Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Tips, Primary Care
Welcome back to Mount Sinai Queens’ brand new blog featuring useful news and tips to help you lead a healthier life. I am Dr. Sarah Van Wagner, a board-certified family medicine physician who works at Mount Sinai Queens’ Steinway Medical Group. Please remember that this information is not a substitute for direct medical advice.
When you arrive at a new doctor’s office, before you actually see the doctor, the office staff will ask you to fill out paper work to establish your patient chart. At Mount Sinai Queens, this information is entered into an electronic medical record which is designed to follow you through the Mount Sinai Hospital in Queens and Manhattan. Demographics, insurance information, health history including allergies and medications taken are all crucial to a comprehensive chart. The office staff will need to make a copy of your insurance card and need to see identification so be sure and bring those with you. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Tips
Guest Post by Joseph J Rousso, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Facial Plastic Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Co-director of Cleft Lip, Palate, Microtia & Ear Anomalies services at The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY. To make an appointment with Dr. Rousso, call 212-979-4119.
The feelings of angst, desperation, and hurt that a parent feels when their child is born with an ear malformation are indescribable. It leads to parental guilt, even though ear malformations are in no way the parents doing, and uncertainty about their child’s future and how they will be treated by their peers. About 5 percent of the population is born with what can be classified as an ear deformity, and yet so little attention is given to this subject matter. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Tips, Primary Care
Welcome back to Mount Sinai Queens’ brand new blog featuring useful news and tips to help you lead a healthier life. I am Dr. Sarah Van Wagner, a board-certified family medicine physician who works at Mount Sinai Queens’ Steinway Medical Group. Please remember that this information is not a substitute for direct medical advice.
It is not always easy to stay healthy. Your cubicle mate comes to the office with a bad cold. Your favorite sushi place loses its “A” rating and your digestive system pays the price. Your weekend basketball game includes a bad landing and a sprained ankle…. However, no matter the circumstance, maintaining a healthy foundation will help you stay healthy, and help you recover faster if you get sick or injured. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Tips, Primary Care
Welcome back to Mount Sinai Queens’ brand new blog featuring useful news and tips to help you lead a healthier life. I am Dr. Sarah Van Wagner, a board-certified family medicine physician who works at Mount Sinai Queens’ Steinway Medical Group. Please remember that this information is not a substitute for direct medical advice.
You want to enter into a long-term relationship with your Primary Care Physician (PCP). Like any relationship, you should try to find the person that best meets your needs. As I mentioned in my last blog post – there are several different types of doctors who are PCPs: (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Aspen Ideas 2016, Diet and Nutrition, Health Tips
Guest post by Kelly Hogan, MS, RD, CDN, a registered dietitian who has worked within the Mount Sinai Hospital for the past three years, now focusing on breast cancer nutrition for the Dubin Breast Center. Kelly provides individual counseling in the areas of wellness, weight management and symptom/side effect management, in addition to creating patient education and wellness programs.
Food and nutrition-related trends come and go, and while I’m happy to see some have quieted down a bit (bye, fat free everything) I’m even more elated that others seem to be sticking around for a while. Here are a few of my favorites of late and ones I think will be even bigger in 2016. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Aspen Ideas 2016, Diet and Nutrition, Health Tips
Guest post by Kelly Hogan, MS, RD, CDN, a registered dietitian who has worked within the Mount Sinai Hospital for the past three years, now focusing on breast cancer nutrition for the Dubin Breast Center. Kelly provides individual counseling in the areas of wellness, weight management and symptom/side effect management, in addition to creating patient education and wellness programs.
It’s that time of year, the month of December is often full of holiday parties, traditions and yes, cookies and cocktails. These indulgences can add up over time, and if you’re like the average American, you may have gained a pound or two by the time January 1 rolls around.
When it comes to New Year’s goals, I often see patients come to me with thoughts on not having this food, avoiding that food, swearing off essential nutrients (e.g., carbs or fat) or drastically cutting calories as a means for weight loss or even just to “get healthy.” Not only are these strategies rarely necessary, but also too drastic to last much longer than those cheap rain boots during the first January snowstorm. (more…)
Welcome back to Mount Sinai Queens’ brand new blog featuring useful news and tips to help you lead a healthier life. I am Dr. Sarah Van Wagner, a board-certified family medicine physician who works at Mount Sinai Queens’ Steinway Medical Group. Please remember that this information is not a substitute for direct medical advice.
