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…
Hybrid ablation is used as treatment for long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (A-fib), the most severe form of the condition affecting about 45% of A-fib patients. Steven M. Peterson, M.D., cardiothoracic surgeon with Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Structural Heart Program, gave a clinical case review of a hybrid ablation procedure. He was joined by Kent…
When a fall off the monkey bars leaves a 10-year-old with a distal radius fracture that heals incorrectly, or a 12-year-old gymnast lands wrong and the bone remodeling results in limited range of motion, the bone needs to be surgically rebroken. Malunion osteotomy surgery, a technically challenging procedure, now can be more precise and predictable…
Norton Leatherman Spine is named for Kenton D. Leatherman, M.D., a pioneering surgeon whose groundbreaking work treating scoliosis brought him worldwide renown. We’re still known as a place where patients can receive innovative surgery from outstanding surgeons. But Norton Leatherman Spine is a lot more than surgeons and surgery. We offer coordinated, multidisciplinary care for…
When he spent time shadowing physicians in Eastern Kentucky, where he grew up, Jeffrey D. Howard, M.D., MBA, MPH, was struck by a rural doctor’s ability to take care of any case that came through the door. One of these “Docs,” as their patients called them, performed a carotid endarterectomy on his wife’s uncle, managed…
Justin W. Gorski, M.D., Ph.D., has joined Norton Cancer Institute, specializing in treating cancers of the female reproductive system, including ovarian, uterine and cervical cancers. Dr. Gorski is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist. He received his medical training at the Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia and completed his residency at the Icahn School of Medicine…
New American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidance strongly recommends coronary computed tomography (CT) imaging as a noninvasive, first-line tool for evaluating patients with stable chest pain suspected of having possible coronary artery disease (CAD). The new guideline cites high-quality evidence in concluding coronary CT angiography (CCTA) is “effective for diagnosis of CAD, risk…
Lauren R. Albers, M.D. Cardiology Erika Banta, PA-C Hospital Medicine Edward Brown, PA-C General Surgery Sarika S. Chandiramani, M.D. Pulmonology Elissa Grider, APRN Environmental Medicine Matthew Heckroth, M.D. Hospital Medicine Haylee M. Kerber, APRN Neurology Ivy Lewis, M.D. General Surgery Richard Lewis, M.D. Neurology Elizabeth Osborne, APRN Family Practice Lindsey Redd, APRN Cardiology Brittany M….