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BRIEFS CentraState COMPREHENSIVE EPILEPSY CENTER OPENS CentraState Medical Center has launched The Comprehensive Epilepsy Center dedicated to improving the life and accessibility of care for people coping with seizures. Epileptologist Megdad M. Zaatreh, MD, board certifi ed in neurology and psychology, serves as medical director of The Center, which is staffed by an experienced team of epileptologists, neurologists, registered nurses, and technologists providing the full spectrum of care to adults, adolescents, and children with epilepsy. The Center provides both inpatient and outpatient diagnostic evaluations as well as the most advanced treatment options, including medication and dietary therapy, vagus nerve stimulation, and surgery. For more information, visit www.centrastate.com/epilepsy or call (866) CENTRA7 (866-236-8727). ENDOVASCULAR SERVICES MEDICAL DIRECTOR NAMED Robert Kayser, MD, medical director of Endovascular Services Robert Kayser, MD, FACC, FSCAI, has been named medical director of Endovascular Services at CentraState Medical Center. He is board certifi ed in cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, and nuclear cardiology, and his areas of expertise are interventional cardiology, peripheral vascular disease, general cardiology, nuclear cardiology, and cardiac computed tomography. Endovascular procedures are performed on blood vessels from inside the vessels themselves (using small wires, tubes, and balloons) as opposed to from the outside in, as with traditional, open surgery. CentraState’s annual Nursing Excellence Award is the highest honor that an RN or LPN can receive. The 2011 recipients are (back row, left to right): Carol Robertiello, RN, MSN, APN—Advanced Practice Nurse Services Award; Kathleen Lee, RN, PCCN—Medical Surgical Services Award; Beverly Dey, RN, BSN, CPAN—Perioperative Services Award; Seenama Chundamala, RN—Long-Term Care Services Award; (front row, left to right): Carole Reihing, RNC—Maternal/ Child Health Services Award; and, Abigail Trimble, RN, BSN, CEN—Critical Care/ Emergency Services Award. The nurses are recognized for their teamwork, initiative, service excellence, and professionalism; participation in unit activities; involvement in research, publications, and formal lectures; certifi cations and education; and community involvement. SAVE THE DATES: MS CENTER FUNDRAISER This year’s “An Evening in the Vineyards” to benefi t CentraState’s Linda E. Cardinale Multiple Sclerosis Center will be held Friday, September 9, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus. The event features an international sampling of fi ne wines, craft beers, and a variety of foods and hors d’oeuvres. For more information, call CentraState Healthcare Foundation at (732) 294-7099 or visit www.centrastatefoundation.org. 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Celebrate CentraState Medical Center’s 40-year anniversary on Saturday, September 24, at a community event of all-day activities at the Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus. Look for more information in the next issue of . More than 500 people participated in the 2nd annual Paulette Steps Toward Cancer Wellness 5K Run/1-Mile Walk in March at Monmouth Battlefi eld State Park in Manalapan. The event is named in honor of Paulette Stallone (photo at left), a colorectal cancer survivor treated at CentraState Medical Center, who is committed to helping others beat the disease through education, prevention, early detection, and a focus on wellness following a cancer diagnosis. The fundraising effort raised more than $28,000 to benefi t colorectal cancer prevention and survivorship programs. Read Healthy Directions online at www.centrastate.com/publications. Subscribe to our free health e-newsletter at www.centrastate.com/enews for more news and event updates. Become a fan of CentraState Healthcare System on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter! July/August 2011 Healthy Directions H e a l t h y D i r e c t i o n s

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