Program for Weight Loss Surgery Now Offers Information Session in Spanish
The Brigham and Women’s/Faulkner Program for Weight Loss Surgery and the Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center are now offering weight loss surgery information sessions in Spanish. The sessions are for those who are considering weight loss surgery, and for those who already have had weight loss surgery and have questions or want more information. To register, please call (617) 732-8500. More on the Program for Weight Loss Surgery
Urgent Care Available at Brigham and Women’s/Mass General Health Care Center
Brigham and Women’s/Mass General Health Care Center in Foxborough, MA – located next to Patriot Place – now provides urgent care in its recently opened Urgent Care Center. The Center, staffed by Brigham and Women’s emergency medicine specialists, provides non-emergency services throughout the day, after hours, and on Saturdays. More
Living Healthy with Lupus: Family Planning, Pregnancy, and Nutrition Tips for Women with Lupus
Saturday, April 9, 10am; Boys and Girls Club, Yawkey Club of Roxbury, 115 Warren Street, Boston
Join rheumatologist Bonnie Bermas, MD, Co-director, Lupus Center, and Dietitian Kathy McManus, MS, RD, LDN, Director, Department of Nutrition, for this comprehensive discussion for women who are living with lupus. Lunch will be served. Please call (617) 732-6676 by April 1 to reserve your seat.
New Cardiovascular Health Series for 2011!
Heart Happenings
The Cardiovascular Wellness Service at Brigham and Women’s Hospital has launched Heart Happenings, an outreach initiative that includes a year-long series of educational programs. Held on the third floor in the Shapiro Cardiovascular Center, across from the main hospital, the programs will be held from 5:30-7pm. Topics include: heart failure, peripheral artery disease, structural heart disease, valvular heart disease, heart attack, carotid artery disease, minimally invasive heart surgery, and diabetes and heart disease. Learn more and register.
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Colorectal Cancer: Screening Can Save Your Life
Excluding skin cancers, colorectal cancer – a disease in which cancer cells grow in the colon, rectum, or both – is the third most common cancer in both men and women. It is estimated by the American Cancer Society that 142,570 colorectal cancer cases were expected in 2010. Fortunately, colorectal cancer is one of the most treatable forms of cancer when detected early. Colonoscopy is the main screening tool for colorectal cancer. Watch an animation of the procedure or listen to a podcast. Learn more about screening guidelines for colorectal cancer.
Endoscopy Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital
The BWH Endoscopy Center offers colorectal cancer screening and evaluation and treatment for disorders of the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, and the biliary/pancreatic system. The Program – which performed 6,700 colonoscopies in 2010 – is one of only 17 endoscopy programs in the world to be named as a Center of Excellence by the World Organization of Digestive Endoscopy.
Our locations:
– Endoscopy Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA
– Endoscopy Center, Brigham and Women’s Ambulatory Care Center, 850 Boylston Street, Chestnut Hill
Call (617) 732-7426 or fill out an online form to schedule an appointment for colonoscopy screening.
Robotic Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital is a world leader in using state-of-the-art robotics to significantly shorten patient recovery time and to minimize or eliminate the physical challenges presented by traditional laparoscopic (minimally invasive) surgery. The BWH Center for Robotic Surgery is one of the most experienced and diversified robotic surgery providers worldwide.
Procedures Performed Using Robotics
Robotic technology at BWH has been used for urologic and gynecologic procedures. Our program continues to expand in 2011 – additional procedures performed robotically including partial nephrectomy for the treatment of kidney masses, transoral robotic surgery (to access hard-to-reach tumors through the mouth without having to make a large incision) for malignant tumors in the oral pharynx, pharynx, and larynx, and trachelectomy for the surgical removal of the cervix and the lower portion of the uterus that protrudes into the vagina.
For more information on our services or to make an appointment, use our convenient online request forms at any time:
Or contact our Referral Coordinators at 1-800-BWH-9999 Monday to Friday from 8:30am – 5pm.
  
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