Maryland's Health Matters - BWMC - Winter 2015 - (Page 2)

IN THIS ISSUE 6 Navigating Your Digestive Path A MILESTONE NEW YEAR This year marks a special milestone for University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center: On July 4, we will celebrate our 50th anniversary. While there have been a multitude of changes over the past ﬁve decades, the one constant has been our steadfast commitment to provide the Advice from the UM BW Digestive Health Center on keeping your GI tract in tiptop shape. 10 LETTER FROM THE CEO highest quality health care services to the communities we serve. Our year will be packed with fun celebrations and health events, including our ﬁrst-ever Color Your Heart 5K Fun Run as well as A LIFE BACK IN BLOOM our annual Heartbeat for Health event. You can learn about these events and more inside this issue of Maryland's Health Matters. A minimally invasive way to repair the heart's mitral valve helps treat a severe problem-with reduced recovery time. You'll also learn about our new Digestive Health Center and its comprehensive services. (See page 6.) And you'll ﬁnd plenty of tips on staying healthy throughout the winter, including how to keep your blood pressure down, your spine aligned and your heart strong. D E PA R T M E N TS 3 9 13 14 You'll receive a special anniversary issue of our magazine in the A HEALTHY START WHY I BECAME A DOCTOR AT A GLANCE NEWS AND EVENTS On Our Cover: Marie Claire Ziesat, MD, and Cherif Boutros, MD, of the UM BW Digestive Health Center. spring. We look forward to celebrating this momentous new year with you and your family and providing you with excellent health care services for many more years to come. Karen E. Olscamp, President and CEO, UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center STAY CONNECTED WITH UM BWMC! President/Chief Executive Offi cer Karen E. Olscamp Chief Operating Offi cer and Senior Vice President for Clinical Integration Kathleen C. McCollum Designed by McMURRY/TMG, LLC 2 MARYLAND'S HEALTH MATTERS Visit our Facebook page to learn about the latest events and happenings at UM BWMC. facebook.com/bwmcmd Watch our doctors discuss prenatal care, joint replacement surgeries and more. youtube.com/mybwmc Get daily, real-time health information and updates from our experts. twitter.com/bwmc View photos from UM BWMC's community events and employee celebrations. ﬂickr.com/photos/mybwmc Maryland's Health Matters is published by the Marketing and Communications Department at the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center. This publication is not intended to provide professional medical advice. It is to provide general health and wellness information. WE WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU Please send us your comments, information requests or change of address to bwmcpr@bwmc. umms.org or call 410-787-4367. http://www.youtube.com/mybwmc http://www.facebook.com/bwmcmd http://www.flickr.com/photos/mybwmc http://www.twitter.com/bwmc

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