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Wesley Medical Center’s commitment to children includes ensuring that pediatric surgery continues to be available in Wichita 24/7. To this end, Wesley has contracted with experienced, board-certified pediatric surgeons on a locum tenens basis while the search is underway for permanent pediatric surgeons.

“Obesity is the plague of the Western Hemisphere in this century,” says Justin Moore, MD, Medical Director of the Via Christi Weight Management program and Medical Director at KU Wichita Endocrinology.

About eight years ago, Via Christi Clinic Breast Care Services began to bring together the services of specialists who treat breast cancer patients. The goal of the center is to get the patients to a diagnosis and appropriate treatment as quickly as possible.

The incidence of obesity is steadily rising, and according to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 20 years from now we will see two out of five Americans experiencing obesity. Unfortunately for many of these people, changes in diet and exercise are not enough to help them see significant improvement.

Because of the many challenges faced by patients with heart valve disease, the Heart Valve Clinic at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis combines the expertise of a multidisciplinary team of physicians. This team, which includes structural cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons, is especially qualified to evaluate and treat complex heart disease.

Three-week-old Ashlyn Julian was crying inconsolably, and her mother, Gina Julian, knew something was terribly wrong.

In an effort to better serve the community, South Central Kansas Medical Center (SCKMC) recently announced its partnership with Summit Clinic, both located in Arkansas City. The new medical practice, South Central Kansas Clinic, includes Kamran Shahzada, MD, internal medicine; Rhonda Green, MD, family medicine; Eric Thomson, MD, family medicine; and Angela Ziegler, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse.

Striking one of every five U.S. adults — more than 46 million people — and affecting all genders, ages and races, arthritis is the nation’s leading cause of disability, according to the Arthritis Foundation.