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Contents ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ JUNE 2013 COVER PHOTO © DON DEMPSEY, WHITE LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY ON THE COVER Arup K. Bhadra, M.D. PAGE 6 FEATURE ARUP K. BHADRA, M.D. — MINIMALLY INVASIVE ORTHOPEDIC TREATMENT AT GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 6 Arup K. Bhadra, M.D., handles any orthopedic issue he encounters with precision and sensitivity to patients' needs. The only surgeon in Rockland County who is fellowship-trained in joint replacement, Dr. Bhadra, orthopedic surgeon and total joint replacement specialist at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, is a logical choice when primary joint replacement, revision surgery or a complex orthopedic procedure is required. Minimally Invasive Orthopedic Treatment at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center 16 SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: WOMEN'S HEALTH COMPLETE COLORECTAL CARE 14 Mala Murthy Balakumar, M.D., FACS, FASCRS, Chief of Colorectal Surgery at Sound Shore Medical Center and assistant clinical professor of surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital, provides comprehensive surgical and nonsurgical services to patients with diseases of the colon, anus or rectum. NEW TARGETS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST OVARIAN CANCER 15 A discovery by researchers at Yale University School of Medicine is bringing therapies that target ovarian cancer stem cells closer to reality. TRACING THE LINK BETWEEN MENOPAUSE AND COGNITION 16 Recent studies indicate the negative changes in cognitive functioning following surgical or natural menopause are neither frivolous nor merely a natural part of aging. Rather, they are real physiological responses to the reproductive transition. DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME? 18 While the overwhelming majority of births in the United States continue to take place in hospitals, a growing number of women are choosing to deliver their babies at home. DEPARTMENTS LEGAL EASE RADIOSURGERY UPDATE LOCAL NEWS CME EVENTS HOSPITAL ROUNDS 12 20 21 23 25