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And the collaborative spirit of the Dallas-Fort Worth health care community plays
a major role in supporting and fostering
innovation in medicine.
“I have been particularly impressed by
the willingness of many health care stakeholders in responding positively to a vision to
embrace regionalized perinatal care,” Savani
said. “On the campus, it is clear that each institution brings considerable strengths to bear
on developing a center of excellence in maternal, fetal and neonatal care. Working together
with a focus on excellence and quality of care
will result in significant gains for the health of
the youngest in our society.”
The need for premium perinatal and
neonatal care in North Texas is indicative
of the growing region. With a new person
added to the region every four minutes,
the growth comes both from migration and
birth rate increases. But it also shows that
the growth in the medical industry in North
Texas can be sustained, and developing
world-renowned centers of excellence will
ensure that the industry is supported both
internally and from patients seeking the best
in health care in North Texas.
Excellence Draws Patients
Chronic hepatitis C infection is a major public health issue with an estimated 200 million
people worldwide affected, and North Texas
UT Southwestern head-and-neck surgeon
is certainly not exempt of this problem.
But with the expertise of a globally diverse
team of doctors, Methodist Health System,
a North Texas regional health care network,
is home to The Liver Institute at Methodist
Dallas which focuses on the long-term care
of patients with liver disease.
Dr. Hector Nazario, a gastroenterologist
and transplant hepatologist with the practice,
grew up in Puerto Rico and studied medicine
at the University of Puerto Rico School of
Medicine but now treats and manages patients
The Liver Institute at Methodist Dallas
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with a wide variety of liver diseases from hepatitis C to fatty liver, and those in need of a
liver transplant or who already underwent a
transplant. It was the lure of a center of excellence in his practice field and the region’s
many prestigious hospitals and health care
institutions that drew Nazario here.
“North Texas has very successful,
well-established and respected liver programs,
involved in significant amounts of research
in different areas of liver disease,” Nazario
said. “The number of leaders, experts and
dedicated specialists in this field who work
in Dallas-Fort Worth surpasses most other
major U.S. cities.”
This excellence attracts not only a vast
number of physicians to the Dallas-Fort
Worth region, Nazario said, but also serves as
a magnet for patients from farther locations
who don’t have access to the most specialized
and cutting-edge health care options that are
available in North Texas.
“The impact of The Liver Institute at
Methodist-Dallas has certainly surpassed
North Texas,” Nazario said. “We evaluate
patients from other regions and states, as well
as international patients who come to live
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