New Treatments and Challenges of Acute Stroke Care Advancements in stroke care are moving fast, leading to better outcomes for patients and new challenges for healthcare providers. “Just 5 to 10 years ago is like a different era in stroke treatment,” says Pankajavalli Ramakrishnan, MD, PhD, a neurointerventionalist at Riverside Health System. “There are stark … [Read more...] about Medical Update
My Favorite Charity
The Cornerstone Foundation John T. Sinacori, MD, EVMS Otolaryngology For the past 12 years, Dr. John Sinacori has spent a week each fall caring for ENT patients in what was once an isolated, neglected region on the northern coast of Honduras. Not long ago, residents in the impoverished municipality of Balfate had to travel for a full day to access medical … [Read more...] about My Favorite Charity
Advance Practice Providers
Congratulations, it is an Honor to Feature Kathy J. Green, MSN, FNP-BC TPMG – Neurology at Williamsburg Whenever she meets new patients, Kathy Green likens each one to an onion. Her job is to ask the questions that peel back their layers so she can understand them on a deeper level, which is when she can truly help them. Green, a nurse practitioner with TPMG … [Read more...] about Advance Practice Providers
Gilbert M. Snider, MD
Neurological Associates of Hampton Roads, P.C.; Chesapeake Regional Medical Group Neuroscience Institute At the beginning of his long career, people often asked Dr. Gilbert Snider why he would want to be a neurologist. Back in the 1970s and 80s, neurologists could diagnose patients with complex diseases but frequently couldn’t do much to help them. No one … [Read more...] about Gilbert M. Snider, MD
Crystal M. Proud, MD
Physician Partner, Children’s Specialty Group; Attending Physician, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters; Assistant Professor, Eastern Virginia Medical School As a subspecialist in pediatric neuromuscular neurology, Dr. Crystal Proud’s focus was once on optimizing quality of life for babies and children with severely shortened life expectancies – some less … [Read more...] about Crystal M. Proud, MD
