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Lewis V. Owens, MD
CRL Surgical &Radiology Associates
Dr. Lewis V. Owens has practiced Vascular Surgery at Martha Jefferson Hospital since 2001. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and received his medical degree from the University of Colorado. He completed General and Vascular Surgery training at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Dr. Owens is board certified in General Surgery and in Vascular Surgery. His wife, Kelly, is a board certified OB/GYN and is in private practice in Charlottesville. They have four children. Being a Colorado native, Dr. Owens enjoys skiing and is acclimating to the Virginia slopes.
Dr. Owens gets in the trenches with Martha Jefferson ICU nurse Linda Lathan
In late December, Martha Jefferson became the first independent community hospital in Virginia to attain Magnet status, joining 4% of hospitals nationwide and an elite group of just 35 Magnet hospitals with under 200 licensed beds. The recognition provided an opportunity to celebrate the tremendous work of our nurses. But I didn't need Magnet to know they're exceptional. I depend on them every day - whether I'm in the OR, PACU, the ICU or my office. Besides their superb clinical skills, I've noticed something else about our nurses. They have more credentials after their name than I do! So, I sat down with one of them to find out more about the person behind the acronyms.
LO: Tell me exactly what your title is.
LL: Critical Care Educator for critical care medicine.
LO: Sounds important.
LL: Well, my role is to educate our ICU nurses in the ever-changing evidence-based practices while implementing new skills and novel technology.
LO: I bet that gets you a bunch more initials on your coat after your name.
LO: Biggest misconception about ICU nurses.
LL: We're these big brutes with no teeth who wish that we were doctors.
LO: Do you wish you were a doctor?
LL: Heck, no.
LO: Do you have all your teeth?
LL: (Smiles.)
LO: The ICU can be stressful. What do you do to relax?
LL: I ride a motorcycle - a Harley-Davidson.
LO: Wow! Who would have thought?
LL: Not all female motorcycle riders are toughies who never shave or shower.
LO: So do female riders refer to themselves as girls? Broads? Chicks?
LL: Uh, women?
LO: Celebrity biker Peter Fonda or Paul Newman?
LL: Paul Newman, for sure.
LO: But isn't he like 5'5"?
LL: Yeah, but he's sexy because of all the things he's involved with, like charities.
LO: So if you run into a biker guy who says, "I'm not very good looking, I don't have any teeth, don't have much money, but I give a lot to charity," you say, "Boy, you're sexy!"?
LL: Ha, Ha! Definitely.
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In late December, Martha Jefferson became the first independent community hospital in Virginia to attain Magnet status, joining 4% of hospitals nationwide and an elite group of just 35 Magnet hospitals with under 200 licensed beds. The recognition provided an opportunity to celebrate the tremendous work of our nurses. But I didn't need Magnet to know they're exceptional. I depend on them every day - whether I'm in the OR, PACU, the ICU or my office. Besides their superb clinical skills, I've noticed something else about our nurses. They have more credentials after their name than I do! So, I sat down with one of them to find out more about the person behind the acronyms.
LO: Tell me exactly what your title is.
LL: Critical Care Educator for critical care medicine.
LO: Sounds important.
LL: Well, my role is to educate our ICU nurses in the ever-changing evidence-based practices while implementing new skills and novel technology.
LO: I bet that gets you a bunch more initials on your coat after your name.
LO: Biggest misconception about ICU nurses.
LL: We're these big brutes with no teeth who wish that we were doctors.
LO: Do you wish you were a doctor?
LL: Heck, no.
LO: Do you have all your teeth?
LL: (Smiles.)
LO: The ICU can be stressful. What do you do to relax?
LL: I ride a motorcycle - a Harley-Davidson.
LO: Wow! Who would have thought?
LL: Not all female motorcycle riders are toughies who never shave or shower.
LO: So do female riders refer to themselves as girls? Broads? Chicks?
LL: Uh, women?
LO: Celebrity biker Peter Fonda or Paul Newman?
LL: Paul Newman, for sure.
LO: But isn't he like 5'5"?
LL: Yeah, but he's sexy because of all the things he's involved with, like charities.
LO: So if you run into a biker guy who says, "I'm not very good looking, I don't have any teeth, don't have much money, but I give a lot to charity," you say, "Boy, you're sexy!"?
LL: Ha, Ha! Definitely.
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