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ON THE COVER
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SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION:
WOMEN'S HE ALTH
WHO NEEDS CHEMOTHERAPY? THE RXPONDER
TRIAL REFINES THE ANSWER 24
The tria l may help identify which women with HR-positive,
HER2-negative breast cancer may forgo chemotherapy.
DEPARTMENTS
INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY 11
FINANCIAL CHECKUP 16
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS 18
THAT'S NEWS 20
LEGAL EASE 23
DATA VAULT 26
LOCAL NEWS 28
CME CREDITS 30
COVER FE ATURE
NSPC'S WILLIAM SONSTEIN, MD,
FACS: ENHANCING SPINE MEDICINE
THROUGH SURGICAL ADVANCES
AND MOBILE CONSULTATIONS 6
Now offering a mobile clinic, NSPC Brain & Spine Surgery
manages a range of complex spine conditions.
PHYSICIAN SPOTLIGHT
GEORGIOS V. GEORGAKIS, MD, PHD:
GI CANCER CARE AT STONY BROOK
CANCER CENTER COMBINES SKILL
AND APPROPRIATE APPLICATION 12
Physicians provide advanced treatments for pancreatic and
other gastrointestina l cancers.
SURGICAL SOLUTIONS
HESHAM ATWA, MD, FACS, FASMBS, AND
LONG ISLAND LAPAROSCOPIC DOCTORS:
TREATING CHRONIC OBESITY BEYOND
THE INITIAL SURGERY 14
Revision surgery can provide a solution to cha llenges
following an initia l bariatric procedure.
