In honor of Women’s History Month, Lumin Health™, an innovative, privately owned and operated healthcare enterprise based in Irving, Texas, is celebrating the leadership role of strong women in healthcare by recognizing three of its own outstanding physicians. The healthcare provider operates several affiliate groups, including Star Medical Center™, SpineCARE™, OrthoCARE™, PainCARE™ and LuminCARE™.
Female physicians and executives are forging a greater role in leadership positions within the U.S. healthcare industry. According to the Center for American Progress, statistics show that women make up 78.4 percent of the healthcare labor force, including 34.3 percent of all licensed physicians.
Three of the strong women leaders at Lumin Health are Cristina Bartis, M.D., Samantha Traylor, D.C., and Candice Winful, M.D.
A fellowship-trained interventional pain expert with Lumin Health, Dr. Bartis is a trained anesthesiologist and a member of both the International Spine Intervention Society and American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. Dr. Bartis graduated from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and completed her residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). One of her proudest accomplishments was her mission work in Ethiopia, a nurse training program she designed to teach proper anesthetic procedures.
Dr. Traylor is a licensed chiropractor and acupuncturist, who is certified in both chiropractic services and physiotherapy. Her specialization includes the evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of the neuromuscular and skeletal systems, and her focus is on the spine, the upper and lower extremities, and muscles and soft tissue. She holds a bachelor’s degree in health and wellness and a doctorate from Parker College of Chiropractic. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in animal and equine science from Murray State University. “My interest in chiropractic care started with my rodeo horses. It was kind of an epiphany; if it worked for my horses, then I wanted to provide that service to horses and humans alike.”
Dr. Winful is an interventional medicine expert with a strong background in sports medicine. A graduate of the University of Pittsburg, School of Medicine, Dr. Winful also holds a BSE in engineering from the University of Michigan. Her research projects included work with Human Engineering Research Laboratories, VA Health Systems, University of Pittsburgh and the Stanford University Department of Molecular Pharmacology. Dr. Winful has experience as a physician for the Premier Boxing League of Fort Worth, Texas, and has provided medical sideline assistance for various sports at Texas Christian University.