Large internal medicine, specialists group aligns with Franciscan St. Francis Health

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Internal Medicine Consultants (IIMC), one of the largest internal medicine and specialty groups in Indiana, and Franciscan St. Francis Health today (Oct. 11) announced an exclusive services provider agreement, formalizing and strengthening the relationship the two organizations have shared for decades.

IIMC specialists include internal medicine, pulmonary, critical care, rheumatology, family practice, infectious disease and sleep medicine specialists serving central Indiana

The agreement, effective Oct. 1, supports an even more integrated continuum of care and case management. Patients will benefit because there will be less rotation of physicians and nurse practitioners from outside the St. Francis system.

“The agreement advances a more holistic framework,” said Robert J. Brody, president and CEO for Franciscan St. Francis Health. “IIMC physicians treat highly complex internal medicine, pulmonary and critical care cases.

“They have a crucial role in the development of integrated care management, which provides a full spectrum of population care from wellness to hospital outpatient and inpatient care to home and hospice care,” Brody continued. “Coordinated delivery of expert care, enhanced communications, and outstanding technology paired with the mutual goal of providing the highest level clinical outcomes for patients, results in better care and patient experience.”

“Our decision to align exclusively with Franciscan St. Francis Health is based in trust and a shared history of providing outstanding care to patients, said William Buffie, M.D., who has served as IIMC’s CEO since 1997 and directs Franciscan St. Francis’ hospitalist program. “Of the integrated heath systems or accountable care organizations being formed, we know that St. Francis offers the specific advantages such as the electronic medical records system, range of associated specialists and many convenient access points.”

With hospitals in Indianapolis, Beech Grove and Mooresville, Franciscan St. Francis Health is part of the Mishawaka-based Franciscan Alliance, a 14-hospital system in Indiana and Illinois. The system employs 18,000 workers including more than 600 physicians, provides care for more than 2.9 million outpatient visits and more than 100,000 inpatient discharges each year.

To learn more about Franciscan St. Francis Health, go to http://www.stfrancishospitals.org/.

Indiana Internal Medicine Consultants has nearly 40 specialized physicians caring for thousands of patients in the central Indiana. To learn more about this group, go to http://www.iimconline.net/meet.html.

Franciscan St. Francis Health physicians among U.S. News ‘Top Doctors’ list

INDIANAPOLIS – More than 30 Franciscan St. Francis Health physicians have been singled out by U.S. News & World Report in the publication’s annual “Top Doctors” listing.

The Top Doctors list was compiled with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., publisher of America’s Top Doctors, among other consumer health guides. Nominations came from physicians in academic medical centers and private practices, specialty hospitals and regional hospitals.

Castle Connolly’s physician-led research team reviewed each nominee’s training, achievements and appointments, along with other credentials.

U.S. News Media Group provides a free searchable directory available at www.usnews.com/top-doctors that lists nearly 30,000 peer-nominated physicians across the country.

Franciscan St. Francis physicians and their specialties include:

Richard Beardsley (family medicine)

William Berg (interventional cardiology)

Michael Elmore (gastroenterology)

Erica Eugster (pediatric endocrinology)

Thomas Fairchild (otolaryngology)

Jack Farr II (orthopedic surgery)

Peter Garrett (radiation oncology)

Marc Gerdisch M.D. (thoracic surgery)

Charles Hughes III (plastic surgery)

Denise Johnson Miller (surgeon)

Martin Kaefer (urology)

Baron Kidd (pediatrics)

Robert Kinn M.D. (cardiac electrophysiology)

Charles Kinsella (pulmonology)

Frederick Lane (colon and rectal surgery)

G. Todd Lemmel (gastroenterology)

S. Chase Lottich (surgeon)

Jonathan Mandelbaum (surgeon)

Mary Lou Mayer (medical oncology)

David Moore, M.D.  (gynecologic cancer)

Dan Nordmann (pain management)

Jeffrey Peterson (family medicine)

David Pound (gastroenterology)

Ana Priscu (endocrinology)

Dawn Salvatore (vascular surgeon)

Juan Sanchez (pediatric endocrinology)

Bridget Sanders (colon and rectal surgery)

Richard Shea (cardiologist)

Barbara Sturm (dermatology)

James Thompson (medical oncology)

Jan Jansen (hematology)

Olaf Johansen (colon and rectal cancer)

Jeffery Pierson (orthopedic surgery)

G. Alan Von Stein M.D (obstetrics/gynecology)

U.S. News Media Group provides a free searchable directory available at www.usnews.com/top-doctors that lists nearly 30,000 peer-nominated physicians across the country.

More than 1,000 physicians are employed or have practice privileges at Franciscan St. Francis’ hospitals in Indianapolis, Beech Grove and Mooresville.

Nearly 170 physicians are members of St. Francis Medical Group, a multidisciplinary team practicing in 46 groups throughout central Indiana. These physicians offer a variety of primary care and specialty care services and all practice at Franciscan St. Francis Health.

To learn more about St. Francis Medical Group, go to www.stfrancisdoctors.org.

Internist the first to see patients at new St. Francis Health Martinsville office

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. – Dianna L. Boyer, M.D., has established a practice at Martinsville Family & Internal Medicine with St. Francis Medical Group.

The newly established medical complex opened Sept. 19, and provides a broad range of health care options for local residents and surrounding areas.

Board-certified in internal medicine, Boyer most recently was employed by Indiana University Health Morgan Hospital, where she also served as chief of medicine, medicine section chair and the medical executive and credentials committee. Before that affiliation, she was in private practice in Martinsville.

Boyer received her undergraduate degree at Bryn Mawr College and earned her medical degree from the IU School of Medicine. She completed an internal medicine residency at IU Hospitals in Indianapolis.

To schedule an appointment with Boyer, call 349-3627.

The new medical office, located at Martinsville Shoppes at 49 Bills Blvd. near State Road 37, has 9,000-square-feet. Boyer will share the space with SFMG’s Indiana Heart Physicians, primary care physicians and nurse practitioners.

Franciscan St. Francis Health announced plans earlier this year that it would open a multipurpose medical office to better serve the needs in the Martinsville community. The hospital system also operates a full-service hospital in Mooresville.

Led by Isaac J. Myers II, M.D., nearly 170 physicians are members of St. Francis Medical Group, a multidisciplinary team practicing in 46 groups throughout central Indiana. These physicians offer a variety of primary care and specialty care services and all practice at Franciscan St. Francis Health.

To learn more about St. Francis Medical Group, go to www.stfrancisdoctors.org.

Long-time family medicine practice joins St. Francis Medical Group

INDIANAPOLIS – Gray Road Family Medicine has joined the St. Francis Medical Group.

The physicians, all of whom completed their residencies at St. Francis, have been in practice together for more than 30 years. They are Roger Core, M.D.; John Lawlis, M.D.; Max Runkle, M.D.; and Philip Snyder, M.D.

The four are graduates of the Indiana University School of Medicine.

Gray Road Family Medicine is located at 6801 Gray Road, Suite A, Indianapolis, Ind., 46237.

Drs. Lawlis and Snyder are accepting new patients. To make an appointment call 317-787-9471.

The St. Francis Medical Group is an association of physicians affiliated with St. Francis Hospital to provide high quality medical care to the residents of Indianapolis and south-central Indiana. St. Francis Medical Group offices are conveniently located in many parts of the metropolitan area.

For more information about St. Francis Medical Group, go to www.StFrancisDoctors.org.

St. Francis’ South 31 Family Care opens doors for public visit

INDIANAPOLIS – The doors at South 31 Family Care will be open to the public , 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 27, at its new south side location.

Tours and refreshments will be offered at the newly opened center, located U.S. 31 and Southport Road.

Physicians on staff also will be on hand to meet with guests. The four physicians, all of whom are members of St. Francis Medical Group are: Matthew Wolf, M.D., Joe Johnston, M.D.; Lisa Altuglu, M.D.; and John Baldea, M.D.

South 31 Family Care is a new St. Francis family practice located at 610 E. Southport Road at the corner of Southport Road and U.S. 31. The phone number is 317-781-7370.

Shelley Stiner establishes family medicine practice at St. Francis

INDIANAPOLIS – Shelley R. Stiner, D.O., a member of St. Francis Medical Group, has joined Madison Avenue Family Practice.

Stiner, who will also offer obstetrical services in her practice, comes to St. Francis after completing a residency with Community Health Network, where she was a recruiter for its family medicine residency program.

She earned a medical degree at the Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine in Kentucky and an undergraduate degree in biology in human services at Tennessee Wesleyan College.

She holds professional memberships in the American Academy of Family Physicians, Indiana Academy of Family Physicians and the American Osteopathic Association. She has previous memberships with the American Medical Women’s Association, Kentucky Osteopathic Medical Association and the Pike County Medical Society.

Stiner continues to be active volunteer in hospitals, community groups and schools, often conducting sports physicals for Indianapolis-area students.

For more information about Madison Avenue Family Practice or to make an appointment, go to www.stfrancishospitals.org/SFMG/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=35, or call 317-888-9669.

Physician establishes new practice at Plainfield Family Medicine

INDIANAPOLIS – Charles David Hodges Jr., M.D., a member of St. Francis Medical Group, has joined Plainfield Family Medicine.

He comes to St. Francis from Family Practice and Immediate Care of Zionsville and had been affiliated with Witham Memorial Hospital since 1998. Hodges also was associated with St. Vincent’s Village Family Physicians (1993-98), and Family Practice of MetroHealth (1992-93).

Hodges is board-certified in family practice and geriatrics and is a licensed marital family therapist.

He received a bachelor’s degree in history at Indiana University and his medical degree from the IU School of Medicine. He also has earned graduate degrees in counseling from Liberty University and Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.

A Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Hodges was an intern at IU Hospital and completed a residency in family practice at St. Francis Hospital-Beech Grove.

Hodges joins Laura A. Johnson, M.D., at Plainfield Family Medicine.

Plainfield Family Medicine is located 315 Dan Jones Road, Suite 100 in the St. Francis-Plainfield Health Center, near the corner of U.S. 40 and Dan Jones Road.