Health Connect South and Medical Association of Georgia

Posted on September 3, 2014March 21, 2015

Russ Lipari of Health Connect South

Health Connect South and Medical Association of Georgia

This week on TopDocsRADIO I sat down with Russ Lipari, Founder and CEO of Health Connect South and Donald Palmisano, CEO and Executive Director of the Medical Association of Georgia.

The mission of Health Connect South is to improve the health of our community by acting as a nexus for gathering of healthcare resources in the region to enhance and facilitate collaboration. The purpose of bringing these robust resources together is to expand awareness of data, logistics assets, research efforts, initiatives, etc. By bringing experts together from the various sectors that face the healthcare space, the door is opened to expose as-yet unrealized opportunities to make large impacts on a variety of major health concerns affecting our population. Health Connect South is hosting their inaugural event coming up September 15, with a few of the limited attendee slots left available. On the show, Russ talks about the launch of the organization, its upcoming event 9/15, and discusses the many companies, thought leaders, and health entities coming together to help our community become the premier epicenter for healthcare in the country.

Donald Palmisano, CEO/Exec. Dir. of Medical Association of Georgia

The Medical Association of Georgia is the primary medical association for the physician community in Georgia. Their membership has representation from all specialties and all healthcare delivery settings. They serve as a collecting and distribution hub of academic data that can help clinicians advance their practices to reflect current research. And the association is very active in one of their core functions, serving as the voice of the medical community at the state capital and beyond to help insure legislation that is passed does not hinder the ability of our community’s physicians in their ability to provide the quality of care our citizens deserve. On this episode, Donald Palmisano, CEO/Exec. Dir. of MAG talks about efforts underway to address ACA issues, Medicare reform, and the association’s efforts to raise awareness about prescription drug abuse through their “Think About It” program. Be sure to register for MAG’s upcoming Annual Meeting at Callaway Gardens 10/18.

Special Guests

Russ Lipari, Founder/CEO of Health Connect South

Russ Lipari

Graduate, Harvard Business School
MPA, Georgia State University
Principal, Fortis Group Real Estate Holdings
Marshall Memorial Fellow/The German Marshall Fund of the United States
President, CEO of Validus Group LLC
The Carter Center, Board of Counsilors
Chairman, Health Leadership Council, United Way of Greater Atlanta

Donald Palmisano, CEO, Executive Director of Medical Association of Georgia

Donald Palmisano

JD Law, Loyola School of Law
Board of Directors, Physician Advocacy Institute
Medical Payment Subcommitte Member, State Board of Workers’ Compensation
Treasurer, Board of Directors, Physicians’ Institute for Excellence in Medicine
Former Director, Government Relations/General Counsel/Director, GAMPAC

Dr. Rheudasil of Emory Heart and Vascular Institute and Georgia Vascular Society

Posted on August 27, 2014March 21, 2015

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Dr. Rheudasil talks about Emory Heart & Vascular Institute and GVS.

Emory Heart and Vascular Institute and Georgia Vascular Society

This week on Top Docs RADIO we sat down with Dr. Mark Rheudasil of Emory Heart and Vascular Institute. We talked about the specialty of vascular surgery, new advances in minimally-invasive endovascular procedures, and upcoming events with Georgia Vascular Society. Dr. Rheudasil shared some feelings about why he enjoys his chosen specialty as much as he does and when it’s advisable to be seen by the specialists of Emory Heart and Vascular Institute.

He talked about his membership with the Georgia Vascular Society and how it helps the vascular specialists across the state of Georgia stay in contact with each other to share best practices, new research, and other important information they provide through their educational conferences. Our physician practice has worked with Emory Heart and Vascular Institute for many years, collaborating on countless patients with limb-threatening wounds. Be sure to consider a consult with this practice should you or a loved one find themselves in need of evaluation for vascular disease of the extremities, aorta, carotids, and more.

Special Guest:

Dr. Mark Rheudasil, MD of Emory Heart and Vascular Institute and Georgia Vascular Society

Dr. Mark Rheudasil

Doctorate of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Residency, Emory University Hospital
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Board Certified in surgery and vascular surgery
Published articles in several medical journals including The Journal of Vascular Surgery, American Surgeon and The Journal of the Medical Association of Georgia

Village Podiatry Centers and Extremity Health Care

Posted on August 22, 2014March 21, 2015

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Dr. David Helfman talks about how Village Podiatry became one of the largest podiatry practices in the Southeast.

Village Podiatry Centers and Extremity Health Care

This week I sat down with Dr. David Helfman, DPM. He’s founder and CEO of Village Podiatry Centers and Chairman of the Board for Extremity Health Care. We discussed how he was able to grow the practice from a solo office in 1992 to having 30 locations in the Atlanta Metro area.

We learned that they look for doctors who possess ten or more years of training and board certified or board eligible. Village Podiatry Centers’ physicians have contributed editorial and content contribution on a number of text books in academic podiatry reference books. The reference materials Village Podiatry surgeons have contributed to are in use in podiatric schools across the US and abroad.

Each Village Podiatry Centers office provides on-site, digital X-ray and vascular studies. And Village Podiatry patients have access to high quality imaging services through a relationship with the only high-field Extremity MRI Center in Atlanta. The group has three convenient surgery centers and their surgeons have privileges at numerous metro hospitals.

Extremity Health Care, the holding company of which Village Podiatry is a part, provides professional services, consulting, billing/collection, management services, interfaces with third-party contracting, marketing, etc. Additionally, Extremity Health is working to add additional specialty service lines that complement their core practice, giving their patients access to the full spectrum of providers, diagnostics, and procedures they may need to achieve a positive outcome.

Special Guest:

Dr. David Helfman, DPM, CEO of Village Podiatry Centers and Chairman of the Board of Extremity Health Care

Doctorate of Podiatric Medicine, Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine
Surgical Residency, Vencor Hospital, Atlanta & Georgia Podiatric Surgical Residency Program
Published author and lecturer on podiatric surgery
Board Certified, American Board of Podiatric Surgery
Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Specialized Healthcare IT and Vascular Services

Posted on August 12, 2014March 21, 2015

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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.

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

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

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

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

Important Cancer Resources for Georgians

Posted on July 30, 2014March 21, 2015

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Cancer Resources for Georgians

Special Guests: Alice Kerber, Angie Patterson, and Erin Long

This week we’ll hear about important cancer resources available to patients in Georgia from Alice Kerber and Angie Patterson of GeorgiaCORE. The organization is a public private partnership dedicated to facilitating cancer prevention, care, research, and education. They are focused on helping patients get better access to available cancer resources from early diagnosis to best treatments available, and support once they are survivors. Through initiatives such as www.georgiacancerinfo.org, Georgia Breast Cancer Genomic Consortium, and the Cancer Patient Navigator program, GeorgiaCORE facilitates greater community awareness and helps improve cancer outcomes for Georgians. TurningPoint Breast Cancer Rehabilitation provides a range of specialized rehabilitation services tailored specifically for the breast cancer survivor. As a charitable organization they are able to provide care to under- or uninsured patients who require care as well. Director of Development, Erin Walker Long discusses the therapies they provide along with some of their upcoming fund-raising initiatives.

Alice Kerber, MN, APRN, ACNS-BC, AOCN, APNG, GeorgiaCORE

Oncology Nurse Specialist working to improve quality of cancer care in Georgia
34 years of oncology experience, both inpatient & outpatient
Heavily involved in a CDC program, “Georgia Breast Cancer Genomic Consortium”
2011 Recipient, Oncology Nurse of the Year by Georgia March of Dimes

Angie Patterson, Vice President of Research & Education, GeorgiaCORE

Co-founder, Cancer Patient Navigators of Georgia
Focused heavily on improving cancer care through implementation of patient navigation and survivorship programs
Breast Cancer Survivor
Volunteer with Northside Hospital’s Network of Hope

Erin Long, Development Director for TurningPoint Breast Cancer Rehabilitation

15 years of fundraising experience in healthcare and education
Enjoy tennis, exercise and reading
Mother of two children under 4

Talking Facial Plastic Surgery with Dr. Mark Beaty

Posted on July 23, 2014March 21, 2015

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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

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

Posted on July 18, 2014March 21, 2015

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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

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

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

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

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

Posted on July 9, 2014March 21, 2015

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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.

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

Special Guests

Dick Caillouet

2 year survivor of aggressive prostate cancer
Veteran as Air Force Fighter Pilot, Vietnam, Germany, Cold War
President Elect, Safari Club International, Georgia Chapter
Chairman, Safari Club International’s Georgia Soldiers Rebound initiative

Dan Dodson

3 year survivor of tonsilar cancer
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

Posted on June 25, 2014March 21, 2015

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Special Guest Dr. Jocelyn Curry DPM

Talking Podiatry with Dr. Jocelyn Curry DPM

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

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

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

Posted on June 19, 2014March 21, 2015

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Multi-Specialty Discussion On Prevention of Amputation

TOPIC:

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

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