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Trusting Her Gut: Abdominal Surgery Relieves Months of Debilitating Symptoms

At 5 feet 2 inches, Antonella Caruso has always been petite. But when she started suffering from severe abdominal pain after eating, she had trouble keeping her weight above 100 pounds. Antonella, 35, began experiencing severe stomach pain in late summer 2019. She saw several doctors and underwent countless tests. The only foods she could ...

Transforming Cancer Care: A New Vision

CentraState is embarking on a new chapter in cancer care with the shared vision and clinical experience of hepatobiliary and advanced gastrointestinal (GI) surgeon Alexander Itskovich, MD, who has joined the healthcare system as medical director of the Statesir Cancer Center at CentraState. ā€œWorking collaboratively, weā€™ll build on CentraStateā€™s strong foundation in cancer care to ...

Robotic Bariatric Surgery Sparks a New Relationship with Food

As a paramedic who worked at Ground Zero on 9/11, Daniel Frazier knows all too well about survivorā€™s guilt and how PTSD can affect EMS workersā€”and has even lectured often on the subject. To deal with the stress related to this experience in his own life, he frequently used food as a source of comfort. ...

Quick Action Saves Freehold Man While Exercising

Bob Mackiel, 73, is no stranger to exercise. He typically swims, walks on a treadmill, and uses weight machines three times a week. Despite having a heart attack in 2016 and a pacemaker, Bob, of Freehold, was in good health. He was shopping for a new gym when his doctor recommended he try CentraState Fitness ...

New Robotic Assistance Technology for Total Knee Replacement Means Longer-Lasting Relief

You may be able to push through occasional knee pain with rest and pain relievers, but once youā€™ve crossed the point where the pain becomes persistent, you have decreased mobility or range of motion, or you have a grating sensation in your joints, you could be a candidate for total knee arthroplasty (TKA), also known ...

The Best Defense Against COVID-19

Being on the sidelines has never felt sweeter. Fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at CentraState, Freehold resident Rose Rocha now revels in her granddaughters’ soccer games and is back to cheering them on. ā€œItā€™s wonderful watching them play again knowing that I am fully vaccinated,ā€ says Rose. ā€œI feel more comfortable and can see the people ...

Is a Family Medicine Physician Right for Your Child?

Family medicine physicians serve as the hub for a patientā€™s careā€”and often, they are the center of an entire familyā€™s health and well-being. These specialists see patients at every stage of life, including newborns, children, and teens. ā€œWe want our pediatric patients of all ages to know that their doctorā€™s office is a place where ...

Lifesaving Diabetes Care in Focus

Manalapan Resident Credits CentraState Quartet for Changing Her LifeWhen Meriwyn Travisano was diagnosed with diabetes a decade ago, her doctor told her to lose weight. Having struggled with the scale most of her life, Meriwyn, 51, felt dismissed. She didnā€™t go back to that doctor, and her weight continued to climb. She eventually found it ...

Throttling Through Rehabilitation: Learning to Walk and Getting to Ride Again

While on vacation at his parentsā€™ house in Durango, Mexico in April 2020, Victor Mendoza-Gutierrez was enjoying a typical ride on his motorcycleā€”until the driver of a car to his left ignored a stop sign at the intersection. Victor was unable to stop in time and the car slammed into him, pinning his left leg ...

Breastfeeding Myth-Busting: 4 Facts New Moms Should Know

Breastfeeding is one of the most personal choices you can make for your growing family. Preparing yourself with the facts as you first navigate your breastfeeding journey can help set you up for success. ā€œOur bodies know how to nourish our new babies,ā€ says Lysanne Loucel, MBA, IBCLC, board-certified lactation consultant at CentraStateā€™s Lactation Center. ...

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