Edmund Giegerich, M.D., joined NYM as chief of endocrinology and vice chairman of medicine on July 1st. The field of endocrinology—the care of hormone disorders, including type 1 and type 2 diabetes, thyroid diseases, and pituitary gland dysfunction—has, in recent years, gained prominence because of the increasing obesity problem in America. Obesity is directly linked with a rise in type II diabetes.

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Smruti R. Mohanty, MD, a hepatologist (specialist in treatment of liver disease), recently joined New York Methodist Hospital as chief of gastroenterology. Dr. Mohanty is board certified in both gastroenterology and in transplant hepatology. Originally from Orissa, India, Dr. Mohanty was most recently at the University of Chicago Transplant Center for ten years before coming to New York Methodist. Dr. Mohanty is excited about expanding NYM’s Division of Gastroenterology to offer more treatment of liver disease as well as focused research in hepatology.

Recognizing the need for better patient education, New York Methodist now offers an asthma education program run by certified asthma educator and registered respiratory therapist, Kathy Garrett-Szymanski.

It’s almost summer, and for many people this means an antsy, excited feeling known as the travel bug. But world tourists do need to protect themselves against actual viruses and infections that may be prevalent overseas. To aid in the journey, New York Methodist Hospital has instituted an outpatient Travel Medicine Service with expert physicians who can provide advice and preventative treatment for those planning a trip to a foreign country.

On Tuesday, May 10th, New York Methodist Hospital honored a select group of registered nurses at the Hospital's 2011 Nurse Recognition Awards Ceremony. At this year's event, multiple awards were given out to reflect NYM's talented and diverse group of nurses.

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