Jefferson First Hospital in City to Offer New, Non-Invasive Tinnitus Treatment

9.21.2009 Admin
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The Jefferson Balance and Hearing Center of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is the first hospital in Philadelphia to offer the FDA-cleared Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment.  This therapy is proven to interact, interrupt and desensitize tinnitus by delivering a customized neural stimulus, embedded in clinically modified music.

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Heartburn Help: Jefferson First in Philadelphia to Offer New, Incisionless Surgical Treatment for Acid Reflux Disease

9.16.2009 Admin
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is the first hospital in Philadelphia, and the Delaware Valley, offering endoluminal fundoplication (ELF) – an incisionless surgical treatment option  to provide long-term elimination of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), one of the most common gastrointestinal diseases affecting hundreds of thousands of people, in which the esophagus becomes inflamed by digestive acid backing up from the stomach, resulting in heartburn.

“This is a viable alternative to traditional open or minimally invasive surgery and also provides patients with another alternative to taking a daily medication, like a proton pump inhibitor to reduce acid, for the rest of their lives,” said Benny Weksler, M.D., assistant professor, Department of Surgery.  “Not only is it effective, it is absolutely incisionless which reduces a patient’s healing time and hospital stay.  It also is significantly less painful, causes no visible scarring, reduces blood loss and potentially eliminates the need for pharmaceutical treatment of GERD.”

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Gordon Schwartz, MD, MBA, Appointed Director of the Jefferson Breast Care Center

9.16.2009 Admin
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Harvard Medical School-educated, Dr. Schwartz is a Jefferson Medical College professor of surgery with more than 40 years of experience. The Breast Care Center recently received full accreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, making it one of just 30 breast centers in the nation to receive the esteemed designation.

A Jefferson professor with more than four decades of experience as a physician and surgeon has been named Director of the Jefferson Breast Care Center. Gordon F. Schwartz, MD, MBA, FACS, whose practice at Jefferson focuses on diseases of the breast, will the lead the Center, which recently received full accreditation from a prestigious national program -- the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC).

After receiving his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1960, Dr. Schwartz went on to pursue an internship at Cornell Medical Center, a residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and a fellowship at Hospital of University of Pennsylvania. He received his Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business.

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Bariatric Surgery Informational Events or Support Groups

9.10.2009 editor
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Bariatric Surgery Education Seminar
The first Wednesday of each month.
September 2, October 7, November 4, December 2, 2009

6 - 8 pm

Information session about the laparoscopic gastric bypass and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding procedures.

Admission and parking are FREE.
Please call 215-955-0020 to register.

11th and Locust Streets
Dorrance Hamilton Building, 4th floor
Philadelphia, PA

Parking entrance is on 11th Street between Locust and Walnut Streets.

Bariatric Surgery Support Group
The first Thursday of every month.
September 3, October 1, November 5

6 - 7:30 pm

1100 Walnut Street
5th floor waiting room

Parking entrance is on 11th Street between Locust and Walnut Streets.

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Women's Health Source Fall Classes

9.08.2009 editor
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Sign up to attend a free Women's Health Source class this fall.

Topics Include:

  • Smart Nutrition: Back to the Basics
  • Are You Ready for the Flu Season?
  • Ovarian Cancer: The Silent Killer
  • Environmental Issues and Women’s Health
  • Keeping Women Healthy
  • The Spectrum of Weight: Healthful Living to Morbid Obesity
  • The Medical Management Road to Weight Loss
  • Speak Up: Promoting Patient Safety by Participating in Your Care
  • Women’s Stress and Stress Relief
  • Acupuncture for Women’s Health

All programs offered by the Women's Health Source take place at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 925 Chestnut in the 2nd Floor Conference Area in Center City Philadelphia. Programs run from noon to 1 p.m. unless noted. Women's Health Source programs are offered at no cost to participants. Light food and refreshments will be available at each program. View the calendar and register.

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