Good Shepherd trains residents; some practice in East Texas 6/19/16
Nithin Nayini, MD SGU ’13, chose to start his career at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Texas as a hospitalist. https://www.news-journal.com
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Orlando medical examiner: ‘It looked like they just laid down’ 6/16/16
Joshua Stephany, MD SGU ’00, the Chief Medical Examiner in Florida District 9, is visited by CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta to discuss his role in overseeing the autopsy process following the Pulse tragedy in Orlando. http://www.cnn.com
In Orlando, young Nebraska doctor found himself in trauma center full of ‘absolute chaos’ 6/14/16
Nicholas Sakis, MD SGU ’15, a surgery resident at Orlando Regional Medical Center, found himself in the throes of rescue efforts following the Pulse tragedy in Orlando. http://www.starherald.com
Vo chosen as May Resident of the Month 5/19/16
Bradly Vo, MD SGU ’15, became the first-ever first-year resident to be named Resident of the Month at Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine. http://www.huntingtonnews.net
New OB/GYN Center at Summit opens in Wheatfield 5/12/16
The OB/GYN Center at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center is now seeing patients at its recently opened second location. The center’s new office is called The OB/GYN Center at Summit and is in Suite 650 at the Summit Healthplex, 6934 Williams Road, Wheatfield. Three new full-time physicians, including Hannah Bailey, MD SGU ‘ 08, will […]
Wilson joins the Great Falls Clinic Surgery Department 4/13/16
Charles R. Wilson, MD SGU ’03, FACS, a board certified surgeon, joined the Great Falls Clinic. Wilson has more than seven years of experience in general surgery. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Surgery and a fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He brings additional expertise in advanced laparoscopic surgery. http://www.greatfallstribune.com
Dr. G. Richard Olds Addresses America’s Imminent “Million-Doctor Shortage” on MarketWatch 4/1/16
http://www.marketwatch.com Without those doctors, our medical system is “putting out forest fires — just treating the patients when they get really sick,” said Dr. Richard Olds, the chief executive officer of the Caribbean medical school St. George’s University, who is attempting to use his institution’s resources to help alleviate the shortage.
Have Primary care physicians gone the way of the dinosaur? 3/10/16
http://www.northjersey.com “It is true that there is a shortage of primary care physicians, and it is looming to be even greater,” said Dr. Fred Jacobs, executive vice president of St. George’s University in Grenada and chair of its Department of Medicine.
New York needs foreign medical schools’ students 3/9/16
http://www.crainsnewyork.com Within 10 years, the United States will be short 31,000 primary-care physicians. U.S. medical schools bear some responsibility for that shortage: Two-thirds of their graduates become specialists.
New Gastroenterologist Brings Specialized Skill to Albany Med’s Digestive Disease Center 3/5/16
Sven Hida, MD SGU ’03, a gastroenterologist with specialized training and knowledge of advanced interventional endoscopy, has joined Albany Medical Center’s Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Dr. Hida recently performed the hospital’s first peroralendoscopic myotomy (POEM) procedure, an incision-less surgery that corrects swallowing and digestive disorders. http://www.healthcanal.com