The Health Journal - Williamsburg April 2014

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Decoding the Autism Spectrum p. 18

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CONTENTS

features

6 / INBOX & FEATURED READER 7 / TALKING ABOUT 8 / EDITOR'S NOTE 10 / TAGGED 12 / PROFILE & BOOKSHELF 14 / CALENDAR

departments 16 / ADVANCES IN MEDICINE Using proton therapy to sting cancer

28 / FLAVOR Changing your mind about Riesling

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29/ TASTE APPEAL

LEARNED HEALTHFULNESS There’s a lot of finger pointing when it comes to childhood obesity. So how do we solve it?

Getting spicy with Chicken Korma

30 / LOOKING GOOD Spring fragrances that turn heads

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SPECTRUM OF CONFUSION

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BEATING THE ODDS

32 / SECOND OPINION What to do about back pain

33 / FITNESS Four fitness apps to take with you

With changing definitions, what does it really mean when a child is “on the spectrum?”

Chronic illness once signaled low life expectancy. Find out how that’s changed.

34 / OVER 50 How beta blockers affect exercise

36 / OUTDOORS 38 / FAMILY Does your child have a sleep disorder?

42 / ON THE WEB & TECH TALK 43 / HEALTH DIRECTORY 46 / BRAIN TEASERS

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31 / CHICKEN KORMA

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INBOX & FEATURED READER

Featured Reader KAREN REINTHALER, 57

{ Williamsburg, Va • Reader since: 2005 } Occupation: Commercial Realtor with Liz Moore and Associates What Readers Would Be Surprised to Know About Me…

I want to become a female “Jerry Maguire” sports agent! With my passion for sports, law and business negotiations, it’s a natural fit for me. Anything is possible!

What She Likes Best About The Health Journal?

Love the coverage of medical current issues with the personal twist to your stories.

Also, monthly local professionals with a call-to-action on how to make that change now!

INBOX

A “ Good piece, Natalie. I haven't seen this issue aired elsewhere (“Frozen,” by Natalie Miller Moore, March 2014.)”

INTRODUCING:

What’s the weirdest (or cutest) thing you’ve come across on a bike ride?

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IN TEASERS

- Ellen Graham, Williamsburg, Va. B “My husband was treated [at Hampton Institute] for a recurrence of cancer in 2006. We still see those docs for checkups.

Love those people! (“CyberKnife,” by Kim O’Brien Root, March 2014)”

LIBBEY DUNHAM I saw a bear and a copperhead!

MARCH WINNER Bill Gallagher

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C “I can related very much...glad he is doing well now. I’m a mom of a 6-month-old boy with Tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary artersia waiting on his second surgery for full repair. Spent almost 5 months at CHKD. (“All Heart: Keaton Puffenbarger,”

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ON THE PORCH “WHEN IT MATTERS MOST, GOOD PEOPLE STEP UP...”

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— ROB GROGAN, PUBLISHER, FRONT PORCH FREDERICKSBURG

i met rob grogan three years ago in the fall of 2011. His hair was kept beneath what I would learn was his signature, faded New York Yankees ball cap. I’m sure at one time it was navy blue, but now it was gray, much like the hair it hid. And although Rob had a grandfatherly appearance with his wire rim glasses and white, full beard, he had the heart of a man half his 59 years.

I learned that day that Rob was the editor and publisher of The Front Porch Fredericksburg. I was writing independently at the time and we struck up a friendship. Six months later, I took a position editing a magazine in town, Fredericksburg Parent, and even though we were in a similar market, it was never a competition between publications, or even two editors, but a brotherhood between men. Men who loved writing, a good drink and who could trace each other back to the campus of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pa. I loved Rob Grogan. I still do. And even though we lost him on February 23 to carcinoid cancer, he impressed a lot of things on me.

There wasn’t a conversation where his adoration for his wife, Virginia, and his love for his daughter, Lexi, weren’t expressed. He created his magazine as a family business—something he was proud of—because he wanted to prove that good news existed and that people would receive it. And they did.

In February, just a few weeks before his passing, he celebrated his 200th issue.

I’ve met a lot of good men, a few great men and one Rob Grogan.

This month, I invite you to read about some amazing people here in Hampton Roads. I’m sure some of you know our Featured Reader, Karen Reinthaler, Liz Moore’s superstar commercial relator.

She’s truly a remarkable woman full of life and energy. Her life aspiration will tickle you. I giggled when I read it.

It’s so Karen.

And what can I say about Darrell Wood, who at age 17 faced and beat testicular cancer using theatre as inspiration? He returned to our local children’s hospital to spread joy and hope to children fighting for their lives.

In him, Rob’s quote above rings true.

I hope you have someone in your life who inspires you and helps you see the good in everything. And if you don’t have that person, become that person.

We need you.

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WILLIAMSBURG Dr. Stacey Hall, of Williamsburg Center for Dental Health, explains the importance of healthy hygiene habits to preschoolers at Greenwood Christian Academy.

WILLIAMSBURG United Way of Greater Williamsburg presented a check to Olde Towne Medical and Dental Center for a portion of the proceeds from the 2013 United Way Women’s Wellness Symposium. From L to R: Dr. William J. Mann, Sharon Gibson-Ellis and Judi Forehand Woods.

WILLIAMSBURG Olde Towne Medical and Dental Center’s annual Give Kids a Smile event on February 8 was a success. Over $38,000 in dental services was provided to 92 patients with 492 procedures.

WILLIAMSBURG R.F. Wilkinson Family YMCA hosted a Valentine’s Day Appreciation Program for local veterans.

YMCA members distributed homemade Valentine’s cards, served refreshments and learned about service members’ unique memories. Pictured, L-R, Megan Leach (YMCA’s social responsibility coordinator), John Cuper , Gean and Lorie Rockhill, Angela Dereix, Boots Wilson, Mark and Judith Maggio and Dave Harris.

WILLIAMSBURG Christy Jensen, chair of the 2013 Williamsburg Walk to End Alzheimer’s, and Barbara Monteith, development associate, hold an award received

by The Southeastern Virginia Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. The chapter received a STAR recognition award for its outstanding achievement in meeting and exceeding its goals for all six of the Chapter’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s events in 2013.

WILLIAMSBURG The 5th annual Dancing with the Williamsburg Stars raised just under $100,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters and Literacy for Life. Pictured are Bridgit Kin-Charlton of B-defined Personal Training and Steve Kirvan of 7 Cities Ballroom.

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WILLIAMSBURG Bree, daughter of New Town Dental Arts dental assistant Jessica Luchard, recently donated 13 inches of hair to Locks of Love.

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TAKING CENTER STAGE Darrell Wood Beats Cancer at CHKD, Gives Back ❥ WRITTEN BY ALISON JOHNSON

through two chemotherapy rounds and two surgeries, one to remove lymph nodes that left a 16-inch scar from his breastbone to groin, Darrell Wood kept pushing past his exhaustion.

Battling testicular cancer, the disease that struck his older brother at the exact same age (18 years, 4 months), Wood finished his senior year at Peninsula Catholic High

School in Newport News, Va. He lost his long blonde hair and his appetite but performed the lead in the school’s musical, “Beauty and the Beast,” and appeared in shows at Busch Gardens. In his first semester at Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, Va., Wood earned a 3.2 GPA as a music and theater major.

He also found extra energy to give back to Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, which he credits with saving his life. Wood has visited hospitalized kids in show costume, shared his story at hospital fundraisers and now hopes to create theater workshops for children.

“Cancer took a lot out of me, but I also learned how much I could still do,” says Wood, currently cancerfree. “I had ‘Why me?’ moments, but my message is to never let

“CANCER TOOK A LOT OUT OF ME, BUT I ALSO LEARNED HOW MUCH I COULD STILL DO” anything hold you back from pursuing your dreams.”

Doctors originally suspected appendicitis or a hernia when Wood went to an urgent care center complaining of abdominal pain in February 2013. Instead, he was shocked when they found a testicular mixed germ cell tumor— just what his older brother had faced about a year earlier.

The family had no prior history of the disease.

A week later, Wood had surgery to remove the mass. In October, doctors found traces of cancerous cells in two lymph nodes and took out more than 25 as a precaution.

Wood was bald when he and the “Beauty” cast came to sing, play, draw and make friendship bracelets with CHKD patients, whose faces lit up at the prince and princess costumes. “Darrell showed those kids, ‘I’m making it through.

I’m doing what I love. I’m proud of my bald head,’” says Lauren Babashanian, a child life assistant at CHKD. “That’s empowering.”

Dreaming of a New York City musical theater career, Wood undergoes regular checkups (as do Robert and their younger brother Dillan, 17). Cancer has changed him in countless ways: his straight hair grew back curly, for one, and he suddenly loves spicy foods. He focuses on the positives and the big picture. “If this hadn’t happened,” he says, “I wouldn’t have gotten to meet so many amazing people.”

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in the go-giver, the underlying lesson is “the more successful [people] are, the more willing they are to share their secrets with others.” Joe, an ambitious salesman is looking for success when he’s on the verge of losing a critical sale at the end of a challenging business quarter. While discussing his quandary with his aloof but kind coworker, Gus, he is advised to connect with a legendary Pindar.

Joe’s excitement is dampened when Pindar tells him that the secret to success isn’t being a go-getter, but a go-giver; that great people focus on adding value to others and not themselves.

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When: 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

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Williamsburg Farmers’ Market returns with fresh local produce, meat and more.

When: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

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8TH

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When: 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Where: James City County Recreation Center Price: free Contact: jamescitycountyva.gov/recreation PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATES OF WILLIAMSBURG OPEN HOUSE

Families looking for a pediatrician are invited to this monthly open house.

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When: 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Where: Pediatric Associates of Williamsburg Price: free Contact: 757-564-7337

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MOTHERING CIRCLE

Pregnant women, mothers and birth professionals share stories and offer advice and support during this event.

When: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Where: Williamsburg Regional Library Price: free Contact: bmva.williamsburg@gmail.com

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Learn about herb garden maintenance, basic culinary herbs and herb growing tips.

When: 10:00 a.m.

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Learn the proper way to clean and care for your bicycle.

Learn what mistakes not to make during triathlon training.

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When: 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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When: 12:00 p.m.

Where: Ford’s Colony Country Club Price: $125 per player, $500 per team Contact: 757-846-1095

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION

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Bring the family out to celebrate Earth Day with various activities.

When: 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Where: Waller Mill Park Price: $2 parking fee Contact: 757-259-3778

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tucked inside a building at a quiet office park in Hampton, Va., is a 200-ton machine called a cyclotron.

A cyclotron is used in the world of physics to accelerate charged particles.

Using magnets, it spins protons at 60 percent of the speed of light, or at over 402 million miles per hour.

Science-babble aside, what the cyclotron does is create another way to fight cancer.

The Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute is one of only nine facilities in the country to offer the cutting-edge treatment that combines physics with medicine.

The institute opened in August 2010 as the world’s largest free-standing proton therapy facility. Since then, it has treated about 800 people with a variety of cancers, from prostrate to pediatric.

More than half of all cancers require radiation treatment, says Dr. Christopher Sinesi, a radiation oncologist and the institute’s medical director. Traditional radiation therapy uses X-rays—the type that come from a linear accelerator like that used with Sentara’s Cyberknife.

Proton therapy uses protons, which are found inside the nucleus of atoms. Spun inside the cyclotron, the proton beams are directed through tubes and into one of

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ESTIMATES THAT ONE-THIRD OF ALL MEN OVER THE AGE OF 50 HAVE MICROSCOPIC SIGNS OF PROSTATE CANCER five treatment rooms at the Hampton institute. Heavy brass plates adjust the size of the beam, while a sophisticated computer system directs the protons to their destination.

Both proton therapy and traditional radiation treat tumors the same way, damaging the DNA and inhibiting the growth of cancer cells. Traditional radiation, however, usually affects tissue along the entire treatment path. With proton therapy, the radiated beam drops the bulk of its energy right at a tumor, limiting damage to surrounding healthy tissue and organs.

“Once you give radiation, you can’t take it back,” says Keith Gregory, the

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“So you want it to be right.”

Proton therapy has proven especially effective in treating prostate cancer by keeping the radiation-sensitive body parts surrounding the prostate from becoming radiated and irreversibly damaged. In fact, the prevalence of prostate cancer in Hampton Roads— where more men die from it than anywhere else in the country—is one factor that led Hampton University to build a proton therapy institute.

Newport News resident Robert Jones’ prostate cancer was diagnosed shortly after a December 2010 physical.

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so far, Jones’s PSA levels are microscopic.

“I was very thankful someone told me about this place, and I was able to go here,” he says.

Although the institute at first focused on prostate cancer, it has branched out to treat other tumors, including those from lung, head and neck, skin, pancreatic and types of pediatric cancers.

Patients have come from all over the world for treatment.

The center’s first pediatric patient traveled from Ohio in 2010 for treatment of a brain tumor.

Dr. Allan Thornton, another of the center’s five radiation oncologists, says proton therapy is becoming a

His prostate-specific antigen (or PSA) levels indicated aggressive, fast-growing prostate cancer.

Jones wasn’t interested in traditional radiation therapy after hearing a friend’s experience. He knew he wanted proton therapy before he even walked through the institute’s doors.

Jones’ treatment took place in early 2012, lasting just minutes a day for the prescribed 44 days. Patients receive treatment while immobilized in large, rotating gantries. “It wasn’t unpleasant at all,” says Jones, who is 81.

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Spectrum of Confusion

What does it mean when a child is “on the spectrum?” ❥ WRITTEN BY NATALIE MILLER MOORE

one in 50 schoolchildren has been diagnosed with autism, so chances are, you know someone (or someone who knows someone) with it. The confusing part is—what kind of autism do they have? Is Asperger’s a kind of autism?

What’s the spectrum?

What is Autism?

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Autism is a brain disorder where different areas of the brain fail to work together, often resulting in challenges in communicating with and relating to others.

In May 2013, the official guide to mental disorders, the DSM-5, merged all autism disorders into one umbrella diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Previously, they were separated into types, and now they are not. The change to a spectrum is meant to recognize the variety of symptoms a person might have.

The spectrum starts with “classic autism,” or lower-functioning autism, with people showing a clear disability in most of their interactions. The other end of the autism spectrum is people with high-functioning autism, characterized by above average language skills and high

IQs, typical of Asperger’s syndrome.

Early Diagnosis

Lesley Henderson, Ed.S., a school psychologist for Williamsburg-James City County schools, often leads and participates in school screenings for autism.

“There are more people professionally trained to identify autism spectrum disorders, and it’s looked for as early as preschool. But, some people with higher functioning autism may be harder to identify until they are older, particularly if they don’t have a language delay,” Henderson says.

It can be caught early, with many pediatricians screening for it around 18 months old, but Henderson says it’s not uncommon for school staff to broach the subject because it may have been missed and is now impacting a student’s education.

Dr. Christine Houlihan, a developmental pediatrician from Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, says that early diagnosis, screening and services have improved outcomes for children with ASD. In order to benefit from an early diagnosis, Houlihan suggests that parents address any concerns with their

pediatrician. Many early signs related to autism are isolating, such as not responding to people talking to them or avoiding eye contact. But they may also be obsessive or repetitive, such as repeating words or focusing intensely on certain things. But, with the spectrum, just some of those symptoms may lead to an ASD diagnosis.

Sarah Kenner’s Case Sarah Kenner was relieved to get a diagnosis for her son Reed when he was 5 years old. Every visit to the pediatrician for her concerns resulted in the doctor saying “he’s fine.” But Kenner continued to feel uneasy and wondered if he was hyperactive, or if he had a hearing problem.

“It wasn’t till years later that I learned he wasn’t really hyperactive; he was hyposensitive and needed near constant sensory input to tell where he was oriented in space and to feel ‘normal,’” Kenner says.

The breakthrough came when Reed went to kindergarten. “At school, he was rolling back and forth in the back of the room during circle time, hiding in the coats, rocking his head back and forth,

but he could answer all the questions the teacher posed and was keeping up with the curriculum,” Kenner says.

Within a month, a psychologist and a neurologist gave Reed a diagnosis of autism.

“Since then, we’ve had the help of a lot of solid professionals. The diagnosis was a huge relief,” she says.

Today, Kenner also teaches in a program for kids with autism in Chesterfield County, and strongly suggests that parents use available resources like The Autism Center for Excellence at VCU. She also recommends finding other local parents, even using meetup.com, to help with insurance, services and educational plans.

With a diagnosis and services, the spectrum doesn’t need to be confusing– many more resources exist and the variety of symptoms is now reflected in this new designation.

Misconceptions about Autism: • Autism is caused by vaccines

This incorrect and disproven theory continues to persist.

The cause of autism is unknown, and it’s likely there is more than one cause, including a genetic component.

• Autism behaviors can’t be changed

Many kids with autism can learn appropriate social skills and improve communication with guidance.

• All kids with autism avoid eye contact

Some do, but some kids with autism have normal eye contact.

• Kids with autism can’t make friends

They may need special help to make friends, including supervised and guided play or social interaction, until they learn some of those skills.

• Kids with autism don’t lie

Although some kids with autism won’t communicate something they don’t believe to be true, many children with autism hit this normal childhood milestone late.

• That kid is acting weird–it must be bad parenting

• Autism doesn’t look like that

Autistic behaviors vary widely, and sometimes mimic other disorders, so it’s hard for anyone who is not a trained professional to judge it. As is often said, “One kid with autism is one kid with autism.”

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Kids with autism may not be aware of people in public observing them, and may continue their interest in small details, like the grocery cart wheels and how they roll, or wearing headphones to avoid getting overstimulated.

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making it to adulthood with chronic illness

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many children used to die before reaching adulthood. Today, modern medicine has increased the lifespan for many people living with illnesses such as congenital heart conditions, cystic fibrosis and sickle cell anemia. A bright future can now be had in what was previously a poor prognosis.

Dr. Joseph Adinaro, a cardiologist with Riverside Cardiology Specialists in Williamsburg, Va., mainly sees older patients with heart issues they’ve developed over their lifetime. But he says that he is now inheriting patients who were born with heart defects due to improvements in screening and surgical advances. He sees young adults who have heart issues but are managing well.

“A large part of this is prenatal ultrasounds that screen for heart defects even before birth,” Adinaro says.

Prenatal care is a key factor to identify and diagnose, as well as numerous postbirth screenings. Sharon Patrick’s twins, Jalen and Kaylen, were born prematurely and struggled with numerous medical conditions and surgeries.

“The technology that they have today, the different medicines, monitoring systems, it made a difference. I feel as if I was in the hands of people who’d done this before and knew exactly what to do,” Patrick says.

Programs that help these young adults make the transition to adulthood are becoming more common. Mitzi Glass is the sickle cell transition coordinator for Norfolk-based Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters Transition Intervention program. Today, sickle cell anemia is diagnosed at birth through consistent newborn screenings, a huge change from the past, when children with it died early from bacterial infections that overwhelmed their systems.

“That’s why a transition program is so important. My job is to help young people and their parents get the skills to move past pediatrics into adult care,” Glass says.

The transition team begins working with children at age 15, aiming to make sure each teenager understands the

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disease, and what they need to do to take care of themselves by age 21.

“We want them to be ready to answer questions about their disease with their health care providers, and know enough to be fluent. Things like knowing medications and dosages,” she says.

Young adults don’t want to feel different from their peers, but have to balance that with needs determined by their disease, for example, knowing when to be seen by a doctor for an illness.

Patrick’s children are now teenagers and have overcome many medical challenges.

“They are very aware of what they’ve gone through and that we are blessed.

They participate in lots of March of Dimes activities. We talk about the importance of ‘taking care of yourself ’ all the time, and I stress that yearly exams are very important,” Patrick says.

Today, more than 45 percent of all people with cystic fibrosis in this country are 18 years or older. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation created a guide for adults living with cystic fibrosis, including lung care, diabetes screening and how to travel with CF. It includes practical tips including coping and avoiding anxiety and depression. Another huge issue for making the leap from childhood to adulthood is insurance coverage, and transition programs try to address that as well.

Besides ensuring that they are doing well in school, and planning for their lives after school, young adults with chronic illness can to learn to advocate for themselves and develop a support system when they are ill or need someone to listen.

“You teach the same skills you teach any young adults, but they have a chronic illness and you need to factor that in. You have potential, you have a future, and it’s our job to figure out what that’s going to look like,” Glass says.

CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS Congenital heart defects are he most common type of birth defect. Studies estimate that a decade ago, between 650,000 to 1.3 million adults in the United States were living with a congenital heart defect. Currently, 40,000 infants per year are born with a heart defect.

SICKLE CELL ANEMIA Sickle cell anemia affects 90,000 to 100,000 Americans. Sickle cell-related death among children younger than 3 years of age fell by 68 percent within the last decade, possibly due to a vaccine that protects against invasive pneumococcal disease.

PREMATURE BIRTH Nearly half a million premature babies are born each year, defined as before 37 weeks of gestation. Survival statistics are correlated with the level of prematurity, as well as birth weight, lung development and other concurrent medical conditions. According to the March of Dimes, a baby born at 23 weeks has a 17 percent chance of survival, a baby born at 27 weeks a 90 percent chance and after 34 weeks, a rate similar to a full-term baby.

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change will be made if we don’t focus their parents and educate them on making better choices as well.”

Childhood Obesity Epidemic

Childhood obesity is often described as an epidemic, but is the rise in the number of overweight and obese children severe enough to warrant that term?

“I would say absolutely it is,” says Dr. Trey Wickham, an endocrinologist and pediatrician at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond, Va. “Based on our most current data, on average over 30 percent of children and adolescents in the United States would meet the classification for overweight or obese. Those rates are even higher in certain racial and ethnic groups, such as African American and Hispanic families.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the prevalence of obese children and teenagers has tripled since 1980. As a result, 17 percent— or 12.5 million—children between the ages of two and 19 are carrying excess weight that puts their health at risk, both now and in the future.

“Although we certainly know that obesity in childhood is associated with increased risk of health problems later in life,” says Wickham, “the unfortunate reality is that we already can see health problems such as type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure in the pediatric population because of weight gain and obesity.”

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as a child, desiree williams did what many children do—follow their parents’ example when it comes to eating and exercise. The healthy habits that she developed early on stuck with her and helped her survive the challenges of the Miss Virginia pageant, which she won in 2013.

“My mom used to get up each and every morning and do a Jazzercise VHS” she says, “and I would get up and do that VHS, as well. So even at the age of three, I had already fallen in love with exercise.”

Still, like many children today who are inundated with advertisements for high-sugar and high-fat junk foods, Williams ate a typical American diet when she was younger—something that changed as she became more aware of the importance of healthy food.

“I didn’t grow up eating all that healthfully,” she says. “Both my parents worked full time and so we ate fast food most days of the week. As I got older, I realized how harmful that was for our bodies and for our health…so something that I’ve changed over the years is incorporating more fruits and vegetables.”

As reigning Miss Virginia, she hopes to share her passion for healthy living with others—especially children—choosing as her platform “Fighting Childhood Obesity—Let’s Move.”

“The obesity epidemic is running rampant in our society,” she says, “so it’s my goal to educate children, as well as their families, on eating healthy and being active—because as much as we focus on children, no

The increased health problems later in life stem from the fact that children who are overweight and obese are more likely to be obese as adults.

Researchers are also finding that the scales can tip toward obesity very early in life. A 2014 study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that children who are overweight by the start of kindergarten are four times more likely to be obese by eighth grade. There’s even some evidence that children who are heavier at birth may be more at risk of developing obesity later in life.

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Obesity Blame Game At its foundation, childhood obesity is simply a matter of balance—children (or adults) who eat more calories than they burn off through the body’s metabolism and physical activity will gain weight. In reality, though, obesity depends on multiple factors interacting in a complex fashion.

“The way that I really think about the obesity epidemic,” says Wickham, “and particularly in the pediatric population—it sounds like a cliché—but it really is the result of a perfect storm.”

Then, the obesity epidemic is a hurricane fueled by many factors. Beneath it lies our genes—including those that affect the hormones that control appetite and fullness.

“The genes that helped us survive eons ago,” says Dr. Caroline Apovian, a professor of medicine and pediatrics at the Boston University School of Medicine, “when we had to forage for food, we had to go and kill an animal to get protein, and then we found berries and plants—those genes helped us survive by arranging fat oxidation so we could store as much fat as possible.”

In our current environment, we no longer need to hunt or gather food. We simply drive to the nearest fast food restaurant, or order a pizza without moving from our sofa. And much of the food that we do eat is leading us slowly toward obesity.

“We have created very highly palatable foods made of a lot of sugar and a lot of fat,” says Apovian, “and they taste so good that we altered our pathways to appetite and satiety. So, we’ve got this highly palatable food readily available all around us that is devoid of nutrients, and we’ve created a situation where we’re storing too much fat.”

On top of that, our communities and families are structured to not only allow easy access to high-caloric foods, but also to limit our physical activity—creating what scientists call an obesogenic environment, or one that promotes obesity.

Targeting Lifestyle Habits As pointed out in the New England Journal of Medicine study, some of the seeds of obesity are planted by age five. This implies that earlier interventions may be needed to give kids the best chance to lead healthy lives.

One of the challenges, though, is that so many

Kids learn from role modeling...so if they don’t have that role model to look up to, the chances of them developing that healthy behavior is going to diminish.”

factors contribute to childhood obesity. Still, health professionals tend to agree on part of the solution.

“One of the key messages, and one of the things that we’re finding,” says Wickham, “is the importance of prevention. There’s a lot of data supporting the benefits of a healthy diet and regular physical activity.

And I would emphasize that those are important regardless of what someone’s body weight or body habitus [shape] is.”

Most parents realize that eating better and exercising more are good for them and their children— reducing the risk of chronic diseases like heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and some types of cancer— but convincing children to make changes can often be difficult.

One thing, however, that’s often overlooked is that what parents do has a big impact on their children.

“Kids learn from role modeling,” says Kristi King, a registered dietitian at Texas Children’s Hospital, “so if they don’t have that role model to look up to, the chances of them developing that healthy behavior is going to diminish.”

King illustrates this with a story of a father who asked her to convince his child to eat more vegetables.

When the father admitted that he doesn’t eat vegetables himself, she told him, “You know, the chance of your child eating them if he’s not seeing you eat them is going to be slim to none.”

That’s why many interventions for obese children also involve the parents and siblings, because the family that eats healthier and exercises more together, succeeds together.

“Most of our programs revolve around the whole family,” says King. “That’s because their rate of compliance is going to be better when everybody is involved, versus just one person.”

namaste!

The New England Journal of Medicine points out that some of the seeds of obesity are planted by age 5.

It Takes a Village If children never left their house, parents could easily control their environment. But the truth is that the home is only one small corner of the greater village that influences the behaviors of children.

“Kids spend a significant amount of time at school,” says Wickham. “I think that there’s opportunities there for promoting healthy changes.”

Many schools, he adds, are already making those changes—from improving school snacks and meals, to promoting physical activity, to starting after-school programs and community gardens.

“I think all of those things play important roles,” he says. “One of the things that I think is really important as we look at the obesity epidemic…is that, although there

The health behaviors students were learning and practicing during school hours stuck with them outside of school.

Inspiring Healthy Changes In addition to promoting a healthier lifestyle, doctors can sometime use medications and drugs to treat childhood obesity. Given the sheer size of the epidemic, others favor a broader approach along the lines of the successful anti-smoking and seatbelt campaigns.

“That has to be a public health effort,” says Apovian, “with government, with the media, with industry all gathering together with academia to make a change.”

Those changes, though, may take several years. In the meantime, health professionals continue to promote healthier living through diet and physical activity. For kids, it helps that they have role models like Williams to show them the way. In the end, what they pick up from her just might nudge them toward a better life.

“Seeing one person turn their life around and get active,” says Williams, “really does inspire a change for other people as well.”

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are lots of great ideas out there, that we are actively tracking what works and doesn’t work.”

One program that is showing some success with these types of changes is APPLE Schools—which stands for the Alberta Project Promoting active Living and healthy Eating—an initiative in Canada that hopes to create healthy schools by connecting the pieces that form the larger school community. This type of comprehensive school health project includes students, teachers, principals, parents and local community members.

To ensure success, the APPLE Schools program added a feature that was absent from similar efforts in other school systems.

“We had a full-time person in the

school,” says Kerry Vander Ploeg, a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta, where the APPLE Schools program was developed, “where this was their job, to work with the school community to promote healthy eating and active living.”

The results of the program, some of which were published in a 2014 article in the journal Pediatrics, are promising.

Students attending APPLE Schools increased their physical activity, which was recorded using pedometers worn by the students. While the number of steps taken increased throughout the week, the improvement was even more drastic on non-school days—when students tended to be more inactive. This shows that the health behaviors students were learning and practicing during school hours stuck with them outside of school.

According to Vander Ploeg, diet quality also improved in the APPLE Schools, while the number of overweight and obese children decreased, both of which are impressive changes.

“Being able to show that we changed behaviors is really positive,” says Vander Ploeg, “and hopefully those behaviors will continue and carry with them throughout their lifetime.”

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it’s time to get rid of the notion that riesling is just too sweet.

A couple of months ago I went to a German and Austrian Riesling tasting in Washington, D.C., with my husband and it redefined Riesling for me. This tasting put me in front of the wine makers from Reuscher-Haart, Bründlmayer, Gysler and Hirsch, just to name a few—wineries with utterly beautiful portfolios of Riesling.

If you are not familiar, Riesling tends to be on the fruiter and sweeter side of the wine spectrum.

It’s is one of the most aromatic grape varietals in the world with its primary aromas being lime, meyer lemon, pineapple, apricot and pear. You may also get a bit of honey or even a petrol smell— something winos go gaga over believe it or not because it’s a surprise to the nostrils. Riesling is also one of the fastest growing varietals in the wine market because of its versatility. Its ability to pair with a wide variety of ethnic dishes—cuisines with a lot of heat tame the sweetness in the wine—has made Riesling a favorite amongst sommeliers and restaurateurs.

I met Vincent Bründlmayer of Weingut Bründlmayer in Langenlois, one of Austria’s

leading wineries. His father, Willi Bründlmayer, is regarded as one of Austria’s top winemakers.

He poured me his 2012 Riesling Zöbinger Heiligenstein. And it surprised me with its minerality and fuller-bodied flavor. Its wonderful and refreshing acidity, with a distinct taste of peaches and pineapple, made me realize that Riesling in America has been mislabeled. It turns out Riesling is not the sweet, ho-hum, white wine that I thought. It’s multidimensional, gripping and makes you say danke schön in your best German accent.

As I did the four S’s: swirl, sip, swish and spit—for some it’s swallow—I could hear the Viennese waltz and I could see royalty dancing. Riesling is a wine of medieval times. And this made me think, as more of a New

World wine drinker—which is wine from outside of Europe—I now feel obliged to look at Old World wines again. Sometimes you have to look at the originators to give your taste buds an accurate flavor—kind of like looking at old family recipes. It amazes me that our more modern interpretation of Riesling is so sweet and gay—a far cry from the original acidic, petroleum perfumed, hardknock juice out of Germany and Austria. Ironically this Old World wine can pair very well with the fusion dishes that are growing in popularity today, which can be more of a challenge to pair wine with sometimes, especially when it comes to Asian food with strong spices. And please don’t let the petroleum tasting note turn you off.

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SECOND OPINION

Q:

I have back pain.

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Pain from Sitting Sitting all day at work adds stress to the back by creating tightness in the muscles surrounding the pelvis and legs.

Prolonged sitting can shorten hamstrings and restrict hip flexors.

This can create back pain. Stretching these muscles can often alleviate your problem.

Proper sitting posture means sitting with your knees and hips level, with a small arch in your low back. Lower your chair or place a small box or book under your feet. Place a small towel under the back half of your buttocks to prevent your pelvis from rolling and losing your low back arch.

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Pain from Lifting Assess the weight of the object you are planning to move.

Consider assistance when necessary, but once you have established that the weight is appropriate for you, be sure to lift with your legs. Proper lifting involves bending your knees and hips while sticking your buttocks out as you reach forward. Keep the object close to your center of gravity while keeping an arch in your low back.

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fitness apps make it easier than ever for users to create their own workouts and eating regimens tailored to their individual preferences and needs.

“It can be quite motivating to see daily and weekly improvements in your diet and increased frequency in your workouts,” says Bridgit KinCharlton, personal trainer and owner of B-defined Innovative Personal Training and Wellness in Williamsburg, Va. “Fitness apps help bring awareness to your diet and exercise program, or lack thereof, and will help encourage behavior modifications that can lead to a healthier lifestyle.”

tHESE fitness apps ARE FOR PEOPLE of all fitness levels:

NIKE TRAINING CLUB >>> Nike professional trainers have put together more than 100 full-body workouts for the Nike Training Club app. Users choose whether they want to focus on getting leaner, more toned, or stronger with 15, 30-or-45 minute workout options. The app features workouts from some of the highest profile athletes in the world, like Hope Solo’s muscle defining workout or Maria Sharapova’s stability routine.

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Matt Midnight, a CrossFit Level 1 Trainer and owner of CrossFit 1607, suggests trying myWOD, a fitness app dedicated to CrossFit workouts. Within the program, users can generate their own WOD (or workout out of the day), track personal records and time how long it takes to complete a circuit.

“An app like myWOD gives you a way to track your progress,” Midnight explains.

“In general, when you’re not taking the time to track workouts, you tend to get a little stale.”

TEMPO RUN >>> The TempoRun app takes the music you already have loaded into your phone and categorizes the songs based on their tempo. These categories translate into levels of intensity for your run or walk.

This means that you will walk for level 1 songs, jog for level 5 songs and sprint for level 10 songs.

Varying run intensity this way will ultimately help you improve your pace and endurance.

MY FITNESS PAL

MyFitnessPal does double duty as a free calorie counter and food and exercise journal. The searchable food database boasts more than 3 million items and users can build their own bank of preferred foods and recipes.

Kin-Charlton uses the MyFitnessPal app with her own clients. “It’s one of my favorites because the library is so extensive,” she says. “Once you start making regular entries, the app begins to recognize your preferences and it becomes even easier to use.”

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tens of millions americans take beta-blocking drugs for many conditions, with high blood pressure or other heart-related trouble topping list. But beta blockers change your response to exercise.

“A good exercise program is tailored to the individual patient,” says Amy Doneen, nurse practitioner and co-founder of the Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention Center in Spokane, Wash. Those on beta blockers should adapt their exercise routines to work around the effects of their medication.

What Beta Blockers Do These medications block the hormone epinephrine, also known as adrenaline, from your beta receptors. Since beta receptors control heart rate and the strength of its contractions, your blood pressure decreases. This helps prevent heart failure or future heart attacks and regulates your heartbeat.

Common side effects of beta blockers include fatigue, cold extremities, dizziness or weakness.

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Beta Blockers & Heart Rate Beta blockers affect your workouts in several ways. Go too hard, too fast, and you’ll get winded. You might also experience orthostatic hypotension, which means when you stand up, your blood pressure suddenly drops leading to dizziness and faintness. Minimize possible side effects with a longer, more gradual warm-up and cool-down.

Remember that beta blockers fight hypertension by slowing your heart rate. This means your maximum heart rate will be lower than it was before you started your medication, or for a healthy person of comparable age. “Many people place value on heart rate when determining the effectiveness of an exercise program,” says Doneen. “If you’re on a beta blocker, heart rate should not be your goal point.”

People taking beta blockers are at higher risk for dehydration. Watch for symptoms such as thirst, fatigue, increased heart rate and body temperature and decreased sweating, reminds Doneen. Keep refilling that water bottle, especially if you’re also taking diuretics.

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Level of Perceived Exertion Doneen suggests that cardiac patients get a baseline stress test to determine their new target heart rates.

But many on beta blockers will do fine using their bodies as their guides. She says, “You should be able to exercise to the point where you’re tired and slightly winded, but still able to carry on a conversation.”

Instead of using a heart rate monitor, try a simple rating of perceived exertion. On a scale of 1 to 10, aim to exercise at 3 to 5.

Other Considerations Since exercise lowers blood pressure. Try to be active at least four days per week. Walk, cycle, swim and do low-impact aerobics. Other modalities, such as yoga and tai chi, might also be beneficial.

Exercise is for everybody, says Doneen, whether you’re on beta blocker or not. But make sure your workout complements your health status and medications.

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With some simple tweaks, you’ll be able to accelerate your service speed. Begin by relaxing, breathing deeply and loosening up your muscles. If you are trying to muscle your serve in, the resulting tightness will slow you down.

STANCE Stand at the baseline with

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LOB Begin your serve using a motion similar to lobbing a tennis ball up the sky with your palm facing upward.

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motion to allow your racket to drop behind your back before launching it upward to meet the ball. Now move racket upward on its edge, rotate your wrist and forearm so the strings face the ball.

SNAP With contact almost directly overhead, straighten (snap) your wrist to meet the ball and then relax the racket, wrist and arm to finish the follow through. This wrist snap, along with a relaxed and full swing, is key to creating a faster serve.

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Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughlazy, disrespectful teenager. that was the first assumption of many people in ters, in Norfolk, Va. While medication Snow White’s life when she began napping has helped, Snow still endures bouts of in class and constantly dozing off at home, extreme daytime fatigue and struggles to keep her grades up. on car rides, mid-homework and even “At least knowing what is wrong with mid-conversation. me makes me feel a little better,” Snow Her mother, Alfreda Williams of says. “It changes your life. It changes Hampton, Va., also worried Snow—her how you hang out with real name–might be depressed your friends, and teachers after losing her grandparBehavioral at school are mean because ents and father in a short they don’t understand and time period. But then Snow’s therapy, don’t try to. Sometimes it’s symptoms grew more extreme, adjusted sleep sad knowing that I will deal and stranger. She couldn’t stay schedules, with this for the rest of my awake even at loud parties with life.” her friends and had vivid hallu- medication or Parents have long dealt cinations, such as seeing spiders surgery can with bedtime issues, from with human heads crawling up transform a sleepless the walls at school. child’s life. toddlers All were signs of narcolepto sluggish sy, a chronic brain disorder teenagers. What’s changing marked by poor control of sleep-wake is a growing awareness of cycles. Doctors diagnosed Snow, 16, last the many medical, behavApril after an overnight sleep study at

TIPS TO HELP KIDS

SLEEP

Follow a sleep schedule.

Ideally, kids should go to bed and wake up at the same time every day, including weekends. If they have trouble falling asleep at night, try cutting out naps.

ioral and emotional consequences of truly abnormal sleep, says Dr. Michael Strunc, a pediatric neurologist at CHKD. Along with narcolepsy, disorders such as insomnia, restless leg syndrome and sleep apnea–pauses in breathing that interrupt rest–all can hit children and their families hard, says Strunc, who is board-certified in pediatric sleep medicine.

“Sleep medicine is becoming more and more a part of what we do in children’s hospitals,” he says. “Primary care doctors are now much more commonly asking about how kids sleep, when they sleep and if their sleep is ‘normal’, or if kids snore, gasp, wake, wet the bed or have any other unusual episodes.”

Sleep is critical for body and brain

Limit light and noise at bedtime. Use nightlights and relaxing “white noise,” such as a fan, and wind down by reading–with an actual book, not an eReader or tablet–for 15 minutes.

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Stay away from phones, social media, television and video games in the 45 minutes before scheduled bedtime.

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Statistics vary by disorder. Between one third and half of children who snore regularly–8 to 10 percent of kids do–turn out to have sleep apnea, Strunc says. Narcolepsy, which can first surface in young kids, affects an estimated one in 2,000 Americans, according to the National Sleep Foundation.

CHKD has established a Center for Pediatric Sleep Medicine and plans to open two new, larger sleep laboratories by year’s end in Norfolk and Chesapeake, Va. Specialized equipment can detect abnormal

Exercise daily. Aim for at least 30 minutes of vigorous aerobic exercise a day–just not within two hours of bedtime. Late afternoon, after school, is a great time.

breathing and brain wave patterns that may appear differently in younger patients.

Behavioral therapy, adjusted sleep schedules, medication or surgery can transform a child’s life. Removing tonsils and adenoids, for example, can permanently fix sleep apnea by opening up patients’ airways.

Snow, an aspiring singer and art student, takes medicine to help with nighttime sleep and daytime alertness. As doctors tweak her dosages, the 10th grader is fighting to get back on track academically. “She’s so smart,” Williams says. “This is a person who taught herself Japanese, but she just started to think she was stupid, so why try? Luckily, she has a lot more better days than before we knew what this was.”

Don’t watch the clock.

If kids get anxious about falling asleep easily, hide their clock from sight or let them read until they feel sleepy. Just maintain a regular wake time.

Get a professional opinion. If kids have trouble falling asleep for several months, see a sleep specialist.

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health, hormone balances and immune system function. Disorders can cause hyperactivity or lethargy and disrupt focus, mood, school performance, growth, metabolism and appetite, which can lead to obesity. Many children go undiagnosed or are misdiagnosed with depression or attention deficit disorder. Still others have treatable sleep disorders mixed in with complex medical issues such as autism, epilepsy and Down syndrome.

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DERMATOLOGY Keith W. Schumann, M.D.

Schumann Dermatology Group Dr. Keith Schumann is a board certified Cleveland Clinic trained Dermatologist. He completed his undergraduate B.S. in Chemistry at the University of Richmond.

Following medical school at the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, he completed both an internship in internal medicine and residency training in dermatology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

His professional interests include skin cancer screening and surgery, light therapy and lasers, and the specific treatment of general skin conditions. With 15 years of experience in anti-aging skin care he employs and develops state-of-the-art medical technology that provides solutions for damaged skin.

Dr. Schumann lives in Williamsburg with his two sons.

In his free time he enjoys spending time with his family and friends, long distance running, playing lacrosse and soccer, and piloting his own plane.

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OPTOMETRY Gregory M. Schultz, O.D., F.A.A.O.

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Ocular Disease & Medical Optometry Dr. Schultz has made patient education the cornerstone of his practice. He received his undergraduate degree at Ursinus College in Pennsylvania, then attended the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in Philadelphia, graduating with honors.

With advanced training in medical and surgical eye care, Dr. Schultz is uniquely positioned to manage and treat complex diagnoses and eye diseases. He completed his Ocular Disease and Surgery Residency at OMNI Eye Services in New Jersey in 1994.

Dr. Schultz has practiced in some of the most prestigious eye centers in the country, first at OMNI Eye Services, then at Vision America in Memphis, Tenn., where he was chief residency supervisor and head of student programs. He relocated to Virginia in 2004, joining Virginia Eye Consultants as clinical director. Most recently, he served at Advanced Vision Institute, directing their Hampton clinic at Sentara CarePlex.

A fellow of the American Academy of Optometry, Dr. Schultz is considered a leader in his field. He is certified by the American Board of Optometry and lectures internationally on new developments in ocular disease treatment and management.

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ORTHOPAEDICS John J. McCarthy III, M.D. Tidewater Ortho

Dr. McCarthy, an expert in the field of joint replacement surgery, is a familiar face to the Peninsula having been an orthopaedic surgeon for over 20 years before joining Tidewater Ortho in 2007. He began his career earning an undergraduate degree from College of Holy Cross in Worchester, Mass., followed by his medical degree from Georgetown University. Dr. McCarthy went on to complete his internship at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa., followed by his residency at the University of Pittsburgh. Afterward, Dr. McCarthy completed a hand surgery fellowship with the Hand Rehabilitation Center in Philadelphia, Pa. While practicing in Pittsburgh, he served as a team physician for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Dr. McCarthy practices in the Williamsburg office in New Town. He is dedicated to improving a patient’s quality of life whether it’s restoring function to an arthritic shoulder or replacing a painful hip or knee.

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ALLERGY & ASTHMA Joan Brauckmann, M.D. Allergy Partners of Eastern Virginia

I am originally from Ohio and spent several years in Chicago during my Pediatric residency and fellowship training in allergy and immunology. I came to Virginia in 1997 and practiced in Lynchburg before moving to Smithfield and joining the Newport News office of Allergy Partners.

My interest in allergy and immunology began during my residency. I cared for many children with asthma and saw the profound affect that asthma could have on their lives and the improved quality of life they could enjoy with successful treatment. I have a special interest in treating both children and adults with asthma and allergies. When not at work, I look forward to spending time with my husband and two young sons.

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EAR, NOSE & THROAT Elizabeth Atkinson, M.D. TPMG ENT, Audiology & Allergy Clinic

Dr. Elizabeth Atkinson graduated cum laude with a bachelor of science in chemistry and biology from the University of Richmond in Richmond, Va., and her medical degree from the Medical College of Virginia also in Richmond.

Dr. Atkinson performed her surgical internship and her otolaryngology residency at West Virginia University in Morgantown, W.Va. Afterwards, she spent 13 years in private practice in northern Virginia before relocating to Georgia.

She has a special interest in nasal and sinus disorders, allergy and pediatric ear, nose and throat problems. Her special skills include, but are not limited to, balloon sinuplasty, transnasal esophagoscopy and minimally invasive office surgeries.

She is a fellow of the American Board of Otolaryngology and the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.

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PEDIATRICS Mark Downey, M.D.

Pediatric Associates of Williamsburg Dr. Mark Downey is a native of the Williamsburg area and a graduate of Bruton High School. He studied medicine at the Medical College of Virginia (now VCU) and completed pediatric training at the University of Rochester, N.Y. He moved back to Williamsburg in 2001.

He lives with his wife, Kristin, and their four children in a home built on the same property he grew up on in Queens Lake. He is active in the community, serving on the Queens Lake Board of Directors and as Pool Committee Chairman and Swim Team Coordinator. In his youth, he swam for Queens Lake, Bruton High and the Coast Guard Blue Dolphins. He still enjoys swimming, participating in Masters swim meets occasionally.

Dr. Downey is board-certified in pediatrics and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatric Associates of Williamsburg, a practice of CHKD Health System, offers convenient hours, complimentary prenatal get-acquainted visits, free newborn care classes for parents, and same-day visits for sick patients.

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Dr. Stacey Hall brings her unique outlook on dental care and her personable optimism to the Williamsburg Center for Dental Health. With 12 years of solid dental expertise in the area, she decided in early 2011 to branch out and open her own local practice.

After completing her undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech in 1998, Dr. Hall graduated from VCU’s MCV School of Dentistry in 2002, receiving her D.D.S. She is a member of the Academy of General Dentistry, the American Dental Association, and was awarded member fellowship to the International Congress of Oral Implantology in 2008. Dr. Hall is a co-leader of the Tidewater Dawson Study Club and is passionate about pursuing the highest levels of continuing education. She was also voted “Reader’s Choice Best Dentist 2010” by The Health Journal.

Stacey and her husband Michael have been blessed with three beautiful girls: Lanie, Gracie and Abbie. She is a loyal Virginia Tech Football fan and enjoys Bible study and missions work.

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Colonial Center for Hearing

Dr. Jude Liptak holds a doctorate degree from Salus University Audiology. He completed his undergraduate and master’s programs at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Audiology and a member of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology. Dr. Liptak has been practicing audiology since 2000. As a board-certified audiologist and expert, he has helped thousands of people rediscover the joys of healthy hearing.

In 2003, he founded Colonial Center for Hearing, a state-of-the-art audiology practice, located in McLaws Circle in Williamsburg. Dr. Liptak is passionate about patient care and believes in educating patients about his findings so that they understand their hearing loss and his course of treatment. To Dr. Liptak, you are not just a patient—you are an individual with a hearing situation that requires prompt attention.

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OPTOMETRY Brent Segeleon, O.D. Colonial Eye Care

Dr. Brent Segeleon, owner of Colonial Eye Care, is a graduate of Gannon University and received his doctor of optometry degree from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 2005. He is proficient in comprehensive optometry, including the diagnosis and management of ocular diseases, as well as low vision. Dr. Segeleon has experience in fitting simple and complex contact lenses for complicated, diseased and post-surgical corneas.

Dr. Segeleon is a member of the American Optometric Association, Virginia Optometric Association and vice president of the Tidewater Optometric Society. In 2013 the Virginia Optometric Association named him Young Optometrist of the Year.

Originally from Pittsburgh, Pa., Dr. Segeleon calls Williamsburg home. He lives here with his wife, Brooke, and daughter, Gwen. He enjoys sponsoring the Williamsburg Youth Baseball League and working with William & Mary athletes. When not in the office, you can find him training for an upcoming triathlon or mountain biking on Williamsburg’s fantastic trails.

Colonial Eye Care 5121 Center St., Suite 102 Williamsburg, VA 23188 (757) 903-2633

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Julia Myers, M.D. received her undergraduate degree from Clemson University and earned her doctor of medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina. She completed her residency in internal medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina.

Dr. Myers is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine, and has been practicing in Williamsburg since 2007. She has hospital privileges at Sentara Williamsburg Hospital, and will continue treating her patients who require hospitalization at Sentara. Dr. Myers joined TPMG Williamsburg Internal Medicine on January 6, 2014. She is accepting new patients and welcomes you to contact the office to schedule your appointment today!

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EMERGENCY NUMBERS NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER Toll-Free: (800) 424-8802

AUDIOLOGY & HEARING COLONIAL CENTER FOR HEARING 430 McLaws Circle, Suite 101 Williamsburg (757) 229-4004

COSMETIC & PLASTIC SURGERY

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & PSYCHIATRY

RENEAU MEDICAL CENTER FOR AGE MANAGEMENT & AESTHETIC MEDICINE 120 Kings Way, Suite 2550 Williamsburg (757) 345-3064

POISON CONTROL CENTER Toll-Free: (800) 222-1222

THE PAVILION AT WILLIAMSBURG PLACE 5483 Mooretown Rd. Williamsburg (800) 582-6066

WILLIAMSBURG PLASTIC SURGERY 333 McLaws Circle Williamsburg (757) 345-2275

ALLERGY & ENT

CARDIOLOGY

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HAMPTON ROADS ENT & ALLERGY 5408 Discovery Park Drive Williamsburg (757) 253-8722

RIVERSIDE CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH 117 Bulifants Blvd., Suite B Williamsburg (757) 259-9540

NEW TOWN DENTAL ARTS SEBASTIANA G. SPRINGMANN, DDS 4939 Courthouse Street Williamsburg (757) 259-0741

CHIROPRACTIC & ACUPUNCTURE

RUBENSTEIN ORTHODONTICS LORETTA RUBENSTEIN, DDS 12725 McManus Blvd., Suite 1B Newport News (757)874-0990

NATIONAL SUICIDE CRISIS HOTLINE

Toll-Free: (800) 784-2433 NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE Toll-Free: (800) 273-8255

11842 Rock Landing Dr., Suite 100 Newport News (757) 873-9579 901 Enterprise Pkwy., Suite 300 Hampton (757) 825-2500 RIVERSIDE EAR, NOSE & THROAT PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS 120 Kings Way, Suite 2900 Williamsburg (757) 345-2600 895 Middle Ground Blvd., Suite 152 Newport News (757) 599-5505 7570 Hospital Drive, Building B, Suite 105 Gloucester (804) 693-3478

PINTO CHIROPRACTIC & REHABILITATION 5408 Discovery Park Blvd., Ste. 200 Williamsburg (757) 645-9353 WADE QUINN, DC 1318 Jamestown Road, Suite 102 Williamsburg (757) 253-1900

WILLIAMSBURG CENTER FOR DENTAL HEALTH STACEY SPARKMAN HALL, DDS 5231 Monticello Ave., Ste. E Williamsburg (757) 565-6303

DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES IN DERMATOLOGY, INC. 17 Manhattan Square Hampton (757) 838-8030 SCHUMANN DERMATOLOGY GROUP 5309 Discovery Park Blvd.

Williamsburg (757) 564-1200

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING ORTHOPAEDIC & SPINE CENTER 250 Nat Turner Boulevard Newport News (757) 596-1444 TIDEWATER DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING 100 Sentara Circle Williamsburg (757) 984-6000

ENDOCRINOLOGY RIVERSIDE ENDOCRINOLOGY & DIABETES CENTER 120 Kings Way, Suite 2550 Williamsburg (757) 534-5909

RIVERSIDE NORGE INTERNAL MEDICINE & PEDIATRICS CENTER 7364 Richmond Road Williamsburg (757) 345-0011 RIVERSIDE WILLIAMSBURG FAMILY MEDICINE 120 Kings Way, Suite 1400 Williamsburg (757) 345-2555

FITNESS B-DEFINED INNOVATIVE PERSONAL TRAINING & WELLNESS 4801 Courthouse Street Williamsburg (757) 345-6801 BODY BALANCE STUDIO 370 McLaws Circle Williamsburg (757) 221-0774 445 Prince George Street Williamsburg (757) 221-0774 LWELL - LONGEVITY WELLNESS 301-A Village Avenue Yorktown (757) 585-3441

FAMILY PRACTICE RIVERSIDE FAMILY PRACTICE & EXTENDED CARE 5231 John Tyer Highway Williamsburg (757) 220-8300

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ANGELS OF MERCY MEDICAL CLINIC 7151 Richmond Road, Suite 401 Williamsburg (757) 565-1700 BEACH HEALTH CLINIC 3396 Holland Road, Suite 102 Virginia Beach (757) 428-5601 CHESAPEAKE CARE 2145 South Military Highway Chesapeake (757) 545-5700 THE COMMUNITY FREE CLINIC OF NEWPORT NEWS 727 25th Street Newport News (757) 594-4060 H.E.L.P. FREE CLINIC 1320 LaSalle Avenue Hampton (757) 727-2577 H.E.L.P. FREE DENTAL CLINIC 1325 LaSalle Avenue Hampton (757) 727-2577 LACKEY FREE CLINIC 1620 Old Williamsburg Road Yorktown (757) 886-0608 OLDE TOWNE MEDICAL CENTER 5249 Olde Towne Road Williamsburg (757) 259-3258 SURRY AREA FREE CLINIC 474 Colonial Trail West Surry (757) 294-0132 WESTERN TIDEWATER FREE CLINIC 2019 Meade Parkway Suffolk (757) 923-1060

GASTROENTEROLOGY COLONIAL GASTROENTEROLOGY 400 Sentara Circle, Suite 103 Williamsburg (757) 534-7701 11803 Jefferson Ave., Suite 230 Newport News (757) 534-7701 DIGESTIVE DISEASE CENTER OF VIRGINIA, P.C. RICHARD J. HARTLE, MD 5424 Discovery Park Blvd., Ste. 104 Williamsburg (757) 206-1190 RIVERSIDE WILLIAMSBURG GASTROENTEROLOGY 457 McLaws Circle, Suite 1 Williamsburg (757) 221-0750

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RIVERSIDE HAMPTON ROADS SURGICAL SPECAILISTS 120 Kings Way, Suite 2600 Williamsburg (757) 345-0141

HEALTH CARE ATTORNEYS MELLETTE PC 428 McLaws Circle, Suite 200 Williamsburg (757) 259-9200

HEALTH SPAS THE SPA OF COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG 307 South England Street Williamsburg (757) 220-7720

HEALTH FOOD STORES VIRGINIA GOURMET MARKET, CAFE & CATERING 264 McLaws Circle, Suite K Williamsburg (757) 645-2970

HERNIA SPECIALISTS THE HERNIA CENTER AT MARY IMMACULATE HOSPITAL 860 Omni Boulevard, Suite 204 Williamsburg (757) 874-1077

HOSPITALS & MEDICAL CENTERS BON SECOURS MARY IMMACULATE HOSPITAL 2 Bernardine Drive Newport News (757) 886-6000 BON SECOURS DEPAUL MEDICAL CENTER Granby Street & Kingsley Lane Norfolk (757) 889-5310 BON SECOURS MARYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER 3636 High Street Portsmouth (757) 398-2200 BON SECOURS HEALTH CENTER AT HARBOUR VIEW 5818 Harbour View Boulevard Suffolk (757)673-5800 BON SECOURS SURGERY CENTER AT HARBOUR VIEW 5818 Harbour View Blvd., Ste. 102 Suffolk (757) 215-0499 CHESAPEAKE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 736 Battlefield Boulevard North Chesapeake (757) 312-8121 CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF THE KING’S DAUGHTERS 601 Children’s Lane Norfolk (757) 668-7098 DOROTHY G. HOEFER COMPREHENSIVE BREAST CENTER 11803 Jefferson Avenue, Suite 130 Newport News (757) 594-1899 RIVERSIDE HAMPTON ROADS SURGICAL SPECIALISTS 120 Kings Way, Suite 2800 Williamsburg (757) 345-0141 RIVERSIDE DOCTORS’ HOSPITAL 1500 Commonwealth Ave. Williamsburg (757) 585-2200 RIVERSIDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 500 J. Clyde Morris Boulevard Newport News (757) 594-2000 SENTARA INDEPENDENCE 800 Independence Boulevard Virginia Beach (757) 363-6100 SENTARA BELLE HARBOUR 3920 Bridge Road, Suite A Suffolk (757) 983-2200 SENTARA CAREPLEX HOSPITAL 3000 Coliseum Drive Hampton (757) 736-1000 SENTARA BELLE HARBOUR 3920-A Bridge Rd. Suffolk (757) 983-0000

SENTARA HEART HOSPITAL 600 Gresham Drive Norfolk (757) 388-8000

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION 500 Plume Street East, Suite 110 Norfolk (757) 628-2610

EDMARC HOSPICE FOR CHILDREN 516 London Street Portsmouth (757) 967-9251

SENTARA LEIGH HOSPITAL 830 Kempsville Road Norfolk (757) 261-6000

AMERICAN PARKINSON’S DISEASE ASSOCIATION 4560 Princess Anne Road Virginia Beach (757) 495-3062

ENDEPENDENCE CENTER, INC. 6300 E. Virginia Beach Boulevard Norfolk (757) 461-8007

SENTARA NORFOLK GENERAL HOSPITAL 600 Gresham Drive Norfolk (757) 388-3000 SENTARA OBICI HOSPITAL 2800 Godwin Boulevard Suffolk (757) 934-4000 SENTARA PORT WARWICK 1031 Loftis Blvd.

Newport News (757) 736-9898 SENTARA PRINCESS ANNE 2025 Glenn Mitchell Drive Virginia Beach (757) 507-0000 SENTARA VIRGINIA BEACH GENERAL HOSPITAL 1060 First Colonial Road Virginia Beach (757) 395-8000 SENTARA WILLIAMSBURG REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 100 Sentara Circle (757) 984-6000

INDEPENDENT SENIOR LIVING VIRGINIA HEALTH SERVICES 540 Aberthaw Avenue Newport News (757) 595-2273 WILLIAMSBURG LANDING 5700 Williamsburg Landing Dr. Williamsburg (757) 585-4436

NEUROLOGY WILLIAMSBURG NEUROLOGY & SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER 120 Kings Way, Suite 2700 Williamsburg (757) 221-0110

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AMERICAN RED CROSS 1323 W. Pembroke Avenue Hampton (757) 838-7320 1317 Jamestown Road, Suite 105 Williamsburg (757) 253-0228 6912 George Washington Memorial Highway Yorktown (757) 898-3090 VERSABILITY RESOURCES 2520 58th Street Hampton (757) 896-6461

FAITH IN ACTION 354 McLaws Circle, Suite 2 Williamsburg (757) 258-5890 FOOD BANK OF THE VA. PENINSULA 2401 Aluminum Avenue Hampton (757) 596-7188 FOOD BANK OF SEVA 800 Tidewater Drive Norfolk (757) 627-6599 HOPE HOUSE FOUNDATION 801 Boush Street, Suite 302 Norfolk (757) 625-6161

THE ARC OF GREATER WILLIAMSBURG 202 Packets Court Williamsburg (757) 229-0643

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE 260 Grayson Road Virginia Beach (757) 321-2223

THE ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION 2201 W. Broad Street, Suite 100 Richmond (804) 359-1700

LEE’S FRIENDS: HELPING PEOPLE LIVE WITH CANCER 7400 Hampton Blvd., Suite 201 Norfolk (757) 440-7501

AVALON A CENTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN Williamsburg (757) 258-9362 AWARE WORLDWIDE, INC. 6350 Center Drive, Bldg. 5, Ste. 228 Norfolk (757) 965-8373 BEACON HOUSE CLUBHOUSE FOR BRAIN INJURY SURVIVORS 3808-C Virginia Beach Boulevard Virginia Beach (757) 631-0222 BEYOND BOOBS! INC. 1311 Jamestown Road, Suite 202 Williamsburg (757) 645-2649 CANCER CARE FOUNDATION OF TIDEWATER 5900 Lake Wright Dr. Norfolk (757) 461-8488

LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY 6350 Center Drive, Suite 216 Norfolk (757) 459-4670 NATIONAL MS SOCIETY 760 Lynnhaven Pkwy., Suite 201 Virginia Beach (757) 490-9627

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Newport News (757) 251-0600 NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS-WILLIAMSBURG AREA P.O. Box 89 Williamsburg (757) 220-8535 NORFOLK COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD 229 W. Olney Rd., Room 1 Norfolk (757) 664-6670

CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE IN AGING & LIFELONG HEALTH 3901 Treyburn Drive, Suite 100 Williamsburg (757) 220-4751

PENINSULA AGENCY ON AGING 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Ste. 1006 Newport News (757) 873-0541

CHEAR, INC. C/O DEPARTMENT OF OTOLARYNGOLOGY, EVMS 600 Gresham Drive, Suite 1100 Norfolk (757) 388-6229

PENINSULA INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH 1033 28th Street Newport News (757) 591-0643

CHILD DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES 150 Point O’ Woods Road Norge (757) 566-3300

PENINSULA PASTORAL COUNSELING CENTER 707 Gum Rock Court Newport News (757) 873-2273

CITIZENS’ COMMITTEE TO PROTECT THE ELDERLY PO Box 10100 Virginia Beach (757) 518-8500

PROTECT OUR KIDS P.O. Box 561 Hampton (757) 727-0651

COLONIAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 473 McLaws Circle Williamsburg (757) 220-3200

RESPITE CARE CENTER FOR ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 500 Jamestown Road Williamsburg (757) 229-1771

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY 11835 Canon Blvd., Suite 102-A Newport News (757) 591-8330

DENBIGH CLUBHOUSE FOR BRAIN INJURY SURVIVORS 12725 McManus Boulevard, Suite 2E Newport News (757) 833-7845

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE 404 Colley Avenue Norfolk (757) 627-5386

AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION 870 Greenbrier Circle, Ste. 404 Chesapeake (757) 424-6662

DREAM CATCHERS 10120 Fire Tower Road Toano (757) 566-1775

RSVP: RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEERS 12388 Warwick Blvd., Suite 201 Newport News (757) 595-9037

RIVERSIDE NEUROSURGICAL & SPINE SPECIALISTS 120 Kings Way, Suite 3500 Williamsburg (757) 220-6823

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACCESS AIDS SUPPORT 218 S. Armistead Avenue Hampton (757) 722-5511 222 W. 21st Street, Suite F-308 Norfolk (757) 622-2989 ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION 6350 Center Drive, Suite 102 Norfolk (757) 459-2405 213-B McLaws Circle Williamsburg (757) 221-7272 24/hour Helpline: (800) 272-3900

THE SARAH BONWELL HUDGINS FOUNDATION 1 Singleton Drive Hampton (757) 827-8757 SENIOR CENTER OF YORK 5314 George Washington Hwy. Yorktown (757) 898-3807 SENIOR SERVICES COALITION 3901 Treyburn Drive, Suite 100 Williamsburg (757) 220-3480 UNITED WAY 739 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Suite 400 Newport News (757) 873-9328 5400 Discovery Park Blvd., Ste. 104 Williamsburg (757) 253-2264 THE UP CENTER 1805 Airline Boulevard Portsmouth (757) 397-2121

825 Fairfax Ave., 3rd Floor Norfolk (757) 466-8683

OPTOMETRY & OPHTHALMOLOGY RETINA & GLAUCOMA ASSOCIATES 113 Bulifants Boulevard, Suite A Williamsburg (757) 220-3375 RIVERSIDE HAMPTON ROADS EYE ASSOCIATES 120 Kings Way, Suite 1300 Williamsburg (757) 345-3001

ORTHOPEDICS & SPORTS MEDICINE

WE PROMISE FOUNDATION 160 Newtown Road Virginia Beach (757) 233-7111

ORTHOPAEDIC & SPINE CENTER 250 Nat Turner Blvd Newport News (757) 596-1900

OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

RIVERSIDE ORTHOPAEDICS & SPORTS MEDICINE 120 Kings Way, Suite 2800 Williamsburg (757) 534-9988 TIDEWATER ORTHOPAEDIC ASSOCIATES 901 Enterprise Parkway, Suite 900 Hampton (757) 827-2480 5208 Monticello Avenue Williamsburg (757) 206-1004

PAIN MANAGEMENT RIVERSIDE PAIN MEDICINE & REHABILITATION SPECIALISTS 120 Kings Way, Suite 2550 Williamsburg 9757) 345-3050

PHYSICAL THERAPY & REHABILITATION

VIRGINIA ONCOLOGY ASSOCIATES 3000 Coliseum Drive, Suite 104 Hampton (757) 827-9400

BON SECOURS IN MOTION PHYSICAL THERAPY 5838 Harbour View Blvd.

Suffolk (757) 673-5971

1051 Loftis Boulevard, Suite 100 Newport News (757) 873-9400

2012 Meade Parkway Suffolk (757) 934-3366

500 Sentara Circle, Suite 203 Williamsburg (757) 229-2236

5553 Portsmouth Blvd.

Portsmouth (757) 465-7906

725 Volvo Parkway, Suite 200 Chesapeake (757) 549-4403

3300 High Street, Suite 1-A Portsmouth (757) 673-5689 4900 High Street West Portsmouth (757) 483-4518

5838 Harbour View Blvd., Suite 105 Suffolk (757) 484-0215

5 Armistead Pointe Parkway Hampton (757) 224-4601 828 Healthy Way Virginia Beach (757) 463-2540 1817 Laskin Rd., Ste. 100 Virginia Beach (757) 437-0471

7300 Newport Ave., Ste. 300 Norfolk (757) 217-0333

DOMINION PHYSICAL THERAPY & ASSOCIATES, INC. 304 Marcella Road, Suite E Hampton (757) 825-9446 466 Denbigh Boulevard Newport News (757) 875-0861 301 Riverview Avenue Norfolk (757) 963-5588 729 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Suite 4-C Newport News (757) 873-2932 243 McLaws Circle, Suite 102 Williamsburg (757) 564-9628 500 Rodman Avenue, Suite 4 Portsmouth (757) 393-6119 HAMPTON ROADS ORTHOPAEDICS & SPORTS MEDICINE 730 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Suite 130 Newport News (757) 873-1554 ORTHOPAEDIC & SPINE CENTER PHYSICAL THERAPY 250 Nat Turner Boulevard Newport News (757) 596-1900 TIDEWATER PHYSICAL THERAPY 2106 Executive Drive Hampton (757) 838-6678 9 Manhattan Square, Suite B Hampton (757) 825-3400 12695 McManus Blvd., Building 6, Suite B Newport News (757) 874-0032 771 Pilot House Drive Newport News (757) 873-2123 12655 Warwick Boulevard, Suite B Newport News (757) 599-5551 156-B Strawberry Plains Road Williamsburg (757) 565-3400

PROSTHETICS & ORTHOTICS REACH ORTHOTIC & PROSTHETIC SERVICES 11747 Jefferson Ave., Ste. 5-A Newport News (757) 595-9800 SILHOUETTE MASTECTOMY BOUTIQUE 12715-V Warwick Boulevard Newport News (757) 930-0139

SLEEP MEDICINE PULMONARY & SLEEP CONSULTANTS OF WILLIAMSBURG 120 Kings Way, Suite 2200 Williamsburg (757) 645-3460 WILLIAMSBURG NEUROLOGY AND SLEEP DISORDERS CENTER 120 Kings Way, Suite 2700 Williamsburg (757) 221-0110

URGENT CARE MD EXPRESS 120 Monticello Avenue Williamsburg (757) 564-3627 4740 George Washington Memorial Highway Yorktown (757) 890-6339 12997 Warwick Boulevard Newport News (757) 369-9446 3321 West Mercury Boulevard Hampton (757) 224-0056 RIVERSIDE WILLIAMSBURG FAMILY PRACTICE & EXTENDED CARE 5231 John Tyler Highway Williamsburg (757) 220-8300

UROLOGY RIVERSIDE HAMPTON ROADS UROLOGY 120 Kings Way, Suite 3200 Williamsburg (757) 253-0051

VASCULAR SURGERY RIVERSIDE PENINSULA VASCULAR SURGERY 156-A Strawberry Plains Road Williamsburg (757) 229-7939

7151 Richmond Road, Suite 101 Williamsburg (757) 345-0753 4125 Ironbound Road, Suite 100 Williamsburg (757) 220-8383 6965 Fox Hunt Lane, Suite 201 Gloucester (804) 694-8111 7190 Chapman Drive Hayes (804) 642-3028 204 Gumwood Drive Smithfield (757) 357-7762

150 Burnett’s Way, Suite 310 Suffolk (757) 539-0670

885 Kempsville Rd., Ste. 300 Norfolk (757) 955-2800 14703 Warwick Blvd., Ste. B Newport News (757) 947-1230

5900 Lake Wright Drive Norfolk (757) 466-8683

2 Bernardine Drive Newport News (757) 886-6480

4020 Raintree Road, Suite D Chesapeake (757) 484-4241

13609 Carrollton Blvd., Ste. 15 Carrollton (757) 238-2690

131 W. Hanbury Road, Suite C-1 Chesapeake (757) 819-6512

2004 Sandbridge Road, Suite 102 Virginia Beach (757) 301-6316

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1950 Glenn Mitchell Drive, Suite 102 Virginia Beach (757) 368-0437

1416 Stephanie Way, Ste. A Chesapeake (757) 391-7676

101 Long Green Blvd.

Yorktown (757) 952-1900

4374 New Town Rd., Suite 102 Williamsburg (757) 873-1554

RIVERSIDE PENINSULA CANCER INSTITUTE 120 Kings Way, Suite 3100 Williamsburg (757) 345-5724

VIRGINIA HEALTH REHAB 204 Nat Turner Boulevard Newport News (757) 594-0330

RUBENSTEIN ORTHODONTICS LORETTA RUBENSTEIN, DDS 12725 McManus Blvd., Suite 1B Newport News (757)874-0990

VETS ADVOCATING FOR VETS Hampton (757) 722-9961, ext. 3009

ONCOLOGY

4300 Portsmouth Blvd., Ste. 220 Chesapeake (757) 465-7651

1253 Nimmo Parkway, Ste. 105 Virginia Beach (757) 943-3060

222 W. 19th Street Norfolk (757) 622-7017

WILLIAMSBURG OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY 1115 Professional Drive Williamsburg (757) 253-5653

6161 Kempsville Circle, Suite 250 Norfolk (757) 965-4890

ORTHODONTICS

HAMPTON ROADS ORTHOPAEDICS & SPORTS MEDICINE 730 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Suite 130 Newport News (757) 873-1554

RIVERSIDE PARTNERS IN WOMEN’S HEALTH 120 Kings Way, Suite 3400 Williamsburg (757) 253-5600

235 Hanbury Road East Chesapeake (757) 391-7660

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Dr. Campolattaro began his career attending the College of William & Mary for undergraduate school and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey for medical school.

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