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Nickie Ralston, cardiovascular nurse practitioner, provides comprehensive care for patients at Goshen Heart & Vascular Center. As a lifelong resident of Goshen, Nickie is dedicated to helping address the healthcare needs of the community. She promotes optimal health by educating her patients about how to prevent cardiovascular disease and manage chronic conditions, such as coronary artery disease, heart failure and atrial fibrillation. Nickie has advanced her critical thinking skills and treatment of chronic health conditions throughout her career, including two decades as a registered nurse in internal medicine and critical care.

Philosophy of Care

Nickie balances her clinical understanding of each patient’s overall condition with evidence-based practices and individual preferences to determine an acceptable course of care.

Clinical Interest

With previous experience in family and internal medicine, Nickie understands chronic disease and how it affects the cardiovascular system. She focuses on the prevention and medical management of cardiovascular risk factors.

Biography

Mark Ranzinger, MD, FACS, is a board certified general surgeon who performs a broad range of surgical procedures. Dr. Ranzinger focuses on minimally invasive surgery using laparoscopic approaches for benign conditions, such as gastroesophageal reflux, paraesophageal hernias, achalasia, splenic diseases and hernias. He also is trained in surgery for certain cancers of the pancreas, adrenal glands and colon.

Philosophy of Care

Throughout his career, Dr. Ranzinger has received numerous honors and awards, both as a teacher and surgeon. Dr. Ranzinger views surgery as a combination of art and science. He believes good clinical judgment is developed by a commitment to lifelong learning and by giving every patient the time and personalized care they need and deserve.

Clinical Interest

Dr. Ranzinger has many distinguishing accomplishments in teaching, clinical research and clinical practice. He serves as medical director of two hospitals in Africa where he has instructed students and professionals in rural surgical practice. He also has given presentations nationally and abroad on remote medical practice. Dr. Ranzinger’s work has been published in Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Southern Medical Journal and The American Surgeon.

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Sadat Rashid, MD, provides comprehensive gastroenterological services for patients with digestive and liver disorders. Dr. Rashid specializes in gastrointestinal oncology and advanced interventional endoscopic procedures. He is specially trained in the advanced techniques to diagnose, stage and treat diseases of the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, pancreas, liver, small intestine and colon. Dr. Rashid has extensive experience with diagnostic and interventional endoscopic techniques to diagnose certain diseases of the gastrointestinal system. He performs various endoscopic procedures to remove diseased tissue from the digestive tract, including endoscopic resections, colonoscopies and radiofrequency ablations. He also is trained in advanced therapies, such as percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement.

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Patrick Russell, DO, is a board certified neurologist with Goshen Physicians NeuroCare Center. He is a widely respected neurologist in Elkhart County where he has practiced neurology for 26 years. He is a compassionate physician dedicated to the highest quality neurological care. As an officer in the U.S. Navy, Dr. Russell served as a flight surgeon from 1984 to 1988. He received recognition for his service, including Navy Commendation and Navy Achievement Medals. He has also received the Distinguished Hoosier Award, one of the highest awards given to Indiana citizens by the governor, for his service on the Indiana State Medical Licensing Board.

Philosophy of Care

Dr. Russell is committed to providing compassionate, personalized neurological care for patients in our community. He believes excellent neurological care depends upon the communication between patient and physician.

Clinical Interest

Dr. Russell diagnoses and treats the full spectrum of neurological disorders, referring to neurological subspecialties when necessary. He maintains a special interest in headache diagnosis and therapy including the administration of Botox for treatment of chronic migraine.