Norton Audubon Hospital, Norton Brownsboro Hospital and Norton Women’s & Children’s Hospital have each been awarded an A from The Leapfrog Group’s spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. The Safety Grade assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to adult-service hospitals across the country, based on their performance in preventing medical errors, injuries,…
Nyagon G. Duany, M.D., is the newest orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist with Norton Orthopedic Institute. Dr. Duany earned her medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis. She completed an orthopedic surgery residency at Howard University, Washington, D.C., and a sports medicine fellowship with the University of Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Duany has…
Endobronchial lung volume reduction therapy is a new alternative to lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS) for many patients. Rather than removing diseased and ineffective lung tissue, endobronchial lung volume reduction therapy uses valves to essentially shut down the most diseased parts of the lung. Interventional pulmonologists place one-way valves in the areas of the lungs…
Norton Cancer Institute’s Comprehensive Lung Center has opened a second location at Norton Cancer Institute – Brownsboro in northeastern Jefferson County. Providers will see referred patients with abnormal lung findings at the new location on Wednesday afternoons from 1 to 5 p.m. The Comprehensive Lung Center is staffed by specialists in pulmonology, medical oncology, radiation…
Tiger Woods’ back surgery (Anterior lumbar interbody fusion – ALIF) was performed just less than two years before his comeback victory in the 2019 Masters. The procedure is a less invasive way to repair the L5/S1 – lowest disc in the spine at the pelvis. Tiger had three previous surgeries to relieve pain in the…
Episode two of the new “MedChat” podcast is now available; the podcast provides an option for convenient continuing medical education for physicians. This episode of the “MedChat” podcast addresses chronic pain management through complementary and integrative medicine, and is geared toward specialists in internal medicine, family medicine and other specialties that treat patients with chronic…
Norton Healthcare treats all patients with chronic hepatitis C regardless of F score or sobriety. Here’s what providers should know. Many factors can affect the plan of care to treat hepatitis C, including genotype of the virus, stage of liver disease, whether the patient has had previous treatment and what other health conditions the patient…
Speakers from Norton Children’s Neonatology and the University of Louisville School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics will present the latest recommendations and practice guidelines for common infectious complications affecting newborn infants. Dinner will be served. This activity is intended for physicians and advanced practice providers in pediatrics, family medicine and neonatology. Registration The registration deadline…
Child maltreatment is a significant concern in society today. The primary goal should always be to prevent child maltreatment; however, when abuse does occur it is important for everyone to know how to recognize signs and how to respond. The following will discuss strategies for how you can help with prevention, recognition and response for…
An innovative procedure at Norton Orthopedic Institute provides precise, computer-assisted guidance to surgeons performing knee replacement for patients with atypical bone structure. Those atypical anatomies can include scarring from prior surgery, a congenital condition or damage from injury. “Those surgeries are more complex than your typical knee replacement, because even though those patients healed from…
Norton Children’s Medical Center received accreditations from the American College of Radiology (ACR) in ultrasound, computed tomography (CT) scan and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Norton Children’s Medical Center, located on the Norton Brownsboro Hospital campus, joins Norton Children’s Hospital as a Norton Healthcare pediatric facility with these accreditations. ACR accreditation is recognized as the gold…
Jean O’Nan Bramer, M.D. Norton OB/GYN Associates – Downtown Medical degree: University of Kentucky College of Medicine Residency: University of Kentucky Medical Center Sarah K. Bray, APRN Norton Community Medical Associates – St. Matthews Degree: Bellarmine University Amanda Brown, APRN, DNP Norton Immediate Care Centers Degree: University of Kentucky Nicole M. Cirincione,…