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Destin doctor selected as “Houston Top Doc” and “Texas Super Doctor”
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The Woman Without a Face This story originally aired on Oprah. After years of physical and emotional abuse, Carolyn Thomas' ex-boyfriend shot and killed her mother on December 5, 2003, then shot Thomas in the face. Miraculously, Thomas survived the attack. She spent six months in a Waco, Texas hospital. Nurses taught Carolyn how to take care of herself, change the gauze pads and dressings on her face, feed herself through a surgical port in her stomach, and clean the trachea tube that allows her to breathe and talk. Through a national program called Face to Face: The National Domestic Violence Project, The Methodist Hospital and a team of Methodist doctors are donating their time and services to help Thomas. Drs. Eugene Alford, Donald Cohen, Jeffrey Friedman, Michael Klebuc, and Charles Soparkar, and dozens of Methodist nurses and staff, are working over the course of this year to rebuild her face. |
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Under the Knife James R. Patrinely, MD was featured in the widely released true story book Under the Knife which details a courageous woman's fight for survival and vindication after being shot in the face and left for dead by her husband who was a well known plastic surgeon. Dr. Patrinely headed the reconstructive team that rebuilt her eyes and face to help her regain her life. The book prominently features Dr. Patrinely and his colleagues Drs. Samuel Stal and Charles Soparkar. The book's author appeared on an extended segment of The Maury Povich Show where she highlighted her surgical team and her long road to recovery while raising the awareness of domestic violence. |
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Texas Super Doctors Texas Monthly hired a media research firm to survey more than 52,000 Texas physicians, asking them to whom they would refer a loved one or patient for diagnosis or treatment. The research team also identified Texas doctors who had achieved special recognition from their peers and had demonstrated expertise in their specialties. Finally, the researchers checked the credentials and licensing of each doctor who made the final cut. Dr. Patrinely was selected the top doctor for eye plastic surgery. High praise indeed. |
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The Best Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons The Best Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons is a no-nonsense, must-have guide for individuals who are seriously seeking plastic surgery. Christine Fullerton's manual is the result of an independent survey conducted with plastic surgeons in major United States cities to reveal who they think does which procedure "best". Find out who other surgeons voted "best" in New York, Washington DC, Miami, Dallas, Houston, San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Once you've made your decision to pursue plastic surgery this is the book that takes the guesswork out of which surgeon is right for you. Dr. Patrinely is named the best eye plastic surgeon in the Houston area. |
