HEALTHY LIFESTYLE with Host Lori Anne Casdia with Guests Dr. Richard Fried & Dr. Martin Karpeh from Northwell Health's Northwell Health.
Dr. Richard Fried is the Chief of Gastroenterology at Huntington Hospital and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine at Hofstra School of Medicine. "My wife (who passed away on June 11) was a great inspiration for me. We were best friends for over 34 years. She’s the person who helped me through difficult years of training and balancing career and family."
Dr. Martin Karpeh recently joined Northwell Health and Huntington Hospital as the new head of surgery and is a surgical oncologist. He's the chair of surgery and will be a critical part of the upcoming Cancer center near Huntington Hospital. Part of the group that created the hospital's safe pathways for surgical patients and other non-COVID Patients.
QUOTES:
" Red Flag Symptoms are difficulty swallowing, significant weight loss and radical changes in bowel movements..."
"It starts in the surgeons office, screening patients, educating patients, clearing in Office. Next step a safe pre-admission practice of temperature, hand sanitizing, face mask, and nasal swab test as close to surgery as possible. Test within 72 hours of surgery then they are escorted and safe pathway through the hospital"
"We pride ourselves in coordinating our care team while getting expert opinion every step of the patient's care"
"One Big thing for me is ensuring your slides and biopsies are reviewed by the right expert - the coordinated team and comprehensive care."
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