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treatment during the course of my ca- reer," Dr. Sethi says. "I am passionate about stroke care. There is a dire need to focus on stroke prevention, which starts with education." Dr. Sethi received his medical degree at the Government Medical College and Rajindra Hospital in Patiala, India, in 2003. He completed a neurology resi - dency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock in 2010. At the same time that he was pursuing his residency, Dr. Sethi completed a Master of Physiology degree at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Dr. Sethi believes the patient should be at the forefront of deci - sion-making regarding treatment options. He tries to make sure his patients understand their disease and its implications. He believes patient education is a precursor to a good outcome. He is married to a family medicine physician in town, and he and his wife enjoy spending time with their children, ages 3 and 6, and being involved in their activities. Dr. Sethi says he spends a lot of time playing with a kitchen set with his daughter and enjoys the most deli - cious coffee that she pretends to make. Dr. Sethi also enjoys playing soccer with his son, as well as running and reading. RYAN TOMLINS, MD, JOINS COTTON O'NEIL AS A NONOPERATIVE ORTHOPEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE PHYSICIAN Ryan Tomlins, MD, has a passion for both sports and health care. He was a student athlete, playing multiple sports at several levels, including basketball for Washburn University. He followed in the footsteps of fellow family members with medical ca - reers by choosing to pursue sports medi- cine. Dr. Tomlins respects the amount of dedication and time athletes put into their sport, and he understands that recovering from a sports injury takes the right course of treatment to get athletes back in the game as soon as possible. "Pain from orthopedic issues and injuries in sports medicine can be debilitating," Dr. Tomlins says. "Treating patients and see - ing them return to what they love makes it worth coming to work every day." Stormont Vail Health is proud to announce that Dr. Tomlins has joined our medical team and will practice as a nonoperative ortho - pedic and sports medicine physician. His practice will be located at Cotton O'Neil Kanza Park, 2660 SW Third St. in Topeka. Dr. Tomlins received his medical degree at American University of the Caribbean, St. Maarten, Lesser Antilles NA, in 2009. He complet- ed a family medicine residency in 2012 at Greenville Health System in Greenville, South Carolina. He completed a primary care sports medicine fellowship in 2013 at Andrews Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Tomlins and his wife, Erin, have two children, Grayson, age 3, and Avery, age 20 months. Dr. Tomlins enjoys playing golf, running and participating in triathlons. FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN LINDSEY WESTBERG, MD, FAAFP, JOINS COTTON O'NEIL MANHATTAN CLINIC Lindsey Westberg, MD, has been part of the Little Apple community for many years. She graduated from Manhattan High School and has spent nearly two years back in the town she calls home. For the families she serves, she has one common goal: to focus on delivering outstanding care to multiple generations of Manhattanites. Stormont Vail Health is proud to an - nounce that Dr. Westberg has joined its medical team and will practice as a family medicine physician. Her practice will be located at Cotton O'Neil Manhattan, 1133 College Ave., Suite E-110, in Manhattan. "I really enjoy seeing multigenerational families," says Dr. Westberg. "Caring for babies, children, parents and grandparents is fulfilling, and I am invested in the families I see. It is why I went into family medicine." Dr. Westberg's patients describe her as caring, empathetic, honest and thorough. The stories of their lives become her stories. She received her medical degree at the University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas, in 2008. She completed a family medicine residency in 2011 at St. Vincent's Family Medicine Residency in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Westberg is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and a member of the Kansas Academy of Family Physicians. She enjoys running, reading and being outdoors. BCBS OF KANSAS PARTNERS WITH ALEDADE TO CREATE ACO FOR INDEPENDENT PCPS Creating an opportunity for solo practitioners and independent primary care practices to participate in a value-based reimbursement program is the driving force behind Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBSKS) partnering with Aledade Inc., to form an accountable care organization (ACO) for the insurer's contracting providers. "Our new partnership with Aledade allows us to extend value-based reimbursement opportunities to smaller provider offices, many of which represent the backbone of medical care in our rural communi - ties," says Andrew C. Corbin, BCBSKS President/CEO. "Aledade has a proven track record in Kansas with its Medicare ACO model. We share the common goal of wanting to reward our contracting providers for focusing on quality health outcomes for our members rather than the volume of healthcare services they can deliver." Aledade will provide primary care physicians with regulatory exper - tise; best practices from a national network of hundreds of primary care physicians; user-friendly technology and data analytics that pro - vide visibility into the spectrum of care their patients receive outside their office; and face-to-face practice transformation support. Hartej Singh Sethi, MD, MS Lindsey Westberg, MD Ryan Tomlins, MD 2 1 M D N E W S . 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