For most cancer patients, learning that they had a rare genetic mutation would be an unsettling moment. For Tim Kousoulides, a 66-year-old resident of Freehold, it was welcome news that provided a new weapon to treat his aggressive cancer. Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a protein on the [...]
Julia Schleuss was a trailblazer when she joined the boys’ wrestling team at Wall Township High School. However, when she broke her collarbone during a match this winter, she was concerned that she might never wrestle again. Julia, 16, decided in eighth grade that she wanted to join the [...]
While Tony Yodice isn’t from Philadelphia, he feels like Rocky Balboa twice a week. The 79-year-old Monroe resident is fighting the effects of Parkinson’s disease through boxing—and he’s winning. Tony was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease five years ago after noticing tremors in his hand. Parkinson’s disease is an incurable [...]
At a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week commemorating the opening of the new Freehold Family Health Center, Jo Schloeder, district director for U.S. Congressman Chris Smith, presented the flag that few over the state’s capital to (pictured left to right) Dr. Alfred Tallia, Professor and Chair of the Department of Family [...]
The recipients of the 2019 CentraState Nursing Excellence Awards are (left to right): Theresa Faiella, Daniella Davis, Laurie DeMonde-Jaffe, Margaret Kurczeski, Donna Roe, and Emily Rosenberger. CentraState Healthcare System recently honored six RNs with its 19th annual Nursing Excellence Awards for demonstrating exceptional clinical skill and leadership in [...]
The Karen Olbis Radiation Oncology Center at CentraState Medical Center has been awarded a three-year term of reaccreditation in radiation oncology as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Radiation oncology (radiation therapy) is the careful use of high-energy radiation to treat cancer. [...]
CentraState is offering women an eye-opening and exhilarating event, Spring Into an Organized Life, with special guest Jamie Novak, organizer, humorist and best-selling author, on Thursday, May 16 from 5-6 p.m. or 7-8 p.m. at The Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main Street, Freehold. Women of [...]
Robert Pedowitz, DO, (right) accepts the Physician of the Year Award presented to him by NJAOPS Past President, Antonios Tsompanidis, DO. CentraState is proud to announce that Robert Pedowitz, DO, medical director of Family Practice of CentraState, has been selected as Physician of the Year by the [...]
The Novo Nordisk Diabetes Center at CentraState Medical Center, in conjunction with the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, “Project Best,” and New Jersey Department of Health, is offering its free, annual eye screening on Saturday, May 11, from 9 a.m. to [...]
Everyone can improve their health and live with passion and purpose. “It’s not about aging—it’s about aging well,” says CentraState healthy aging coach Brandon Eldershaw. “We work hard to retire—we need to ensure we’re healthy and independent enough to enjoy it. These powerful programs give you the tools you [...]
