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Athletic Trainers: Your Ally in Youth Sports
Sean Burfeind, MS, LAT, ATC, OPA-C, is a residency-trained, board-certified and licensed athletic trainer. He serves as a clinical athletic trainer at Inova Sports Medicine. If you’re a parent to a youth athlete, you’ve probably crossed paths with an athletic trainer. Yet you might still be wondering: What exactly does an athletic trainer do? It’s…
Read MoreGaining Perspective: An OBGYN Doctor Becomes the Patient
Ramata Niang, MD, is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and is a member of the Inova Medical Group Obstetrics and Gynecology team. She has a special interest in managing high-risk pregnancies, uterine fibroids, menopause and minimally invasive surgery. When I was expecting my second child earlier this year, I knew exactly where I wanted…
Read MoreHealing Sick Babies: It Takes a Team
Robin L. Baker, MD, cares for babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at Inova Children’s Hospital on the Inova Fairfax Medical Campus. He is board-certified in neonatal-perinatal medicine and pediatrics. Each year, an estimated 15 million babies around the world are born too soon, according to the March of Dimes, and one…
Read MoreMammograms 101: Your Guide to Breast Imaging
Stephanie Carr, RT (R) (M), is a registered radiologic technologist with specialized training in mammography. She is the Mammography Team Leader for Inova Loudoun Hospital and ILH’s associated outpatient imaging centers in Ashburn, Leesburg and Dulles South. This month, in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, why not take a cue from the pink ribbons…
Read MoreImmunotherapy: Cancer Care Gets Customized
Timothy L. Cannon, MD, is board certified in medical oncology and hematology, and has a special interest in managing gastrointestinal cancers. Dr. Cannon is the clinical director and moderator of Inova’s weekly molecular tumor board, which matches patients with targeted therapies based on molecular diagnostics. Tiffani A. DeMarco, MS, CGC, is a board-certified…
Read MoreTake the bus, save the Earth, improve your health: Alternative transportation and wellness
Christina Quint, MA, is the sustainability analyst for Inova’s Office of Sustainability. In this role, she provides programmatic support, manages sustainability communication and marketing, and oversees environmental data collection and analysis to ensure optimal operational performance across the Inova system. Raise your hand if you enjoy sitting in Northern Virginia traffic. No one? Me either.…
Read MoreNotice for Inova Employees: Epic Training Center Will Be Closed September 28, 2017
The Epic Training Center will be closed tomorrow. Employees or new hires who were scheduled for training tomorrow, please contact your manager to determine where you should report for work. The classes will be rescheduled. As soon as the information is available managers will be contacted.
Read MoreFor Maximum Nutritional Value, Buy Local Produce
Christina Quint, MA, is the sustainability analyst for Inova’s Office of Sustainability. In this role, she provides programmatic support, manages sustainability communication and marketing, and oversees environmental data collection and analysis to ensure optimal operational performance across the Inova system. Kara Nickerson, RD, PN1 is a Registered Dietitian with over a decade of experience…
Read MoreWant to lower your breast cancer risk? Here’s what you should know.
Mei Firestone, MD, is board certified in medical oncology, hematology and internal medicine. She treats all types of cancers and malignant blood disorders, with a focus on breast and gynecological malignancies. Dr. Firestone cares for patients at Inova Loudoun Hospital. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women: 1 in 8 women will…
Read MoreMind Games: Concussions, CTE and Sports
Melissa Womble, PhD, is a neuropsychologist with specialized training in concussion management. She is the director of the Inova Sports Medicine Comprehensive Concussion Center. The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently reported on a study that analyzed the brains of deceased former high-school, college and professional football players. In the sample of…
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