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White Plains Hospital to Host a Women-Helping-Women Panel
Join expert women's health professionals in an open dialogue titled, "What the Heck Is Happening to My Body?!" on Thursday, October 24
White Plains, N.Y. (September 30, 2019) – White Plains Hospital invites women entering their late-30s, 40s, 50s and 60s to join expert women’s health professionals in an open dialogue titled, “What the Heck Is Happening to My Body?!” on Thursday, October 24 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Sunningdale Country Club in Scarsdale, NY.
Featuring some of the top women’s health experts in Westchester County, this candid conversation is a chance for women in the community to ask questions about their health while maintaining privacy. If desired, attendees can ask their queries anonymously in advance when they register online. Topics will be driven by the concerns of those attending, but will likely include health risk factors, expected and unexpected physical changes, aging norms, perimenopausal and menopausal impacts, sexual health, thyroid health (metabolism and fatigue), and myth-busting, to name a few.
Expert panelists include: Dr. Preya Ananthakrishan, MD, Director of Breast Surgery at White Plains Hospital; Dr. Athena Kaporis, MD, a board-certified Dermatologist at White Plains Hospital Physician Associates who specializes in both medical and cosmetic dermatology; Dr. Kay Lovig, MD, a board-certified Internal Medicine and Endocrinology specialist at White Plains Hospital Physician Associates; Dr. Jacqueline Bavaro, MD, an OB/GYN with White Plains Hospital Physician Associates and a Diplomat of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Melissa Ferrara, a nationally board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, specializing as a female sexual dysfunction clinician.
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The panel will be moderated by Dara Gruenberg, White Plains Hospital Foundation Board member.
Tickets to this event are $65 per person, and all proceeds will benefit White Plains Hospital. More than 100 tickets have already been sold, suggesting a real desire for information about women’s health issues. Breakfast will be served. For more information and to register, please go to www.wphospital.org/whattheheck.
