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Dawn J. Leonard, M.D., Breast Surgeon, Named to 2013 List of Maryland’s Top 100 Women
Dawn J. Leonard, M.D., fellowship-trained breast surgeon and medical director of the Herman & Walter Samuelson Breast Care Center at Northwest Hospital, has been named to the Daily Record’s annual list of Top 100 Women of Maryland. Leonard was honored the evening of Monday, May 6, at a ceremony at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. As a board-certified surgeon and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Leonard counsels patients with breast cancer, educating them about their … Read entire article »
Filed under: breast cancer, Dr. Dawn Leonard, featured, Herman & Walter Samuelson Breast Care Center
Breast Cancer: What Goes Into Decisions Like Judy Blume’s
On Wednesday, September 5, young adult author Judy Blume announced on her blog that she recently underwent diagnosis and treatment for ductal carcinoma, a type of breast cancer. In weighing her treatment options, which Blume says was among the hardest decisions of her life, she admits that she wanted the treatment that would be the easiest on her physically and allow her to feel back to normal the fastest. She explains how having a single … Read entire article »
Filed under: breast cancer, Dr. Dawn Leonard, Herman & Walter Samuelson Breast Care Center
Northwest Hospital’s Domestic Violence Program Earns Award from U.S. Department of Justice
Northwest Hospital’s DOVE Program, which serves survivors of domestic violence, recently earned a National Crime Victims’ Service Award from the National Office for Victims of Crime, part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder presided at an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, April 24, in which he presented the Award for Professional Innovation in Victim Services to Audrey Bergin, DOVE Program manager. This particular service award … Read entire article »
Filed under: domestic violence, Domestic Violence Program at Northwest Hospital, northwest hospital, U.S. Department of Justice
Sinai Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology Appoints Karen Engstrom as New Chief
Sinai Hospital has appointed Karen A. Engstrom, M.D., as its new chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology. For the past 10 years, Engstrom has been the division’s associate chief, and she has served as the interim chief since the retirement of David Schwartz, M.D., last July. “Sinai has a tradition of excellence in women’s and children’s services,” says Amy Perry, president of Sinai Hospital and executive vice president of LifeBridge Health. “Dr. Engstrom is a talented physician … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dr. Karen Engstrom, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sinai Hospital
Sinai Surgeon Dr. Yassar Youssef Performs Scarless Gallbladder Surgery
Did you know that Yassar Youssef, M.D., is the first surgeon in Baltimore City to perform gallbladder surgery using just one incision and the da Vinci® Surgical System? Because the single incision of about an inch is made in the patient’s navel, he or she is left without a noticeable scar. Additional patient benefits are less pain, less blood loss and a faster recovery compared even with minimally invasive gallbladder removal that requires multiple incisions. This is good … Read entire article »
Filed under: da Vinci, Dr. Yassar Youssef
Dance, Dance and Be Healthy: Celebrating Day of Dance
There are many definitions of the word “dance,” but our favorite is one of dictionary.com’s: “a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually extended to music.” That is the dance that will be done at Northwest Hospital’s Day of Dance, part of its Spirit of Women program. This year’s event will actually be held in the evening of Thursday, April 11, and while it will be an opportunity to learn information that … Read entire article »
Filed under: Day of Dance, LifeBridge Health and Fitness, northwest hospital
March is Women’s History Month
We’d be remiss if we didn’t mention that March is Women’s History Month. It’s a time to reflect upon the long process of all people gaining the same rights and opportunities. While women, on average, live longer than their male counterparts, even today there are disparities between the health care the sexes receive. For example, a woman is still less likely to be treated for a heart attack – not only because her symptoms are … Read entire article »
Filed under: birthplace at sinai, Day of Dance, Herman & Walter Samuelson Breast Care Center, Spirit of Women, women's health
Wake Up! It’s National Sleep Awareness Week!
How have you been sleeping lately? That’s a question you should routinely ask yourself, but it’s particularly apropos this week before we change our clocks ahead one hour for Daylight Savings. The occasion marks National Sleep Awareness Week, which is March 3 – 10 this year. Not getting enough sleep is dangerous and can be fatal. A 2009 study showed that 7.3 percent of adults who averaged less than seven hours of sleep per day fell … Read entire article »
Filed under: Northwest Sleep Center, Sinai Sleep Center, sleep
Cuts for a Cause: Get a Haircut, Support Breast Cancer Patients
A discounted haircut with proceeds going to breast cancer patients? Yes please! From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, Salon Alpi at Quarry Lake will be offering haircuts to support LifeBridge Health’s braVo! Financial Assistance Fund. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the haircuts performed during that time will go to braVo!, which helps fund wigs, prostheses and other items for breast cancer patients who need financial help during their treatment. The haircut … Read entire article »
Filed under: braVo, breast cancer, cancer, featured
Northwest Hospital Opens New and Expanded Behavioral Health Unit
As a category of medical conditions, mental health disorders are very prevalent. More than one in four adults experiences a diagnosable mental health disorder in a given year, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The NIMH also estimates that one in 17 adults suffers from a serious mental illness that requires hospitalization. Accordingly, a growing population like the one we face in Maryland increases the need for hospitals to have adequate space in … Read entire article »
Filed under: behavioral health, mental health, northwest
Northwest Hospital Sleep Disorders Center Hires Physicians and Appoints New Medical Director
A new group of sleep specialists will practice at the Sleep Disorders Center at Northwest Hospital. Murtuza M. Ahmed, M.D., David A. Mishkin, M.D., and Naveed H. Shah, M.D., part of the Mishkin Lansing and Jacobs group in Pikesville and Westminster, will now be seeing patients at Northwest. Ahmed will be the Sleep Disorders Center’s new medical director. Previously, Ahmed was an attending physician in Northwest’s Intensive Care Unit. Mishkin has been in private practice and … Read entire article »
Filed under: northwest hospital, Northwest Hospital Sleep Disorders Center, sleep, Sleep Disorders Center at Northwest
HPV Tops Talk of Cervical Health Awareness Month
It’s a topic that we ladies don’t often like to talk about – our annual GYN exam. If you’re a woman or a gynecologist, you know the drill. As we lean back on the exam table and look up at the ceiling, the gynecologist inevitably tells us to scoot down a little more. Recent years have brought some cervical cancer screening relief through the development of the more accurate ThinPrep Pap test (which can involve one … Read entire article »
Filed under: cancer, cervical cancer, HPV
Winter Hand Hygiene Rules to Keep Your Paws Clean and Soft
Hand hygiene – either by using soap and water or using hand sanitizer – could be the most important element of germ control and disease prevention. And there’s no better time to beef up one’s hand hygiene practices than now, when cold and flu viruses are rampant. Here is some valuable advice about the infection prevention tool at everyone’s fingertips. Here’s the correct way to wash your hands - If you are using soap and warm water: Rub … Read entire article »
Filed under: featured, hand washing
In the Event of a Heart Attack, LIFENET Can Save Lives
If you are having signs of a heart attack – chest discomfort or pain, perhaps with pain or discomfort in other parts of the upper body; shortness of breath; a cold sweat and/or nausea – you know to call 911. An ambulance will arrive at your home and take you to the hospital. Now, patients with heart attack symptoms who are transported to Northwest Hospital will have an added benefit. Thanks to the LIFENET System from … Read entire article »
Filed under: emergency, heart, heart attack, northwest er-7
Girls’ Night Out 2012: A Celebration of Women’s Health
On the evening of Wednesday, October 24, LifeBridge Health & Fitness was the place to be. That’s because it was Girls’ Night Out, the annual signature event for Spirit of Women, an educational program of Northwest Hospital. Well over 200 women (not including volunteers) rocked the venue in what was perhaps the health system’s largest free community event to date. As the ladies began to show up at 6 p.m., they received a purple Spirit of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Dr. Dawn Leonard, Dr. Dee-Dee Shiller, Dr. Steven Rottman, girls' night out, Herman & Walter Samuelson Breast Care Center, LifeBridge Health and Fitness, northwest hospital, women's health
48 LifeBridge Health Physicians Named to Baltimore Magazine’s 2012 “Top Docs” List
Each November, thousands of people scour Baltimore Magazine to find out who made the annual list of “Top Docs.” The physicians on this prestigious list are chosen by their colleagues, and those who garner enough votes to appear on the list are in turn vetted by an advisory panel of their peers. This year, our very own Joseph Wiley, M.D., chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the Herman & Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at … Read entire article »
Filed under: LifeBridge Health, top doctors
Living Better with Diabetes
Diabetes is a serious medical condition that is affecting more and more Americans. The latest estimates show that over 100 million of us – nearly one in three – have diabetes or prediabetes. When diabetic patients don’t control their disease, it can lead to complications like blindness, kidney failure and the need for limb amputation. However, these things are all preventable when patients take care of themselves. For the newly diagnosed person, learning how to live … Read entire article »
Filed under: diabetes
T-Shirts Help Raise Awareness of Domestic Violence Issues
Among the many other health observations this month, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Though it is true that anyone – female or male – can be a victim of domestic violence, it is an issue that disproportionately affects women adversely. As the brochure for the Domestic Violence Program at Northwest Hospital informs us, Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women. It can happen to anyone of any race, age, sexual orientation, religion, … Read entire article »
Filed under: domestic violence, Domestic Violence Program at Northwest Hospital, northwest hospital, sinai
Meningitis: What You Need to Know about the Latest Outbreak
You may have heard about the recent meningitis outbreak caused by contaminated steroid injections for back and other joint pain. These injections, produced by the New England Compounding Center (NECC) in Framingham, Mass., from May 21 to September 26 of this year, were somehow contaminated with the fungi Exserohilum rostratum and Aspergillus, both of which can cause meningitis – an inflammation of the brain and spinal cord. Sinai and Northwest hospitals did not receive any of … Read entire article »
Filed under: LifeBridge Health, meningitis, northwest hospital, Sinai Hospital
Little Miracles: A Baby’s Experience with Minimally Invasive Surgery
Monica and Jim Van Etten had watched reality shows about complicated pregnancies and births, but they never imagined they would experience something similar. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary when Monica went to her local hospital to deliver her baby boy on September 4. She had a c-section, but her full-term baby was a healthy size: 8 pounds 3 ounces and 21 inches long. When he came into the world, little Hunter needed an oxygen mask, … Read entire article »
Filed under: minimally invasive surgery, neonatal intensive care unit, Sinai Hospital
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