There's new hope for patients with hand tremor thanks to Focused Ultrasound, a procedure done with no incision and no hospital stay at our East Campus. It's designed for patients age 22 and over who have a diagnosis of essential tremor or tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease, and whose condition has not responded to medication. Patients [...]
Focused Ultrasound is a new procedure available at our East Campus that treats hand tremor with no incision and no hospital stay. Neurosurgeon Dr. Aaron Bond uses sound waves directed by MR imaging to treat the portion of the brain responsible for tremor. Most patients go home the same day and experience immediate, lasting [...]
The idea of an emergency appendectomy is scary, but it's actually a very common surgery that about 1 in 20 Americans will have at some point in their life. The classic symptom of acute appendicitis is increasingly severe pain in the lower right stomach. Patients should seek medical care immediately. Fortunately, an appendectomy is [...]
Focused Ultrasound can treat hand tremors with no incision and no hospital stay. Instead, it uses sound waves to treat the part of the brain responsible for tremor. Patients are fitted with a helmet-like device and lie on a treatment table that moves in and out of an MRI for about three hours. They [...]
Gallbladder problems can cause pain in the upper right side of your stomach, vomiting, fever and other unpleasant symptoms. Don't wait for your concerns to become an emergency! By talking to your provider early on, you can prevent more serious illness. If necessary, surgeons can even perform minimally invasive elective gallbladder removal, which has [...]
A hernia is a fairly common injury that occurs when an organ or fatty tissue pushes through a weak spot in your muscle. It can cause pain and weakness and keep you from normal activities like exercise, work and family events. Fortunately, a routine, minimally invasive outpatient surgery can get you back in action [...]
By using the best available technology and expertise, Regional One Health's East Campus Imaging Center offers you the best chance of catching breast cancer early, when it is still treatable. Every mammogram is done using 3D technology, which gives the most accurate images, especially for women with dense breast tissue. All mammograms are read [...]
Don't let fear of the unknown keep you from getting your annual mammogram - our East Campus Imaging Center team makes it as stress-free as possible. During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, they're educating women on what to expect before, during and after their test in order to remove the fear factor. It's easy to [...]
Dr. Nabajit Choudhury has joined the Regional One Health team as a general surgeon. He provides surgery for a variety of non-emergency and emergency conditions, such as hernia repair and appendix or gall bladder removal. Dr. Choudhury's care philosophy is to treat every patient like a member of his own family. He communicates openly [...]
“If you can control the symptoms, even without a cure, it’s a huge leap forward,” said Ben Abdu, MD, FACOG, director of Regional One Health’s Minimally Invasive GYN Surgery Division.