- OrthopedicsGeneral Page Tier 3BlogNyme Manns was playing in Bowie State University’s first football game of the year in 2014 when he took a blow to his knee that sidelined him for the rest of the season. It was the fourth quarter of the game. Nyme, a Baltimore native who started playing football his senior year of high school, had already scored three touchdowns. Then he tore his left knee’s ACL, LCL, and posterolateral corner – three of the knee’s main ligaments. “My life just flashed before my eyes,” recalls Nyme, a wide receiver. Fortunately, there was someone on the field that day who helped him both physically and mentally. Daniel Redziniak, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Anne Arundel Medical Center Orthopedics, and team doctor for the Bowie State University Bulldogs, assured Nyme that everything would be okay. “He definitely eased my mind a little bit,” says Nyme, now 23 years old. “Of course, it was my first time ever having a tragic injury, he played a bigger role than just my doctor.” Dr. Redziniak says Nyme’s injury was a devastating knee injury that could permanently sideline an athlete’s career. Before performing extensive reconstructive surgery on Nyme’s knee, he spent hours with Nyme’s family helping them understand the seriousness of the injury. “It is important to keep the family involved,” he says. Nyme suffered an injury that usually requires a minimum of nine months to a year of recovery –often the hardest part of the injury, Dr. Redziniak says. Nyme was determined to return to the field, but he had a lot of work to do after his knee surgery. He relied on a strict regimen of physical therapy and workouts with his strength coach to get back into playing shape. “It was like starting all over,” he says. He says Dr. Redziniak was a source of comfort the entire time, sending him encouraging text messages and reminding him of his strength. And Nyme learned to trust the process. “Of course there were ups and downs. You’re coming from a reconstructive surgery,” he says. “I would definitely say just trust the process, trust in the doctors, and just pray.” When Nyme returned to the field the following season, he was anxious, wondering constantly if he would re-injure his knee. But he was also determined to play again, and kept urging his coach to put him back in the game. That year was his most successful year as a Bulldog, Nyme recalls. He was named the fifth-ranked receiver in the country, and landed on the Black College Football Hall of Fame’s watch list, after breaking every record in Bowie State football history. Dr. Redziniak praised Nyme’s determination. “He really was an amazing person to work with,” Dr. Redziniak says. “He was always outgoing and eager to show just how far ahead he was. He went above and beyond what was required of him.” After he graduated, Nyme entered the 2017 NFL draft. Though he was not selected, he continues to work with other aspiring athletes as a personal trainer. He has also started a career in the cybersecurity field. Three years after his injury, he’s grateful for the treatment he received from AAMC Orthopedics. “I feel like my injury made me a better athlete and a stronger person,” he says. Nyme is featured in commercials for AAMC Orthopedics for its Your Comeback Starts Here campaign. Contributor Daniel Redziniak, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with AAMC Orthopedics. To reach his practice, call 410-268-8862.
- OrthopedicsGeneral Page Tier 3BlogAlma Adams loves her job as a crossing guard in Annapolis, helping young students safely navigate the intersection of Woods Drive and Tyler Avenue. “I just love kids. I’m a people person,” says Alma, 67. When she’s not working, she also keeps busy by traveling and volunteering with her church to deliver meals to the homeless. “I am constantly on the go,” she says. But several years ago, a series of health problems began to make life a lot harder. Alma was diagnosed with cancer in her skin, blood and bones. As she recovered, she began to suffer from knee pain. “I didn’t want to walk – it was so bad that I couldn’t even sleep at night,” Alma says. She visited orthopedic surgeon Paul King, MD, with Anne Arundel Medical Center Orthopedics, after hearing good things about him from family and friends. Dr. King, the medical director of AAMC’s Center for Joint Replacement, did X-rays to figure out the source of the pain. “When he didn’t really see the pain that I was talking about, that’s when he went to the hips,” Alma says. “And he saw the problems that I was having.” Dr. King said the chemotherapy medications she took led to avascular necrosis, or a death of bone tissue due to a lack of blood supply, in her hips. “In some cases hip pain can refer to the knee, so patients with unexplained knee pain always have to be evaluated for a problem in the hip. Because diagnosis can be complex, people with these types of symptoms should always be evaluated by a physician,” Dr. King says. Dr. King performed hip replacement surgery on both of Alma’s hips, using the direct anterior approach. This method uses a special operating table to perform a muscle-sparing hip replacement with the help of X-rays. Alma admits she was reluctant to undergo the surgeries at first, fearing a long recovery time. But that wasn’t the case. She spent four weeks recovering from her first hip surgery, and six weeks recovering from her second surgery. “Recovery after hip replacement is based on patient motivation, preparation, and fitness—she was a very motivated patient,” Dr. King says. He also credits the Center for Joint Replacement’s advances in rapid recovery protocols. Seventy percent of patients who undergo hip replacements leave the hospital in a day or less. And now Alma is enjoying her life. She says she encourages anyone experiencing knee or hip pain to go to AAMC Orthopedics for treatment. “I can drop it like it’s hot,” she says. “Without this surgery, I wouldn’t have felt like myself.” Alma is featured in commercials for AAMC Orthopedics for its Your Comeback Starts Here campaign. Contributor Paul King, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with AAMC Orthopedics. To reach his practice, call 410-268-8862.
- News & Press ReleasesGeneral Page Tier 3BlogAnne Arundel Medical Center announces Monica Brown Jones, MD, as its new chair of Women’s and Children’s Services. Dr. Jones comes to AAMC from Duke University Medical Center as well as WakeMed Health and Hospitals in Raleigh, N.C. While at WakeMed, she served as vice chair and chair for quality improvement for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Since 2014, she has served as assistant professor of gynecologic oncology at Duke University Medical Center, and assistant professor of gynecologic specialty surgery at Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Jones assumed the role of chair of Women’s and Children’s Services at AAMC in November. In this position, she oversees all inpatient and ambulatory departments and services within the service line. “We are pleased to welcome Dr. Jones to Anne Arundel Medical Center,” said Mitchell Schwartz, MD, chief medical officer and president of physician enterprise at AAMC. “She has made significant contributions to her field and shares our strong focus on quality outcomes. She is the perfect person to lead our Women’s and Children’s services into the future. ” Dr. Jones is board certified and fellowship-trained in gynecologic oncology. She completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in ovarian cancer at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in Bethesda, Md., and gynecologic oncology fellowship training at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minn., where she remained on staff for five years prior to moving to North Carolina. Dr. Jones also holds a Master of Science degree in clinical trial and translational research from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. She attended medical school and completed her OB/GYN residency at the University of Cincinnati.
- Men's Health, Women's Health, PediatricsGeneral Page Tier 3BlogAbout one in four men and women in the United States have the human papilloma virus, or HPV, which causes almost all cases of cervical cancer. It can also lead to several other types of cancers, including cancers of the mouth, throat and anus. Fortunately, there is a vaccine that can prevent it. The HPV vaccine has been available since 2006. Because there is no screening for most of the types of cancers that HPV causes, it’s important to prevent HPV before it becomes deadly. As the medical community learns more about how the vaccine works, we have learned that the immune system responds better when children receive it at a young age. We are also aware that many parents have concerns about the safety of the HPV vaccine. We want to reassure you that the HPV vaccine is safe. All vaccines used in the United States are required to go through extensive safety testing before the Food and Drug Administration licenses them. After they are in use, the FDA continually monitors these drugs for safety and effectiveness. There have been many studies to make sure the two vaccines that protect against HPV are safe. These studies have not uncovered any major safety concerns. Like any vaccine, the HPV vaccine can cause side effects, though many who receive the vaccine experience no side effects at all. Some of the most common side effects are soreness or redness at the site of the injection, fever and headache. Other vaccines for adolescents can cause the same side effects. Fainting can happen after many medical procedures, including vaccination. Fainting after getting a shot is more common among adolescents, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tell the doctor or nurse if your child feels dizzy or light-headed. You may have seen stories circulate online that link the vaccine to infertility, seizures and chronic conditions. The data about the vaccine doesn’t support these claims. About 14 million people, including teens, become infected with HPV each year. We recommend that all boys and girls who are 11 or 12 years old get two shots of HPV vaccine six to 12 months apart. Kids who receive their two shots less than five months apart will require a third dose of the vaccine. If your child is older than 14, he or she will need to receive three shots over a six-month period. The benefits of the HPV vaccination far outweigh any potential risks. Immunizing your child against HPV is a significant way to prevent multiple cancers later in life. Please talk to your pediatric provider about questions you have regarding effectiveness, safety, or timing of this important immunization.
- News & Press ReleasesGeneral Page Tier 3BlogIn September 2017, Tamiko Stanley joined Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) as manager of Diversity and Inclusion. This is a new position for AAMC, created as a result of the work of the Board of Trustee’s Health Equity Task Force — dedicated to eliminating health disparities in our community, and strengthening AAMC’s commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Tamiko comes to AAMC from Pittsburgh, Pa., where she worked in the diversity field for a number of large organizations, including FedEx Supply Chain, the City of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Pirates. In this Q&A, Tamiko shares her perspective on and aspirations for her new role. What does your role as manager of Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) mean to you? My role as the head of D&I means a great deal to me. I’m helping us do our part in reducing health disparities, and ensuring a culturally competent workforce that reflects the communities we serve. And helping to build and foster a workplace where all employees feel valued. I’m proud to be a part of an organization committed and dedicated to this mission. What does D&I mean? D&I means the opposite of indifference about difference. It means being intentional about difference. Fundamentally, diversity is people who offer difference in ethnicity, gender, culture and values. Inclusion is the action-orientated piece to diversity. It is the act of bringing together these differences and harnessing the power they bring. It is done by encouraging involvement and giving voice to all perspectives in order to contribute to the collective. Why is it important in an organization? The relationship between success and effective D&I is proven. D&I produces a more creative and innovative workforce that delivers effective, efficient and impactful solutions. Specifically in health care, culturally competent interaction and culturally customized care make each patient, family, colleague and community encounter better. At the core of it all, it’s the right thing to do, the smart thing to do, the responsible thing to do, and the only business-sensible thing to do for future success. How do we begin to practice and implement D&I strategies at AAMC? Our strategy will start with equipping our personal tool boxes, so that we each can contribute to fostering inclusion. That starts with dialogue. The overall goal is for diversity and inclusion to be integrated into what we do every day. Are other organizations engaged in similar initiatives? If you look at the world’s most successful companies, you’ll find a successful D&I strategy embedded in those organizations. We’ll learn from those organizations and benchmark ourselves for success. How will we know if those strategies are working? Success will come in many forms, both tangible and intangible. Tangible goals include increased diversity in the organization and more diverse applicant pools for positions. More diversity in position promotions and more diverse vendors, as well as increased patient and community satisfaction. Perhaps even more importantly, we’ll see intangible impact. There will be more inclusive work groups, more freely shared ideas, and innovation in unplanned and unforeseen places. We’ll see more shared experiences and openness from all members of different cultures, background and orientation. There will be times of evaluation, reassessment and realignment. But we’ll know our strategies are working by making continuous progress toward our goals and, ultimately, accomplishing those goals. How does AAMC’s focus on D&I impact the community at large? Our D&I efforts will have positive impact on the community. We’ll look to the community for feedback, guidance and support. And we’ll continue to strengthen our community partnerships for enhanced recruitment and hiring practices, supplier diversity initiatives and much more. Ultimately, we’ll prioritize and respond to the changing and culturally specific needs of our community. Why is it important for all employees to be actively engaged in D&I? What responsibility do we have? We’ll only go as far as the participation of our employees take us. We each have a responsibility to share our uniqueness and extend the best of what we have to offer. That means participating in awareness events and initiatives, serving on the diversity council or on an event committee, volunteering as a mentor, or any one or more of the exciting opportunities to come. What are some of the immediate things you’ll be working on? What can we expect in your first year? Some of our immediate actions will include policy review, data collection for perception and attitude, goal setting for culture development, workforce and supplier diversity, awareness and inclusion initiatives, and identifying members for the diversity council, community partner network, and champions of inclusion committees. Beyond that, we have so much in store. Everyone can expect to feel a slight bit of communication overload as we plan to keep our workforce and community informed on where we’re headed.
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