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++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ON THE COVER COVER PHOTO © DON DEMPSEY, WHITE LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY PAGE 6 Contents | NOVEMBER 2013 | Not Your Average Community Hospital: Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center's Thoracic Surgery Division Offers Excellent Treatments for Cancerous and Non-Cancerous Conditions FEATURE NOT YOUR AVERAGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL: GOOD SAMARITAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER'S THORACIC SURGERY DIVISION OFFERS EXCELLENT TREATMENTS FOR CANCEROUS AND NON-CANCEROUS CONDITIONS 6 Under the leadership of Mark Ginsburg, MD, Chief of Thoracic Surgery, the division has grown in size and scope to the benefit of patients throughout the Hudson Valley. The division's diverse team offers an expansive portfolio of thoracic procedures, from VATS to benign esophageal disease and gastric reflux surgery. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: GASTROENTEROLOGY 14 IT'S ALL IN THE GUT 14 Tiny bacteria in the human gut may be the key to future therapies for much more than gastrointestinal disorders. PROBLEM WITH THE GUT? GO WITH THE MIND 16 A recent study suggests psycho-educational classes may be a valuable therapy for patients with irritable bowel syndrome. DEPARTMENTS LOCAL NEWS HOSPITAL ROUNDS CME EVENTS 12 12 18 16