgery, Dawn Williamson, defect, detection, director of pediatric cardiac surgery, early detection, empowered mere mortal, expect parent, family need cardiac surgery, fellowship, group of superheroes of vary superpower, heart condition, heart defect, heart disease, heart institute, heart problem, heart surgery, Holland, Hudson Hogue, image001 photography, image002 Dr. Holland, invisible cape, J., Jennifer Lawrence, Jennifer Lawrence cardiac intensive Care unit, Louisville, Louisville division, Louisville school, medical team, Megan Boone, multiple appointment, NCHI, neonatal intensive care unit physician, new team of superheroes, Norton, Norton child, Norton child 's heart institute, nurse, nurse manager, nurse practitioner, PCU nurse educator, pediatric cardiac surgery, pediatric cardiac surgery subspecialty, pediatric cardiologist, pediatric cardiology, pediatric valvular heart disease, pediatrician, photography, physician, post-operative care, RN, single ventricle palliation, singular foe, specific heart defect, super parent, superheroes, superheroes don, superpower, surgeon, surgery, surgery subspecialty, Syria, take care, Toronto 's hospital, ultrasound, university of Damascus, university of Louisville division of pediatric cardiology, university of Louisville school of medicine, university of Toronto 's hospital, vary superpower, ventricle, ventricle palliation

LOUISVILLE In the movies, the Avengers are a group of superheroes of varying superpowers and talents. They come from countries

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Special Section 

Improved Sexual Activity After Bariatric Surgery

April 1, 2021June 16, 2021 Meredith Sweeney, MD 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.1162, et_al. change, frequency of sexual activity, hormonal change, improved self-esteem, improved sexual activity, increased satisfaction, JAMA Surg, JAMA surgery study, libido, sexual activity, Steffen K, surgery, weight-loss

“Most patients experience improved quality in their sexual activity and libido after bariatric surgery. A JAMA Surgery study published in

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Special Section 

The Patient-Centered Surgeon

April 1, 2021June 16, 2021 Tim Corkran achalasia, anti-reflux, anti-reflux procedure, associate professor of surgery, associate program director, combination of technical practice, creation of a swallow, daVinci, daVinci robot, duty of associate program director of the residency program, ENT collaborator, esophageal disease, esophageal procedure, esophageal surgical procedure, esophagus, Farid Kehdy, good solution, hernia, hiatal, hiatal hernia, image001 photo, Kehdy, Kehdy 's successful approach, Louisville UofL, Louisville UofL health surgeon, medical treatment, native of Lebanon, paraesophageal, patient population, patient recovery, Patient-Centered surgeon, PPIs, practice cardiologist, procedure, reflux, reflux center, reflux issue, surgeon, surgery, surgical management, surgical management of esophageal disease, surgical management of reflux, technical practice, UofL, UofL health, UofL health surgeon

LOUISVILLE UofL Health surgeon Farid Kehdy, MD, brings an approach to surgical management of esophageal diseases that makes his patients

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Special Section 

Louisville Travel Guide

April 1, 2021June 16, 2021 Jim Kelsey advanced laparoscopic, aggressive follow-up, bariatric, bariatric surgery, bariatric surgery patient, based practice, beaten path of traditional surgeon, effectiveness of the procedure, extra tool, follow-up, follow-up visit, food choice, general surgery residency, good choice, high malnutrition risk, hour of podcasts, image001 photo, journey, life-shortening condition, Louisville surgeon, Louisville travel guide, malnutrition risk, Meredith Sweeney, multiple conference, necessary vitamin, Norton Healthcare, Norton Healthcare Meredith Sweeney, Norton weight management, overall mental health, patient 's healthcare, patient 's long-term health, patient jog, patient make, poor food choice, revisional bariatric surgery, safety of bariatric surgery, self-development journey, sound counter, stigma, stigma of Bariatric surgery, stress, surgeon, surgery, surgery residency, surgery table, Sweeney, telehealth, traditional surgeon, tricky operation, university of Louisville hospital, wellness

LOUISVILLE Surgeons often say they enjoy surgery because they like to fix things. Not surprisingly, that’s what drove Meredith Sweeney,

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Special Section 

Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Expands Heart Failure Program

February 1, 2021April 14, 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.

LOUISVILLE Norton Heart & Vascular Institute has expanded services for patients with advanced heart failure to include surgical implantation of

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Public Health 

Obesity Prevention and Weight Loss a Community Effort

February 1, 2021April 14, 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

FRANKFORT Excess weight and obesity are serious threats to the health and wellbeing of many people. In Kentucky, over 36%

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Special Section 

Baptist Health Bariatric Surgeon Reaches Milestone

February 1, 2021April 14, 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

LOUISVILLE John S. Oldham, Jr, MD, reached a major milestone at Baptist Health Louisville having performed his 1,000th Lap Gastric

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Cover Story 

One Heart, A Team of Doctors

February 1, 2021April 14, 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

LOUISVILLE Each Monday, the Structural Heart Team at Baptist Health Louisville brings its diverse training, accumulated experience, and individual skill

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