Scottsbluff, NE – Two new physicians will join Regional West Medical Center’s medical staff within the next month, and a third will arrive next summer after completing his medical residency program.

Mithun Sreekantan, MD, joined Regional West’s new hospitalist program on October 26. Specializing in internal medicine and the care of hospitalized patients, Dr. Sreekantan will share hospitalist responsibilities with Doris Purvis, MD, who launched Regional West’s hospitalist program earlier this year. A third physician, Manoj Kumar, MD, will join the hospitalist program next summer after completing his internal medicine residency.

In December, orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine fellow Anthony Sanchez, MD, will join Drs. Timothy Friedlein, Stephen Purvis, and Gregory Harbach at Regional West Physicians Clinic-Orthopaedics.

“Orthopaedics and our new hospitalist program are two important areas of medical specialization. With potential recruits looking at opportunities around the country, we’re pleased that Regional West is competitive in attracting these skilled professionals to western Nebraska,” said Lisa Steele, physician recruitment director.

Dr. Sreekantan earned his medical degree at JSS Medical College, Mysore, Karnataka, India, after which he earned a master’s degree in public health at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas. His residency program included a year of general surgery at Graduate Hospital in affiliation with Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa, which was followed by an internal medicine residency at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, N.Y.

Dr. Kumar earned his medical degree from MBBS, Kasturba Medical College in India. He holds a master’s degree in epidemiology from the University of Alabama, Birmingham, Ala. He is currently completing the third year of his internal medicine residency at the University of South Alabama, Mobile, Ala.

Dr. Sanchez completed his medical education, including medical school, an internship in general surgery, and an orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo. He then completed a fellowship in orthopaedic sports medicine at The Orthopaedic Center, Eden Prairie, Minn. He currently serves as an assistant professor of orthopaedic sports medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo.

Regional West Health Services, with over 1,800 employees, provides comprehensive and innovative health care services for the people and communities of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming. With over 110 active physicians, 95 percent of whom are board certified or board eligible, plus an additional 25 consulting specialists, we offer care that spans more than 30 medical specialties. Regional West Medical Center, a subsidiary of Regional West Health Services, is accredited by The Joint Commission and is one of three Level II Trauma Centers in the state of Nebraska.