preparing to slide into a comfort-
able income and the comparative
ease of private practice at a presti-
gious Dallas cardiology group. Or,
maybe not. A former professor who
was now Chairman of Medicine
at John Peter Smith Hospital, the
public health facility in Fort Worth,
called with an intriguing offer.
“Talk about a contrast in choices,”
said Newman. “He said, ‘We really
need you for a teaching position and
we need you soon.’ I knew some-
thing was up, because as I pulled
into the parking lot for a tour, “St.
Elmo’s Fire” started playing. You
know, the theme from the 1980’s
movie about recent college graduates
making tough decisions about their
careers and other life issues.”
The lure of making a real differ-
ence was too strong. “Some of the
worst cases of cardiac disease I
have ever witnessed came through
that hospital. We used medicine to
treat patients-neither the patients nor
the hospital could afford for us to be
operating or performing elaborate
procedures without absolute neces-
sity. Of course, teaching patients
how to best manage their own lives
to reduce cardiac disease was also
imperative.”
In 1996, Dr. Newman decided
it was time to leave the demanding
environment of a public hospital. He
joined three Fort Worth cardiologists
in what is now known as the Heart
Center of North Texas.
Although the practice began in Fort Worth, Newman had been
visiting churches and restaurants in
Weatherford and liked what he saw.
The decision was made to open
a clinic, once a week, for Parker
County patients.
“After two weeks, the Weatherford
practice became a full-time job. I was
delighted because it is so much like
the small town I grew up in. I moved
here about eight years ago and thor-
oughly enjoy everything about it,” he
said.
Newman retains his boyhood
passion about heart disease. “My
dream is to have a larger focus on
preventing heart disease and finding
it earlier. Yet, helping someone turn
their life and disease around is very
rewarding.”
Oseni, the biggest challenge that he
currently faces in his career is advo-
cating and helping patients despite
the health care regulations. He also
tells young doctors starting out to
“Keep their focus on patient care
despite the challenges in health care
system.”
In the next 10 years, Dr. Oseni
would like to see a “Fully integrate
functional and holistic medicine into the practice.” He also would like to
have multiple junior associates with
the same vison of putting patient’s
care at the foremost and impacting
patients’ lives.
When Dr. Oseni is not helping his
patients, he loves to spend time with
his three sons and his lovely wife, Dr.
Catherine Oseni, whom he says is not
only his soul mate, but his muse.
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thank you and express gratitude,” he
said.
When asked what miracle he
would create for all his patients,
Dr. Oseni said he would want to
“Instantly heal all their medical
problems, especially their inability to
breathe and sleep properly.”
Like most doctors, the ever
changing-landscape of the healthcare
system worries him, a bit. For Dr.
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circle. I became medical director at
Northwest Medical Center in Azle.”
This is Dr. Bailey’s second stint
practicing medicine in Parker County.
The first, began in 2000 and she left
in 2013 for the Metroplex.
She returned to Parker County
almost a year ago.
“It feels like old home,” she said.
“I stepped back to where I left, in
a good clinic. Dr. Ray Page (Chief
of Staff, Medical City Weatherford)
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is good people. It was a nice, soft,
landing when I came back. I hit the
ground running. I’ve been able to
build my practice very fast... People
who specialize in my field love to
live out here. It’s almost better than
living in the big city. You get people
who choose to live and work out
here because it’s a better environ-
ment.”
Dr. Bailey loves Texas Health.
“I have so much professional
freedom and professional courtesy,”
she said. “You can just show up and
see patients. I do this because I want
to take care of people. I give my
patients everything I have. THS seems
to have it all down to a science. I’m
very happy and very pleased.”
Her patients seem to also be
pleased.
One wrote, “Dr. Bailey is caring,
smart …She actually listens. She goes
the extra mile and truly cares about
us as people. We love her!”
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“Most, forms of Dementia are
progressive and irreversible, but not
all. Although most forms of it can be
slowed down if identified correctly
and treated appropriately. Some
forms are actually reversible.”
As a Dementia trainer, Standifer
provides support through education
and hands-on training for both indi-
viduals and groups with the family
members or care partners, teaching
them how to interact effectively with
their loved one.
She also helps the family/caregiver
work through the common challenges
that are associated with dementia.
“When someone is diagnosed
with Dementia, the family starts
taking things away from them,”
Standifer said. “It takes three days
for a person to decline once that
happens.”
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