COVER FE ATURE
NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY, P.C. STAYS AT THE
FOREFRONT OF EVER-EVOLVING BRAIN TUMOR
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT 6
Neurosurgeons at NSPC collaborate with different specia lists
to better treat brain tumors with radiosurgery, endoscopic
techniques and awa ke craniotomy with functiona l mapping.
SPECIAL FE ATURE
ROBOTIC-ASSISTED BARIATRIC SURGEON
HESHAM ATWA, MD, FACS, FASMBS, AND
LONG ISLAND LAPAROSCOPIC DOCTORS ARE
TREATING THE PANDEMIC HEALTH PROBLEMS
OF OBESITY, TYPE 2 DIABETES AND NOVEL
CORONAVIRUSES THROUGH ADVANCED
WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY 12
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Hesham Atwa and other
doctors advocate for their patients to be in the best hea lth
possible so they have a better chance to fight the disease.
SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION
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RADIOLOGY
RADIOLOGIC MEDICINE CONTINUES TO ADVANCE THANKS TO TECHNOLOGY.
IN THIS SECTION, WE FOCUS ON THAT PROGRESS.
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SPECIAL FE ATURE
STONY BROOK MEDICINE: JONATHAN RAANAN,
MD, DISCUSSES PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND
REHABILITATION FOR BACK PAIN 18
Dr. Raanan offers the Intracept Procedure to patients at Stony
Brook 's Neurosurgery Spine Center, which is a newer method
to treat chronic vertebrogenic back pain.
DEPARTMENTS
FINANCE 11
LEGAL EASE 21
DATA VAULT 24
FINANCIAL CHECKUP 25
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 26
LOCAL NEWS 28
UPCOMING CME EVENTS 30
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