Piedmont Atlanta Hospital is offering a new minimally invasive treatment for emphysema. The treatment, using the Zephyr® Valve System, is groundbreaking because it is the first FDA-approved procedure for emphysema that is minimally invasive, meaning no incision or cutting is required. “This new treatment option is a life-changer for people with emphysema and severe COPD,” ... Continue Reading
Denise Jamieson, MD, MPH, Appointed Emory Chair of Gynecology and Obstetrics
Emory University School of Medicine has appointed Denise J. Jamieson, MD, MPH, as chair of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and chief of gynecology and obstetrics for Emory Healthcare, beginning July 1, 2019. Jamieson was named James Robert McCord Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics and vice chair for population health in 2017, after serving as an adjunct ... Continue Reading
13th Annual Emory Women and Heart Disease Conference to be Held on August 24
Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital and the Emory Women’s Heart Center is sponsoring the 13th Annual Emory Women and Heart Disease Conference on August 24th at the Hyatt Regency Perimeter, Atlanta. Using clinical based cases, the conference will focus on the benefits of comprehensive and coordinated care by a team of cardiovascular providers. Additionally, it will cover the ... Continue Reading
Dr. Brent Sharpe of Georgia Urology Offers Retroperitoneal Approach
Dr. Brent Sharpe, who has brought six new robotic procedures to Northeast Georgia, is offering robotic retroperitoneal kidney surgery. Using the XI DaVinci System, Dr. Sharpe can perform renal procedures by entering behind the peritoneum, which is the membrane forming the lining of the abdominal cavity. “Retroperitoneal robotic surgery has the advantage of not having to ... Continue Reading
CALM-2 Clinical Trial Enrolling up to 300 Drug-Resistant Hypertension Patients
The Emory Heart & Vascular Center is participating in an FDA-approved pivotal trial, called CALM-2 (Controlling And Lowering blood pressure with MobiusHDÒ), of a novel catheter-based, non-surgical procedure to treat patients with drug-resistant hypertension. Many people struggle to control their blood pressure to targeted levels, despite taking multiple antihypertensive ... Continue Reading
Kyle Hammond, MD Named Falcons Head Team Physician
Kyle Hammond, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon at the Emory Sports Medicine Center, has been named the Atlanta Falcons’ Head Team Physician after serving as an associate team physician for the organization over the last three years. Brandon Mines, MD, will continue to serve in the role as the Atlanta Falcons Primary Care Sports Medicine Specialist. An innovator in sports medicine, ... Continue Reading
New Minimally Invasive Valve Replacement Technology in Patient with Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
A team of doctors with Piedmont Heart Institute’s Marcus Heart Valve Center performed the first REPRISE IV clinical trial Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure in the United States using the LOTUS Edge Aortic Valve System for a patient with bicuspid valve disease. The LOTUS Edge valve is a medical device for patients with severe aortic valve stenosis, a ... Continue Reading
Dr. Keith Osborn joins Northside Hospital Orthopedic Institute
Fellowship trained, board-certified spine surgeon Dr. Keith Osborn has joined the Northside Hospital Orthopedic Institute’s team of orthopedic and sports medicine providers. Dr. Osborn has extensive experience in treating the entire spectrum of spine care. He specializes in complex spinal reconstruction but is equally comfortable counseling school and professional athletes, ... Continue Reading
Dr. James Fortenberry Named Chief Physician Officer of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has appointed James Fortenberry, MD, MCCM, FAAP, as Chief Physician Officer. Dr. Fortenberry, who previously served as Pediatrician-in-Chief and Interim Chief Physician Officer, will be a member of the Children’s executive team and continue to serve in a clinical capacity as a critical care medicine physician. “Dr. Fortenberry has made an ... Continue Reading
Dr. Matthew Hoffman joins Pulmonary and Critical Care of Atlanta
Pulmonary and Critical Care of Atlanta announced Dr. Matthew Hoffman as the newest physician at its practice in Sandy Springs. Dr. Hoffman joins a team of medical professionals who are trained in internal medicine, pulmonary and critical care. Dr. Hoffman is board-certified in pulmonary and critical care medicine. He received is Doctor of Medicine from Emory University ... Continue Reading
Michael Burnett Named CEO of Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
Piedmont Healthcare has named Michael Burnett, who is coming off a seven-year tenure as CEO of Piedmont Fayette Hospital, as CEO of Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, the system’s East Clinical Hub. Burnett, who will begin his new role on May 1, replaces Charles Peck, M.D., who has accepted a position as a managing director with Navigant. Burnett, who joined Piedmont ... Continue Reading
Piedmont Heart Physicians Help Co-Author Heart Failure Study
Piedmont Heart Institute physicians David A. Dean, M.D., and Arun Krishnamoorthy, M.D., members of the Samsky Advanced Heart Failure Center, served as investigators on the ground-breaking Momentum 3 study that demonstrated a new Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD), which is designed to improve the quality of and to prolong the lives of advanced heart failure patients, has ... Continue Reading
Emory Women’s Center expands, opens second clinic in Johns Creek
Emory Women’s Center recently held a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its second clinic in Johns Creek. "We delivered 371 babies the year that we opened," says Marilyn Margolis, CEO of Emory Johns Creek Hospital. "In 2018, we delivered 1,187, and now I’m sure that our deliveries will continue to grow. We are excited to provide women and children the ... Continue Reading
Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Opens Sickle Cell Outpatient Clinic in Columbus
The Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta announced today expanded its sickle cell and hematology program to include outpatient services starting March 27. The Columbus Sickle Cell Clinic will be operated by Aflac Cancer Center pediatric hematologists and nurses with the goal of better serving children and families in the Columbus ... Continue Reading
Northside Hospital Cancer Institute Expands Immunotherapy Treatment
Northside Hospital Cancer Institute (NHCI) Immunotherapy Program now offers access to another chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapy for treatment of adult acute lymphoid leukemia and certain types of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Kymriah CAR T-cell therapy is made from a patient’s own white blood cells, the prescription cancer treatment is used in patients up to 25 ... Continue Reading
