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Barton Health expands General Surgery and GI departments
Submitted by paula on Tue, 01/29/2019 - 9:57pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Two new physicians have been added to the Barton Health team, Joseph Hancock, MD and W. Reid Shepard, DO. They are both providing services at Barton’s new General Surgery and Gastroenterology office at 1139 Third Street in South Lake Tahoe.
Barton adds trauma surgeon to their South Lake Tahoe team
Submitted by paula on Thu, 07/27/2017 - 4:25pm
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Sandra Taylor, MD, FACS, MS has been added to the team at Barton Health as their third general surgery surgeon. Besides her expertise in general surgery and minimally invasive surgery., Taylor also has experience in trauma life support. As a Level III Trauma Center, Barton Health is equipped to quickly provide specialized, in-depth care for patients in the critical, “golden hour” of trauma.
SNC Tahoe and other Nevada colleges win grant for STEM and health research
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 04/29/2016 - 5:01pm
Sierra Nevada College on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe has been awarded a five year grant to develop infrastructure for health-related research and STEM education in the state of Nevada. The National Institutes of Health program grant was given jointly also to the University of Nevada, Reno; UNLV, College of Southern Nevada; Great Basin College; Nevada State College; University of Nevada School of Medicine; Western Nevada College; and Truckee Meadows Community College.
New Radiologist on Board at Barton Health in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Mon, 12/16/2013 - 11:46am
Barton Health of South Lake Tahoe has announced the addition of a new radiologist, Dr. Robert Silk. He is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross where he earned a B.A. in Physics, a Masters from the New Mexico State University, and his medical degree from Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD. He performed his residency at Naval Medical Center in San Diego.
Dr. Silk's Medical Imaging office is located at 2170 South Avenue in South Lake Tahoe and he can be reached at 530-543-5850
Dr. Kenneth Spielvogel, OB/GYN, joins Barton Women’s Health
Submitted by Editor on Thu, 02/21/2013 - 10:00am
Barton Women’s Health welcomes Kenneth Spielvogel, M.D., obstetrician and gynecologist (OB/GYN), to their care team. Dr. Spielvogel and the entire women’s health team, including, OB/GYN, John Missanelli and long-time, Barton Health, family nurse practitioner, Patience Wenck will host a public open house reception on Tuesday, Feb. 26. Just across from Barton Memorial Hospital, at 2175 South Avenue, South Lake Tahoe, the newly remodeled women’s facility, will open its doors from 4 to 6 p.m.
