Norton Healthcare first in region to implant Watchman FLX for A-fib patients
Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Heart Rhythm Center is the first in the region to offer the Watchman FLX left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) implant, a device designed to prevent stroke in patients with certain […]
View moreNorton Healthcare providing Bamlanivimab for COVID-19 patients at risk of hospitalization
Norton Healthcare is making monoclonal antibody treatment Bamlanivimab available under the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization for certain patients at high risk for requiring hospitalization for COVID-19. We are fortunate to have extensive […]
View moreHelping kids have active lives and the chance to chase their dreams
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 […]
View moreInterventional treatments for episodic migraine
Interventional procedures may provide an option for patients with episodic migraine in cases where oral medications may be contraindicated because of comorbidities or because they don’t provide sufficient relief. Many of these treatments do not […]
View moreDiffuse midline glioma: A review of treatments for hydrocephalus
A review of patients with midline tumors suggests shunting may be a more robust treatment for hydrocephalus in pediatric and adult patients with diffuse midline gliomas. Charts of 43 consecutive midline tumor patients were reviewed […]
View moreSeamless progress through surgery, rehab and conditioning for injured quarterback
St. Xavier High School quarterback Jack Sivori can’t pinpoint the day he injured his shoulder. But as the 2019 football season progressed, throwing became more and more painful. “I couldn’t throw as hard, and I […]
View moreVesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in pediatric patients
Under normal circumstances, urine flows from the kidneys to the bladder through tubes called ureters. Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a condition that causes this flow to be reversed. VUR is most commonly diagnosed in infants and […]
View moreUofL pediatric nephrology providers are now with Norton Children’s Nephrology
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 nephrology care connected to the Norton Children’s […]
View moreUofL pediatric allergy and immunology providers are now with Norton Children’s Allergy & Immunology
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 allergy and immunology care connected to the […]
View moreDecember 2020 Norton Children’s Medical Group New Providers
Lisal J. Folsom, M.D. Pediatric Endocrinology Cody Welch, PA-C Neonatology Lindsay Bird, APRN Neonatology Wesley Thomas, APRN Neonatology William Hardin, LCSW Pediatric Neurology
View moreDecember 2020 Norton Medical Group new providers
Ramana V. Chennubhotla, M.D. Endocrinology Wander H. Martinez, M.D. Family Medicine Prateek Mathur, M.D. Hospital Medicine Amanda Bush, PA-C Hospital Medicine Abby L. Pennington, PA-C Cardiology Kayla M. Clark, APRN Medical Oncology Cynthia Foxx, APRN […]
View moreUofL pediatric providers are now with Norton Children’s Behavioral and Mental Health
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 behavioral and mental health services connected to […]
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