MDNews - Greater Boston

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents June 2013 Surgical Specialists at Quıncy Medical Center PAGE Cover Photo © ryan riChardson 5 on the cover FEATURES AdvAnced SurgicAl ServiceS At Quincy MedicAl center 5 Since becoming part of Steward Health Care in October 2011, Quincy Medical Center has benefited from clinical and capital investments, as well as access to the larger network of Steward surgeons. This has allowed it to enhance surgical services, particularly in the areas of vascular and spinal surgery. A trip to never event lAnd 8 Never events — such as performing surgery on the wrong part of the body or the wrong patient — are estimated to occur at least 4,000 times annually in the United States. New research suggests there are ways to avoid these errors — and the malpractice suits they may spur. 10 17 WincheSter hoSpitAl: AdvAnced oB/gyn depArtMent And gynecologic SurgicAl cApABilitieS 10 When women look for advanced gynecologic care, they may be tempted to look to the major medical centers in Boston. But Winchester Hospital's investments in its OB/GYN department and gynecologic surgery capabilities allow the community hospital to offer state-of-the-art treatment for many conditions. the good SAMAritAn MedicAl center SpeciAl cAre nurSery For the most fragile babies born in Massachusetts, special care nurseries provide an essential bridge between the hospital and home. Parents from Brockton and the surrounding area are fortunate to have such a high level of neonatal care in their community. 17 DEPARTmENTS phySiciAn liFe BAlAnce 12 cAreer trAckS 18 technology 19 SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: wOmEN'S HEALTH reAl eStAte 20 thAt'S neWS 22 trAcing the link BetWeen MenopAuSe And cognition 14 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. on the cover neW tArgetS in the Fight AgAinSt ovAriAn cAncer 16 A discovery by researchers at Yale University School of Medicine is bringing therapies that target ovarian cancer stem cells closer to reality. steward health Care surgeons scott Prushik, M.d.; Frank Pomposelli, M.d.; (first and second from left) and nikhil Kansal, M.d., (far right) are joining Quincy Medical Center's vascular surgery team, which includes top local surgeons nissage Cadet, M.d., (center) and Giovanni Ferrante, M.d., (second from right).

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