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Internist Edward Bruns, DO,
delights in four decades of
change in gastroenterology
TO THE
Challenge
BY SOMER OVERSHON
TOP PHOTO BY THINKSTOCK
A
s the interview for his story began,
Edward Bruns, DO, was quick to say
“his story” was just one facet of a team
and that none of the successes of the
Endoscopy Department rests solely on his shoulders.
Rather, he says, the successes over the years have
been a coordinated effort from an excellent administrative, nursing and physician staff at Phelps County
Regional Medical Center (PCRMC).
Dr. Bruns completed his residency in
1972 and has practiced for 41 years. He
came to work at PCRMC in 1990. At that
time, Dr. Bruns brought with him gastrointestinal (GI) procedures and skills that
had not yet been implemented at PCRMC.
One of those procedures was ERCP
(endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram), which is an endoscopic procedure to look at the pancreas and bile ducts
for medical diagnosis and treatment.
Under the leadership of PCRMC CEO
John Denbo, Dr. Bruns says he was
Edward Bruns, DO
able to secure the equipment to begin
performing ERCP procedures for patients in both
the Bond Clinic and the hospital. “PCRMC has been
very supportive over the years about the expansion of
medical services based on community need,” he says.
“The PCRMC physicians and staff have always been
eager to learn new technology. Everyone is in on it
and on board with procuring new treatment procedures for the benefit of our community and patients.”
GETTING INTO HIS SPECIALTY
Dr. Bruns is not a gastroenterologist; he is a general
internist with fellowship experience in gastrointestinal issues. In 2000, he decided to focus only on GI
cases, because he found GI work complex—difficult,
challenging, requiring investigation, all of the things
he enjoyed. The challenge was the reason Dr. Bruns
became a physician in the first place, that, he says,
and “the fortuitous event of meeting my wife.” At the
time he met his wife (Mary Bruns, DO, a family practice physician at the PCRMC Bond Clinic), he was
an engineer. “My wife said, ‘You like a challenge—
why not try medicine?’ ” And the rest, as they say,
is history. >
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Vim & Vigor - Fall 2013 - Phelps County Regional Medical Center
Vim & Vigor - Fall 2013 - Phelps County Regional Medical Center
Contents
Opening Thoughts
Up to the Challenge
The Fight of Her Life
Foundation
Step It Up
Your Mightiest Muscle
Well, Well, Well
Are You Doing More Harm Than Good?
Is Your Shut-Eye Serving You Well?
On the Cover
Anatomy of an ER Visit
Next-Gen Surgery
Attack from Within
Virtual Health
Show Me Better Health
Auxiliary
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