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Online with Plastic Surgeons: Artistry Meets Necessity

To a man (and a woman), these plastic surgeons are passionate about making their patients look better so they will feel their very best. See the plastic surgeons featured below and other plastic surgeons making an impact in social media, elsewhere on the Web, and in their communities in our Top Plastic Surgeons profiles.

1. @KevinBrenner Kevin Brenner, MD, FACS, is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon in Beverly Hills. He has been published in scientific journals, written numerous book chapters, and given presentations locally, nationally, and abroad. He’s been featured on television shows, including ET, Tyra, and The Doctors, where he was part of a “dream team” of plastic surgeons assembled to do a “total body lift” that was featured on the show. You can watch his media appearances as well as read his blog at his Web site, DrKevinBrenner.com.


2. @JohnLLeRoyJrMD John LeRoy Jr, MD, FACS, has a practice in Atlanta, where both traditional face-lifts and “Band Aid” mini face-lifts “are among the most popular plastic surgery procedures.” He regularly contributes to professional journals and speaks to professional and civic groups about plastic surgery and related subjects. His Web site, AtlantaFaceLift.com, has many articles on procedures involving the face, breast, and body, and you can read more articles on the subject at his blog.


3. @StevenRinglerMD Steven Ringler, MD, FACS, has a practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan, that is devoted to cosmetic surgery. A professor of surgery at Michigan State University, he is dedicated to research and has developed patents for nonsurgical, botanical hair restoration treatments and techniques. He founded the Michigan Chapter of Operation Smile, which provides free surgery to children around the world who have facial deformities, and every November he provides free plastic surgery to veterans who have injuries sustained while on active duty. You can read articles about plastic surgery at his blog.


4. @LGreenbergMD Lauren Greenberg, MD, is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon in solo practice in Palo Alto, California, who recently won the Patients’ Choice award for 2011, after receiving not only positive reviews from a compilation of reputable Web sites but “rave reviews.” She has given presentations, written two book chapters, and belongs to several medical and professional organizations. She’s an avid blogger  on “all things plastic surgery.”


5. @DrSamRizk Sam Rizk, MD, FACS, is director of Manhattan Facial Plastic Surgery in New York and specializes in the nose, face, eyes, and neck areas only. He teaches residents at the Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital and instructs doctors at plastic surgery conferences worldwide. He pioneered “3-D endoscopic high-definition face-lifts, necklifts, and rhinoplasty, dramatically reducing scars and expediting recovery.” His techniques have been featured in peer-reviewed journals and national media, and you can read articles about many procedures at his Web site, DrSamRizk.com.


6. @DrElizabethLee Elizabeth Slass Lee, MD, has a solo practice in Berkeley and offers a full range of plastic surgical care. She has been featured in the media, and you can watch videos and read her blog at her Web site, ArtfulSurgery.com. She is also a jewelry designer, which she considers “an extension of her craft as an exceptional surgeon.”


7. @Dr_Bogdan Michael Bogdan, MD, FACS, followed six years of general surgery and plastic surgery training with postgraduate training in aesthetic surgery. He now has a practice in Dallas. He has published book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles, is affiliated with numerous professional organizations, and received the Patients’ Choice Award three years in a row (2008–2010)


8. @JayCalvertMD Jay Calvert, MD, has two California practices, where he performs all types of plastic surgery and specializes in aesthetic surgery. (Visit DrCalvert.com.) He is an instructor at the University of California, Irvine, and a research scientist with the Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He’s been featured in national media, belongs to numerous professional groups, holds two patents, and has given many presentations.


9. @drmichelekoo Michele Koo, MD, FACS, does facial and body aesthetic plastic surgery in her practice in St. Louis. “Cosmetic surgery should yield a unique, unparalleled outcome while enhancing your life both physically and spiritually,” she writes, adding that “balance is the operative word.” You can watch videos of her discussing procedures at her Web site and read articles on many categories of plastic surgery at her blog.


10. @drpollard Emily F. Pollard MD, FACS, specializes in cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery, body contouring, facial rejuvenation, and women’s health issues in her Philadelphia private practice. She is also chief of plastic surgery at Lankenau Hospital. She’s been interviewed for print and broadcast media, and you can watch and read those interviews—as well as read many articles about procedures—at her Web site, EPollardMD.com.


11. @DrTeitelbaum Steven Teitelbaum, MD, FACS, is a specialist in aesthetic plastic surgery at his practice in Santa Monica and is actively involved in independent research. He’s also an assistant clinical professor of plastic surgery at UCLA Medical School. He has written numerous textbook chapters and publications in peer-reviewed journals, often speaks at professional meetings and symposiums, and has testified before the FDA about safety issues related to aesthetic surgery. His ability to “explain the intricacies of aesthetic procedures in plain English” has led to interviews in national media outlets.

If you know of plastic surgeons who are worthy of attention on these pages, please nominate them. See how to Request a Profile.

Other blog entries featuring health professionals and patient experts:

Online with Allergists: Researching, Practicing, Writing...and Sometimes Making Wine
Online with Dermatologists: Formulating Products and Taking to the Airwaves
Online With Family Medicine Practitioners
Online With Orthopedic Surgeons: Mending Bones, Joints, and Muscles
Online With Neurologists: Innovators, Prolific Authors, and Medical Extraordinaires
Featured Doctors: Psychologists, Part 1
Featured Pediatricians, Part 1
Featured Obstetrician-Gynecologists, Part 1, Part 2
Featured Chiropractors, Part 1
Featured Neurologists, Part 1
Featured Cardiologists, Part 1, Part 2
Featured Dietitians, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
Featured Nutritionists, Part 1, Part 2
Featured Nurses, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
Featured Nurses, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11
Featured Oncologists, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Top Nephrologists on Twitter
Top Gastroenterologists on Twitter 
Gluten-Free Diet Feature 
Type 1 Diabetes Patient Experts, Part 1, Part 2

By Julie Bohlen, MBA-HCM, ELS

Online with Allergists: Researching, Practicing, Writing … and Sometimes Making Wine

Top medical bloggers, researchers, medical authors, and award winners comprise this list of allergists and immunologists. See the allergists featured below and other allergists making an impact in social media, elsewhere on the Web, and in their communities in our Top Allergists profiles.

1. @DrVes @Allergy @PedMedicine Ves Dimov, MD, is an assistant professor at the University of Chicago and a member of the New England Journal of Medicine Advisory Board for Students and Residents. He has published more than 130 scientific papers, book chapters, interviews, and abstracts, and he maintains “one of the best blogs in medicine,” according to the British Medical Journal. Clinical Cases and Images is a case-based curriculum of clinical medicine and “a virtual laboratory for doctors and medical librarians interested in Web 2.0.” Dr Dimov's blogs also include Allergy Notes and Pediatrics and Medicine. He helps other practices with Web site development, social media tools, and electronic medical/health records.


2. @azmadoc John Overholt, MD, founded Allergy & Asthma Associates of Middle Tennessee in 2001, which has grown to include five locations. He specializes in asthma, allergic rhinitis, and immunotherapy. His company Web site has articles and videos on asthma and allergy topics. 


3. @Allerdoc Gary Steven, MD, PhD, has a private practice at two locations in Wisconsin, with an “extensive program in clinical research.” An asthma and allergy sufferer since he was a child, he has been principal and sub-investigator in clinical trials of investigational medications and devices for asthma, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and bronchitis.


4. @allergyspec James A. Thompson, MD, is senior partner of Associated Allergists and Asthma Specialists Ltd. in the Chicago area and has been in practice for 20 years. He writes many articles on allergy topics for his blog, Allergy & Asthma Corner, and for two allergy sites at HealthCentral.


5. @AllergyAsthmaMD Robert M. Ramirez, MD, is an adult and pediatric allergist and immunologist in private practice with Live Oak Allergy and Asthma Clinic in San Antonio, Texas. He was a travel grant recipient in 2008 and received the 2005 Outstanding Resident Award from his medical school class.


6. @drchacko Thomas Chacko, MD, has a private practice in Georgia and was selected as one of America’s Top Physicians in 2010. He has multiple publications, including a review on the current asthma guidelines and a chapter on anaphylaxis in the operating room. He has presented his research on allergy skin testing and immunotherapy at meetings of national organizations and is on a 10-person national taskforce that is writing the Practice Parameters in Allergy Immunotherapy for 2012.


7. @AllergyNet John Weiner, MD, is a medical practitioner and consultant physician with two clinics in Australia. He has more than 60 publications—including studies on asthma, ant venoms, drug allergies, food allergies, eye diseases, allergy vaccines, and the genetics of allergies—and some articles are posted at his Web site, AllergyNet Australia. He was on the steering group that developed Australia's “National Asthma Strategy.” In his spare time, he grow grapes and makes wines.


8. @JuanCIvancevich Juan Ivancevich, MD, is head of allergy and immunology at Clinica Santa Isabel and is an assistant professor of immunology at the Universidad del Salvador, in Buenos Aires. He serves as secretary general of the Latin American Society of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology; is on the board of directors of the World Allergy Organization; and is on the executive board of Interasma. Dr Ivancevich has been working on the Internet in Latin America for many years, moderating mailing lists, and editing multiple websites in Spanish. He is the editor of Interasma and the chief editor the World Allergy Organization site.


9. @pvallergy Richard Keightley, MD, worked as a surgeon at hospitals in Australia before coming to the United States for a residency in pediatrics at New York University. He eventually moved into allergy and immunology, entering private practice in Arizona in 1981.


10. @SneezeMD Joshua Davidson, MD, opened a private practice in 2009 and is on the clinical staff of Torrance Memorial Medical Center in California. His research interests involve new markers for asthma severity and the influence of obesity on asthmatics. He blogs about the latest news, research, practice information, and seasonal allergy information.


11. @MatthewBowdish Matthew Bowdish, MD, joined a Colorado Springs practice in 2009 and specializes in the treatment of nasal allergies, asthma, cough, hay fever, sinusitis, hives, and food allergies. He blogs about health and health care reform.


12. @WayneShreffler Wayne Shreffler, MD, PhD, is director of the Food Allergy Research Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, adjunct professor at Harvard Medical School, and adjunct associate professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. His interests include pediatric allergy, food allergy, asthma, and atopic dermatitis, and his research focuses on the mechanisms of allergic disease regulation.


13. @laallergydoc Marc Meth, MD, is the pediatric allergist with Century City Allergy in Los Angeles. He is on the clinical faculty at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and has published several articles on drug allergies.


14. @NYCAllergyDr Arthur Lubitz, MD, is board certified in allergy and immunology as well as internal medicine. He has multiple private practice locations in New York City. See NYCAllergyDoctor.com. Dr Lubitz informs the public about allergic disease as a respected media personality. He has been interviewed on Larry King, CNN, CNBC, WCBS-TV, WOR, and on radio NYC-AM. He enjoys politics, sports, finance, and communication. See his Allergy, Asthma and Sinus Care blog and his NYCAllergistDoctor's Video Channel. 

If you know of allergists who are worthy of attention on these pages, please nominate them. See how to Request a Profile.

Other blog entries featuring health professionals and patient experts:

Featured Doctors: Psychologists
Featured Pediatricians, Part 1
Featured Obstetrician-Gynecologists, Part 1, Part 2
Featured Chiropractors, Part 1
Featured Neurologists, Part 1
Featured Cardiologists, Part 1, Part 2
Featured Dietitians, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
Featured Nutritionists, Part 1, Part 2
Featured Nurses, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
Featured Nurses, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11
Featured Oncologists, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Top Nephrologists on Twitter
Top Gastroenterologists on Twitter 
Gluten-Free Diet Feature 
Type 1 Diabetes Patient Experts, Part 1, Part 2

By Julie Bohlen, MBA-HCM, ELS

Online with ENT Specialists: Sound Help from Professionals

 Our ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialists are saving voices, restoring hearing, and helping troubled sleepers. See the ENT specialists featured below and other ENT specialists making an impact in social media, elsewhere on the Web, and in their communities in our Top ENT Specialists profiles.

1. @KreinMD Howard D. Krein, MD, PhD, is chief medical officer at OrganizedWisdom.com, where he oversees the company’s quality standards and physician review program. He is an assistant professor at Thomas Jefferson University and a founding partner and co-director of Jefferson’s Facial Aesthetic and Reconstructive Center. He lives in Philadelphia.


2. @entindia Rajesh Kalra, MD, is former secretary of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India and of the Delhi State Association of Otolaryngologists. He maintains a blog and tweets regularly, both on medical issues.


3. @DrChrisChang Christopher Y. Chang, MD, is in private practice and has special interests in surgical treatment for obstructive sleep apnea as well as voice care for professionals, from singers to lecturers. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals, is actively involved in research in his field, and founded the Virginia Voice and Speech Center. He is also an amateur movie producer and has created videos on a variety of ENT topics for patient education.


4. @DrAaronRogers Aaron Rogers, MD, is in private practice at Advanced ENT in Atlanta and has a special interest in rhinology and sinus disease. He has written several scientific publications, is editor of a nationally distributed pocket guide for ENT trainees, authored a chapter in the textbook Skullbase Surgery Techniques and Concepts, and has presented medical research at leading national scientific conferences. He posts articles on general otolaryngic problems at his blog.


5. @DrGhaheri Bobby Ghaheri, MD, practices with the Oregon Clinic and is an ENT specialist and a plastic surgeon. His areas of focus include ear surgery for chronic infectious disease and hearing restoration, endoscopic sinus surgery, functional nasal surgery, and thyroid/parathyroid surgery.

If you know of ENT specialists who are worthy of attention on these pages, please nominate them. See how to Request a Profile.

Other blog entries featuring health professionals and patient experts:

Online with Plastic Surgeons: Artistry Meets Necessity
Online with Dermatologists: Formulating Products and Taking to the Airwaves
Online With Family Medicine Practitioners
Online With Orthopedic Surgeons: Mending Bones, Joints, and Muscles
Online With Neurologists: Innovators, Prolific Authors, and Medical Extraordinaires
Featured Doctors: Psychologists, Part 1
Featured Pediatricians, Part 1
Featured Obstetrician-Gynecologists, Part 1, Part 2
Featured Chiropractors, Part 1
Featured Neurologists, Part 1
Featured Cardiologists, Part 1, Part 2
Featured Dietitians, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
Featured Nutritionists, Part 1, Part 2
Featured Nurses, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
Featured Nurses, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11
Featured Oncologists, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Top Nephrologists on Twitter
Top Gastroenterologists on Twitter 
Gluten-Free Diet Feature 
Type 1 Diabetes Patient Experts, Part 1, Part 2

By Julie Bohlen, MBA-HCM, ELS

 

 

OrganizedWisdom Featured in the Wall Street Journal

Just wanted to share this article that features OrganizedWisdom and our partnership with Reader's Digest which appeared today in the Wall Street Journal.  

The article, titled Health Sites Try to Diagnose Growing Market, includes several other important companies in the online health space including Everyday Health and DLife. 

In addition to the piece in the WSJ today, there were several great articles featuring OrganizedWisdom in the past few days.  We're excited to have the momentum building in advance of a major launch of some important new products and services that we believe will be indespensible for any health expert, but more on that when the time comes...

Here are some links to other recent press:

Mar 1, 2011 Health Populi: Reader’s Digest + Organized Wisdom = Wiser Patients By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn. Unity Stoakes interview on the collaboration with Reader's Digest and OrganizedWisdom. 

Mar 1, 2011 Mobile Marketer: OrganizedWisdom turns to mobile to keep users informed on health issues 

Feb 28, 2011 BNET: 10 Reasons Why Every Company Needs an Inside/Outside Partnership 

Feb 28, 2011 KevinMD blog: Patients are closing the health gap online By Jerry Levin. A need exists to "encourage innovation in online health technology with the mission of elevating the standard of care and closing the gap that exists between a doctor visit and an Internet search."

Feb 28, 2011 American Medical News: Crowdsourcing moving beyond hospital lounges and into social media By Pamela Lewis Dolan. Howard Luks, MD and Howard Krein, MD, CMO of OrganizedWisdom are interviewed about crowdsourcing and the need for physician involvement in health social media.

Feb 25, 2011 CNET News: Why social media gives your doctor an ulcer

Feb 16, 2011 Business Insider: Can We Harness The Power Of The Internet To Close The Healthcare Gap? - By Jerry Levin, Board Member and Investor of OrganizedWisdom.com. A need exists to "encourage innovation in online health technology with the mission of elevating the standard of care and closing the gap that exists between a doctor visit and an Internet search."