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Current Special Section Special Section 

A Transplant Known for His Transplants

October 1, 2020October 19, 2020 Pat Henderson -Victor, -Victor van, benign esophageal case, Berkel, Berkel 's time, Berkel 's work, cancer, cardiac intensive care unit, care of people, clinical trial, common patient, Dr. Mike Bousamra, fix-a-problem, general surgery residency, image001 photo, immediacy of see-a-problem, Jewish hospital, John lair, lair, late-stage case, Louisville Victor, Louisville Victor van, lung, lung cancer, lung cancer case, lung transplant, lung transplant van, Mark slaughter, Mexico native, new Mexico native, occasional rib malignancy, oncology, PhD, PhD portion, rib malignancy, Robin Guillory, robot, see-a-problem, self-proclaimed science geek, spinal mass, surgeon, surgery, surgery residency, then-fledgling transplant program, thoracic fellowship, thoracic surgeon, thoracic surgery, transplant, transplant total, typical patient, UofL, UofL health, van, Van Berkel, Washington university, WashU

LOUISVILLE Victor van Berkel, MD, PhD, is a self-proclaimed science geek who almost didn’t end up a doctor, let alone

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Current Special Section Special Section 

Seek and Destroy

October 1, 2020October 19, 2020 Jim Kelsey 3D mammogram, 3D mammogram help, analyze image, ARNP, breast, breast cancer, breast image, breast image fellowship, breast image position, breast pain, breast tissue, Brian, cancer, CEO of Gastroenterology health partner, clinical exam skill, cut edge, dense breast tissue, diagnosis, diagnostic patient, director of breast, director of breast image, director of breast image position, exam skill, Gastroenterology health partner, image001 photo, image002 photo, Indiana, Indiana university hospital, James Graham Brown, James Graham Brown cancer center, KentuckyOne, KentuckyOne health, Laura Tudor, life-changing diagnosis, Louisville, Louisville native, Louisville Older, Louisville Older sister, Louisville school, mammogram, mammogram help, MD 's old sister, oncology, radiology, screen mammogram, seek-and-find, seek-and-find puzzle, teach resident, test patient, tissue, Tom round, university of Louisville school of medicine, UofL, UofL health

LOUISVILLE Older sisters are supposed to torment their younger brothers. Maybe that is what Brian Mattingly, MD’s older sister intended

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Headlines SLIDER 

UofL Receives $11.5 Million to Advance Cancer Immunotherapies

October 1, 2020October 19, 2020 MD-Update Staff biomedical research excellence, brown cancer center, cancer, cancer cell, cancer center, cancer immunology, cancer immunotherapy, cancer patient, cancer research, cancer treatment, charity, checkpoint, chemotherapy, Chuanlin, Chuanlin ding, clinical trial, CoBRE, deadly challenge, development of new immunotherapy, ding, director of the brown cancer center, director of the UofL center, exist strength, field of immunotherapy, five, five year grant, forefront of the clinical development of a new generation, health-designated, health-designated center, image001 photo, immune cell, immune system, immunology, immunotherapy, inhibitor, investigator, James Graham Brown, James Graham Brown cancer center, Jason Chesney, Kosair, Kosair charity, Louisville, Louisville cancer, lung, million of cancer patient, national institute of health-designated center of biomedical research excellence, Neeli Bendapudi, new center, new immunotherapy, new investigator, PhD, PhD student Anne, PhD student Anne geller, power of the immune system, researcher, survival of cancer patient, T, T cell, therapy, Tom Fougerousse, Trent, university 's grand challenge, university of Louisville, UofL, UofL center, UofL health, UofL Kosair, UofL Kosair charity, UofL president, Yan, young investigator, Yunke Wang

LOUISVILLE Cancer remains one of the most difficult and deadly challenges in human health, affecting Kentuckians at a higher rate

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Cover Story Current Special Section SLIDER 

Power and Precision Equals Progress

October 1, 2020October 19, 2020 Donna Ison advancement, Alexandra Rogers, B., baptist health, baptist health hospital, beam, ben Birkhead, breast, breath, brown cancer center, cancer, cancer center, Carrie Birkhead Scharf, contour, Crystal McMahan, CT, deep breath, dose, dosimetrists, Eckman, Eckman Jr., field of radiation oncology, good possible care, health hospital, help of sophisticated software, high-dose, IGRT, image001 photography, IMRT, intensity, internship, James B., James Graham Brown, kindness, large role physics play, lead leave, lesser-known field, Louisville, Louisville radiation oncology, Louisville school, lung, math, math major, McMahan, medical train, oncologist, oncology, OSMS, outcome, perfect combination of patient care, photography, physician, physics, precision equal progress, radiation, radiation beam, radiation oncologist, radiation oncology, radiation oncology department, residency, role physics play, Scharf, Scharf 's father, Scharf state, side effect, SRT, therapist, therapy, time plan treatment, tissue, treatment beam, treatment field, tremendous technological advancement, tumor, UC Berkley, undergo therapy, unique amalgamation, unique amalgamation of medicine, university of Louisville school of medicine, UofL, UofL 's James Graham Brown, word of James B.

LOUISVILLE Radiation oncology is a unique amalgamation of medicine and math, physics and physicians, technologies and therapies all coexisting and

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Special Section 

Good News for Bad Knees

August 1, 2020October 19, 2020 Menisa Marshall ACL repair surgery, advanced robotic technology, advanced technology, anatomy, army of excellent physician assistant, arthroplasties, bad knee, cardiac telemetry, Carolina hospital, crosslinked, crosslinked polyethylene, excellent physician assistant, family encounter, forward-looking commitment, full knee replacement, game change, game change progress, good outcome, Greene, image001 photo, Insall Scott Kelly, Insall Scott Kelly institute, Joseph Greene, knee, knee anatomy, knee reconstruction fellowship, knee replacement, knee replacement surgery, Louisville, Louisville native, Louisville orthopedic surgeon, mapped road trip, member of Norton orthopedic institute, Mike McKune, multiple ACL repair surgery, new generation, new generation of robotic, Norton, Norton orthopedic institute, one-year orthopedics fellowship, orthopedic surgeon, orthopedics, orthopedics fellowship, patient 's specific knee anatomy, people imagine robotic surgery, polyethylene, practice partner, prestigious Insall Scott Kelly institute, procedure, R2-D2 robot, replacement, robotic, robotic technology, Rosa, Rosa knee, ROSA® knee system, skilled surgeon, smart technology, south Carolina hospital, surgeon, surgeon position knee-replacement element, surgery, surgical assistant, surgical practice partner, surgical residency, system 's specialized feature, UofL, UofL 's department, UofL 's department of orthopedic surgery, W., Xavier grad

    LOUISVILLE Orthopedic surgeon Joseph W. Greene, MD, is the first specialist in Louisville, Kentucky to use the ROSA®

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Focus on Function First

August 1, 2020October 19, 2020 Donna Ison academic Physiatrists, acquired brain injury program, admirable accomplishment, Amantadine, association of academic Physiatrists, Atlanta 's shepherd center, brain, brain doctor, brain injury, brain injury program, brain injury research, Brian Bohannon Darryl Kaelin, chief resident, cord, cord injury, Darryl Kaelin, Dayton Ohio, devastate car accident, Dr. Darryl Kaelin, Dr. Darryl Kaelin help patient, effectiveness of the physical medicine, elevator speech, Emily Holmes, Emory university 's school, Emory university 's school of medicine, endowed chair, endowed chair of brain injury, Frazier Rehab, Frazier Rehab institute, Frazier rehabilitation institute, good program, image001 photo, image002 photo, individual 's physical, injury, inpatient, Kaelin, Kaelin 's word, Kettering medical center, Louisville, medical director, medical director of brain injury research, medical director of the acquired brain injury program, medical director of UofL health, medicine, medicine rehabilitation, miraculous story, multidisciplinary care, musculoskeletal perspective, neuro-rehabilitation, non-surgical treatment of disease, outpatient, perfect specialty, photo, physiatrist, physiatrists, physiatry, physiatry make, physical medicine, physical medicine rehabilitation, physician, PM&R specialist, PMR, power of the human spirit, practice of UofL health, quality of life, recovery, rehabilitation, specialist, specialty, spinal cord injury, stroke, stroke rehabilitation, TBI, telemedicine, telerehabilitation, therapist, time provide elevator speech, traumatic brain injury, university of Louisville, UofL, UofL health, UofL physician, UofL school, UofL school of medicine

LOUISVILLE Completing a 5K run is an admirable accomplishment for anyone. But, for someone who has suffered a traumatic brain

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Special Section 

Trading Pigs for Pigskin

August 1, 2020October 19, 2020 Jim Kelsey acute injury, arthroscopic surgery reconstruct ligament, athlete, athlete present, cartilage, cartilage injury, clinic see patient, department 's faculty, diagnosis, Douglas, Douglas 's middle-aged patient, Dr. Lonnie Douglas, Dr. Lonnie Douglas 's career path, EKU, EKU farm, former play day, image001 photo, image002 photo, injury, James Andrews, Josh Adams, Kentucky, ligament, locker, locker room, Lonnie Douglas, Louisville, Louisville football team, Louisville locker room, Louisville school, medicine, meniscus tear, middle-aged, middle-aged individual, motivated group, motivated group of patient, nag issue, one-time aspire veterinarian, orthopedic department, photo, pig, pre-veterinary degree path, PRP, pure sport medicine, restore cartilage, small percentage of time, smell of pig, smell of the turf, sport medicine, sport medicine physician, surgery, trade pig, treat athlete, university of Louisville football team, university of Louisville school of medicine, UofL, UofL health, whiff of a locker room, wool team doc, young athlete, young athlete present, young patient

LOUISVILLE Locker rooms are seldom renowned for their pleasant odors, but then again, neither are pig pens. While one-time aspiring

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News News & Events 

Tracking COVID-19 by Testing Louisville Health Care Workers

May 1, 2020June 1, 2020 MD-Update Staff antibody, Brad Shafer, careworkers, Co-Immunity, Co-Immunity project, Co-Immunity project 's goal, comprehensive coronavirus, coronavirus, coronavirus immunity, COVID-19, CPM, groundbreaking initiative, health careworkers, immunity, integral partner, integral partner of UofL, Jewish heritage fund, JHFE, JHFE board chair, level of immunity, Linda Schuster, Louisville, Louisville 's health care community, Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome, Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome institute, Louisville health system, Louisville Healthcare CEO, Louisville Healthcare CEO council, Louisville healthcare worker, major health system, Norton Healthcare, real-time picture, real-time picture of the virus, university of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome institute, UofL, UofL health, UofL vice president, virus, wave of COVID-19, world focus

LOUISVILLE Just as the Co-Immunity Project began its first phase to test Louisville healthcare workers for COVID-19 and antibodies from

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Cover Story 

Ultimate Continuity of Care

May 1, 2020September 4, 2020 Donna Ison cancer, case of estrogen-driven endometrial cancer, cervical cancer, challenge aspect of the subspecialty, chemotherapy, Chris Witzke Sarah Todd, Chris Witzke Telehealth, common gynecologic malignancy, common malignancy, communication tool, complex surgery-based practice, course of the call, COVID-19, COVID-19 pandemic, current guideline, cytologic find, Daniel Metzinger, David McArthur, diagnosis, endometrial, estrogen-driven, estrogen-driven endometrial cancer, ever-increasing obesity epidemic, field of oncology, first-time telehealth user, frontline, general obstetrics, guidance of Daniel Metzinger, gynecologic, gynecologic condition, gynecologic malignancy, Gynecologic oncologist, Gynecologic oncology, gynecologic oncology clinic, Gynecologic oncology embrace diagnosis, health literacy, HIPEC, HPV, image001 photo, image002 photo, James Graham Brown, James Graham Brown cancer center, Louisville, Louisville school, maintain number, malignancy, malignant gynecologic condition, medical side, Moffitt cancer center, OB/ GYN, oncologist, oncology, optimal continuity, ovarian cancer, painful privilege, palliative care, pap, papilloma virus, personal distance, photo, physician, post-menopausal bleed, re-evaluation, Rebecca Todd, recurrence, respective diagnosis, Robert Todd, robotic, robotic surgery, Sarah Todd, screen, shadow opportunity, spectrum, subspecialty, surgeon, surgery, surgery-based, surgery-based practice, surgical side, system-wide rollout, telehealth, telehealth conference, Todd, Todd state, Todd treat, tumor, tumor of the ovary, ultimate continuity, ultimate continuity of care, uninterrupted patient consultation, university of Louisville school of medicine, UofL, UofL health, UofL physician, vulvar dysplasia, wake of COVID-19, wide spectrum, wide spectrum of diagnosis

LOUISVILLE In early April 2020, when personal distancing and restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic were high, Sarah Todd, MD, had

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Headlines-OP/ED 

COVID-19: Reflections, Remembrances and Recollections

May 1, 2020September 4, 2020 Gil Dunn adoption of virtual visit, affected staff, Bardstown, Becky CAROTHERS, boredom of the nurse home resident, broad adjustment, Cady Brown, CareFirst, chi, chi saint, clinical deterioration, colleague, COVID-19, COVID-19 's arrival, COVID-19 case, COVID-type, COVID-type symptom, creation of electronic medical record, Dav Doodnauth, disruptive change, downtown Drs., Drs., early patient, even prior, FACP, fear of the unknown, Flaget, GHP, Gil Dunn, Gil Dunn image003, Gil Dunn image003 photo, great travesty, great travesty of the pandemic, Grow-A-Frog, Grow-A-Frog tadpole, healthcare, home infection, image001 photo, image002 photo, image004 photo, image005 photo, importance of nourishment, incredible high, incredible work, Joseph, Joseph health, Joseph M. Flynn, Joseph medical group, Kentuckiana physician, long day, loved-one 's hug, M., M. Flynn, medicine, memes, minute-to-minute evolution, minute-to-minute evolution of information, moment, mortality rate, new environment, non-COVID, Norton, Norton child, Norton child 's medical associate, Norton Healthcare, Norton medical group, nurse home community, nurse home infection, nurse home resident, organized parade, pandemic, past couple month, patience, patient 's compromised vision, pediatrician, photo, physician, physician owner, potential hospital visit, rehab patient, routine clinical care, routine clinical care of resident, safe care, SARS-CoV-2, SARS-CoV-2 virus, singular change, son 's Christmas present, specialist, tadpole, tadpole 's adaptation, teachable moment, telemedicine, tradeoff, UofL, UofL health, UofL physician, video visit capability, virtual visit, virus, zoom visit

“What will you remember? What would you like to forget?” We asked Kentuckiana physicians and administrators to share their thoughts

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