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…
Norton Children’s has offered families multiple surgical interventions to address complex craniofacial pathology for more than 30 years. Paul Tessier, M.D., the father of craniofacial surgery, planted the seed by training surgeons who practiced in Louisville. Advanced surgical technology and a new streamlined experience for families at Norton Children’s Neuroscience Institute, affiliated with the UofL…
A baseline concussion test provides data to measure functional change in an athlete, making it crucial to concussion care, according to Tad D. Seifert, M.D., a neurologist and sports concussion specialist who is director of the Norton Neuroscience Institute Sports Neurology Center. In addition to offering information about the athlete’s behavior when healthy, baseline concussion…
Here are six videos explaining pediatric casting techniques with pediatric orthopedists Jennifer M. Brey, M.D., and Laura K. Jacks, M.D., of Norton Children’s Orthopedics of Louisville, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine. Basic forearm casting technique Basic upper extremity splinting technique How to splint an ankle Sugar tong splint How to place a short…
The Norton Children’s Hospital emergency department’s clinical ultrasound program has been recognized for excellence in supervision, safety and education by the American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Ultrasound Accreditation Program (CUAP). The CUAP Management Award emphasizes best credentialing process, safety and best overall application. The CUAP last year accredited the Norton Children’s Hospital ultrasound program. The CUAP…
When a child presents with acute, sudden weakness, a neurologist needs to consider a broad spectrum of different diseases, according to Michael L. Sweeney, M.D., a pediatric neurologist with Norton Children’s Neuroscience Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine. “If someone is presenting with weakness that came on over the course of hours, it’s…
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 general surgery care connected to the Norton Children’s network. This network provides a collaboration between subspecialties, access to inpatient care and improved continuity of care through Epic…
Virginia F. Barbosa, M.D. Pediatric Psychiatry Sara “Sally” G. Diebold, M.D. Pediatrics Mary E. Knights, M.D. Pediatrics Joseph C. Pappalardo, M.D. Pediatrics Deborah I. Wallace, M.D. Pediatrics Sara Monroe, APRN Pediatrics Katherine S. Passafiume, APRN Neonatology Amy B. Willis, ARPN Critical Care
When a child is referred for short stature, pediatric endocrinologist Catalina Cabrera Salcedo, M.D., said providers first need to ask: Is the patient really short? Dr. Cabrera Salcedo, an endocrinologist with Norton Children’s Endocrinology, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, presented recently on “The Role of Genetic Testing in the Evaluation of Short Stature”…
Scott G. Bickel, M.D., had received an undergraduate degree in computer science when he decided he’d rather be interacting with patients than computer screens. Now a board-certified pediatric pulmonologist with Norton Children’s Pulmonology, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, Dr. Bickel devotes much of his work to cystic fibrosis, pulmonary function testing, medical education…