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The LifeBridge Health Alvin & Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute Announces the Development of the Comprehensive Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Center at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

The Alvin & Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute of LifeBridge Health launched the new Comprehensive Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Center, which provides the most advanced treatment options for rare tumors of the bone and soft tissue (fat, blood vessels,...
5/1/2013 11:00 AM EDT

LifeBridge Health Recognized for Commitment to Environment

Three LifeBridge Health centers have been given 2013 Partner for Change Awards from Practice Greenhealth for their dedication to environmental sustainability.
4/26/2013 10:00 AM EDT

Sinai President to Serve Again on GAO Health Commission

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Neil Meltzer, president and COO of Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and senior vice president of LifeBridge Health, is selected again by the comptroller general of the United States to serve a second term on the U.S. Government Accountability Office's...
1/31/2013 11:00 AM EST

Paul Gurbel Named As a 2013 Best Doctor in America®

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Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, a LifeBridge Health center, is pleased to announce that Paul A. Gurbel, M.D., has been named to the 2013 Best Doctors in America® list. Only those doctors recognized to be in the top 3-5% of their specialty, from a list...
1/23/2013 12:25 PM EST

New President Appointed at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

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Amy Perry has been named president of Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and executive vice president of LifeBridge Health, Sinai’s parent company.
1/8/2013 11:00 AM EST

LifeBridge Health Expert Editor of New Neurology Ethics Book

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Michael A. Williams, M.D., medical director of The Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute at LifeBridge Health, is the editor of a landmark new book called “Practical Ethics in Clinical Neurology.”
12/20/2012 4:45 PM EST

Lifetime Service Award Honors for LifeBridge Health CEO

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The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) and the Maryland Association of Health Care Executives have honored Warren A. Green, president and CEO of LifeBridge Health, with the ACHE Regent’s Lifetime Service Award.
12/12/2012 2:00 PM EST

Sinai Hospital Surgeon Performs Scarless Gallbladder Surgery

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Yassar Youssef, M.D., is the first surgeon in Baltimore City to perform gallbladder surgery using just one incision and the da Vinci® Surgical System, leaving patients without a noticeable scar.
12/11/2012 1:30 PM EST

Our Experts on Newswise

Expert Available in Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Relating to Chronic Wound Treatment

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Michael Eastman, C.H.T, E.M.T., is a certified hyperbaric technologist and emergency medical technician.
4/3/2013 3:00 PM EDT

Sarcoma Expert Available to Discuss Importance of Being Treated by Specialist and the Collaboration Between All Members of the Oncology Team

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Albert J. Aboulafia, M.D., FACS, MBA, serves as the Director of Sarcoma Services at the Alvin & Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute at Sinai Hospital. He is a nationally and internationally recognized leader in clinical and research aspects of the care,...
7/16/2012 9:50 AM EDT

Dieting: The Worst Thing You Can Do For Your Weight!

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Dieting versus Eating Healthy You get back from a recent vacation feeling bloated due to overindulging on salt water taffy, ice cream, and french fries. You vow to start your diet tomorrow. Cabbage soup versus any of the current popular diets - ...
9/2/2011 1:00 PM EDT

Concussion Expert Kevin Crutchfield, M.D., from LifeBridge Health in Baltimore, Md., Available for Interviews

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Kevin Crutchfield, M.D., is recognized as one of the country's leading experts on concussions and their effect on the brain.
8/31/2011 4:45 PM EDT

Hand Surgery Expert from LifeBridge Health in Baltimore, Md., Available for Interviews

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Stacey Berner, M.D., the medical director of the Hand and Upper Extremity Center at Northwest Hospital in Randallstown, Md., is one of the country's foremost hand surgeons.
6/1/2011 4:20 PM EDT

Radiation Exposure Expert Available from LifeBridge Health in Baltimore, Maryland

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Jeanette A Linder, M.D., Chief, Department of Radiation Oncology at the Alvin and Lois Lapidus Cancer Institute at LifeBridge Health is an expert on radiation exposure, management of exposure and early and late effects of radiation. Linder is also...
3/16/2011 2:35 PM EDT

What You Need to Know About Preventing an Infant Abduction

The story of Carlina White has brought new light to the subject of infant abduction. To protect their infants, the Director of Women’s and Children’s Services at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore says all parents need to know and follow these tips.
1/21/2011 3:30 PM EST

Sinai Hospital Neurosurgeon Explains Brain Surgery

In the wake of the shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Neal Naff, M.D., chief of the Department of Neurosurgery at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, can explain this type of brain surgery and the recovery process.
1/18/2011 3:50 PM EST

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