St. Mary Health Line

St. Mary Medical Center breast surgical oncologist, Kristin Krupa, MD, discusses actress Shannon Doherty’s breast cancer battle, treatment options for women with breast cancer, ways to reduce a breast cancer risk and options at St. Mary Medical Center for people without health insurance.

St. Mary Medical Center cardiologist, Hitesh Raheja, MD, discusses how hot days, and not taking care of existing conditions or staying hydrated, can lead to heat stroke, heart attack, arrhythmia or other cardiac events.

St. Mary Medical Center primary care physician, Sandra Miskiel, MD, discusses Men’s Health Awareness Month and common questions men ask during their primary care appointments. She talks about diabetes, heart disease and regular preventive screenings.

Sarah Goodheart, MD, St. Mary obstetrician-gynecologist discusses common questions that often arise when women schedule their annual appointments, shedding light on the significance of regular ob/gyn visits. Moreover, she delves into why it's important for teenage girls to start seeing an ob/gyn early on.

Eric Gokcen, MD, St. Mary Medical Center orthopedic surgeon who specializes in foot and ankle injuries, discusses the difference between a sprained and fractured ankle, and other common injuries during baseball and the Phillies season.

St. Mary Medical Center colorectal surgeon, Esther Cha, MD, discusses risk factors and treatment for colorectal cancer, and ways to reduce your risk.

St. Mary Medical Center cardiologist Toni Ann DeVenecia, MD, discusses the risk factors and ways to reduce your risk for heart disease. Dr. DeVenecia also describes the difference between coronary heart disease and microvascular disease.

Dinesh Dhanaraj, MD, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at St. Mary Medical Center, discusses ways to stay safe and prevent injuries whether skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, sledding or even shoveling snow.

Sandra Miskiel, MD, a board-certified internal medicine and primary care physician at St. Mary Family Medicine in Floral Vale, discusses how some of the stress factors around the holiday can affect our heart health and the importance of having a primary care physician.

Natalia Susul, DPT, MPH, a board-certified clinical specialist in Women’s Health Physical Therapy at St. Mary Medical Center, discusses the four main functions of the pelvic floor, the weakening of these muscles due to injury or the birth of a child and ways physical therapy can help strengthen these muscles to avoid issues such as leakage and incontinence.