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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 share technology is second to none in pinpointing a patient’s is open daily and hosts over 350,000 guests free-of-
of joy and triumphs. The Himalayas became visible for the condition and developing tailored therapies for their full charge each year. The center’s conservation team works
first time in years, quarantined sing-alongs were held, and recovery.” with 90 local and international organizations across six
now, transformative implant surgeries and CT scans are being The center often compares the conditions found in its continents to form partnerships and share conservation
made possible for sea turtle patients at Loggerhead Marinelife sea turtle patients to human health by saying “the sea turtle initiatives and best practices that are core to its mission
Center (LMC). This August, the LMC rehabilitation staff tells us the health of the ocean and the ocean tells us the of ocean conservation. The center is expanding and
performed the world’s first Inconel implant surgery on LMC’s health of our planet.” As LMC and JMC work together, has launched its Waves of Progress capital expansion
sub-adult green turtle patient, Topsy, to correct its elevated new information is being brought to the forefront for both campaign, designed to accelerate and amplify LMC’s
caudal carapace and buoyancy disorder. Additionally, the sea turtle rehabilitation and the medical community. conservation and education impact. When complete, the
center successfully partnered with Jupiter Medical Center “It is exciting that we can use some of our advanced facility will offer one of the world’s most advanced and
(JMC) to capture imaging to distinguish “normal” and imaging technologies to assist the veterinarians at unique experiences for guests and scientific partners. For
“abnormal” conditions for patients, which will also help Loggerhead Marine Life Center in diagnosing various more information, visit www.marinelife.org or call (561)
experts track their progress. diseases and traumatic injuries in their turtle patients,” 627-8280.
noted Dr. Lee Fox, medical director of imaging at Jupiter About Jupiter Medical Center
Medical Center. “Facilitating accurate diagnosis enables Rated number one for safety, quality and patient
these doctors to provide effective treatments for the satisfaction, Jupiter Medical Center is the leading
turtles.” destination for world-class health care in Palm Beach
The center is making inroads to innovative therapies County and across the Treasure Coast region. Recognized
and treatments! For more information, please visit LMC’s as the region’s only independent, not-for-profit hospital,
website at marinelife.org. Jupiter Medical Center offers a comprehensive continuum
Loggerhead Marinelife Center of inpatient and outpatient healthcare services, expertise
Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) is a nonprofit sea and specialties, including orthopedics and spine care,
turtle research, rehabilitation and educational institution cancer care, cardiac and vascular care, comprehensive
that promotes conservation of ocean ecosystems with stroke, obstetrics and maternity care, pediatrics,
a focus on threatened and endangered sea turtles. The emergency care as well as diagnostic imaging, screening,
center features an on-site hospital, research laboratory, testing and urgent care. For more information about
educational exhibits and aquariums, and also operates Jupiter Medical Center, please call (561) 515-5910 or
the Juno Beach Pier, which hosts world-class angling and visit www.jupitermed.com.
sightseeing. Situated on one of the world’s most important
sea turtle nesting beaches, Loggerhead Marinelife Center Photos courtesy of Loggerhead Marinelife Center
Zubey, LMC and JMC

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 monitored for continued treatment.”
Additionally, the center conducted thorough CT scans
for two current sea turtle patients, Suzanne and Zubey, at
JMC. Suzanne is a sub-adult sea turtle patient diagnosed
with chronic debilitation. Whereas, Zubey is a juvenile
loggerhead being treated for a pulmonary lesion. The sea
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 Dr. Max Polyak, Samantha Clark and Zubey Dr. Max Polyak, Dr. Charlie Manire and Topsy
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