by npugar | Aug 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
Dr. Sara Ramquist’s path to medicine has been a series of faith leaps and gut feelings. She grew up moving around a lot as her father’s job took their family to multiple states, so she got good at adapting from a young age. She has lived in Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio,...
by npugar | Jul 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Growing up in the Chicago suburbs, Dr. Jon Durrani knew from a young age he wanted to go into medicine. After all, he has been around it his entire life. “My dad was a neurosurgeon. He was disabled in the late 90’s but went back into pain medicine. From a young age I...
by npugar | Jun 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
There is a new book available to help patients and their families better understand Alzheimer’s and Dementia. Board Certified Neurologist and DCND provider, Dr. Jon Durrani released a book on the subject in early June. It’s called “The...
by npugar | May 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
In the summer, when Dr. Derek Menkedick is not seeing patients in the office or hospital, you can probably find him at the pool or playing outside with his three kids. It’s a bit of a change to how his life looked in medical school. Newly married, living in Chicago,...
by npugar | Apr 19, 2023 | Uncategorized
Dr. Nicole Alexander was a very active middle and high school student near Cleveland, Ohio. She was a gymnast, did tumbling, cheer and played volleyball. But with all that activity came injuries, and a lot of them. She had shoulder surgery, broke both ankles and...
by npugar | Apr 4, 2023 | Uncategorized
Congratulations to our Dr. Sharon Merryman! She is being recognized by the Dayton Business Journal as a Health Care Hero! The DBJ honors those who have made an impact on health care through their concern for patients, their research and inventions, their management...
by npugar | Feb 9, 2022 | Uncategorized
Dr. Kenneth Pugar Dr. Kenneth Pugar recently submitted this editorial to the Dayton Daily News on the CMS draft decision that effectively denies Medicare coverage of FDA-approved medications for Alzheimer’s disease unless the person is enrolled in an approved clinical...
by npugar | Jun 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
DCND is partnering with the Alzheimer’s Association to provide our patients and their families free educational programs during 2021. Registration is required and can be found in the links below. Thursday, July 1, 2021 – 10 Warning Signs of...
by npugar | Jun 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
We still are learning about the new Alzheimer’s drug, Aducanumab (ADUHELM) and its roll out following the FDA’s recent approval. We will continue to update this form as new information becomes available. Dr. Kenneth Pugar discusses new drug here. Who can...
by npugar | Jun 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
DAYTON, OH (DCND) – The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug for Alzheimer’s Disease in nearly 20 years. The Biogen drug, Aduhelm (Aducanumab) helps clear a protein linked with Alzheimer’s called beta-amyloid. It’s an...
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