Below are the last few Doctor In The House columns
Teaming Up To Treat Cancer
Wednesday - May 07, 2008
Dr. Laeton Pang
Radiation Oncologist
Interviewed by Melissa Moniz
How long have you been at The Queen’s Medical Center?Since 1994.
What does a radiation oncologist do?
There are various areas of oncology specialties: There’s pediatric, surgical, radiation and medical. Radiation therapy is the use of X-rays and other forms of ionizing radiation to treat patients. Most of our patients are cancer patients, but we have a few who are not.
Read Column>>Examining On-the-job Injuries
Wednesday - April 30, 2008
Dr. Frank Izuta
Director of Occupational Medicine at Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific
How long have you been practicing?
I’ve been practicing for 22 years. I moved back to Hawaii in 1997 and was doing the same thing in Denver prior to that time.
What is occupational medicine?
Occupational medicine includes the medical services provided to the working population in the industrial setting.
Administering Anesthesia
Wednesday - April 23, 2008
Dr. Jon Miyagi
Anesthesiologist
What’s your background and where did you receive your training?
I am from Pearl City and graduated from Iolani School in 1981. My medical school training was here at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, after which I did an internship year in obstetrics at Kapiolani Hospital.
Read Column>>Helping Couples Get Pregnant
Wednesday - April 16, 2008
Dr. Philip McNamee
Practice Director of Pacific In Vitro Institute at Kapiolani Medical Center
What is in vitro fertilization (IVF)?
In vitro fertilization is a process by which we help a couple who is unable to build a family. It can either be a male factor or female factor. In either case, we are able to stimulate the female’s ovaries to make eggs.
Protecting Skin From UV Rays
Wednesday - April 09, 2008
Dr. Bradley Lau
Dermatologist at Kaiser Permanente
Where did you receive your schooling?
I was born and raised in Hawaii and graduated from Kalani High School. I was away from Hawaii for 12 years because there’s no dermatology training locally. I went to the University of Colorado at Boulder for my undergraduate and then University of Chicago for medical school.
Read Column>>Helping Smokers Call It Quits
Wednesday - April 02, 2008
Dr. Cynthia Goto
Tobacco Trust Fund Cessation Consultant
Interviewed by Melissa Moniz
What’s your medical background and how did you decide to get into tobacco cessation?
I became more involved with tobacco prevention and control in relation to my professional background, which is an obstetrician/gynecologist.
Read Column>>Regulating The Beating Heart
Wednesday - March 26, 2008
Dr. Jeffrey Lee
Medical Director of Hawaii Medical Center’s Atrial Fibrillation Center and Clinical
Associate Professor of Surgery at UH-Manoa
Interviewed by Melissa Moniz
How long have you been at Hawaii Medical Center? Ten years.
What is your medical specialty? Cardiothoracic surgery.
Improving Function And Mobility
Wednesday - March 19, 2008
Dr. Ton Ming Chiang
Associate Medical Director at Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific and Medical Director of the Sub-Acute Rehabilitation Unit
Interviewed by Melissa Moniz
What is your area of specialty?
I am a physiatrist - physiatry is the medical specialty of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Taking Care Of Mama And Fetus
Wednesday - March 12, 2008
Dr. Keith Ogasawara
Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
Interviewed by Melissa Moniz
What’s your area of specialty?
My area of specialty is called maternal-fetal medicine, also known as perinatology. Because there was confusion between perinatology and neonatology, the name of the specialty was changed a few years ago to maternal-fetal medicine.
Read Column>>Returning Players To Their Game
Wednesday - March 05, 2008
Dr. Elizabeth Ignacio
Orthopedic Surgeon at The Queen’s Medical Center
Interviewed by Melissa Moniz
Do you have an area of specialty?
Arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery, and sports medicine.
Where did you go to school and receive your training?
Everyone always wants to know where you went to high school here in Hawaii - I went to Iolani. Georgetown University was where I did my undergrad and majored in biology. Then I went on to med school at Georgetown, and I did my residency there as well in orthopedic surgery.
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