Genesis Care Urology Group Joins First Physicians Group
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 Practitioner, Erin St. Esprit, APRN, will now operate under the name First Physicians Group Venice Urology at Lakeside.
(VIDEO) “Game Changing” Procedure for Stroke Patients
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 SMH, Ryan Hafner, MD, explains how the protocol works for patients, and why it’s considered such a “game changer.”
Estrogen Cream for Sexual Dysfunction & Vaginal Dryness
With gynecologic oncologist, Beverly Long, MD
(VIDEO) Surgical Treatment for Heart Valve Dysfunction
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, discusses a procedure she uses called the Florida Sleeve, and how patients with multi-valve dysfunction can benefit as well.
Celebrating Heroes in Medicine: Vivien Thomas
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 deep blue, her lips a dangerous purple. She has a heart condition—a complex combination of four congenital defects in the structure of her heart—preventing proper […]
Broken Heart Syndrome… Fact or Fiction?
Did you know that you can actually die from a broken heart?
A Brief History of Anesthesiology
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 anesthesia has been a long one, full of twists and turns, dead ends, weird ideas and incredible innovation. As Sarasota Memorial Hospital celebrates its 100th anniversary—and […]
Sarasota Memorial Welcomes New Neuro-interventional Surgeon to FPG Provider Network
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is welcoming a new Neuro-Interventional surgeon to the health system’s First Physicians Group (FPG) network.
Protect Your Child From Norovirus
With FPG Pediatrician Ronald Laracuente, MD
Understanding the Updated Guidelines on Stroke Prevention
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. The change provides new guidance for preventing stroke in women, including during pregnancy, and places new emphasis on social aspects of stroke prevention and the […]