Kendal K. Stephens, M.D., brings practicing OB/GYN experience to maternal-fetal medicine specialty
Kendal K. Stephens, M.D., spent a decade as a practicing OB/GYN before entering a maternal-fetal medicine fellowship. Now, Dr. Stephens is eager to consult with obstetricians caring for high-risk pregnancies. “Patients often want to deliver […]
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Same-day appointments for urgent needs available with Norton Children’s Gynecology expansion
When a child needs to see a gynecologist for the first time, it can create some understandable anxiety. Caring pediatric and adolescent gynecology providers who understand the unique care needed by kids, teens and young […]
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Clinic available for clubfoot treatment
Clubfoot, sometimes referred to as club leg, affects roughly 1 out of 1,000 births. Clubfoot involves four primary deformities (midfoot cavus, forefoot adduction, hindfoot varus, and equinus contracture) that result in the ankle being stuck […]
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Neurosurgeon gives pediatric epilepsy surgery candidates’ families decision-making tools
The choices parents have to face when considering elective brain surgery to treat refractory epilepsy can be overwhelming. Pediatric neurosurgeon Ian S. Mutchnick, M.D. M.S., and the refractory epilepsy team at Norton Children’s Neuroscience Institute, […]
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UofL pediatric pulmonology providers are now with Norton Children’s Pulmonology
The affiliation between Norton Healthcare, UofL Physicians – Pediatrics and the University of Louisville School of Medicine makes it easier for children and their families to access comprehensive pulmonology care connected to the Norton Children’s […]
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Immunotherapy treatment now available in Kentucky for children with refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
Norton Children’s Cancer Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, now offers CAR-T immunotherapy treatment for children who have difficult-to-treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Norton Children’s Cancer Institute is the only pediatric cancer program […]
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November 2020 Norton Children’s Medical Group New Providers
Hannah Francis, M.D. Internal Medicine and General Pediatrics Norton Inpatient Specialists and Norton Children’s Neonatology, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine Libby Mims, M.D. Pediatrics Norton Children’s Cancer Institute, affiliated with the UofL School […]
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Using autologous stem cell transplant to avoid neurocognitive adverse effects in young medulloblastoma patient
In 2016, not long after his 4th birthday, Jameson Milby began experiencing headaches, nausea and vomiting. The Milby family’s pediatrician, James A. Tavelli, M.D., with Norton Children’s Medical Group – Okolona, ordered an MRI, which […]
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Integration brings closer alignment of UofL pediatric cardiologists with Norton Children’s Heart Institute
The affiliation between Norton Healthcare, UofL Physicians – Pediatrics and the University of Louisville School of Medicine makes it easier for children and their families to access comprehensive heart care connected to the Norton Children’s […]
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Screening adolescents with diabetes for depression and anxiety
New research into screening adolescents with diabetes for depression and anxiety found the Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety (PHQ-4) screening tool can identify adolescents who would benefit from further evaluation by a behavioral […]
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Online training available for providers to advocate for childhood immunizations
The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) has launched a program to equip health care providers with resources to confront vaccine hesitancy and immunization delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kristina A. Bryant, M.D., specialist with […]
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UofL pediatric sleep medicine providers are now Norton Children’s Sleep Medicine
The affiliation between Norton Healthcare, UofL Physicians – Pediatrics and the University of Louisville School of Medicine makes it easier for children and their families to access comprehensive sleep disorder treatments connected to the Norton […]
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