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Another First for St. Mary's Medical Center in Robotic Surgery

KNOXVILLE — A surgeon at St. Mary's Medical Center has performed the region's first TMR procedure using the da Vinci robotic surgery system.
Thomas R. Pollard, MD, board-certified in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, used the robotic surgery system to treat a 48-year-old patient suffering from severe chest pain.
Pollard said that a special laser mounted on one of the arms of the surgical robotic carves small channels in the heart muscle stimulating increased blood flow in the damaged muscle. Using the robotic system, Pollard only needs to make three small incisions in the chest area, instead of the traditional one, long incisions in open-chest operations.
Pollard is associated with the East Tennessee Cardiovascular Surgery Group. For more information on robotic TMR or to schedule an appointment him, visit the practice's web site at www.etcvsg.com or call (865)632-5900. More information is also available at the Mercy web site www.mercy.com.

LMU-DCOM Research Showcased at Annual AOA Convention

HARROGATE — Students, faculty and staff from Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM) attended the annual American Osteopathic Association (AOA) convention in Las Vegas at the end of October.
While at the convention, second-year osteopathic medical student Anne Kroman of Knoxville, Tenn., gave a poster presentation on the research that she and Dr. Greg Thompson, assistant professor and chair of osteopathic principles and practice, have conducted on cranial sutures. The project, titled "Correlation Between Cranial Suture Fusion and Somatic Dysfunction," blends two academic fields, osteopathic medicine and anthropology. Kroman holds a PhD in forensic anthropology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and studied with legendary forensic anthropologist Dr. William Bass. Thompson was a member of the Anne Wales Study Group in cranial osteopathy for six years and assisted in teaching cranial osteopathy at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM) for 13 years before joining the faculty of LMU-DCOM in 2006.
Kroman and Thompson's research revolves around cranial sutures, or the points in the skull where the skull plates meet, and examines a theory first proposed by osteopathic physician William Garner Sutherland almost 100 years ago. Sutherland believed in a concept of motion within the bones of the skull, and spent most of his life pursuing the clinical evidence to support the anatomic evidence that persistence of sutures within the skull indicated a small amount of motion persisted between the plates within the skull. Sutherland believed the sutures represented a type of joint, or at least an area of flexibility within the cranium.
Kroman and Thompson's work has been selected to be presented as a podium lecture at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences meeting in Colorado in February 2009.

South College Names New Imaging Sciences Department Chair

KNOXVILLE—South College has appointed Lisa Satterfield, a professional with more than 20 years experience in the radiologic field and 16 years in nuclear medicine, as the new director of its imaging sciences department.
Satterfield has been a full-time faculty member in the South College Department of Imaging Sciences since January 2004 and served as interim director of the department prior to being named director.
The South College Imaging Sciences program has been offered to students since 2004. Each year, between 30 and 40 students complete the program and go onto successful careers in the medical field, working in institutions like East Tennessee Children's Hospital, St. Mary's Medical Center, Baptist Hospital of Cocke County, Parkwest Medical Center and Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.
Satterfield is a registered Radiologic Technologist, a Certified Nuclear Medicine Technologist, a Certified Mammographer and a Certified Radiology Administrator.
She has completed her Associate, Baccalaureate and Master's degrees and belongs to the American Society of Radiologic Technologists; Tennessee Society of Radiologic Technologists, where she served as president for two years; Association of Educators in Imaging and Radiologic Sciences; Society of Nuclear Medicine; East Tennessee Organization of Nuclear Medicine Technologists, serving as president in 2007; Tennessee Society of Nuclear Medicine Technologist, serving as student affairs chair in 2007; American Healthcare Radiology Administrators; and the Advisory Committee for South College Imaging Sciences.
In October 2008, the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology awarded an eight-year accreditation–the maximum award available– to the South College radiography program.

Dampier Joins Blount Memorial's Active Medical Staff

MARYVILLE — Cosmetic and general surgeon Loucinda Dampier, MD, has joined Blount Memorial's active medical staff. She will see patients at the L.R. Dampier Cosmetic Surgery Center office located at 405 Blount Memorial Physician Office Building in Maryville.
Dampier received a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia in Athens in 1998 and a medical degree from the Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, Ga. in 2002.
She completed a general surgery residency at the University of Florida–Shands Jacksonville and a cosmetic surgery fellowship at The Smith Plastic Surgery Institute in Las Vegas, Nev.
Dampier is board certified by the American Board of Surgery.

UT Medical Center Hires New Physical Therapist

KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee Medical Center recently hired Barbara (B.J.) Castagnetta as a physical therapist for Rehabilitation Services. In that role, Castagnetta will serve as a team leader.
Prior to joining the medical center, Castagnetta spent 17 years as a therapist and clinical director for Memorial Herman Health Care Systems in Houston, Texas.
A graduate of Texas A & M University, Castagnetta received a BS in Physical Education and Pre-Physical Therapy and was awarded the Distinguished Student Award. At the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, she graduated with a BS in Physical Therapy.
Castagnetta moved from Houston to Seymour, where she lives with her husband, Warren. The Castagnettas attend Seymour United Methodist Church and Church Street United Methodist Church. In her spare time, Castagnetta enjoys reading, camping and volunteering with Youth Ministry and Mission Trips.

Squires Joins Vista Radiology

KNOXVILLE — Diagnostic Radiologist Amanda Barnes Squires, MD, has joined Vista Radiology P.C., specializing in women's imaging. Squires will be practicing at the Parkwest and Thompson Cancer Survival Center Comprehensive Breast Centers.
She received her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, La. She completed her radiology residency at Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Ga., and her fellowship in women's imaging at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. She received her undergraduate degree from Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Ga.
A member of the Radiologic Society of North America, Squires is involved in community non-profits, including Race for the Cure with an emphasis on breast and ovarian cancer. Squires co-authored an article, "Duodenal Duplication Cyst in the Fourth Decade of Life," published in 2004 in Contemporary Surgery.

UT Medical Center Hires New Vice President of Clinical Services

KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee Medical Center recently hired Matt Brown as Vice President of Clinical Services. In this role, Brown will provide executive leadership at the medical center while developing strategies and tactics to further strengthen the patient care and services for radiology, endoscopy, ambulatory infusion and bariatrics. In addition, he will serve as a liaison for the medical center's joint ventures for sleep services and laboratory services.
Prior to joining the medical center, Brown spent five years as Director of Ambulatory Services for Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis, Mo.
At Truman State University, Brown received a BS in Health Administration and graduated cum laude with a Master's in Health Services Administration from the University of Kansas.
Brown moved from St. Louis to Lenoir City, where he lives with his wife, Rebecca, and their three children: Gracie, Annalise and Spencer. They are expecting their fourth child in April. The Brown family attends St. John-Neumann Catholic Church in Farragut. In his spare time, Brown enjoys reading and golf.