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Date: October 20, 2009
Contact: Peter Haigney or Cheryl Sarfaty
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Phone:
(732) 937-8521
For Immediate Release:
Free Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm screenings at
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital for high-risk patients
New Brunswick, NJ – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) will hold free screenings for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) on Nov. 4 and 5 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Arline and Henry Schwartzman Courtyard. This screening is an important preventive opportunity for eligible individuals who have undergone coronary bypass graft (CABG), as a recent study found these patients to be at higher risk than the population-at-large for developing an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Spearheading the AAA evaluations are Alan M. Graham, MD, FACS, Professor of Vascular Surgery at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at RWJUH; and Mark B. Anderson, MD, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Chief of Cardiac Surgery at RWJUH.
All patients who have undergone CABG surgery are eligible for a preliminary phone evaluation to determine if they are candidates for the AAA screening. Please call (732) 937-8805 to determine eligibility. Patients who are identified as appropriate for the AAA screenings will be given an appointment time on Nov. 4 or 5. Following the onsite screening, the patient and his or her primary physician will receive the results along with suggestions for next steps.
To learn more about RWJUH, please visit www.rwjuh.edu. For a referral to a physician affiliated with RWJUH, please call 1-888-MD-RWJUH. Follow us on Twitter at www.rwjuh.edu/twitter and Facebook at www.rwjuh.edu/facebook.
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About Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) is a 600-bed academic medical center and the principal hospital of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, NJ. Robert Wood Johnson is an innovative leader in advancing state-of-the-art care. RWJUH is the first hospital in the nation to implant the AbioCor self-contained artificial heart since the device received FDA approval in 2006. RWJUH is one of only three sites in the nation approved to offer this groundbreaking technology. Its Centers of Excellence include cardiovascular care from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care, and women’s and children’s care including The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (www.bmsch.org). The hospital is also a Level 1 Trauma Center and serves as a national resource in its ground-breaking approaches to emergency preparedness. The hospital has earned significant national recognition for clinical quality and patient safety. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is ranked among the top 50 hospitals in the nation for heart and heart surgery (No. 36), cancer (No. 40) respiratory disorders (No. 50), according to U.S.News & World Report’s 2009 ranking of “America’s Best Hospitals.” The American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer has rated RWJUH among the nation's best comprehensive cancer centers. The Leapfrog Group rated RWJUH as one of the 50 exceptional U.S. hospitals, as published in Consumers Digest magazine. Harvard University researchers, in a study commissioned by The Commonwealth Fund, identified RWJUH as one of the top 10 hospitals in the nation for clinical quality. RWJUH is also a recipient of the prestigious Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence for more than 10 consecutive years. Visit us online at www.rwjuh.edu.
About UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
As one of the nation’s leading comprehensive medical schools, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, health care delivery, and the promotion of community health. In cooperation with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the medical school’s principal affiliate, they comprise New Jersey’s premier academic medical center. In addition, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has 34 other hospital affiliates and ambulatory care sites throughout the region.
As one of the eight schools of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey with 2,800 full-time and volunteer faculty, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School encompasses 22 basic science and clinical departments, hosts centers and institutes including The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, and the Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey. The medical school maintains educational programs at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels for more than 1,500 students on its campuses in New Brunswick, Piscataway, and Camden, and provides continuing education courses for health care professionals and community education programs.
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