Marshall Health Leads the Way in Advanced Care
As the area ’ s only academic medical team , Marshall Health merges the latest technology and research to offer the most advanced health care to the tri-state and across Southern West Virginia .
Marshall Health offers more than 75 specialties in addition to primary care so patients do not have to travel long distances to receive care .
Unique services Marshall Health provides to the area include :
• The region ’ s only fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon and heart failure specialist
• The only LASIK eye surgery suite in the tri-state
• West Virginia ’ s only two fellowship-trained pediatric and adolescent gynecologists
• Innovative fertilized ACL reconstructive surgery with documented shorter recovery time
Marshall Health physicians also have access to the latest technology like FibroScan ®, a non-invasive procedure to effectively screen for fibrosis and cirrhosis . Through a partnership with Cabell Huntington Hospital , orthopaedic surgeons at Marshall Health have performed more than 650 Mako robotassisted total knee and hip replacements and are pioneering the use of this technology for revision joint replacement surgeries .
At the heart of academic medicine is research . Marshall Health ’ s researchers are making medical advances in fields such as cancer , liver disease and pneumonia that impact people across the globe . They are also addressing issues important to the Appalachian region , including irritable bowel disease , obesity and addiction research . Clinical trials are available to qualified participants . Information can be found at marshallhealth . org / research .
From neonatologists to dedicated geriatricians , Marshall Health provides the care families need during every stage of life . To find out more about Marshall Health ’ s primary care or more than 75 specialty services , call 877-691-1600 or visit marshallhealth . org .
Chad Lavender , M . D ., assistant professor and orthopaedic surgeon who created the fertilized ACL procedure ; 2022 Health Care Hall of Fame recipient
877-691-1600 • marshallhealth . org
Congratulations to Dr . Paulette Wehner on being named to the West Virginia Executive 2023 Health Care Hall of Fame .