(Port Jefferson, NY) – John T. Mather Memorial Hospital will hold a free educational health symposium on Lung Cancer on Thursday, Apr. 4 at the Hospital from 6-9 pm in Conference Rooms 3, 4 and 5.
The symposium, co-chaired by Jeffrey Vacirca, MD, Hematology/Oncology, and Daniel Baram, MD, Pulmonology, will feature a panel of medical experts that will discuss the causes and symptoms of lung cancer and treatment options. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S. for both men and women, claiming more lives each year than colon, prostate, ovarian and breast cancers combined.
The program begins with a Health Expo from 6-7 pm featuring free health screenings and information. The panel discussion and question and answer session takes place from 7-9 pm.
Space is limited. To register, call 631-686-7878 or go to www.matherhospital.org/health. The program includes complimentary refreshments. Free valet parking is available at the main hospital entrance.
Presentations to be given at the symposium are:
- Introduction: Daniel Baram, MD, Pulmonology
- Lung Cancer Screening: William Moore, MD, Radiology
- Radiation Therapy & Lung Cancer: Joseph Cirrone, MD, Radiation Oncology
- New Advances in Bronchoscopy: Yuval Hiltzik, DO, Pulmonology
- Thoracic Surgery: Past, Present and Future: Gregory R. Brevetti, MD, Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Systemic Therapy for Lung Cancer: Jeffrey Vacirca, MD, Hematology/Oncology
Panelists for the symposium are:
- Daniel Baram, MD, Pulmonology
- Gregory R. Brevetti, MD, Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Morton Glaser, MD, Pulmonology
- Stanley Ostrow, MD, Hematology/Oncology
- Martin Silverstein, MD, Radiation Oncology
- Jeffrey Vacirca, MD, Hematology/Oncology
- Sheppard Webb, MD, Thoracic Surgery
John T. Mather Memorial Hospital is an accredited 248-bed, non-profit community hospital dedicated to providing a wide spectrum of high quality healthcare services to Suffolk County residents, showing compassion and respect and treating each patient in the manner we would wish for our loved ones.
For further information about Mather Hospital, visit www.matherhospital.org or “Like” us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/matherhospital.
