TOP DOCTORS

SATISH KUMAR

OU Health – University of Oklahoma Medical Center • VA Medical Center 405.271.8478 sp: Chronic

Kidney Disease, Hypertension, Kidney Failure

Neurological Surgery

SHON W. COOK

Community Hospital • Keyhole Brain & Spine 405.310.6977 sp: Neurovascular Surgery, Brain Tumors, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Spinal Surgery, Pituitary Surgery

IAN F. DUNN

OU Health – University of Oklahoma Medical Center 405.271.8299 sp: Brain Tumors, Meningioma, Pituitary Tumors, Acoustic Neuroma/ Schwannoma

CHAD GLENN

SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital 405.815.5050

CAPLE SPENCE

OU Health – University of Oklahoma Medical Center 405.271.4912 sp: Brain Tumors, Cerebrovascular Disease

Neurology

EDUARDO A. DE SOUSA

Mercy Hospital • Mercy Clinic Neurology 405.302.2661 sp: Electromyography (EMG), Neuromuscular Disorders, Peripheral Neuropathy, Myasthenia Gravis

DAVID LEE GORDON

OU Health – University of Oklahoma Medical Center 405.271.3635 sp: Headache, Cerebrovascular Disease, Migraine

Obstetrics & Gynecology

MARILYN APPIAH

Norman Regional Hospital • Care for Women 405.793.2229

KATHERINE ARNOLD

INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center

Jose El-Amm, M.D. NEPHROLOGY

INTEGRIS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER, NAZIH ZUHDI TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE OKC

As the medical director of the INTEGRIS Nazih Zuhdi Transplant Institute – kidney transplant division, Jose El-Amm, M.D., says the most rewarding part of his career is visiting patients after a transplantation.

“The hope and relief on the patients’ faces and family members is indescribable,” he says. “Physicians and surgeons get the most credit, but none of this is possible without a dedicated transplant team. Transplant coordinators, social workers, pharmacists, financial coordinators, administrators, floor nurses and physician assistants are intricate parts of the team and are a must for a successful transplant. And none of this will happen without the extreme generosity of the organ donors and their families.”

When El-Amm relocated from Michigan to Oklahoma City in 2008, he says transplant nephrology was a budding subspecialty. He credits the referring nephrologists for trusting him to take care of their patients following transplantation. Today, the institute performs around 100 kidney and pancreas transplants a year.

El-Amm’s special interests and research in the field of transplantation includes desensitization, paired kidney donation, newer immunosuppressive medication with less toxicities and high risk transplant recipients.

“Transplant patients have to routinely undergo lab testing for the rest of their lives to check on their kidney function and drug toxicities,” he says. “They are usually on multiple medications that suppress the immune system, and unfortunately these drugs have multiple side effects. We try to find the best combination of medications that will protect the kidney and/or pancreas without harming the patient.” - RF

JULIE HANSEN

INTEGRIS Health Edmond • INTE-

GRIS Women’s Health 405.657.3952 sp: Uterine Fibroids, Diabetes in Pregnancy, Laparoscopic Surgery

KATHLEEN HEFFRON

Hillcrest Medical Center • Ascension St. John Medical Center

• The Women’s Health Group 918.293.6200 sp: Gynecology Only

LAUREL M. JORDAN

Norman Regional Hospital • Care for Women 405.793.2229

DAPHNE L. LASHBROOK

HealthPlex Hospital • Norman Regional Hospital • Women’s Healthcare of Norman 405.360.1264 sp: Hormonal Disorders, Robotic Hysterectomy

HODA MAAROUF

INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center 405.946.4735

ANDREA J. MILLER

INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center • INTEGRIS Family Care South 405.425.8162

KATHLEEN MOORE

OU Health – University of Oklahoma Medical Center 05.271.8707

LESA MULLIGAN Norman Regional Hospital • HealthPlex Hospital • 1139 36th Ave., NW 405.364.0643

SUMEETA NANDA

INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center 405.946.4735

LYDIA D. NIGHTINGALE

INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center

• OU Health – University of Oklahoma Medical Center • Variety Care 405.632.6688 sp: Gynecology Only

ARTHUR COLE NILSON

Saint Francis Hospital • Saint Francis Hospital South • Tulsa

Women’s Health Care 918.299.5151 sp: Laparoscopic Surgery

LESLIE JUNE OLLAR-SHOEMAKE

• OU Health – University of Oklahoma Medical Center • Variety Care 405.632.6688 sp: Gynecologic Surgery, LGBTQ+ Health, Sexually Transmitted Diseases

JOHN MARTIN BEAL

Ascension St. John Medical Center

• Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital • Oklahoma Surgical Hospital • Tulsa

OB-GYN Associates 918.747.9641

JOHN L. CHERRY

Norman Regional Hospital • Care for Women 405.793.2229 sp: Women’s Health, Pregnancy

GRANT R. COX

Ascension St. John Medical Center • Oklahoma Surgical Hospital • OB-GYN Specialists of Tulsa 918.712.8700 sp: Infertility, Gynecologic Surgery, Miscarriage-Recurrent

KIMBERLY J. FLETCHER

INTEGRIS Southwest Medical Center • INTEGRIS Women’s Health 405.425.8163

HealthPlex Hospital • Norman Regional Hospital • Women’s Healthcare of Norman 405.360.1264

MUKESH T. PAREKH

Deaconess Hospital • Mercy Hospital • INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center • Northwest Obstetrics and Gynecology 405.943.6288 sp: High-

Risk Pregnancy, Pelvic Organ Prolapse

Repair, Robotic Surgery

NIMISH PAREKH

INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center

• Northwest Obstetrics and Gynecology 405.943.6288

LISA RENEE WATERMAN

HealthPlex Hospital • Norman Regional Hospital • Women’s Healthcare of Norman 405.360.1264

Ophthalmology

ANN ACERS-WARN

OU Health – University of Oklahoma Medical Center • Dean McGee Eye Institute 405.271.1093 sp: Glaucoma

ANDREW K. BAILEY

Dean McGee Eye Institute

405.271.6060 sp: Glaucoma, Cataract Surgery

RAY M. BALYEAT

Ascension St. John Medical Center • The Eye Institute 918.749.2220 sp: Retina/Vitreous Surgery, Retinal Disorders, Retinal Detachment

JOHN M. BELL

OU Health – University of Oklahoma Medical Center • Dean McGee Eye Institute 405.271.1090 sp: Cataract Surgery

SANDEEP BHATIA Oklahoma Medical Eye Group 918.747.2020

CYNTHIA BRADFORD

OU Health – University of Oklahoma Medical Center • Dean McGee Eye Institute 405.271.1090 sp: Cataract Surgery, LASIK-Refractive Surgery, Glaucoma

REAGAN BRADFORD JR. OU Health – University of Oklahoma Medical Center • Dean McGee Eye Institute 405.271.1092 sp: Retina/Vitreous Surgery, Retinal Disorders

TODD A. BROCKMAN The Eye Institute 918.742.5513 sp: Cataract Surgery

*ANNA EDMISTON ClearSight LASIK 405.733.2020 sp: LASIK-Refractive Surgery

BRIAN KEITH FIRESTONE Dean McGee Eye Institute 405.271.6060 sp: Eye Tumors/Cancer, Intraocular Lens, Cataract Surgery

LAYNE E. GOETZINGER OU Health – University of Oklahoma Medical Center • Dean McGee Eye Institute 405.271.1090 sp: Cataract Surgery

MARC A. GOLDBERG Ascension St. John Medical Center • The Eye Institute 918.584.4433 sp: Cornea & External Eye Disease, PRK-Refractive Surgery, Cataract-Complex

BEN J. HARVEY OU Health – University of Oklahoma Medical Center • Dean McGee Eye Institute 405.271.6060 sp: Glaucoma, Cataract Surgery

RALPH B. HESTER III Dean McGee Eye Institute 405.271.9500 sp: Cataract Surgery, LASIK-Refractive Surgery

ERIN L. HOLLOMAN Summit Medical Center • Oculoplastic Surgeons of Oklahoma 405.521.0041 sp: Oculoplastic Surgery

DAVID W. JACKSON OU Health – University of Oklahoma Medical Center • Dean McGee Eye Institute 405.271.1090 sp: Cataract Surgery, LASIK-Refractive Surgery

MAHMOUD KHAIMI OU Health – University of Oklahoma Medical Center • Dean McGee Eye Institute 405.271.1093 sp: Glaucoma

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Approximately 39% of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetimes. Common cancers affecting men, an estimated 43%, are prostate, lung and colorectal cancers. For women, an estimated 50% of all new cancer diagnoses will include breast, lung or colorectal cancer. While cancer symptoms vary, they can include bladder issues, a persistent change in bowel habits, a persistent cough, unexplained weight loss or weight gain, and changes in breasts – a lump or firm feeling, nipple discharge and/or itchy, red, scaly, dimpled or puckered skin. - National Cancer Institute