Health

An NPR story asked, “What makes a bike pump worth $450?” The answer: upgrades that Indy’s racing industry makes possible.

Some ziplines cross open spaces, from pole to pole. Others run under a forest canopy, from tree to tree. True thrill-seekers will want the rush of whooshing through tight, leafy nooks at 20 to 45 miles per hour.

“I was willing to try anything,” says Chip Gagnier of the study. “I would have done handstands if it meant I wouldn’t need to have my legs amputated.”

With its new digs, Community Rehabilitation Hospital now offers a more plush road to recovery.

“We’ve done a hundred surgeries,” says Dr. Abraham of his pro bono work. “I just wish we had the budget to do a hundred more.”

From innovative brain surgery to special vaccines, local doctors and researchers plumb the depths of gray matter.

Even the best doctors can’t be around for constant care. For that, thank goodness, we have nurses.

In cases of mass emergency, Managed Emergency Surge for Healthcare (MESH) helps Indianapolis-area facilities train for and coordinate with each other during pressing situations such as the three noted here.

The College of Osteopathic Medicine is the first medical school in the state to open in more than a century, and will produce some badly needed doctors.

Have pneumonia? It’s less expensive to treat here. The Hoosier State still charges less to treat the likes of pneumonia or stroke than almost two-thirds of its peer nationwide.

ROBERT BATLER, M.D. Urology of Indiana 100 Hospital Ln, Ste. 105 Danville 317-890-2000 Hendricks Special Expertise Minimally Invasive Surgery, Robotic Surgery   TERESA BEAM, M.D. Urology of Indiana 1115 N. Ronald Reagan Pkwy., Ste. 247 Avon 317-217-2828 Riverview IU Health West Special Expertise Urology-Female, Kidney Stones, Interstitial Cystitis   Richard Bihrle, M.D. IU Health Physicians […]

Karen O. Ehrman, M.D. Irvington Radiologists 7340 Shadeland Station, Ste. 200 317-355-5081 Community Special Expertise uterine fibroid embolization, peripheral vascular disease, renovascular disease, vascular malformations   Rajat Gupta, M.D. Radiology Associates of Indianapolis 533 E. County Line Rd., Ste. 210 Greenwood 317-787-3296 Franciscan St. Francis Community South Special Expertise interventional radiology   Matthew S. Johnson, […]

Michael C. Dalsing, M.D. 1801 N. Senate Blvd., Ste. 4400 317-962-0280 IU Health Methodist IU Health University Special Expertise peripheral vascular disease, carotid-artery disease, aortic reconstruction, percutaneous vascular interventions   DEEPAK GUTTIKONDA, M.D. Community Heart & Vascular 1400 N. Ritter Ave., Ste. 500 317-355-7220 Community H&V Community Special Expertise Aortic Surgery, Carotid Artery Stent Placement […]

Todd Arnold, M.D. St. Vincent Sports Performance 8227 Northwest Blvd., Ste. 160 317-415-5795 St. Vincent  Special Expertise primary care, sports medicine   David M. Harsha, M.D. St. Vincent Sports Performance 8227 Northwest Blvd., Ste. 160 317-415-5795 St. Vincent  Special Expertise primary care, sports medicine   Thomas Klootwyk, M.D. Methodist Sports Medicine 201 Pennsylvania Pkwy., Ste. […]

Vincent  Delumpa, M.D. General Surgical Care North 8040 Clearvista Pkwy., Ste. 490 317-621-5450 Community Special Expertise Laparoscopic Surgery   Gary L. Dunnington, M.D. 545 Barnhill Dr., EH-203 317-944-9800 IU Health University Special Expertise cancer surgery, breast cancer and surgery   Mark A. Edwards, M.D. Naab Road Surgical Group 8240 Naab Rd., Ste. 100 317-944-9800 St. […]