McLaren Greater Lansing Physician Blog

  Meet McLaren: Sleep and Alertness Center The sleep center has been fully accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine for more than 20 years. Our staff consists of board-certified sleep physicians and registered polysomonographic technologists with many years of knowledge in the sleep field. Staff members regularly participate in national and international conferences and projects. Services focus on identifying common sleep disorders including, but not limited to: Obstructive sleep apnea ...

Meet McLaren: Cardiology & Cardiothoracic Surgery McLaren Greater Lansing has a long and distinguished history as the region’s best hospital for heart care. At our state-of-the-art Heart & Vascular Institute, McLaren pairs trusted cardiologists with unique access to the region’s finest cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons to provide patients with an unparalleled quality of heart and surgical care.  Services include :  Anticoagulation Clinic  Atrial Fibrillation Clinic  Cardia...

Meet McLaren: Bariatric Weight Loss Program  Greater Lansing area patients have access to a high-quality, accredited program should they choose to pursue bariatric surgery with the guidance of their primary care physician.  The program’s telemedicine capabilities make it possible for patients to receive most of their care close to home. Much of the surgical weight loss journey can occur through virtual visits with the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute team and the support of their primary care...

Robotic surgery has been widely celebrated for its ability to assist in surgery with more precision and dexterity than a human hand. This can lead to faster recovery, less pain, and smaller scars for surgical patients. In 2007, McLaren Greater Lansing launched its robotic program with its first da Vinci robotic-assisted procedure. Now, 17 years later, it is celebrating a major milestone of 10,000 robotic-assisted cases completed at this Lansing hospital. The 10,000th case, an incisional hernia repair , ...

MEET McLAREN Orthopedics & Sports Medicine McLaren Greater Lansing Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute offers the most advanced joint and bone treatments and surgical procedures to help eliminate the pain caused by sports injuries or illnesses such as osteoporosis, arthritis, or spinal degeneration. Fellowship trained orthopedic surgeons offer comprehensive orthopedic care using the latest medical innovations for the treatment of bone and joint disorders. We provide patients with ext...

2025 NEW LEADERSHIP ROSTER  Chief of Staff  Aboubakr, Salah MD  Chief of Staff - Elect  Cousino, Brian DO  Past Chief of Staff  Mesko, Wesley, MD Secretary  Long, Alys DO  Treasurer  Mughal, Majid MD  Member At Large  Brusie, Eve DO  Member At Large  Cote, Forrest DO  Member At Large  St. Hilaire, Nicholas DO  Chair Peer Review  Kota, Laura MD  P&T Chair   Basic, Edin DO GME Director   Tolch...

McLaren Health Care, the statewide health care provider with 15 hospital-based and freestanding emergency departments, has established the position of Chief Medical Director of Emergency Services with Crystal L. Arthur, MD, FACEP, joining the system to assume the newly created role. Through her leadership, Dr. Arthur will collaborate with emergency providers and leaders of McLaren’s emergency departments to advance the care and experience of patients, focusing initiatives to bolster and enhance patients...

  Date: December 13, 2024  Re: Appointment of Director of Corporate OB Women's Health Service Line    We are pleased to share that our systemwide initiative to enhance and champion the quality and safe care of our hospital-based women’s health services has expanded with the establishment of the position of Director of Corporate OB Women’s Health Service Line. Laura Taylor, DNP, CNM, PMHNP-BC, has joined McLaren to assume this new role, which will report to the system Chief Nursing Of...

LAB LOCATION OPENING AT THE HEALTH & WELLNESS PAVILION  We excited to announce the reopening of our laboratory location in the Health and Wellness Pavilion, adjacent from the main hospital on the McLaren health care campus. This provides our patients with greater convenience to get their blood draw tests completed with easy accessibility and parking.  McLaren Greater Lansing now provides 10 lab locations throughout the greater Lansing region. We also provide online scheduling so your patie...

Welcome to One Call - McLaren Greater Lansing's direct admit physician-to-physician service. Simply call (517) 975-BEDS (2337) and follow these steps to direct admit your patient: Patient name Date of admission, e.g. today or future date Office contact name Current location of patient Date of birth Referring physician  Diagnosis Patient status: confused/isolation/open wounds Bed type: inpatient/observation/outpatient *Facesheet with demographics can be faxed to (517) 975-6210. M...