By Kimberly P. Champney, M.D., MSCR From ATLANTA Medicine, 2012, Women's Health, Vol. 83, No. 1 National public awareness campaigns for heart disease in women from the American Heart Association and other organizations have seen initial success. Between 1997 and 2006, the number of women recognizing that the leading cause of death among women is heart disease increased ... Continue Reading
Mahmoud Barrie, M.D., Discusses Barrett’s Esophagus: An Update on New Developments
By Mahmoud Barrie, M.D. From ATLANTA Medicine, 2012, Gastroenterology, Vol. 82, No. 4 Barrett’s esophagus continues to be an evolving condition due to continued improvements in the areas of definition, pathophysiology, surveillance, diagnosis and therapeutic options. Definition The definition of Barrett’s esophagus in the United States has remained relatively ... Continue Reading
Cesarean Section: A Look Back…and Forward
By Kirsten Franklin, M.D., FACOG From ATLANTA Medicine, 2012, Women’s Health, Vol. 83, No. 1 Cesarean section has been around for hundreds of years but not without serious consequences for the mother. Originally the procedure was used postmortem to satisfy religious and cultural requirements that the dead infant be buried separately from the mother. There are early ... Continue Reading
Dr. Michael Doherty Discusses Why Doctors Are Choosing Large Multispecialty Groups Over Private Practice
by Michael F. Doherty, M.D. From ATLANTA Medicine, 2011, Career Options in Medicine, Vol. 82, No. 5 Over the past decade, the number of physicians in solo practice, small groups and physician-owned practices has decreased while those working in hospital-owned practices, integrated delivery systems and larger group practices of various types have grown. The shift is driven ... Continue Reading
Dr. Iqbal Garcha Performs Georgia’s First Single-Incision Robotic Surgery
Dr. Iqbal Garcha recently performed the state’s first-ever Single-Site™ surgery, using the da Vinci® Surgical System. The procedure, a cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal), was performed Feb. 2 by at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. In a traditional laparoscopic and robotic surgery, surgeons make several small incisions for the instruments and camera needed to ... Continue Reading
Dr. John McBroom Performs World’s First Robotic HIPEC Treatment for Ovarian Cancer
Dr. John McBroom, gynecological oncologist, recently performed the first Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemoperfusion (HIPEC), a minimally invasive robotic treatment for ovarian cancer, at Northside Hospital. During the procedure, Dr. McBroom used the robot to remove all visible adhesions and cancer within the patient’s abdominal cavity prior to starting HIPEC. This marks ... Continue Reading
Nanette Wenger, MD, an Emory Cardiologist, Receives American Heart Association’s Highest Honor
The American Heart Association’s Council on Clinical Cardiology has honored renowned Emory cardiologist Nanette Wenger, MD, with its highest accolade, the James B. Herrick Award, for her profound impact on clinical cardiology practice. Wenger is a professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, and former chief of cardiology at Grady ... Continue Reading
Suresh Ramalingam, MD – Chair of Thoracic Malignancies Committee for ECOG
Suresh Ramalingam, MD, director of the division of medical oncology in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and a leader of Winship’s Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics Program, has been named chair of the thoracic malignancies committee for the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG), one of the ... Continue Reading
Craig Mines, M.D. – Orthopedic Surgeon
Craig Mines, M.D. is an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist. He graduated from Albany Medical College and was certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery in 2002. Dr. Mines provides sports medicine to local high schools and serves as volunteer medical director for the Atlanta Fire Hockey Program, evaluating player injuries. Dr. Mines recently ... Continue Reading
Dr. Ronald Steis – Oncologist
A respected medical oncologist, Dr. Ronald Steis was recognized as the Medical Honoree at American Cancer Society’s 2011 Evening of Hope event held in April. Dr. Steis is a physician with Atlanta Cancer Care, a medical oncology practice. Dr. Steis was selected for this honor for the work he does for cancer patients in the Atlanta community. He currently serves as ... Continue Reading
Russell Rosenberg, MD
A recent sleep study titled 'Workplace Power Outage' found that nearly 1 in 4 American office workers have taken a nap at work. In response to the study results, Dr. Russell Rosenberg, currently the Vice Chairman of the National Sleep Foundation and Director of the Atlanta School of Sleep Medicine and Technology, said "the findings...support the link between sleep and workplace ... Continue Reading
Gary A. Levengood, MD
Gary A. Levengood, M.D., Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon and Founder of Sports Medicine South L.L.C, has been practicing for nearly 20 years offering the most advanced, orthopedic treatments to help restore his patient’s natural mobility. In an effort to achieve superior results, Dr. Levengood offers customized knee resurfacing implants designed uniquely for each ... Continue Reading
Nancy Collop, M.D., Director of Emory Sleep Center
Nancy Collop, MD, a nationally recognized expert in sleep medicine, has been named director of the Emory Sleep Center. She also will have a primary appointment in the Emory School of Medicine as professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, and a secondary appointment as professor of neurology. Collop comes to Emory from Johns ... Continue Reading
Stuart Knechtle, M.D. Named Children’s Chief of Liver Transplant Surgery
Stuart Knechtle, M.D. recently joined Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta as Chief of Pediatric Liver Transplant Surgery, Surgical Director of the Liver Transplant Program and the Carlos and Marguerite Mason Chair for Liver Transplant Surgery. Dr. Knechtle will also remain Chief of the Division of Transplantation and Professor of Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine ... Continue Reading
Atlanta-area allergist Dr. George Gottlieb develops treatment for reactions to chemotherapy.
George Gottlieb, M.D., FAAIA, FACA, Diplomate, American Board of Allergy and Immunology, in partnership with DeKalb Medical's Kahn Outpatient Cancer Center, offers a rapid desensitization treatment program that allows cancer patients who are allergic to their chemotherapy medication to receive the drug that is most effective for their cancer diagnosis. Until recently, ... Continue Reading
