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May 16
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Topic: Lupus
Expert: May is Lupus Awareness Month, so we'll talk to Nancy Liu, MD, a rheumatologist at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Dr Liu is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at UMass Medical School, where she also directs the Rheumatology Fellowship Program, training tomorrow’s rheumatologists. Board certified in internal medicine and rheumatology, Dr. Liu received her medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, and served her residency at Tufts Medical Center, where she also completed a fellowship in rheumatology.
Dr. Liu sees patients with lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease that can affect many parts of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body). However, many patient with lupus may experience only some of the possible complications.
Patients often experience periods of activity of their lupus and then improve with time and/or specific therapy. This disease affects as many as 1.5 million Americans, mostly women age 15 to 44, although men, children and teens can also develop lupus. Learn more about lupus and its symptoms and treatment, and send in your question for Dr. Liu for the May 16 Ask the Expert session. And don’t forget: Friday, May 18 is Put On Purple Day, a day to wear purple and raise awareness of lupus. For more information about the day, go to: www.lupus.org. Submit your question today!
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Topic: Pregnancy
Expert: Reshma Prikh, MD, high-risk obstetrician at UMass Memorial Medical Center and assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, answers your questions about pregnancy.
Submit your pregnancy questions anonymously below and they will be answered by our expert on May 23, 2012. Full Q&A transcript will be posted below and in our Ask the Expert forum on Facebook.
Deadline to submit questions is May 16 at noon. Ask a question today!
Are you experiencing a high-risk pregnancy or do you have certain medical conditions that could make a pregnancy risky? Be assured that you have immediate access to our skilled maternal-fetal medicine team. Learn more.
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Topic: Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery
Experts: Julia Johnson, MD, is the chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UMass Memorial Medical Center and specializes in reproductive endocrinology and infertility.
Michael Flynn, MD, is the chief of the Division of Urogynecology at UMass Memorial Medical Center.
Anne Garrison, MD, is an obstetrician and gynecologist at UMass Memorial Medical Center.
Antonella Leary, MD, is a gynecologic oncologist at UMass Memorial Medical Center.
Minimally invasive gynecologic surgery is now an option for a growing number of women today. Procedures that once required open surgery and a long recovery, such as hysterectomy, can now be performed through a few tiny incisions – or no incisions at all.
At UMass Memorial Medical Center, our gynecologic surgeons are using minimally invasive techniques – including robotic surgery – for many conditions, including gynecologic cancers, fibroids, infertility, urinary incontinence and more, offering you a faster recovery and return to regular activities. If you have a question about minimally invasive surgery, our experts are here to help!
Submit your question today! Questions will be answered within 48 hours.
For answers, please visit our Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery Q&A Forum on Facebook.