The May 9, 2019, Integrative Health & Wellness Symposium is devoted to caring for the whole person, including holistic and wellness strategies. Continuing education credits will be provided. This activity is intended for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nursing professionals and other health care providers in primary care and specialties such as obstetrics and gynecology,…
Norton Medical Group has established a dedicated phone number for providers or patients to arrange OB/GYN care. For new or follow-up OB/GYN appointments, providers and patients can call (502) 629-4GYN (4496). A coordinator will ensure that the proper appointment is scheduled. Appointments the same day and next day are available.
Physicians can now access convenient continuing medical education through the “MedChat” podcast. “MedChat” is a monthly podcast that fills a unique professional gap and is structured around a conversation addressing key issues for each topic. “MedChat” podcasts last 30 minutes, so you can listen on your way to work, while walking the dog, eating your…
The Maternal Opiate Substance Treatment (MOST) Program is an addiction treatment program designed specifically for pregnant women with a substance abuse disorder. The program is designed to reduce the stigma for pregnant women with substance use disorders by providing prenatal and addiction treatment in the same clinic serving other women with high-risk pregnancies. Below are…
Heart disease kills more Americans than any other disease, and according to the American Heart Association, African Americans may face a higher risk for heart disease compared with other groups. Kelly C. McCants, M.D., cardiologist and medical director of Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Advanced Heart Failure Program, said uncontrolled high blood pressure is the…
Pediatric orthopedic surgeons at Norton Children’s Orthopedics of Louisville recently printed a 3D model of a patient’s severely curved spine to prepare with greater precision for her complex surgery. The 3D model of Gracie Latkovski’s spine was used to create custom-made drill guides for each of her affected vertebra. Joshua W. Meier, M.D., and his…
Nyagon G. Duany, M.D. For appointments, call (502) 629-5580. Medical degree: Indiana University School of Medicine Residency: Orthopedic surgery, Howard University Fellowship: Sports medicine, Wellington Sports Medicine/University of Cincinnati Anne Buck, PA-C Norton Leatherman Spine – Brownsboro Norton Leatherman Spine – Downtown Degree: University of Kentucky Liane M. Dean, APRN Norton…
Audrey Sims’ first clue that her twins’ birth would be complicated came at 14 weeks of pregnancy, when a routine ultrasound found that one of her sons, Aiden, had a cystic hygroma, a fluid collection on the neck. Audrey’s OB/GYN at King’s Daughters’ Hospital in Madison, Indiana, referred Audrey and her husband, Andrew, to Norton…
Norton Children’s Heart Institute, affiliated with the University of Louisville, includes an expansive outreach service, with 29 participating sites in the region. These sites, throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana, link directly to Norton Children’s Hospital and the specialists at Norton Children’s Heart Institute. Technicians perform echocardiograms on patients from in utero to young adults to…
If you have a patient with a congenital heart disease, you want to make sure he or she gets quality care. But it’s also comforting to know your patient will be well supported and guided through the often complex world of specialist medical care. Stacie Hartlage, R.N., is nurse navigator with Norton Children’s Heart Institute,…
Norton Neuroscience Institute is offering a new treatment for brain aneurysms. According to Tom Yao, M.D., neurosurgeon with Norton Neuroscience Institute, the Woven EndoBridge (WEB) device was approved by the Food and Drug Administration recently. Norton Neuroscience Institute is one of the first two centers in Kentucky to offer the procedure. “The WEB device potentially represents one…
Norton Children’s Cancer Institute provides the latest in pediatric cancer treatments, programs for treating rare tumors and blood disorders, a blood and marrow transplant program, and resources to support the needs of young patients and the entire family. Norton Children’s Cancer Institute features a skilled cancer care team that is completely focused on the needs…