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 kinds of atrial fibrillation (A-fib). What is it? The Watchman FLX, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in…
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 expertise in the development and utilization of monoclonal antibodies in the treatment of a wide array of diseases. Bamlanivimab is…
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…
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 have adequate studies to support their use, particularly to the degree that regulatory bodies and insurers would permit. There are…
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 with approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) to determine the rate of hydrocephalus and the appropriate neurosurgical interventions. The…
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 young children. It can be classified as either primary or secondary, with a grading system between 1 (mild) and 5…
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 network. This network provides a collaboration between subspecialties, access to inpatient care and improved continuity of care through Epic electronic…
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 Norton Children’s network. This network provides a collaboration between subspecialties, access to inpatient care and improved continuity of care through…
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
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 Urgent Care Matthew Huffman, APRN Cardiology Christine Njogu, DNP, APRN Family Medicine Johnna Shown, APRN Neurology Pamela Stewart, APRN Neurosurgery
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 the Norton Children’s network of care. Norton Children’s Behavioral & Mental Health, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, provides…
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 infectious diseases 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…