Tamina R.B. Singh, M.D., has been named medical director of the 101-bed Norton Children’s Hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Dr. Singh, who was named co-medical director last year, succeeds Dan L. Stewart, M.D., a neonatologist who led the unit for 15 years and helped shape the delivery of neonatal care across Kentucky, establishing the…
Speakers from Norton Children’s Neonatology and the University of Louisville School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics will present the latest recommendations and practice guidelines for common infectious complications affecting newborn infants. Dinner will be served. This activity is intended for physicians and advanced practice providers in pediatrics, family medicine and neonatology. Registration The registration deadline…
The opiate epidemic has changed the face of prenatal and perinatal care, and Norton Healthcare has special programs in place to help mother and child confront drug-related health issues. The Norton Maternal Opiate and Substance Treatment (MOST) Program is designed to reduce the stigma for pregnant women with substance use disorders by providing prenatal and…
When Samuel Johnson was born at Norton Children’s Hospital with a diaphragmatic hernia, a highly trained and specialized team was ready. “We have well-thought-out plans, a process in place to take care of children with diaphragmatic hernias,” said Ketan C. Mehta, M.D., of Norton Children’s Neonatology. “They are complicated cases and require aggressive and very…
A continuing medical education symposium designed to assist pediatric care providers in delivering appropriate care to children transitioning from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is scheduled for Wednesday, May 23, 2018 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Norton Healthcare Learning Center (9500 Ormsby Station Road, Louisville, Kentucky). This symposium will benefit pediatric care…