Case study: Shunt relieves pressure from arachnoid brain cyst, allowing boy to continue leukemia treatment
The patient A 4-year-old boy presented to the hospital with fever, fatigue and weakness. He also complained of blurry vision. He had recently had nose bleeds and oral bleeding. A complete blood count showed pancytopenia, [...]
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Patients benefit from orthopedic and neuroscience team approach at Norton Leatherman Spine
Norton Leatherman Spine is named for Kenton D. Leatherman, M.D., a pioneering surgeon whose groundbreaking work treating scoliosis brought him worldwide renown. We’re still known as a place where patients can receive innovative surgery from [...]
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Surgeon with Kentucky roots and public health background joins Norton Surgical Specialists
When he spent time shadowing physicians in Eastern Kentucky, where he grew up, Jeffrey D. Howard, M.D., MBA, MPH, was struck by a rural doctor’s ability to take care of any case that came through […]
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Differentiating tics and other pediatric movement disorders
Pediatric movement disorders are characterized by impaired voluntary movements, abnormal involuntary movements or movements at inappropriate times. Tic disorders are the most common pediatric movement disorders and can be divided into motor tics and phonic […]
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October 2022 Norton Children’s Medical Group New Providers
Desarae Brymer, LCSW Pediatric Behavioral Medicine Amanda Bush, PA-C Pediatric Cardiothoracic Medicine Katherine S. Cecil, APRN Pediatric Surgery Minh D. Duong, M.D. Pediatric Nephrology Vanessa R. Goode, APRN Pediatric Gastroenterology Alexis R. Gyurjan, APRN […]
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Gynecologic oncologist Justin W. Gorski, M.D., Ph.D., joins Norton Cancer Institute
Justin W. Gorski, M.D., Ph.D., has joined Norton Cancer Institute, specializing in treating cancers of the female reproductive system, including ovarian, uterine and cervical cancers. Dr. Gorski is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist. He received his […]
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Super-refractory status epilepticus case study
The patient A 6-year-old girl was admitted to Norton Children’s Hospital on May 11, 2020, with uncontrolled seizures that progressed to status epilepticus. The challenge After maximal medical intervention, neurosurgery was consulted on June 12, […]
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CT angiography now a first-line tool in evaluating coronary artery disease patients
New American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidance strongly recommends coronary computed tomography (CT) imaging as a noninvasive, first-line tool for evaluating patients with stable chest pain suspected of having possible coronary artery disease […]
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October 2022 Norton Medical Group new providers
Lauren R. Albers, M.D. Cardiology Erika Banta, PA-C Hospital Medicine Edward Brown, PA-C General Surgery Sarika S. Chandiramani, M.D. Pulmonology Elissa Grider, APRN Environmental Medicine Matthew Heckroth, M.D. Hospital Medicine Haylee M. Kerber, APRN Neurology […]
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A dream job from the start
Sleep apnea was first diagnosed in 1965. For years, treatment was a tracheostomy, a surgery to bypass the upper airway obstruction. In the 1980s, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) took over as the leading treatment […]
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Norton Leatherman Spine adds female spine surgeon to the team
Spine surgeon Kathryn J. McCarthy, M.D., is a new addition to the Norton Leatherman Spine team. According to Dr. McCarthy, her aim is to bring a balance of current effective treatments and compassion to the [...]
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Study finds childhood obesity rates higher in Midwest
A recent in-depth study looking at regional differences in childhood obesity rates found higher average body mass index (BMI) z-scores in the Midwest and lower average z-scores in the South and West, compared with the [...]
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