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- News & Press Releases, Plastic Surgery & Skin Care, Women's HealthGeneral Page Tier 3BlogAnne Arundel Medical Group (AAMG) Plastic Surgery, a full-service plastic surgery practice affiliated with Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC), announced the launch of its cosmetic services. The practice opened last fall offering reconstructive and microvascular services in support of AAMC’s Rebecca Fortney Breast Center and other hospital units. AAMG Plastic Surgery is led by surgeons Tripp Holton, MD, and Devinder Singh, MD, board-certified plastic surgeons who offer expertise in aesthetic surgery and non-surgical procedures for the face and body. AAMG Plastic Surgery offers the full-range of cosmetic services, from surgical procedures like tummy tucks, body contouring and breast augmentation to popular non-surgical treatments like Botox and Kybella. “We’re proud of the work we do every day helping patients with advanced, complex trauma through microvascular and reconstructive surgery at Anne Arundel Medical Center,” says Dr. Singh, who also is chief and medical director of plastic surgery at AAMC. “And we’re now pleased to extend these services to cosmetic surgery.” “We’re giving patients a full-range of options to look their best – including the latest in face, breast and body procedures – and doing so at the hospital they already know and trust makes all the difference,” adds Dr. Holton, who also is director of microvascular surgery at AAMC.0
- Cancer Care, Women's HealthGeneral Page Tier 3BlogWomen diagnosed with breast cancer can face many different choices for treatment. With new advancements in technology and breast cancer therapies, it can be difficult to know what choices give the best chance for a cure and high quality of life. A lumpectomy or mastectomy? Chemo before surgery or after surgery? How will these decisions affect personal, family and career priorities? Oftentimes, there is no right or wrong answer. Each woman is at a different stage in life and every woman’s breasts mean something different to her. Although breast surgeons aim to educate and guide patients, patients must ultimately make the decisions about treatment. This model is known as “shared decision making.” For some women, identifying a personal “best” treatment may involve the support of a friend or mentor — such as volunteer with a peer-to-peer mentorship program, like Survivors Offering Support (SOS). Hospitals across the nation offer programs like SOS, which pair a newly diagnosed breast cancer patient with a breast cancer survivor to offer educated support and encouragement. SOS peer mentors don’t offer medical advice, but as breast cancer survivors themselves, they can relate to the worries and fears that women with breast cancer often experience. Here are just a few of the benefits that women with breast cancer can find from peer-to-peer mentorship programs: Support from friends or family members who survived breast cancer can be comforting, but unlike peer mentors, these people aren’t trained to remain objective. They mean well, but they don’t understand that their story is just that – their story. A woman needs to focus on her story, which peer mentors understand. Peer mentors can also help women who have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer cut through information overload, which can result from researching online for hours. Mentors can help other women turn their concerns into questions for their surgeon. These conversations empower women to make informed decisions. Knowing that she has made her decision with the support of a trusted SOS mentor can help a woman minimize second-guessing herself, which means one less thing to worry about. Connecting with a mentor makes the cancer journey less lonely. Even if women have a strong social support system, it makes a huge difference to have someone who has been through the breast cancer journey themselves. Confiding in a mentor helps cut through the loneliness that can occur during the breast cancer journey. In fact, many women form lifelong friendships through these types of programs. Going through breast cancer can be both physically and emotionally taxing. To get through rough times, women can lean on the support of their mentor. Getting to know someone who has come through a breast cancer battle on the other side can give inspiration and motivation for women in their fight against cancer. No one has to go through something like this alone. Read more about Survivors Offering Support (SOS), including the personal story of a volunteer who discovered storm chasing in her recovery from a rare form of breast cancer. Author Lorraine Tafra, MD, is a breast surgeon and the medical director of AAMC’s Rebecca Fortney Breast Center.0
- News & Press ReleasesGeneral Page Tier 3BlogAnne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) announces Jeanette Abell, MD, as its new associate chair of medicine. Dr. Abell comes to AAMC from the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, where she served as medical director and section head of palliative medicine. Prior to that, Dr. Abell was chief of hospital medicine at Sentara Medical Group in Virginia, providing leadership oversight of more than 80 medical hospitalist and palliative medicine providers. She has held several other leadership roles throughout her 26-year medical career. Dr. Abell assumed the role of associate chair of medicine in August 2016. In this position, she serves as the physician leader for the medical hospitalist program, palliative medicine program and conducts associated efforts in quality and patient satisfaction initiatives. Dr. Abell is one of two associate chairs of medicine at AAMC. “Dr. Abell is known for being an innovative, results-oriented and collaborative physician,” said Mitchell Schwartz, MD, chief medical officer and president of Physician Enterprise at Anne Arundel Medical Center. “She brings demonstrated ability in driving transformation in large healthcare organizations and shares our strong focus on quality outcomes. We are pleased to welcome her to AAMC.” Board certified in Internal Medicine, Dr. Abell is a specialist in hospice and palliative medicine. She was fellowship-trained in hospice and palliative medicine at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center where she was chief fellow. Abell completed her medical training at Wright State University’s Boonshoft School of Medicine and Riverside Methodist Hospital. She holds a physician executive master of business administration degree from the University of Tennessee.0
- News & Press Releases, Heart CareGeneral Page Tier 3BlogAnne Arundel Medical Group (AAMG), a multi-specialty physician group that is part of Anne Arundel Medical Center, is expanding its cardiac care network to the Eastern Shore. Juan Cordero, MD, joins AAMG Cardiology Specialists and is now accepting patients in Easton. Dr. Cordero practices cardiology and has a special interest in new techniques and devices that could be beneficial for cardiovascular diseases. Dr. Cordero attended the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus and began practicing medicine in 1998. He is a member of the American College of Cardiology. AAMG’s cardiac care network now includes nine doctors at two locations, Annapolis and Easton. Doctors are supported by specially trained staff and backed by Anne Arundel Medical Center’s award-winning cardiac care. Dr. Cordero is located at 505 Dutchmans Lane, Suites A3-A4, Easton, MD 21601. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 410-822-24400
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