It’s a well-known fact: Knee pain in this country has reached epidemic proportions. So has the number of unnecessary knee replacement surgeries. That’s why two well-known doctors in the Lake Nona community have come together to form an innovative medical clinic dedicated 100% to non-surgical treatments. Located in Lake Nona Village Place, the clinic is called ViscoGen®. The … [Read more...]
Nemours Children’s Hospital Receives Accreditation for Pediatric Residency Program to Begin July 2019
Lake Nona’s own Nemours Children’s Hospital has officially received the much sought-after credentials from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and will launch its first Pediatric Residency Program in July 2019. This program is not only a step forward for Nemours but also for the state of Florida as a whole, being that Florida currently ranks 41 out … [Read more...]
Thank You to the Doctors in Our Lives
As a child, I wanted to be a veterinarian, but a guidance counselor told me I was too small to care for cows, horses and hogs. As I became older, my desire to care for others developed into a desire to treat patients and educate the physicians of tomorrow. I’m not alone in that spirit. People who enter medicine – and other healthcare fields – do so because they want to serve … [Read more...]
The Lessons of Residency – Trust, Patience, Courage and More Physicians for Our Community
Dr. “Mo” said goodbye to his patients at the Orlando Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Lake Nona and reflected on what they had taught him. Patience. Trust. The power of simple, compassionate words. As a resident in the UCF College of Medicine’s first residency program, Dr. Almatmed Abdelsalam, known to patients and colleagues as Mo, had cared for patients at the Orlando … [Read more...]