More that 44% of Americans suffer from GERD, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, and its effects can be painful and dangerous. Left untreated GERD can cause bleeding, ulcers, scarring and even cancer. For those suffering from GERD who have not found relief through medications or lifestyle and diet changes, it may be time to consider the surgical options.
Saint Barnabas Medical Center is offering a free community seminar, Surgical Solutions to GERD, on July 14, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. at the Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center, Livingston, NJ (across from the Livingston Mall). With the introduction of minimally invasive surgery for GERD, there is increasing patient and doctor satisfaction with surgical therapy and many more patients and their physicians entertain surgery as an excellent therapeutic option for GERD. The program will feature Prakash R. Paragi M.S., M.D., Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery for the Department of Surgery at Saint Barnabas Medical Center. If you would like to attend, please register by calling 1-888-724-7123, option #4, or visiting www.sbhcscalendar.com/sbmc.
