A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is disrupted, either when a blood vessel is blocked (an ischemic stroke) or when a blood vessel bursts (hemorrhagic stroke). The brain uses constant blood flow to provide necessary oxygen and food supply. Without this flow, the brain cells begin to die. Once brain cells die,…
New treatments are available for patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), a rare, underdiagnosed condition that causes faulty proteins to build up in the heart. Untreated, the condition leads to heart failure and death. An oral medication, tafamidis, serves as a stabilizer, binding the misfolded transthyretin (TTR) protein to keep it from breaking apart. When…
Shelbi Basham, APRN Urgent Care Devon Blandford, PA-C Hospital Medicine Julie N. Crawford, APRN Family Medicine Heather Hurst, APRN Urgent Care Lindsay Norton, M.D. Behavioral Medicine Whoy Yurn Shang, APRN Memory and Cognitive Disorders Neurology Paul A. Tennant, M.D. Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Melissa D. Wright, APRN Cardiology
In a recent continuing medical education presentation, Kelly C. McCants, M.D., executive medical director, Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Advanced Heart Failure & Recovery Program, and executive director, Institute for Health Equity, a Part of Norton Healthcare, described the state of health care disparities in Louisville. He also detailed how vulnerable communities struggle, in particular…
Andrew D. Doering, M.D., has joined Norton Urogynecology Center, caring for patients with a variety of urinary and pelvic conditions including: Bladder pain Pelvic floor disorders Pelvic organ prolapse Urinary incontinence Dr. Doering earned his medical degree from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington. He completed his OB/GYN residency at The Ohio…
The patient A 27-year-old female presented with five months of progressive quadriparesis and paresthesias affecting both upper and lower extremities. She initially presented to her primary care provider five months prior, while eight months pregnant, with weakness, numbness and tingling in her right upper extremity. The symptoms initially were thought to be a result of…
The goal of Norton Leatherman Spine Back and Neck Pain Clinics is to see patients referred by primary care physicians, emergency departments or other clinicians in an expedited fashion. We strive to offer appointments within 72 hours of referral and often can see patients the next day. Even patients whose symptoms do not appear urgent…
With the addition of a pair of surgeons, Norton Cancer Institute Head and Neck Tumor Program is now a fully integrated multidisciplinary team caring for patients from diagnosis through treatment to follow-up. Paul A. Tennant, M.D., and Mia Jusufbegovic, M.D., are the program’s first head and neck oncology surgeons. Previously, we worked from patient to…
At Norton Cancer Institute, we are committed to giving our patients the opportunity to receive state-of-the-art, cutting-edge therapies. This is made possible because of the long-standing support of clinical trials by Norton Healthcare’s leadership and board of trustees. I specialize in blood cancers. Currently we have nearly 50 ongoing trials available to patients with multiple…
A heart murmur is a sound that can be heard via stethoscope. These whooshing or swishing sounds are caused when blood flow is turbulent as it moves through the heart. A normal heartbeat makes a “lubb-dupp” sound as the valves close, but a heart murmur sounds different. A systolic murmur begins during or after the…
Ovarian cancer is personal to me. Two of my mom’s sisters died of the disease. One of the major issues with successfully treating ovarian cancer is how late it is typically diagnosed: stage IIIC. At that point, the cancer has spread throughout the abdominal cavity, and there are distant metastases throughout the omentum. Standard treatment…
Incident details: Date: 4/26/2022 Patient: Male Age: 66 Arrival to emergency department:11 a.m. Tom L. Yao, M.D., endovascular neurosurgeon, Norton Neuroscience Institute Nadeem A. Talpur, M.D. stroke neurologist, Norton Neuroscience Institute Richard Carlisle, M.D., emergency medicine physician, Norton Brownsboro Hospital Presenting complaint Confusion, comprehension deficit, slurred and garbled speech Emergency medical services…