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Fall 2011 Newsletter
Texas Health Care Continues to Grow
Texas Health Care is proud to announce the addition of the following physicians to our group:
- William Lowe, M.D., an orthopedic hand surgeon, has returned to Fort Worth and is practicing at the THC Bone & Joint Clinic.
- Ramu Rangineni, M.D., who is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, practices as a hospitalist, primarily at southwest Fort Worth hospitals.
- Katherine Kane, M.D., recently completed a fellowship in vascular surgery, will be joining the practice of Drs. Broker and Stroman.
- Alicia Larsen, M.D., having completed her OB/GYN residency with Scott & White, will be joining THC to practice with Drs. Atkins, Glenn, Lusby, and Motley.
- Rick Wikoff, M.D., works in general surgery, with his principal practice at the John Peter Smith surgical outpatient clinic in Arlington.
- Danielle Burkett, D.O., having completed her OB/GYN residency at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, is returning home to practice with Drs. Decker, Guerra, Hooper, Kohlmorgen, Kutzler, Read, and Wagner.
- Oyememi Fabuyi, M.D., a pulmonologist with an established, thriving practice in Fort Worth, is joining THC.
Improving Patient Care with Electronic Health Records
Texas Health Care is close to reaching our goal of transitioning all physicians onto our electronic health record system, NextGen. Electronic health records have numerous benefits for both doctors and patients. Doctors can access and review a patient's record from anywhere they have Internet access, track multiple patients with similar health issues, and easily provide a comprehensive record to another physician covering for the primary physician. Electronic medical records improve patient safety, while saving time and money.
For patients, electronic records are safe and secure, and provide portability - if a patient is referred to a specialist by the primary care physician, the specialist can easily access the patient's comprehensive health record and receive a complete picture of health history.
Insurance Company Participation Grows Again
With the addition of Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Texas to our list of contracted payers, Texas Health Care is now included in all of the major insurance networks in North Texas. Our insurance contracts include Aetna (all plans except Medicare), Beech Street PPO, Humana (ChoiceCare), CIGNA, Great West, PacificCare PPO and HMO, Secure Horizons, Unicar, and United Healthcare, among others. Click here for a complete list of Texas Health Care's current insurance contracts. Texas Health Care is committed to continually expanding our partnerships with health insurers so that more North Texas patients are able to turn to our growing group of outstanding physicians for their health care needs.
Physician Spotlight - Nathan E. Lesley, M.D.
Texas Health Care is proud to welcome Nathan E. Lesley, M.D. to its growing team of physicians serving Tarrant County. A native of DeLeon, TX, Dr. Lesley is a graduate of the Texas Tech University School of Medicine, where he was named Outstanding Medical Student in Orthopedic Surgery. Dr. Lesley specializes in hand surgery and recently completed the Brown University Orthopedics Hand, Upper Extremity and Microvascular Fellowship.
Dr. Lesley is no stranger to Tarrant County, having completed his residency at John Peter Smith (JPS). While in residency, Dr. Lesley taught general orthopaedic surgery and anatomy at the University of North Texas Health Science Center and served as a team physician for several local high school football programs. Dr. Lesley's positive experience at JPS, along with proximity to family, was a primary motivation to make Fort Worth home.
Dr. Lesley says he was drawn to hand surgery "because of the complex anatomy involved as well as having the opportunity to restore function that we all take for granted until it's compromised." Dr. Lesley has been published a number of times and is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American College of Surgeons.
When he is not teaching or seeing patients, Dr, Lesley enjoys spending time with his wife, Amber (also a Texas Health Care doctor), and their 6-month old daughter, Anna. When he has time to get away, Dr. Lesley loves to return home to Comanche County to hike, hunt and fish.
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