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Howard Simon, MD: The pros and cons of gastric band weight loss surgery
Ann Hendrickson, RN: Walking- the simplest hospital prescription
Seethalakshmi Ramanathan, PSYD: Are recession babies prone to be delinquent teens?
Derek Cooney, MD and Troy Hogue: ‘What’s Your Emergency?’ – When to call an ambulance
Deirdre Neilen, PhD: The Healing Muse
Dr. Richard O’Neill’s Check-Up From The Neck-Up: Stress management…or bubble lovely
Special guest Lloyd Sederer, MD, medical director of the NY State Office of Mental Health, talks about the ongoing challenges of families touched by mental illness, and his new book The Family Guide to Mental Health Care. What’s Up At Upstate: How to recognize mental illness in a loved one
Upstate developmental pediatrician Nienka Dosa, MD, talks about a new guidebook written by dancers for dancers, using ballet therapy for children with cerebral palsy. She is joined by occupational therapist and ballet instructor Lisa Neville, OT, who is collaborating to put the program into practice at Jowonio preschool, with the help of Syracuse Nottingham high school dancer students. View the guidebook: Ballet for Children with Cerebral Palsy
The Center for Development, Behavior, and Genetics at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital.
To donate to the Madeline Cote Endowment, a fund to support pediatric patients with cerebral palsy and their families during treatment at Upstate Medical University, go to the Foundation for Upstate Medical University and search for ‘Cote’. For more information: 315-464-7561.
Upstate ophthalmologist Anthony Andrews, MD, describes a newly-approved retinal implant for adults with rare genetic eye disease, including retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration.
Read What’s Up At Upstate blog: Eye specialist at Upstate hopes to offer artificial retina surgery
Read: FDA news release about retinal implant
Read: FDA overview of Argus II retinal prosthesis system
Read/watch: YNN coverage of Argus II
Robert Roger Lebel, MD, professor and chief of medical genetics at Upstate Medical University, will describe a genetic disorder called the chromosome 22q deletion, also known as velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS). The syndrome may cause a variety of health problems, ranging from heart defects and cleft palate to feeding difficulties, immune problems, a unique pattern of learning disabilities and more.
More information: The Center for Developmental Behavior and Genetics at Upstate Medical University, or call 315-464-6395 or 315-464-6395. The 22q Foundation
Upstate Medical University professor William Kerr PhD discusses Crohn’s disease, a major type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a chronic condition of the gastrointestinal tract. Dr. Kerr is involved in a research study that shows promise as a possible link to the cause of this disease. If correct, the finding could lead to novel ways to treat the disease, including cell transplantation.
Read the story: Upstate researchers look for new treatments for Crohn’s disease
Pulmonologist Ran Anbar talks about cystic fibrosis – what it is and how we have treated it up until now - and reveals an exiting new drug that treats its underlying cause, rather than just the symptoms.
A Breath of Fresh Air: New Hope for Cystic Fibrosis Treatment [Preview], The Scientific American
The Pediatric Pulmonology Center at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital
Nurse Manager Sharon Bauer from Upstate’s Center for Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders talks about Sickle Cell disease — what it is, and how it is treated.
Read More About: Sickle Cell Disease
