Kris Kaulback, M.D., Named Medical Director of Trauma Program at Paoli Hospital
(Published 10-27-2009) Paoli Hospital took another step toward opening Chester County’s first trauma center in seven years
with the appointment of Dr. Kris Robert Kaulback as the medical center’s trauma program medical director. Kaulback, while
joining Paoli, will also continue as the associate director of the Level I trauma unit at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
in Philadelphia. Jefferson is working with Paoli to develop Paoli’s trauma center.
Jefferson First Hospital in Pennsylvania to Offer New Device Allowing Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries to Breathe Without
a Ventilator
(Published 10-26-2009) Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH) in Philadelphia is the first hospital in Pennsylvania to
offer a FDA-approved device that helps individuals with certain types of spinal cord injuries breathe on their own again.
Michael Weinstein, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Surgery at Jefferson, is among the first surgeons in the
United States to implant the NeuRx DPS™ in patients with spinal cord injuries who lack voluntary control of their diaphragms.
The device provides electrical stimulation to muscle and nerves in the diaphragm. When the muscle is stimulated, the diaphragm
contracts and creates a vacuum-like effect in the chest cavity that allows air to fill the upper and lower parts of the lungs.
When this contraction eases, the air is expelled from the lungs – essentially the same as regular breathing.
Niels D. Martin, M.D., Joins the Department of Surgery at Jefferson
(Published 9-4-2008) Niels Douglas Martin, M.D., recently joined the Department of Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University
Hospital, and was also named an assistant professor in Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University.
He specializes in Acute Care Surgery, which encompasses Trauma Surgery, General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.
Jay S. Jenoff, M.D., Joins the Department of Surgery at Jefferson
(Published 8-21-2008) Jay S. Jenoff, M.D., recently joined the Department of Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital,
and was also named an assistant professor of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. He specializes
in trauma surgery, general surgery, and surgical critical care.
Trauma Surgeon Pankaj H. Patel M.D., Joins Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
(Published 10-1-2007) Surgeon Pankaj H. Patel, M.D., FACS, who specializes in trauma and general surgery, has joined the Department
of Surgery of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He has also been named assistant professor of Surgery, Jefferson Medical
College of Thomas Jefferson University.
