A recent study showed that biomarkers in mothers’ and babies’ blood may be the key to providing doctors with information they need to identify newborns who are at increased risk for brain injury following cardiac surgery. "Early diagnosis of brain injury is critical in delivering a timely intervention," says Barbara Weissman, MD, associate professor of pediatrics at ... Continue Reading

Northside Hospital has expanded its radiology services with the opening of a new outpatient medical imaging center, Northside/Sugar Hill, in Buford, Ga. All images are read and interpreted by an on site, board-certified radiologist, assisted by Northside’s staff of registered technologists. Through the hospital’s Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS), ... Continue Reading

Said Elshihabi, MD, has joined WellStar Medical Group, Neurosurgery. Dr. Elshihabi earned his doctorate of medicine from the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in San Antonio. At the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, he completed an internship in general surgery and neurosurgical residency. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in healthcare ... Continue Reading

Rajesh Laungani, M.D., director of robotic urology, and Nikhil Shah, D.O., chief of minimal access and robotic surgery, have opened a new practice, Piedmont Physicians Urology Specialists, at Piedmont West Medical Office Park. The practice is part of Piedmont Physicians Group. Dr. Laungani specializes in laparoscopic and robotic oncology, robotic prostatectomy, robotic ... Continue Reading

Piedmont Henry Hospital launched its coronary angioplasty program a year ago under the direction of cardiologist Muthusamy Sekar, M.D. On February 28, 2011, staff at Piedmont Henry Hospital performed the first coronary angioplasty. Since that day, more than 487 coronary angioplasties have taken place at Piedmont Henry Hospital. That is nearly double the number of procedures ... Continue Reading

The following physicians were recently re-elected as Northeast Georgia Medical Center’s medical staff officers for the year 2012: Tim Scully, MD, chief of staff; and Ron Lewis, MD, vice chief of staff. Dr. Scully is a cardiologist with Northeast Georgia Heart Center and has been on staff since 1991. Dr. Lewis a general surgeon with Northeast Georgia Physicians Group ... Continue Reading

Seven physicians from Resurgens Orthopaedics—Georgia’s largest orthopaedic practice—were named as Top Docs in orthopaedics on U.S. News & World Report’s  health website. Drs. Erroll J. Bailey, Tapan K. Daftari, Robert A. Kelly, Kenneth J. Kress, Douglas W. Lundy, Byron D. Rosenstein, and Yvonne E. Satterwhite were included in the listing. U.S. News & World ... Continue Reading