By Nora Ciancio Telemedicine has become mainstream practice in the United States. As patients continue to demand convenient access to care, often outside of business hours, providers now view telemedicine as a necessary service. The absence of some type of telehealth, through portal access, phone calls, or video messaging, can place practices at a … [Read more...] about Legal Perspectives on Telemedicine
Meeting the Global Need for Safe Surgical Care
By: Ramón Virasoro, MD – Urology of Virginia, PLLC, and Eastern Virginia Medical School The first time I visited the Dominican Republic (DR), I felt as if I were meeting friends I’d known for a long time. Each physician, nurse and technician was welcoming and full of compassion. They worked hard to care for their people and to make the most of the resources they had. As a … [Read more...] about Meeting the Global Need for Safe Surgical Care
Joseph F. Dilustro, MD, FACS
Chief of Neurosurgery, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters; Director, CHKD Surgical Specialty Group As the region’s senior provider of pediatric neurosurgery services, Dr. Joseph Dilustro handles an astonishingly wide variety of cases at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters. On any given day, he might be placing a shunt in a fragile premature … [Read more...] about Joseph F. Dilustro, MD, FACS
William H. McAllister, IV, MD
Riverside Hampton Roads Neurosurgical & Spine Specialists When William McAllister, IV enrolled at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, he fully intended to follow in the footsteps of his father, William III, who had studied journalism at UNC. The elder McAllister worked for The Virginian-Pilot as well as The Washington Post and The Wall Street … [Read more...] about William H. McAllister, IV, MD
Tina C. Rodrigue, MD, MS
Neurosurgical Associates, Norfolk; Staff Neurosurgeon, Sentara Norfolk General Hospital After two decades as a general neurosurgeon, Dr. Tina Rodrigue’s sense of wonder is still obvious when she discusses the intricacies of the nervous system. Her favorite work is perhaps the most delicate and dangerous: extracting tumors from the brain, pituitary gland and more … [Read more...] about Tina C. Rodrigue, MD, MS
