During the most recent meeting of the Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) Board of Directors, PMC Chairman, President & CEO Donovan Blackburn recognized the Board’s current Secretary, Joe Dean Anderson. Not only was May 28th Mr. Anderson’s 90th birthday; he is also the longest-standing member of the PMC Board of Directors and was presented an award to mark this significant accomplishment. Joe Dean
As May unfolds, so does an essential observance in healthcare: Stroke Awareness Month. Throughout this month, Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) and its Eastern Kentucky Neuroscience Center are working to shine a spotlight on understanding stroke causes and risk factors, prevention, treatment, life after stroke and the importance of awareness. A Stroke occurs when blood flow
Neurology is the study and treatment of disorders and diseases related to the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord and nerves. At the Eastern Kentucky Neuroscience Center at Pikeville Medical Center (PMC), neurologists play a critical role in diagnosing and treating patients with neurological conditions. PMC Neurologists Dr. Naveed Ahmed and Dr. Ryan Owens
Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) has made medical history in Kentucky by successfully performing the state’s first minimally invasive AngioVac procedure in the left ventricle to treat a life-threatening mitral valve infection in a high-risk patient who was not a candidate for traditional open-heart surgery. The innovative procedure was led by Dr. M. Paul Randhawa, board-certified
