As if her severe asthma, chronic bronchitis, complicated migraines and allergic rhinitis weren't enough, single mom Ella Robinson found herself barely able to manage the side issues wrought by a long list of often-disabling diseases and the merry-go-round of failed treatment.

In 2005, Dr. Larry Creswell gave his own cardiovascular system a jolt. "I decided to get up off the couch and be healthy," said Creswell, associate professor of surgery and an adult heart surgeon.

A number of interesting events is scheduled in the upcoming weeks at the Medical Center.

The Medical Center is proud to announce the following additions to its faculty and leadership staff: