Fulfilling a Promise
February 1, 2012
PIKEVILLE It was just one year ago when Pikeville Medical Center president and CEO Walter E. May announced the hospital’s affiliation with Cleveland Clinic’s Heart
Until December, all the best,
Gil Dunn
Editor/Publisher MD-Update
PIKEVILLE It was just one year ago when Pikeville Medical Center president and CEO Walter E. May announced the hospital’s affiliation with Cleveland Clinic’s Heart
LEXINGTON A Central Kentucky cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon will be the first in Kentucky to provide a minimally invasive graft for the treatment of previously
Neuroendocrine and Neuro-Oncology Specialists Join Markey’s Team LEXINGTON Two new specialists have joined the oncology team at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center. Lowell
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LOUISVILLE Physicians at Jewish Hospital are changing the prognosis for Kentuckians with severe aortic stenosis. Primarily a disease of the elderly, cardiothoracic surgeon Matthew Williams,
LEXINGTON The health care system has become increasingly more complex and unfortunately the patient is left trying to find their way through the labyrinth of
Cardiologist Jesse Adams, III, MD, describes the relationships of professional and community organizations such as the American Academy of Cardiologists (ACC) and the American Heart
NEW ALBANY, IN In medicine, most new therapies require years of slow, methodical research and face at least a moderate amount of resistance to change
Unlike the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) which publishes a Work Plan each year, the Department of Medicaid Services
A well designed garden is like a West Highland Terrier, they refuse to be ignored. The magnetic mystery of a garden attracts us for many
LOUISVILLE When asked about the forms of electrophysiological congenital conditions he sees in his practice as a pediatric cardiologist, Juan Villafañe, MD, FACC, FHRS-CCDS, FAAP,
LEXINGTON Research is an essential scientific tool to evaluate the latest, most advanced therapeutic and diagnostic methods. Because heart disease is so prevalent in central
As the new Editor-in-Chief of M.D. UPDATE, I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with the Kentucky healthcare community in a new capacity.
LOUISVILLE Interventional cardiologist William C. Dillon, MD, with Louisville Cardiology Group, part of Baptist Medical Associates, estimates that 90 percent of cardiac catheterizations performed in
Last year was one of the most challenging ever for investors and advisors alike. In fact, a member of my peer council titled his year
LEXINGTON The human brain is an amazing thing. Our brains do an incredible job of compensating and adapting when changes take place in our system(s)
NEW ALBANY, IN. The history of medicine is an interesting field. When you look at some of the milestones in cardiology, you can go as
Commonwealth Cancer Center Joins Markey Cancer Network DANVILLE – Commonwealth Cancer Center is the newest member of UK HealthCare’s Markey Cancer Center Affiliate Network. The
GEORGETOWN Hospitalists enjoy a unique distinction. They are members of the fastest growing medical specialty ever. Hospital medicine has been growing hand over fist since
LOUISVILLE Have you ever thought about the technology that powers wireless, motion-sensing gaming systems like the Nintendo Wii or the way your smart phone knows