Medical students looking to expand into the field of podiatric surgery will have an opportunity to gain hands-on experience and training from foot and ankle surgeons at CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital and Center for Orthopaedics (CFO), an affiliate of Imperial Health.

Craig G. Morton, MD, FAAPMR, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist with Center for Orthopaedics, was among a select group of physicians honored with 2017 Top Doctor awards from Healthtap, the world’s leading interactive health network.  Dr. Morton was named top Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician in Louisiana and Nationally. Winners were selected based on feedback and surveys of physicians and consumers. 

Foot and ankle specialist Jared Gremillion, DPM, will be joining the CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital Podiatric Medicine and Surgical Residency Program, which is a partnership with Imperial Health’s Center for Orthopaedics. He will be the second doctor entering the program, which began last year, and he will begin in July.

Dr. Michael Turner MD, FACC, FSCCT, preventive cardiology specialist with Cardiovascular Specialists, has been appointed co -editor for the new CT section of the international online journal Echocardiography, the official publication of the Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound.

Dr. Timothy Gilbert, board certified endocrinologist and chairman of Imperial Health, recently served as one of five faculty members at a national diabetes update in Atlanta, Georgia. The event was attended by approximately 500 physicians and healthcare professionals from across the country and served as an update on the latest research and clinical data available on diabetes and the drug class of SGLT-2 inhibitors.

LAKE CHARLES—Michael C. Turner, MD, FACC, FSC, CT, recently gave a presentation on the importance of cardiac CT technology in clinical practice.

Bryan McCauley, CPA, MHA, has been named the Chief Financial Officer for Imperial Health, the largest multi-specialty, physician-owned medical group in Southwest Louisiana.

The Vein Center of Southwest Louisiana, under the medical direction of cardiologist and peripheral vascular specialist Dr. Carl Fastabend, will host a free screening on Monday, April 16, from 3:30 to 6 pm in Lake Charles. The screening is being held at their office, located at 711 Dr. Michael DeBakey Dr., Ste. 100.