For colorectal surgeons, one question tends to come with the territory: Why would you ever choose this specialty? The three physicians featured in this edition have many reasons, all of which fuel their drive to make a difference in the lives of their patients. Their field is high-tech, complex, challenging and constantly evolving. They also often have the satisfaction of … [Read more...] about Navigating the Complexities of the Colon
Theresa S. Emory, MD
Peninsula Pathology Associates By Alison Johnson After 13 years living and practicing pathology in rural southwestern Virginia, Dr. Theresa Emory is painfully aware of how many uninsured and underinsured women never schedule screenings for breast and cervical cancer. She has seen diseases caught far too late, such as one breast tumor that had pierced through the … [Read more...] about Theresa S. Emory, MD
Laurie A. Salerno, aNP-BC
Primary Care Provider & Cardiac Nurse Practitioner, JenCare Neighborhood Medical Centers When Laurie Salerno started a Heart Failure Cardiology Clinic at her practice in 2015, she aimed high: she would take the sickest, most challenging, highest-cost patients and see if she could increase their healthy days and keep them out of the hospital. The impact was … [Read more...] about Laurie A. Salerno, aNP-BC
Advances in Imaging Devices Set the Pace for Cardiac Care
New technologies, from the heart-lung bypass machine in the 1950s to the miniaturized echocardiogram transducers of today, has changed the delivery of cardiac care. These advances in imaging tools and technologies, as well as in the size and capabilities of catheters, are improving cardiac treatment options and quality of life for patients in Hampton Roads and across the … [Read more...] about Advances in Imaging Devices Set the Pace for Cardiac Care
Lipid Management and Continuity of Care
By Linda G. P. Schneider, MD I have a distinct memory from medical school –around the time when studies began to emerge linking high cholesterol to heart disease– of my professor lecturing passionately in defense of the “natural hardening of arteries”. In this era of medicine, the widely held view was that the excess buildup of plaque in arteries, or atherosclerosis as we … [Read more...] about Lipid Management and Continuity of Care
