Maintaining good health doesn’t start—or end—at the hospital. “Research shows that 80% of a person’s health is impacted by what happens outside the hospital walls,” says Mary O’Connor, MSN, RN,

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is welcoming a new obstetrics and gynecology specialist to the health system’s First Physicians Group (FPG) network.

While the first goal of head and neck cancer surgery is always clear margins, a secondary goal is reconstruction, whether for functionality of cosmetic improvement.

With First Physicians Group Allergist John S. Trickett, MD

SARASOTA, Fla. (April 2, 2025) – While ovarian cancer is relatively rare, it is a stealthy disease, with no noticeable symptoms until it reaches an advanced, less treatable stage. Standard

FPG and Sarasota Memorial Health Care System’s cardiac surgeons are helping patients save their aortic valves, and ultimately their lives, utilizing the Florida Sleeve, a procedure designed to offer a

With FPG Pediatrician Deirdra Myers, MD

First Physicians Group is pleased to announce the addition of Genesis Care Urology Group to our award-winning healthcare system. The group, including Dr. Gregory Lomas, Dr. Thomas Ruane, and Nurse

The Vivistim implant is an FDA approved procedure, now being used to help some stroke patients continue their healing during rehab. FPG Physiatrist and Medical Director of Inpatient Rehabilitation at

With gynecologic oncologist, Beverly Long, MD

There are a number of treatments available for aortic aneurysms, particularly at the root, but not all interventions work for all patients. Kristen Walker, MD, a cardiovascular surgeon with FPG,

The year is 1944 and deep within the infant ward at Johns Hopkins a 15-month-old baby named Eileen Saxon gasps for breath under an oxygen tent. Her skin is a

Did you know that you can actually die from a broken heart?

Perhaps the biggest miracle of modern surgery is that you get to sleep through it. This wasn’t always the case. Like every branch of medicine, the discovery and study of

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is welcoming a new Neuro-Interventional surgeon to the health system’s First Physicians Group (FPG) network.

With FPG Pediatrician Ronald Laracuente, MD

With FPG Vascular Neurologist David K. Stone, MD, PhD For the first time in a decade, the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association have updated the official guidelines for stroke prevention.

With FPG Pulmonologist Omar Sheriff, MD

Sarasota Memorial Hospital Venice Campus welcomed its first baby of 2025 Wednesday afternoon.