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Pioneering In A Pandemic?
Loggerhead Marinelife
Center Performs World’s
First Inconel Implant And
Launches Regular CT Scans
For Sick And Injured Sea
Turtle Patients
Despite some headlines, 2020 has brought its fair Zubey, LMC and JMC
share of joy and triumphs. The Himalayas became visible
for the first time in years, quarantined sing-alongs were
held, and now, transformative implant surgeries and CT Topsy, to correct its elevated caudal carapace and buoyancy
scans are being made possible for sea turtle patients at
Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC). This August, the with Jupiter Medical Center (JMC) to capture imaging
LMC rehabilitation staff performed the world’s first Inconel
implant surgery on LMC’s sub-adult green turtle patient,
Dr. Max Polyak, Samantha Clark and Zubey Dr. Max Polyak, Dr. Charlie Manire and Topsy
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In recent weeks, Dr. Charlie Manire and Dr. Max Polyak
performed surgery on Topsy to place the first-ever Inconel
implant between the caudal end of the plastron and the
muscles lining the coelomic cavity. The center’s hospital
staff is cautiously optimistic that the procedure could
potentially alleviate the floating condition that’s commonly
seen in sea turtle patients.
“If the operation proves to be successful, we will now
have the opportunity to release more patients that were
once deemed nonreleasable,” said Dr. Max Polyak, LMC’s
associate veterinarian. “Topsy was dry-docked for four days
following surgery, has returned to its tank, and is being
Photos courtesy of Loggerhead Marinelife Center monitored for continued treatment.”
Additionally, the center conducted thorough CT scans
for two current sea turtle patients, Suzanne and Zubey, at
disorder. Additionally, the center successfully partnered JMC. Suzanne is a sub-adult sea turtle patient diagnosed
with chronic debilitation. Whereas, Zubey is a juvenile
to distinguish “normal” and “abnormal” conditions for loggerhead being treated for a pulmonary lesion. The sea
patients, which will also help experts track their progress. turtles’ CT scans will provide a better understanding of
the pathology of the diseases and help benchmark their
health journey.
“If given the opportunity, we could potentially conduct CT
scans on every patient that we take in considering our close
proximity to JMC,” said Dr. Charlie Manire, LMC’s Director
of Research and Rehabilitation. “This kind of technology
is second to none in pinpointing a patient’s condition and
developing tailored therapies for their full recovery.”
The center often compares the conditions found in its
sea turtle patients to human health by saying “the sea turtle
tells us the health of the ocean and the ocean tells us the
health of our planet.” As LMC and JMC work together,
new information is being brought to the forefront for both
sea turtle rehabilitation and the medical community.
“It is exciting that we can use some of our advanced
imaging technologies to assist the veterinarians at
Loggerhead Marine Life Center in diagnosing various
diseases and traumatic injuries in their turtle patients,”
noted Dr. Lee Fox, medical director of imaging at Jupiter
Medical Center. “Facilitating accurate diagnosis enables
these doctors to provide effective treatments for the turtles.”
The center is making inroads to innovative therapies
and treatments! For more information, please visit LMC’s
website at marinelife.org.
Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) is a nonprofit sea
turtle research, rehabilitation and educational institution
that promotes conservation of ocean ecosystems with
a focus on threatened and endangered sea turtles. The
center features an on-site hospital, research laboratory,
educational exhibits and aquariums, and also operates
the Juno Beach Pier, which hosts world-class angling and
This Election sightseeing. Situated on one of the world’s most important
sea turtle nesting beaches, Loggerhead Marinelife Center
is open daily and hosts over 350,000 guests free-of-charge
each year. The center’s conservation team works with 90
local and international organizations across six continents
to form partnerships and share conservation initiatives
and best practices that are core to its mission of ocean
conservation. The center is expanding and has launched its
Conservationist Waves of Progress capital expansion campaign, designed to
accelerate and amplify LMC’s conservation and education
impact. When complete, the facility will offer one of the
world’s most advanced and unique experiences for guests
and scientific partners. For more information, visit www.
Conservative marinelife.org or call (561) 627-8280.
About Jupiter Medical Center
Rated number one for safety, quality and patient
satisfaction, Jupiter Medical Center is the leading
Constitutionalist destination for world-class health care in Palm Beach
County and across the Treasure Coast region. Recognized
as the region’s only independent, not-for-profit hospital,
Jupiter Medical Center offers a comprehensive continuum
of inpatient and outpatient healthcare services, expertise and
specialties, including orthopedics and spine care, cancer
care, cardiac and vascular care, comprehensive stroke,
obstetrics and maternity care, pediatrics, emergency care
as well as diagnostic imaging, screening, testing and urgent
Learn why care. For more information about Jupiter Medical Center,
please call (561) 515-5910 or visit www.jupitermed.com.
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