Patrick Basile, MD: Upstate medical graduate performs high profile double arm transplant
Dr. Richard O’Neill’s Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Who, What, Where, When, How, or… what I learned on my vacation to China
Richard Cantor, MD: PEDS to Parents – How to keep kids safe in summer
Harold Smulyan, MD: What killed Wizard of Oz author L. Frank Baum?
Deirdre Neilen, PhD: The Healing Muse – ‘Snow’ and ‘Things My Daughter Lost in Hospitals’
Upstate hematologist/oncologist Ajeet Gajra will talk about the theory behind ‘personalized cancer care’ – how it differs from ‘targeted therapy’, and how the Upstate Cancer Center provides this type of care. Upstate is involved in a variety of active trials seeking participants.
Read more about the new Upstate Cancer Center, opening Spring 2014.
Bill Cross, PhD, will discuss somatic experiencing therapy, which is aimed at relieving and resolving the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental and physical trauma-related health problems by focusing on the client’s perceived body sensations, or somatic experiences. Cross is a New York state- licensed marriage and family therapist and an officer at the Zen Center of Syracuse, where he teaches conscious stress reduction. Dr. Cross may be reached at 315-474-3762.
Read more about somatic experiencing:
www.traumahealing.com
www.traumaresourceinstitute.com
www.supporttroopsnetwork.org
Dr. Kaushal Nanavati, director of Integrative Medicine at the the Upstate Cancer Center, responds to recent studies indicating that mindfulness is less about spirituality and more about harnessing the power of concentration – the ability to quiet your mind, focus your attention on the present, and dismiss any distractions that come your way. The Power of Concentration, The New York Times.
Dr. Kaushal Nanavati, director of Integrative Medicine at the Upstate Cancer Center, reveals how lifestyle can improve your overall health and sense of peace by balancing mind, body, and spirit, and potentially prevent illness. With a focus on nutrition, exercise, stress management, and spirituality, learn how integrating some small lifestyle changes can make a big difference in your health and wellness.
New Upstate family practice physician Kaushal Nanavati offers ‘integrative’ medicine – a term to describe practices outside of allopathic medicine, including homeopathy, ayurvedic medicine, nutritional and herbal medicine, tai chi, acupuncture, folk medicine and the concept of treating the body, mind and spirit.
Dr. Robert West, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, shares how Upstate is preparing the doctors of tomorrow to take care of patients who know their genetic codes through a course called “Personalized Medicine.” He is joined by Dr. Nicholas Bennett to discuss personalized medicine and the use of social media in healthcare.
