MDNews - Lower Hudson/Bronx

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents OCTOBER 2012 PAGE ON THE COVER Providing Quality Care for a Diverse Community from a Diverse and Talented Orthopedic Team at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center FEATURES PROVIDING QUALITY CARE FOR A DIVERSE COMMUNITY FROM A DIVERSE AND TALENTED ORTHOPEDIC TEAM AT BRONX-LEBANON HOSPITAL CENTER 6 When forming the team of specialists in the Department of Orthopaedics at Bronx- Lebanon Hospital Center, Ira Kirschenbaum, M.D., Chair, sought to bring together physicians of varying backgrounds, expertise, gender and personality traits in hopes of enhancing patient comfort and outcomes. Today, that team provides the full spectrum of orthopedic treatments, from conservative steroid injections to total shoulder arthroplasty, in a patient-friendly environment. STRONGER PATIENT BY PATIENT, BREATH BY BREATH: THE ASTHMA CENTER AT MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER Caring for both adult and pediatric patients with severe and refractory asthma, the multidisciplinary team at Montefiore Medical Center's Asthma Center delivers expeditious and tailored care to address a growing health concern in the Bronx. FOCUSED CANCER CARE BY SPECIALIZED PROVIDERS 26 With clinical trials researching nearly every major cancer and multiple dedicated teams of specialists caring for specific tumor presentations, the Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care is elevating care for cancers of the brain and spine. 14 14 DEPARTMENTS ONCOLOGY SPOTLIGHT ORTHOPEDICS THAT'S NEWS ORTHOPEDIC UPDATE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DATA VAULT CME CREDITS HOSPITAL ROUNDS 12 20 21 24 PHYSICIAN LIFE BALANCE 28 TECHNOLOGY 32 33 36 37 40

• Cover