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St. Vincent adds neurosurgeons

St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center is opening a neuroscience institute with a team of three neurosurgeons, including two big name doctors who recently departed UAMS -- Dr. Ali Krisht and Dr. Osama Al Mefty.

NEWS RELEASE

A news conference will be held Mon. Nov. 23, 2009 at 2 p.m. in the main lobby of St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center, 2 St. Vincent Circle in Little Rock.  The Arkansas Neuroscience Institute (ANI) at St. Vincent will be introduced along with world renowned neurosurgeons who perform adult neurosurgical procedures exclusively at St. Vincent for patients in Arkansas, surrounding states and around the world.   Dr. Ali Krisht, Dr. Osama Al-Mefty and Dr. Ian Dunn comprise the medical staff of ANI.
 
ANI surgeons currently have 10 international patients from Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Chile, Morocco, Venezuela and Syria who are scheduled for surgery. 
 
Please arrive 10-15 minutes before the news conference.  Park on the deck and come to the main lobby.  Please call 501 351 6816 if you have questions.

Posted by Max Brantley on November 19, 2009 03:49 PM |

Comments

Would this be enough to elevate St. Vincent's from a Level II to a Level I trauma center? As I understand it, one of the main (if not few) differences between the two levels is the hospital's neuroscience capabilities.

Posted by: Arkansas Student [TypeKey Profile Page] | November 19, 2009 04:11 PM

First, Dr. David Lipschitz. Now, Drs. Krisht and Al Mefty. Look out, UAMS!

Posted by: Durango [TypeKey Profile Page] | November 19, 2009 05:02 PM

You noticed, Durango.

Posted by: NormaBates [TypeKey Profile Page] | November 19, 2009 05:18 PM

I really like st vincents -- but it doesnt make much sense to have two level one trauma centers just down the street from each other, does it?

quite a coup for svi anyway. we are all lucky these doctors are staying in town.

Posted by: tina [TypeKey Profile Page] | November 19, 2009 06:32 PM

No amount of doctors will help SVI become a Level I Trauma Center (Not that I am sure a rational hospital will want to be one) because the Unversities inserted clauses that require L1TCs to conduct research and have surgery training programs, something typically only associated with university hospitals.

Posted by: mudturtle [TypeKey Profile Page] | November 19, 2009 06:41 PM

Uh oh, Norma. They sound like they could be Muslim.

You must have something to say?

Posted by: JD [TypeKey Profile Page] | November 20, 2009 02:37 AM

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