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Generations of Care

December 1, 2021December 10, 2021 Debra Green affiliation, anesthesiologist, Ballard Wright, ben sloop, bluegrass, care physician, center 's desire, center 's physician, CEO image002, CEO image002 photo, chi, chi saint, chronic pain, clinic, corner of regency road, daughter of Dr. Ballard Wright, Dr. Ballard Wright, expanded care, expert physician, family medicine doctor, generation of Care, heather, Heather Wright, help patient cope, image001 photo, Inc. stone road surgery center, Joseph, Joseph health, Joseph health 's network of hospital, Karim Rasheed, Lauren Larson, legacy pain treatment center, legacy pain treatment center of the bluegrass, Lexington, medical director of the pain treatment center of the bluegrass, medicine, Multi-Specialty, new affiliation, new era of collaboration, Olivia Kelley, outpatient, outstand medical care, pain, pain issue, pain management, pain treatment center, pain treatment center of the bluegrass, palliative care physician, Pasadena, Pasadena drive, patient 's pain, photo, physician, practice pain medicine, provider, refer provider, regency, regency road, rehab doctor, sloop, specialist, surgery, therapist, therapy

LEXINGTON For some people, acute or chronic pain is a fact of life, but expert physicians and specialists can help

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Tsu-Min Tsai, MD, Retires from Kleinert Kutz

December 1, 2021December 10, 2021 MD-Update Staff American medical society, Harold Kleinert, historical surgery, Joseph Kutz, Kleinert, Kleinert Kutz Tsu-Min Tsai, Louisville, microsurgery, microsurgery research, prominent surgeon, replantation, satisfy career, share of historical surgery, speak country, successful hand transplant, surgery, Taipei city hospital, Tsai, Tsu-Min Tsai, year of medical residency

LOUISVILLE/NEW ALBANY In the early 1970’s, Tsu-Min Tsai, MD, was a prominent surgeon with a flourishing career in Taiwan where

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Critical Delays: The Importance of Meeting the Standard of Care for Cancer Diagnosis

December 1, 2021December 10, 2021 Andrew Desimone, Esq additional pain, breach, breach of the standard of care, cancer, cancer screen program, causation, causation defense, causation standard, chance, common lawsuit, competent physician, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, COVID-19 patient, critical delay, damage exposure, defend delay, defendant physician, delay, delayed diagnosis, diagnosis, diagnosis case, diagnosis of cancer, diagnosis of cancer case, diminished chance, diminished chance of survival, expert testimony, general negligence claim, healthcare, healthcare professional, hospital redirect resource, injury, jury, Kentucky, legal causation standard, levels.1, lost chance, lost chance of survival, malpractice, malpractice case, malpractice defense, medical malpractice case, medical malpractice defense, medical probability, multiple hospitalization, necessary expert proof, negligence, NIH find show, oncology, oncology service, oppose expert, outcome, pandemic, patient-physician, patient-physician relationship, physician, physician breach, physician breach of the standard of care, pre-pandemic, pre-pandemic levels.1, probability, provider, reasonable degree, reasonable degree of medical probability, reasonable degree of probability, reduction of the odds of recovery, requirement of an expert witness, routine cancer screen, significant damage exposure, site surgery, standard of care, subset of a general negligence claim, summary dismissal of the lawsuit, surgery, survivability, survival, testimony, wrong site surgery

One of the most common lawsuits in medical malpractice defense is a delay in diagnosis of cancer. According to the

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Stick to the Plan

December 1, 2021December 10, 2021 Jim Kelsey A., adult neurology, Alzheimer, Alzheimer 's disease, Ambica Tumkur, B., behavior oncologist, behavioral neurology, biomedical engineer background, brain, brain tumor center clinic, C., cancer doctor, care plan, Chris shield, clinic, cognitive speech therapist, collaboration, collaborative conversation, collaborative fashion, commitment, cooper, cranial neurosurgery, David Sun, degenerative neck, dementia clinic, director of epilepsy, director of the memory center, disorder, doctor, epilepsy, executive medical director, fellowship, general cranial neurosurgery, Greg Cooper, image001 photo, implementation of plan A, individualized care plan, internship, Jamie Rhodes David Sun, Kentucky, Louisville, Louisville many time, member of the Norton neuroscience institute, memory center, neuro-oncologists, neuro-pathologists, neuro-radiologists, neurologist, neurology, neuropsychologists, neuroscience, neuroscience care, neurosurgeon, neurosurgery, new model, Norton, Norton neuroscience institute, Norton neuroscience institute office space, oncologist, patient 's comfort, patient 's overall care, person 's problem, PhD, photo, physical therapist, plan A, plan B., plan C., related disorder, residency, retired surgeon, Sanders-Brown center, seizure, Southern Indiana, speech therapist, stick, sun, Sun credit, surgeon, surgery, surgery day, therapist, Tumkur, undergraduate degree, university of Iowa, university of Kentucky, vision of neurosurgeon

LOUISVILLE Many times in life we are advised to have a “Plan B” – an option in case Plan A

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Parlaying Personal Experience into Patient Care

October 1, 2021December 10, 2021 Donna Ison aesthetic surgery of the breast, alumnus fellow, board-certified, breast, breast cancer, breast reconstruction, breast reconstruction keep, breast reconstruction patient, cancer, care of the cancer, carpal tunnel, chief year, chief year of plastic surgery residency, Christine, Christine M. Kleinert institute fellowship, clinical professor, clinical professor of hand surgery, current president, current president of the Ohio valley society of plastic surgeon, expander, fat graft, fellow, fellowship, general surgeon, Gil Dunn Michelle Palazzo, good plan, graft, hand surgery, Harold Kleinert, image001 photo, incision, international alumnus fellow, Kentucky society, Kentucky society of plastic surgeon, Kleinert, Kutz, Louisville, LOUISVILLE/ new Albany, M., M. Kleinert, M. Kleinert institute fellowship, mastectomy, Michelle Palazzo, microsurgery, Ohio valley society, oncologist, Palazzo, patient care, plastic surgeon, plastic surgery residency, program director, realm of breast reconstruction, reconstruction, reconstructive surgery, Scott spear, St. Louis university, subsequent mastectomy, surgeon, surgery, surgery residency, tissue, top breast, university of Louisville

LOUISVILLE/ NEW ALBANY, IN Few physicians can say they have been both surgeon and patient for the same procedure. However,

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Offering Options and Elevating Education

October 1, 2021December 10, 2021 Donna Ison anatomical representation, anatomical representation of the heart, Andrea Colton, artery, benign breast disease, big thing, breast, breast cancer, breast disease, breast surgery, breast tissue, cancer, church-goer, clinic, Colton, Colton care, Conemaugh memorial medical center, cosmetic result, Einstein medical center, fellow church-goer, five year general surgery residency, general surgery internship, Goldilocks, good outcome, grandpa, grandpa 's Open-Heart surgery, hand-drawn illustration, hidden scar-trained surgeon, image001 photo, incision, keep grandpa, Lexington, Lexington clinic, mammogram, mastectomy, master 's of public health, microchip, nipple spare mastectomy, offer option, oncologist, oncologist use compassion, oncoplastic, oncoplastic technique, open heart surgery, open-heart, option, outcome, partial mastectomy, patient protocol, Patti Anne Stefanick, Paul Martin Andrea Colton, person help, public health, radio-frequency, reconstruction, scar-trained surgeon, skin spare mastectomy, Stefanick, subcutaneous tissue, surgeon, surgery, surgery internship, surgery residency, surgical oncologist, surgical oncologist use compassion, surgical oncology, tissue

LEXINGTON In the third grade, Andrea Colton, MD, MPH, wrote a book titled “My Grandpa’s Open-Heart Surgery,” chronicling the observations

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First-in-World Heart Implant at UofL Health – Jewish Hospital

October 1, 2021December 10, 2021 MD-Update Staff –third, –third implantation, aeson, Aeson device, Aeson® bioprosthetic, artificial heart, bioprosthetic, biventricular, cardiothoracic, CARMAT, clinical trial procedure, early feasibility study, female patient, First-in-World heart, French medical device company, heart implantation, heart organ transplant, heart transplant, hospital team, image001 photo, implantation, investigational device, Jewish hospital, Jewish hospital team, Mark slaughter, novel type of artificial heart, Pahwa, pump blood, Siddharth Pahwa, slaughter, surgery, surgical director, surgical director of heart transplant, thoracic surgery, Tom round, total artificial heart, total artificial heart implantation, Trager transplant center, transplant, UofL, UofL health, UofL physician, UofL school, UofL school of medicine, world-class

LOUISVILLE The cardiothoracic surgical team at UofL Health – Jewish Hospital performed the world’s first Aeson® bioprosthetic total artificial heart

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The Evolution of Gynecological Cancer Care

October 1, 2021December 10, 2021 MD-Update Staff ablation, abnormal bleed, Alexandra Rogers Margarita Terrassa, all-female practice, American cultural mainstream, bladder, bleed, board-certified, Botox, breast, breast cancer, cancer, CDC, cervical cancer, cervical cancer awareness, comprehensive care, Denise Kirkham, diagnosis, educational act, endometrial, endometrial ablation, evolution of gynecological cancer, female cancer, Gil Dunn, gynecological care, gynecology, happy Rockefeller, HPV, HPV vaccine, hysteroscopy, image001 photo, image002 photo, in-house, in-office, in-office service, in-office surgery, in-office surgery suite, incontinence, Jamie Baldwin, Kim Aldridge, l-r, large surgery suite, Louisville, Louisville obstetrics, majority of doctor, mammogram screen, Margarita Terrassa, new sign of the time, OB-GYN generalist, OB-GYN practice, OB/ GYN, obstetrics, ovulation, pain, pap, pap smear, patient demand, Patient-Oriented, pelvic pain, phase of comprehensive care, physician, ponce, ponce school, ponce school of medicine, procedure, procedure suite, recognizable symbol promote mammogram screen, smear, Specialty-Focused, state-of-the-art equipment, suite, surgeon, surgery, surgical procedure, surgical solution, surgical suite, teal-colored, teal-colored ribbon, Terrassa, tissue, treatment of abnormal pap smear, Tulane university hospital, ultrasound, unique female perspective, urinary incontinence, uterus, vaccination, vaccine, wait room of the calm, well-known woman, woman enter medical school, woman provider

LOUISVILLE The years 1971-1972 were pivotal for cancer treatment for women in the U.S. Three prominent, well-known women, Betty Ford,

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Knowledge Is Power

October 1, 2021December 10, 2021 Jim Kelsey Alexandra Rogers, baptist health, blood loss, calculated journey, cancer, cancer of the ovary, cancer patient, chemotherapy, clinical focus, common patient, decreased blood loss, disease process, Erica Takimoto, extreme precision, first-ever gynecology oncology program, Florida hospital cancer institute, gynecologic, gynecologic cancer, Gynecologic oncologist, gynecological oncologist, gynecological oncology, gynecologist, gynecology, gynecology oncology fellowship, gynecology oncology program, gynecology residency, high degree of compassion, high degree of medical knowledge, hometown of Scottsdale, hospital stay, image001 photo, length of hospital stay, Louisville, non-robotic, OB/ GYN, oncologist, oncology, ovarian cancer, ovarian mass, ovary, pediatric oncology, physician, pretty severe affliction, quality necessary, radical pelvic surgery, robotic, robotic gynecologic cancer surgery, robotic technology, room time, southeastern university college, southeastern university college of osteopathic medicine, St. Vincent Mercy, St. Vincent Mercy medical center, step of the way, surgery, surgical component, surgical component of OB-GYN, Takimoto, terrible disease process, treatment option, trophoblastic, trophoblastic disease, tube, tumor, uterine mass, western medicine approach

LOUISVILLE Growing up, Erica Takimoto, DO, was always skilled in science and math – two great strengths that could easily

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A Shoulder to Lean On

August 1, 2021October 18, 2021 Jim Kelsey ACL, ACL injury, Beliveau, chi, chi saint, Cincinnati, combination of stress, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, difficult healthcare decision, dinner, Dr. Jean-Maurice Page, Dr. Patrice Beliveau, elbow, elbow surgery, family trade, family trade of orthopedics, great mentor enter practice, happy work, hasty choice, image001 photo, image002 photo, image003 photo, importance of trusted guidance, injury, Jerry Magone, Joseph, Joseph health, Joseph medical group, junior person, Kevin Magone, London ideal, Magone, Magone credit chi saint, non-surgical patient, NYU Langone, NYU Langone orthopedic hospital, orthopedic surgeon, orthopedics, pending birth, photo, practice go, prospect of surgery, question whirl, recruitment dinner, scope-related, scope-related procedure, shoulder, shoulder replacement, surgeon, surgery, trusted guidance

LONDON The prospect of surgery is at the least unsettling if not downright terrifying for many people. The questions whirl.

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