New technology is bringing life-changing esophageal cancer treatment to patients at Norton Audubon Hospital. William B. Evans III, M.D., gastroenterologist with Norton Gastroenterology Consultants of Louisville, is the first and only physician in Louisville to offer truFreeze spray cryotherapy for patients with esophageal cancer. “I’m proud to be the first in the city to provide…
Norton Heart & Vascular Institute specialists made history on Tuesday, Dec. 9, as they performed a first-of-its-kind transcatheter tricuspid heart valve replacement, offering new hope for patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation. This is the first use of the EVOQUE tricuspid valve replacement system in Kentucky. It’s a minimally invasive procedure designed for patients with debilitating…
Norton Children’s Neuroscience Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, has issued the following statement for community providers regarding the use of leucovorin in autism. There has been increasing public interest in leucovorin (also called folinic acid or known by the brand name Wellcovorin) as a possible treatment for autism. This information was devised…
Norton Children’s Orthopedics of Louisville surgeons recently performed the world’s first implantation of a novel device for correcting scoliosis in young children. The device is an advancement from traditional growing rods and harnesses the body’s natural spinal growth. Surgeons with Norton Children’s Orthopedics of Louisville, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, are the only surgeons in…
Norton Healthcare and Norton Children’s are now contributing vital resources to diabetes research efforts nationwide. As a new member of the Integrated Islet Distribution Program (IIDP), the Norton Islet Cell Research and Transplant Program, housed within Wendy Novak Diabetes Institute, supplied its first round of human pancreatic islet cells to researchers across the country, including…
New robotic technology has arrived at Norton Brownsboro Hospital. Justin M. Givens, M.D., orthopedic surgeon with Norton Orthopedic Institute, is among the first five surgeons in the country — and the first in Kentucky — to perform a new groundbreaking, robotic-arm assisted reverse shoulder replacement surgery with Mako SmartRobotics. This procedure hopes to offer a higher degree…
Life-changing, advanced cancer technology has arrived at Norton Audubon Hospital for patients with pancreatic cancer. William B. Evans III, M.D., gastroenterologist with Norton Gastroenterology Consultants of Louisville, recently became the first and only physician in Kentucky to perform endoscopic ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (EUS-RFA) for pancreatic cancer. “It’s an honor to be the first in the state to…
Norton Children’s has been named Kentucky’s No. 1 children’s hospital and ranked nationally in eight specialties in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals 2025-2026. Norton Children’s nationally ranked specialties include: The recognition comes on the heels of Norton Children’s announced plans for a new 150-acre pediatric health campus in Jeffersontown, Kentucky, which will…
The patient A 79-year-old man with essential tremor in the bilateral hands for at least 10 years Over the years, the severity of the tremor worsened, along with its negative impact on his life. First-line medications, propranolol and primidone, both were tried, without significant impact on the severity of tremor and the patient’s disability. Feeding…
Norton Neuroscience Institute is one of six sites nationwide chosen to pilot a new Brain Health Navigator program aimed at creating a worldwide model to prevent, diagnose and treat Alzheimer’s disease. The program — funded and pioneered by the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative — provides resources for patients and providers at these six sites. “This collaborative effort continues…
The electrophysiology team at Norton Heart & Vascular Institute has implanted the city’s first dual chamber leadless pacemaker. What makes this device unique is its size, absence of leads that connect the device to a controller and ability to implant it with a minimally invasive procedure. The Aveir DR consists of two leadless pacemakers that are implanted into the…
Norton Neuroscience Institute will be the first and only facility in Kentucky to offer MRI-guided high-frequency focused ultrasound for essential tremor and tremor-dominant Parkinson’s disease. This life-changing treatment has been shown to dramatically improve tremor symptoms for patients starting on the day of treatment. The technology will be purchased with $2.8 million in funding through the Norton Healthcare Foundation. High-frequency…