Author: Dorron Blumberg

One Plant: Cultivating Cannabis for Better Patient Outcomes

Cannabis has always been in Brady Cobb’s blood.

From 1977 to 1983, his father, Bill Cobb imported about $200 million worth of marijuana into the United States for Colombia’s Medellin cartel. This led to a sentence of 20 years in prison. Ironically, cannabis also provided his father with relief from his battle with bone cancer which ultimately ended his life in 2010.

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BETHESDA HEALTH PHYSICIAN GROUP WELCOMES FELLOWSHIP-TRAINED ENDOCRINE SURGEON JESSICA L. BUICKO, M.D., TO ITS TEAM

November 25, 2019 — The only fellowship-trained endocrine surgeon in Palm Beach County, Jessica L. Buicko, M.D., has joined Bethesda Health Physician Group, a premier physician group that provides high-quality medical care and is part of Baptist Health South Florida. Dr. Buicko treats a range of disorders impacting the body’s endocrine system through open and minimally invasive surgery of the adrenal, thyroid and parathyroid glands. 
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Cleveland Clinic Names James Merlino, M.D., Chief Clinical Transformation Officer

November 24, 2019 – Dr. Merlino rejoins Cleveland Clinic after nearly five years at Press Ganey. Cleveland Clinic has named James Merlino, M.D., to the newly created post of Chief Clinical Transformation Officer, effective Dec. 1, 2019.
In this position, Dr. Merlino will oversee the Office of Patient Experience, Enterprise Quality & Safety and the Office of Continuous Improvement. He will report directly to Cleveland Clinic CEO and President Tom Mihaljevic, M.D.
 
 

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