Wazir Muhammad, a principal investigator and professor at Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, received a $701,000 grant from Precess Medical Derivatives. He’ll use the money to personalize radiation therapy for cancer treatment.
Muhammad is leading a three-year project using artificial intelligence. His treatment creates a “digital twin” of each cancer patient to better understand the condition. The digital twin uses observational data to represent a patient’s current state of health and predict future transitions.
Delray Medical Center’s Carolyn Kern, an ortho/spine/oncology patient navigator, has been recognized as a Palm Beach Health Network 2023 Tenet Hero winner.
Tenet Heroes are the health network’s employees who go beyond their everyday duties.
Kern began her career at the hospital in 1996 as a physical therapist and quickly rose to clinical coordinator for orthopedic and spine services. She created educational materials and a video for patients who were considering joint replacement or spine surgery.
Recently, she became the oncology and lung navigator. Her mantra is, “What can I do to help?”
Additionally, Palm Beach Health Network announced a new hire and a promotion. Orthopedic spine surgeon Michael Stark, DO, has joined the network’s Physician Group and will be on staff at its Delray and West Boca medical centers.
Stark recently served as the orthopedic surgery chief resident at Jefferson Health New Jersey, in Stratford.
He earned his doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from Nova Southeastern University, where he was the recipient of a Howard Dunbar Scholarship, presented to the top five students for academic excellence.
He completed his fellowship in spine surgery at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Osteopathic Academy of Orthopaedics.
His office is at 9970 N. Central Park Blvd., Suite 400-A, Boca Raton, and his phone number is 561-430-4610.
Derek Collins was recently promoted to Palm Beach Health Network’s chief strategy officer. Previously he was senior director of business planning at Tenet Healthcare’s corporate office. Prior to joining Tenet, he worked at McKinsey & Company and DaVita Kidney Care.
Delray Medical Center received the American Heart Association’s “Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus” quality achievement award. In addition to following treatment guidelines, Get With The Guidelines participants educate patients to help them manage their health and recovery at home.
Delray Medical Center also received the American Heart Association’s Target: Stroke Elite Plus award.
To qualify, hospitals must meet criteria that reduce the time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment with thrombolytic therapy.
In addition, Delray Medical received the American Heart Association’s Target: Stroke Honor Roll Advanced Therapy award by meeting specific criteria that reduce the time between an eligible patient’s arrival at the hospital and treatment to remove the clot causing the stroke.
Delray Medical Center also received the American Heart Association’s Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award for ensuring that patients with Type 2 diabetes receive the most up-to-date care when hospitalized due to stroke. Delray Medical Center also met guidelines as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, offering a system for rapid diagnosis and treatment of stroke patients admitted to the emergency department.
Delray Medical Center recently treated a patient with the new Nectero Endovascular Aneurysm Stabilization Treatment System.
The procedure was performed by Dr. Joseph Ricotta, chairman of the vascular surgery program at the hospital, as well as national medical director of vascular surgery and endovascular surgery for Tenet Healthcare. The procedure, a potential treatment for small to mid-sized infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms, can be conducted under local anesthesia, takes under an hour to complete, and leaves no implant behind.
Delray Medical Center also opened its new kosher hospitality room, designed to support Jewish families visiting loved ones at the hospital by offering access to kosher food and a peaceful space for reflection.
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