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.

2024 marks thirty years of service to the community for First Physicians Group. Since its inception in 1994, First Physicians Group (FPG) has grown to become one of the most

with FPG Pulmonologist and Sleep Medicine Specialist, Rabih Loutfi, MD

Nasal polyps can make patients who develop them really uncomfortable. Allergy and immunology specialist John Trickett, MD, discusses the many treatments available, including new advancements. https://vimeo.com/1012777785?share=copy

As the holiday season rolls around, so does cold, flu and RSV season. And with all of these illnesses floating around schools and daycares and playgrounds and playdates, it can

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) can impact patients of any age, and there can be a wide range of symptoms. FPG gastroenterologist Dustin Albert, MD, explains how IBD is diagnosed, and

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is proud to welcome back Dr. Emese Simon, MD, FAAPMR.

Gestational Diabetes and preeclampsia are two of the most common conditions which make pregnancies high risk. In the second episode of the three part maternity mini-series, Larry Matsumoto, MD, discusses

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is welcoming a new family medicine doctor to the health system’s First Physicians Group (FPG) network this week.

with FPG Endocrinologist Angela Boldo, MD

Establishing with an OB/GYN and getting quality prenatal care can make an enormous difference in the course of a pregnancy. In this first episode of a three part maternity mini-series,

A premature baby’s developmental curve in the first few months can be different than a full term babies. First Physicians Group’s Ronald Laracuente, MD, discusses how the family can work

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System is welcoming two new gastroenterology physicians to the health system’s First Physicians Group (FPG) network this month.