“ Creating a neurosciences center on the Jeanes Hospital campus — in equal parts literal and virtual — is another example of how we’re transcending the barriers between specialties.” —Linda J. Grass, President and CEO
a physical therapist to manage the condition. “Even if an MRI of your neck shows a bulging disk, we typically recommend trying conservative measures first, such as physical therapy with traction, before resorting to surgery,” said Michael Weaver, MD, Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Temple University School of Medicine. So Dr. Weaver’s interdisciplinary approach can be accommodated with substantial convenience to patients on the Jeanes Hospital campus, the Temple University Hospital campus, or both. Specialized Solutions With the resources at hand, and surgeons from Temple’s faculty as well as private practice, access to the latest surgical techniques is a critical part of the matrix. Minimally invasive cervical spine fusion is a good example. “This kind of surgery, which requires a microscope or an endoscope (a long, thin, flexible lighted tube) to perform, decreases blood loss, post-operative pain, and recovery time for patients,” said Bong-Soo Kim, MD, Director of the Minimally Invasive and Complex Spine Fellowship Program at Temple University School of Medicine. Dr. Kim, who trained under Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD, a world-renowned minimally invasive neurosurgeon, offers novel, minimally invasive ways of operating on the spine. Pain management is part of the specialty-care matrix, too. Two practices on the Jeanes Hospital campus
Linda J. Grass President and CEO, Jeanes Hospital
specialize in advanced management of chronic pain. They are trained to perform advanced techniques, such as a rhizotomy, in which pain medication is injected into a damaged nerve under X-ray guidance for safety and precision. This procedure anesthetizes a painful spinal joint and provides long-term relief. These pain specialists dovetail their services with neurology, physical therapy, physiatry (also known as physical medicine), and other specialties. Similarly, Jeanes Hospital’s heralded stroke care (see page 4) is all the more valuable to its patients because neurologists are part of a larger neurosciences team. “Patients who are recovering from a stroke, or who need spine surgery, rehab, or pain management, shouldn’t
Michael Weaver, MD Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Temple University School of Medicine
have to navigate a confusing maze to get the care they need,” said Grass. “Neurosciences at Jeanes Hospital accommodates these needs and more in an integrated approach that works in every patient’s favor.”
Learn More For more information about neurosciences at Jeanes Hospital, including neurology, neurosurgery, physiatry, pain management, and orthopaedic spine surgery, call 215-728-CARE.
Bong-Soo Kim, MD Director, Minimally Invasive and Complex Spine Fellowship Program,Temple University School of Medicine
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