For Mostafa El-Refai, M.D., interventional cardiology is the best of both worlds. He gets to perform lifesaving procedures — inserting stents to open blocked arteries after heart attacks. As an interventional cardiologist with Norton Heart Specialists, Dr. El-Refai also gets to develop long-term relationships with patients and their families. “It’s important for patients to understand…
Norton Sports Health is adding physicians to its staff to care for the Louisville Cardinals dealing with the unique strains sports can put on the body. Scotty Newcomer, D.O., sports medicine physician with Norton Orthopedic Institute, previously cared for the defending Atlantic Coast Conference champion Louisville Cardinals women’s basketball team. At Norton Sports Health, he’ll…
Fifty years after returning from Vietnam, veteran Tim Johnson continues to find purpose in serving. Tim is a senior developer in Norton Healthcare’s information services department. He recently marked the 50-year anniversary of his return from Vietnam with a commemoration that included co-workers at Norton Healthcare. “There are certain events that stand out in a…
Gastroenterologist Alison Sharpe, D.O., is the first to acknowledge her approach to medicine may sound a little corny, but she is sincere. She wants to treat every patient the way she’d treat a member of her own family. “So many of the gastrointestinal conditions may not be life-threatening, but they can be extremely life- altering,”…
Norton Audubon Hospital has evolved over the decades, called by different names and providing care at various sites in Louisville, but one woman has remained constant. Last year, Cecilia Heitkamper, environmental associate, marked her 50th year at the hospital, which was known as St. Joseph Infirmary when she began working there in 1968. A for-profit…
While Leigh Galloway undergoes her last chemotherapy treatment before a double mastectomy, she and Laura Chamberlin are engrossed in a watercolor. Like she does often with Laura, an expressive art therapist with Norton Cancer Institute Resource Centers, Leigh opens up in that way that seems easier when your focus is elsewhere. “I’m nervous, scared. I’ve…
Chandler H. Park, M.D., knew he wanted to travel to get his medical education, but he also knew he’d find his way back home. Dr. Park’s education and clinical experience have taken him to the University of Illinois, University of Louisville, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Indiana University, West Virginia University, University of Pittsburgh and elsewhere. But…
If you’re thinking about quitting tobacco, take encouragement from Judy, a contact center representative in the Norton Healthcare marketing and communications department, who hasn’t had a cigarette in 14 years. Why Did You Decide to Become a Nonsmoker? Judy: Smoking controlled my life … I was always thinking about the next cigarette. It was very…
Russell F. Cox, president and CEO, Norton Healthcare, has been named one of the Most Admired CEOs in the Louisville area by Louisville Business First. Representing the category of very large companies (more than 1,000 employees), Cox is part of the first class of 25 CEOs honored by the new awards program, which focuses on…
Less than five years ago, she was a temporary cleaning employee on the environmental services team at Norton Audubon Hospital. Since then, she’s worked hard, studied hard and received tuition reimbursement. Now she’s a registered nurse. Kimberly Williams, R.N., graduated in December 2018 and now works in Norton Audubon Hospital’s intensive care unit. “I am…
Alissa Prince, patient navigator with Norton Infectious Disease Specialists, has found community not only within Louisville but also within Norton Healthcare. She points out how important that is as a member of the LGBTQ community. “For some, the LGBTQ community is the only family they have, and being part of it is just as great…
In 1963, John F. Kennedy was president, the Beatles were becoming famous and the University of Louisville School of Medicine launched its first radiology technologist program. Word of the new curriculum reached a young woman living in her South Central Kentucky hometown. “I chose to enter the new radiology program because I wanted a good-paying…