Sarasota Edition

Cortez Foot and Ankle Specialist Provide Superior Care Working as a registered nurse in the recovery room, Jane Rhudy had met Dr. Harte on numerous occasions over the past year. She was very impressed with him and his wonderful bedside manners.  He would come into the recovery room and make sure all the nurses and his patients had everything they …

By Brian Kudick Financial Advisor, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC – Do I need long-term care coverage? Will I have enough for retirement? What are my options and how do I know what will work best? These are all very important questions. It is crucial to evaluate your current assets and situation and to make a plan, both for you and …

By Kim Blend, ARNP – Nutrition or nourishment is the supply of materials – food – required by organisms and cells to stay alive. What we put into our bodies acts as fuel. If you feed your body garbage it will not work well. The better you fuel your body, the better it will behave for you in the future. …

By Tim Richardson – A marathon or a triathlon may seem like an impossible achievement for recreational athletes but many people nowadays have completed one of these races.  If you haven’t already done one, you may have set a goal to run one in the near future. The increase in popularity of these races and other competitions, like “mud runs,” …

By Dr. Keegan – Participants of clinical trials are the heroes that aid in the development of new drugs and treatments from which the rest of the world can benefit. Each drug and medical treatment available on the market has been able to surface because of brave and willing clinical trial participants. Now, more than ever, we need volunteers for …

By Dr. Sean A. Castellucci, Urology Partners – It is now more common than ever to discuss erectile dysfunction (ED) or low testosterone.  We see it explained and discussed on commercials in between almost every TV sporting event.  It is on medical TV shows during the day and even discussed at dinner parties with friends.  It is good that people …

Dr. Kim Winsey received her MD from NYU in 1982 and then trained as a general surgeon at Montefiore Hospital and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. After 2 years of practicing and teaching at Downstate Medical Center, she moved to Sarasota with her then husband, who was a cardiologist and her 10 day old son. She opened a private practice …

By Dwight Fitch, MD – While many questions in life are debatable, some things, like the link between nutrition and cancer or the pure awesomeness of The Incredible Hulk (who is reportedly a HUGE broccoli fan) can’t be argued. To understand the link, one must first understand what cancer is. It is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the …

The human body is an extremely complex system made up of over 100 trillion cells. All it takes is just one neglected abnormal cell to endanger the entire system. To sustain optimal wellness, all of our cells require the following to be healthy: • Good quality water in adequate amount to support circulation, deliver oxygen and nutrients, and to eliminate …

When everything else has failed, choosing to have weight loss surgery is one of the biggest decisions you will ever make. Weight-loss, bariatric, surgery is a lifesaving and life-changing treatment for severely obese patients who have not had success with traditional, medically supervised weight-loss strategies such as diet modification, exercise, and/or medication. It works by physically restricting the amount of …