We are pleased to announce that Integrated Medical Professionals is the proud recipient of the 2023 rater8 Practice Excellence Award for Highest Rated Practice Overall! Rater8’s annual awards recognize practices and providers who demonstrated outstanding commitment to delivering unparalleled patient experiences. Recognition is based on the internal ratings collected via rater8 surveys, which saw 5.7 […]
Dr. Girardi on the role of urologists in women’s sexual health issues
In this video, Sarah K. Girardi, MD, FACS, discusses what she hopes attendees take away from the 2023 LUGPA Annual Meeting session, “Building a successful female sexual health program/SPA,” as well as the role of urologists in addressing unmet needs related to women’s sexual health issues. Girardi is a urologist at Advanced Urology Centers of […]
Dr. Sarah Girardi Chosen 2023 LIBN Healthcare Influencer
Sarah K. Girardi received her medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her postgraduate training was completed at The New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center, where she was the first woman to graduate from the urology residency program. Girardi was also the first woman to complete a fellowship in male infertility and […]
AUCNY and ARC Physicians Chosen as Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Newsday released their annual Castle Connolly LI Top Doctors’ magazine issue which lists the 1,000+ Long Island top physicians. See Newsday magazine’s July 2023 issue, and the AUCNY and ARC doctors on page 9 of the special advertising feature.
Exposure to CyberKnife Advertising is Associated with Over-Estimation of Objective Benefits Compared with other Prostate Cancer Treatments
There has been increased direct-to-consumer advertising for Cyberknife (CK), a brand of stereotactic radiotherapy for prostate cancer. Evidence comparing CyberKnife with other prostate cancer therapies is limited. Columbia University Medical Center physicians hypothesized that those viewing CyberKnife advertisements would have inaccurate impressions regarding its effectiveness and safety. In this study, they evaluated impressions of CyberKnife […]
In NYC Subway, CyberKnife Prostate Cancer Ads Mislead
Survey Respondents Influenced by Claims Direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising about the radiotherapy (RT) known as CyberKnife (CK), which is currently omnipresent in the New York City transit system, creates “inaccurate impressions” about the treatment’s “comparative effectiveness and safety” in prostate cancer, according to new research. That conclusion was made by investigators from Columbia University Medical Center […]
Helping A Loved One With Advanced Prostate Cancer
Over 174,000 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer each year. When treated appropriately, prostate cancer has a high survival rate and may be slow to spread. But even with major advances in treatment options, there are times when the cancer progresses to an advanced stage. “Our goal is to not […]
Health Insurers Now Cover Prostate Tests
A new law quietly went to effect last month that requires health insurers to cover the cost of routine prostate cancer screening. The new law places prostate-specific antigen screenings on the same level as mammograms. The intent is to encourage more men to take the test, which helps determine prostate cancer risk. New York is […]
New Treatment Options Reduce Fear Of Advanced Prostate Cancer
Men with prostate cancer often survive 15 years or longer after learning they have the disease, but prostate cancer remains one of the five most common cancers and the second most frequent cause of cancer-related death among men. “This is an exciting time to be in the field of urology,” says Deepak A. Kapoor, MD. […]
Gluten-Free Condoms Are Now Available, But Are They Really Necessary?
Organic condom manufacturers claim their condoms are gluten-free. But, um, since when do condoms have gluten to begin with? If you were concerned that your condoms may contain gluten, Deepak A. Kapoor, MD sets the record straight. Read what he says here.