The majority of children with epilepsy respond well to medications. However, 20% to 30% of patients with epilepsy have seizures that are difficult to control even with two or more appropriately chosen antiseizure medications. When seizures cannot be controlled by two or three medications, this is referred as refractory epilepsy. High seizure burden in children…
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 ear, nose, throat and audiology care connected to the Norton Children’s network. Norton Children’s ENT & Audiology, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, is composed of…
Norton Healthcare cut the ribbon on its newly renovated Norton Children’s Hospital pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), marking the completion of a $78 million expansion and renovation project to improve critical care services for children and expand a family-centered approach to treating the region’s sickest kids. The $9 million renovation of the PICU included transforming…
Addressing the emotional effects of cancer and its treatment on children and young adults can improve outcomes and help manage adverse effects of treatment. Norton Healthcare is presenting a three-part series drawing from a recent continuing medical education (CME) opportunity on evidence-based standards for care as applied to pediatric cancer patients and their families. The…
Norton Children’s Hospital has been verified as a Level I Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons Children’s Surgery Verification Quality Improvement Program. The verification means Norton Children’s Hospital meets standards that ensure that children facing surgery receive care under a pediatric multidisciplinary program with quality improvement and safety processes, data collection and…
Julianna R Brown, M.D. Pediatric Hospital Medicine Samantha Lucrezia, M.D. Pediatric Emergency Medicine Laura Workman, M.D. Pediatric Hospital Medicine Jessica R Richards, PA-C Pediatric Emergency Medicine Allison M Stein, APRN Pediatric Neurology Kristen Schorch, DNP, APRN Pediatric General Surgery Lindsay A Carter, APRN Pediatric Dermatology Amanda D Body, LCSW Pediatric Oncology
Norton Children’s Neuroscience Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, has created multidisciplinary clinics so children with spina bifida — and children with other complicated conditions — can see all subspecialists in one place during a single two- or three-hour visit. A child with spina bifida needs care from a number of specialists. As…
Meagan Molestina, APRN, practices with Norton Children’s Nephrology, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine. Meagan chose nephrology after caring for children as a registered nurse at Norton Children’s Infusion Center and providing renal care at the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center at Norton Children’s Hospital. Refer a patient Use Norton EpicLink to quickly…
Prenatal ultrasound increasingly is yielding reliable clubfoot diagnoses, giving parents a chance to prepare themselves and understand the condition. Still, there’s no replacement for a hands-on exam by a pediatrician. Idiopathic clubfoot is the most common type of clubfoot, with the other two being positional and syndromic. Clubfoot is an anomaly characterized by the sole…
With a Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), Norton Children’s Hospital can serve as “the beacon” for improved care for neonates across the region, according to Tamina R. Singh, M.D., the new medical director of the 101-bed unit. The Norton Children’s Hospital NICU is the only one in the region recognized as a Level…
A powerful new technology gives neurosurgeons at Norton Children’s Neuroscience Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, an incredible tool for planning complex surgeries and then sharing that information with patients and families in virtual reality (VR). The technology, called Surgical Theater, is capable of combining CT, MRI, fMRI and PET imaging into a…
Norton Children’s Neuroscience Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, brings pediatric neurosurgery, neurology, neuroradiology, pediatric rehabilitation and neuropsychology together in a collaborative role. “The goals are to provide excellent and convenient care for the patient and to bring different disciplines together,” said Vinay Puri, M.D., child neurologist-in-chief, Gretchen C. Rounsavall Medical Director in…