Weight Loss Medications, Trauma Team 10 Year Anniversary

First Physicians Group | August 2026

SMH HealthCasts with FPG Internist, Karen Hamad, MD

Weight Loss Medication and Forming Healthy Habits

HealthCasts Season 8, Episode 12 with FPG Internist, Karen Hamad, MD

Are GLP-1 medications right for you? Karen Hamad, MD, Associate Chief Medical Officer of SMH First Physicians Group's Primary Care, and Mikka Ipri, RDN, the RENEW program coordinator, discuss how today's prescription weight loss medications work, who may benefit and why long-term success depends on more than the medication alone. Learn how nutrition, exercise, lifestyle changes and ongoing support from your healthcare team can help maximize results, protect your health and build sustainable habits for lasting weight management.

FPG Trauma Team and Sarasota Memorial Trauma Center Celebrate 10 Years of Service to the Community

Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMH) is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its Level II Trauma Center, a milestone that reflects a decade of growth, innovation and lifesaving care for patients throughout Sarasota County and the surrounding region.

(VIDEO) Interventional Radiology in Cancer Treatment

At Sarasota Memorial’s Brian D. Jellison Cancer Institute, a multi-disciplinary team approach is used to treat every patient and every cancer. Ryan Leahy, DO, FPG Interventional Radiologist and Medical Director of Interventional Radiology at SMH-Sarasota, explains the current use of minimally invasive procedures to directly target cancer, and the future of this exciting field.

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Don't Forget Yearly Physicals!

It seems like school starts earlier every year.

And between running around town looking for school supplies and new clothes, re-arranging schedules for after school athletics, play rehearsals and school clubs, and all the other teacher meetings and parent conferences that make up the back-to-school madness, it can be all-too-easy to let the yearly check-up slip out of sight and out of mind.

Here are five important reasons to always remember to schedule a yearly physical for your little one.