Hampton Roads Physician

A comprehensive publication for and about he local medical community

Spring 2023

Pathologists and Orthopaedic Physicians: A Partnership for  Better Patient Health

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By Mark W. McFarland, DO Orthopaedists get to do a lot of high-profile surgeries. Taking folks apart and putting them back together, like with a superstar athlete who’s suffered a sports injury. However, pathologists are the unsung heroes of health care. Without fanfare or applause, they toil in labs, culture samples, slice tissue specimens with a microtome and look at … [Read more...] about Pathologists and Orthopaedic Physicians: A Partnership for  Better Patient Health

Families in Medicine Spring 2023

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Brother-Sister Physician Duo Treat Skin Cancer Patients in Their Hometown of Hampton Roads They say that some things just run in the family. This could not be truer for Hampton Roads physicians Dr. T. Randall Blanchard of Plastic Surgery Center of Hampton Roads and Dr. Z. Christine Marcuson of Peninsula Dermatology Skin Cancer Surgery Center. Despite working in different … [Read more...] about Families in Medicine Spring 2023

Outstanding Achievements Spring 2023

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MARK HAGGERTY, DO, MSSentara Little Neck Family Practice, Virginia Beach;Sentara Telehealth Services Well before the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Mark Haggerty understood the tremendous potential of telemedicine.  Since 2018, Dr. Haggerty has led the development of a rapidly expanding telehealth division at Sentara Medical Group (SMG). SMG has scheduled nearly a million … [Read more...] about Outstanding Achievements Spring 2023