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Specialized Healthcare IT and Vascular Services

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Tier3MD provides specialized IT services for medical groups.  Advanced Vascular Resources offer a full range of diagnostic vascular studies and minimally-invasive corrective procedures.

IT Services

Mike & Sheryl Cherico talk medical IT svcs and Sean Yanes discusses AVR’s benefits to patients, podiatrists, and primary care physicians.

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Healthcare IT and Vascular Services

Today we learned how Tier3MD brings over 2 decades of healthcare IT installation and management to their medical clients.  Their full suite of IT services allow medical practices to reduce cost related to IT by  as much as half or more in some situations.  Mike & Sheryl Cherico discussed how provide consultation with practices considering a new EMR to help them choose the best one suited for their particular practice.  Their technologists are also versed in HIPAA requirements so they are able to insure their clients’ data controls are compliant with regulations.

Sean Yanes of Advanced Vascular Resources shared how AVR improves outcomes among patients suffering from PAD, carotid disease, migraine headaches, and many more problems related to vascular disease.  The multi-state physician practice takes a collaborative approach to their referral partners and work to compliment rather than replace their partners’ treatment plans.  AVR’s interventional radiologist, Dr. Doug Redd has been providing a high level of vascular interventions in the Atlanta area for many years.  Additionally, he served in academic roles at Emory prior to joining AVR’s Atlanta practice.

Special Guests:

Sheryl Cherico, CEO/Founder, Tier3MD  linkedin_small1  facebook_logo_small3  twitter_logo_small

  •  Licensed IT professional with over 20 years of experience in the field with heavy focus in medical practice IT needs
  • Oversaw installations of digital cardiac lab systems in numerous high-profile health systems nationally
  • Previous IT Director for one of the Southeast’s largest cardiology groups
  • Founder of Atlanta Medical Consulting Group
  • Volunteer, Georgia Breast Cancer Coalition

Sean Yanes, Director of Sales/Marketing, Advanced Vascular Resources  linkedin_small1  facebook_logo_small3  twitter_logo_small  google-plus-logo-red-265px

  • Extensive experience in management and relationship building within the healthcare device space, particularly within wound and vascular specialties
  • Multiple award winner for individual and team sales under his management
  • Has developed numerous programs for expanding physician practice referral bases
  • Education, Marketing/Business, Spring Hill College

Talking Facial Plastic Surgery with Dr. Mark Beaty

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On today’s show we’ll meet Dr. Mark Beaty.  In his practice he offers a wide variety of surgical and non-surgical procedures for patients seeking aesthetic procedures.  He is skilled in browlifts, facelifts, eyelid lifts, nasal restructuring, facial resculpturing, and others.  He also provides a number of non-surgical options for patients to consider including Ulthera, CoolSculpting, CoolSmoothing, injectables, resurfacing, and more.  Dr. Beaty uses a personal, individual approach with his patients, giving a full hour to new patient consultations.  This allows him to develop a plan of care that will be best suited for each unique patient he sees.

Special Guest:  Dr. Mark Beaty of Beaty Facial Plastic Surgery  

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  • Doctorate in Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
  • Residency, University of Iowa Department of Otolaryngology
  • Fellowship, Facial Plastic Surgery, Emory-Affiliated  Buckhead Facial Plastic Surgery
  • Board Certified in Facial Plastic Surgery and Otolaryngology
  • Recipient, Sir Harold Delf Gilles award for research evaluating effects of rhinoplasty techniques on nasal architecture

Transitional Care, Cardiology Services and Rehabilitation, and Hospital Medicine

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transitional care, hospital medicine, and cardiology services and rehabilitation

Dr. Wang of Salude, Dr. Kunjummen of Atlanta Heart Specialists, and Dr. Austin of Gwinnett Medcial Center Hospital Medicine

Dr. Alan Wang, Dr. Martin Austin, Dr. Binu Kunjummen

Dr. Alan Wang, Dr. Martin Austin, Dr. Binu Kunjummen

 

Transitional Care

This week we are highlighting several medical practices and services that the community could benefit from knowing about.  Salude is an upscale transitional care and rehabilitation facility focused on providing specialized short-term, in-patient rehabilitation care in a state-of-the-art environment. Atlanta Heart Specialists’ physicians deliver a full range of cardiology services, including state-of-the-art prevention, consultation, diagnostic and treatment, and rehabilitation care.  Gwinnett Medical Center’s Hospital Medicine program helps optimize the patient’s health outcomes by providing round-the-clock physician oversight of care for patients during their stay in the hospital.

Special Guests:

Dr. Alan Wang, MD, Medical Director of Salude twitter_logo_small  facebook_logo_small3  youtube logo

  • Doctorate in Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Residency, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  • Played key role in starting hospital medicine programs in four Emory hospitals
  • Former CMO, Emory Johns Creek Hospital
  • Recipient of numerous awards including Outstanding Teacher, Emory Family Medicine Residency and Emory Hospital Medicine Mark V for Overall Excellence in Hospital Medicine

Dr. Binu Kunjummen, MD, Interventional Cardiologist, Atlanta Heart Specialists    facebook_logo_small3  youtube logo

  • Doctorate of Medicine, Ross School of Medicine
  • Residency, Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center
  • Cardiology Fellowship, Tulane University
  • Pacemaker/Device Fellowship, Newark Beth Israel Hospital
  • Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, University of Texas
  • Numerous studies on percutaneous coronary artery and renal artery interventions

Dr. Martin Austin, MD, Hospital Medicine, Gwinnett Medical Center              

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  • Doctorate of Medicine New York University School of Medicine
  • Residency, Bellevue Hospital
  • Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Cancer Survivors Discuss Late Effects of Radiation

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Cancer Survivors

This week I am joined by two cancer survivors who successfully beat their cancers but ended up as part of the group of patients who have problems where they received radiation therapy, called “late effects of radiation”. For most patients who experience these issues the symptoms they experience get better with a few weeks of time and conservative measures. But for some, they persist and can have significant impact on quality of life.  The symptoms these patients experience depend upon where the radiation was administered on to the body.  They can include non-healing wounds on the gums, sometimes exposing the jaw bone (mandible), necrosis (cell death) of the jaw bone, breast pain, chronic diarrhea, bleeding with urination or bowel movements, bladder pain, painful bowel movements, and sensations of urinary and/or bowel frequency and urgency.  Hear how they were able to successfully treat their late effects of radiation with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

cancer survivors and late effects of radiation

Dick Cailouet and Dan Dodson, cancer survivors who are among the group who experienced late effects of radiation.

Special Guests

Dick Caillouet   facebook_logo_small3 twitter_logo_small Pinterest-logo google-plus-logo-red-265px

Dan Dodson  

  • 3 year survivor of tonsilar cancer  twitter_logo_small linkedin_small1 facebook_logo_small3 google-plus-logo-red-265px
  • CEO, Co-founder, Mastermind Marketing
  • Previously, CPA, HLB Gross Collins, PC
  • Expert in Involvement Marketing, having been published in numerous publications and speaking at trade shows on the subject.

Special Guest, Dr. Jocelyn Curry, Podiatry

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Special Guest Dr. Jocelyn Curry DPM

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Talking Podiatry with Dr. Jocelyn Curry DPM

Foot & Ankle Surgery

Dr. Jocelyn Curry talks about her expertise in foot/ankle care.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Podiatrist Dr. Jocelyn Curry, DPM of Ankle & Foot Centers of Georgia facebook_logo_small3  twitter_logo_small  linkedin_small1

This week I’m joined by Dr. Jocelyn Curry, DPM.  She is a podiatrist with Ankle & Foot Centers of Georgia.  She’ll talk about the variety of foot & ankle surgical and medical management services she provides in her Lithonia and Midtown office locations, including:  Surgical correction of bunions and hammertoes, heel pain/ plantar fasciitis, custom orthotics, reconstructive foot surgery for deformity, sports injuries, and workers compensation foot & ankle care.  Dr. Curry’s professional special interests are in forefoot surgery, tendon injury repair and diabetic limb reconstruction.

  • Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine, Temple University of Podiatric Medicine
  • Residency, Atlanta Department of Veterans Administration Medical Center
  • Member:  American Podiatric Medical Association, Georgia Podiatric Medical Association, American Diabetes Association

In her own words: Medicine has been her lifelong passion and she feels blessed when a patient puts their trust and health in her hands. Dr. Curry states “I treat every patient with the utmost respect and care, as if they were my own family member.  I enjoy meeting new patients daily and exploring the challenges of podiatric medicine.”

Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention Discussion

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Lower Extremity Amputation

Multi-Specialty Discussion On Prevention of Amputation

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention

In the US alone there are over 20,000 lower extremity amputations per month.  As many as 68% of them have not had a basic vascular study to determine if revascularization could help save the leg.  This week I’ll talk with Dr. Mohammad Sharif of Village Podiatry Centers, Dr. Doug Redd of Advanced Vascular Resources, and Dr. David Schwegman of Hyperbaric Physicians of Georgia.  They’ll be discussing the multi-specialty team approach that is necessary for the best outcomes in patients with limb-threatening wounds.  They will talk about important things patients need to know about.  This includes things such as how important it is to have a vascular study to see if peripheral vascular disease (PAD) is present.  It is important to know that simply checking pulses is not effective enough when lower extremity amputation is a potential outcome.  Patients with risk factors for lower extremity amputation need to be followed by a foot & ankle specialist such as a DPM for care along with a certified wound specialist (not just a doctor or nurse who does wound care).

Special Guests:

Dr. Mohammad Sharif, DPM of Village Podiatry Centers

  •  Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine, Dr. William Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine
  • Internship, University of Texas Health Science Center
  • Surgical Residency, Harris County Podiatric Surgical Residency Program
  • Board Certified in Foot & Reconstructive Ankle Surgery
  • Certified in Microvascular Surgery, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Dr. Doug Redd, MD of Advanced Vascular Resources of Atlanta

  •  Doctorate of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
  • Internship, Emory University Hospital
  • Residency, Diagnostic Radiology, Emory University Hospital
  • Fellowship, Angiography & Interventional Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Dr. David Schwegman, MD of Hyperbaric Physicians of Georgia

  •  Doctorate of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
  • Residency, Emergency Medicine, Ohio State University
  • Board Certified, Emergency Medicine
  • Certified Wound Specialist
  • Former Assist. Professor, Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Minimally-Invasive Treatments for Uterine Fibroids Avoid Hysterectomy

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Uterine Fibroids Treatment

Dr. Lipman and Dr. Alarcon discuss treating Uterine Fibroids without surgery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uterine Fibroids

Special guests Dr. John Lipman of Atlanta Interventional Institute and Dr. Carlos Alarcon of Marietta OB-GYN are featured on this week’s program. They share information about amazing minimally-invasive procedures and the multi-specialty team approach they use to treat uterine fibroids.

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