Adult Services

Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, Norton Healthcare break ground on $100 million Norton Healthcare Goodwill Opportunity Campus

Today, Goodwill Industries of Kentucky and Norton Healthcare broke ground on the Norton Healthcare Goodwill Opportunity Campus at 28th Street and Broadway that will include a 120,000 square-foot opportunity center and the first hospital west of Ninth Street in more than 100 years. Together, both organizations are investing more than $100 million to transform a 20-acre brownfield site in…

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Adult Services, Medical Group

June 2022 Norton Medical Group new providers

Cristy Abreu, M.D. Hospital Medicine Thomas W. Johnston III, M.D. Hospital Medicine Lisa Coleman, LCSW Pediatric Neurology Clayton K. Condon, APRN Cardiology Loren Garza, APRN Gastroenterology Marie Honeycutt, APRN Family Medicine Hannah Niewadomski, APRN Gastroenterology Megan F. Potts, APRN Gastroenterology Andrea Frickman, G.C. Genetic Counseling

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Adult Services, Pulmonology

Norton Pulmonary Specialists accredited as a Pulmonary Hypertension Center of Comprehensive Care

The Pulmonary Hypertension Association has recognized Norton Pulmonary Specialists as a Pulmonary Hypertension Center of Comprehensive Care. The combination of outpatient care provided by experienced pulmonologists and hospital interventions available at Norton Audubon Hospital provides the highest level of care for those facing pulmonary hypertension (PH). Physicians at Norton Pulmonary Specialists, formerly Kentuckiana Pulmonary Associates,…

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Adult Services, Neuroscience

When are headache symptoms a red flag for a more serious condition?

When are headache symptoms consistent with migraine or red flags of a condition warranting urgent or emergency medical attention? Migraine occurs in a recurring pattern and can be diagnosed clinically, without MRI or other tests, according to Brian M. Plato, D.O., neurologist and director of headache medicine at Norton Neuroscience Institute. Because migraine occurs in…

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Adult Services, Neuroscience

Is it a stroke or does it just present like one?

Ischemic stroke is the among the leading causes of death in the United States, but so-called stroke mimics and stroke chameleons also can be deadly. At a recent presentation, Bryan J. Eckerle, M.D., neurologist with Norton Neuroscience Institute, discussed the differences. “A stroke mimic initially presents like an acute ischemic stroke, but the final diagnosis…

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Adult Services, Medical Group

May 2022 Norton Medical Group new providers

Norton Medical Group welcomes these new providers. Amanda Cothern, M.D. Family Medicine Amy Farrell, M.D. Obstetrics/Gynecology Teresa B. Finke-Moreland, M.D. Hospital Medicine Samantha Beavin, PA-C Neurosurgery Barbara Carpenter, APRN Pulmonology Valarie Higgins, APRN Pulmonology Dennis L. Johnson II, APRN Behavioral Medicine Jessica Keller, PA-C General Surgery Allison Maher, APRN Family Medicine Courtney Moore, APRN Medical…

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Adult Services, Case Study, Neuro-Oncology

Case study: Awake brain tumor resection helps preserve healthy tissue

The patient A 39-year-old nursing student initially presented with complaints of a two-year history of intermittent numbness in the tips of the middle and ring finger on her left hand. Over the past six months, she developed episodic numbness in the left face and twitching in the left eye. An MRI scan demonstrated a brain…

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Adult Services, Cardiovascular

Ayryn P. Chilton-Gelfo, PA-C, joins Norton Heart & Vascular Institute

Ayryn P. Chilton-Gelfo, PA-C, has joined Norton Heart & Vascular Institute. The physician assistant is seeing patients in offices in downtown Louisville, on the Norton Audubon Hospital, Norton Brownsboro Hospital and Norton Healthcare – St. Matthews campuses, and on Dixie Highway. Most recently, Ayryn worked at Norton Healthcare emergency departments for 14 years. Before that,…

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Adult Services, Obstetrics

Norton Women’s Doula Program works to improve health outcomes for Black mothers

Norton Women’s Doula Program has community-based doulas who serve as a source of information, support and advocacy for patients. “Our doula program is the first of its kind in the region,” said Cara L. Bland, director of operations, Norton Medical Group. “While doulas are welcome in many birthing hospitals, this is the first program in…

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Adult Services, Oncology/Hematology

Douglas A. Nelson, M.D., joins Norton Cancer Institute

Douglas A. Nelson, M.D., has joined Norton Cancer Institute, practicing at the downtown Louisville and St. Matthews offices. Dr. Nelson most recently was an associate professor in the Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology and Department of General Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center – The Woodlands, in Conroe. Dr. Nelson served as…

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Adult Services, Cardiovascular, Research

First successful “valve-in-MAC” transcatheter mitral valve replacement in Louisville region

A multidisciplinary team of interventional cardiologists and a cardiothoracic surgeon performed Louisville’s first successful transcatheter replacement of a native mitral valve this week. The team with Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Structural Heart Program used a transcatheter aortic valve (commonly referred to as TAVR) to replace the patient’s mitral valve that was unable to be…

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Adult Services, Medical Group

April 2022 Norton Medical Group new providers

Norton Medical Group welcomes these new providers. Amanda Cothern, M.D. Family Medicine Rachel S. Kennedy, M.D. Gastroenterology Alison M. Cassell-Harris, APRN Urgent Care Aminata Gueye, APRN Urgent Care Amy L. Hayden, APRN Neurosurgery Lauren N. Motto, APRN Medical Oncology Megan L. Russell, APRN Family Medicine Alaina Sewell, APRN Endocrinology Deanna Sheeks, APRN Palliative Medicine Eugenia…

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