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Carlsbad Medical Center celebrated the 10th Anniversary of its Healthy Woman program on August 2, 2018 with a dinner event featuring keynote speaker seven-time Olympic medalist, Shannon Miller. To view an article by the Carlsbad Current Argus about the event, click here . ... Read More

Annual observance highlights importance of vaccines Claude Powell, Staff Pharmacist Carlsbad Medical Center National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is an annual observance held in August to highlight the importance of vaccination for people of all ages. Communities across the country use the month each year to raise awareness about the important role vaccines play in preventing serious, sometimes deadly, diseases across the lifespan. NIAM is sponsored by the National Public Health Information Coali... ... Read More

Carlsbad Medical Center and Pecos Valley Physician Group are pleased to announce the arrival of board certified Pulmonologist and Critical Care specialist Sunkaru Touray, MD, MSc, to Carlsbad. Dr. Touray is accepting new adult patients at Pecos Valley Pulmonology, located at 2410 W. Pierce Street, on the campus of Carlsbad Medical Center. Dr. Touray received his medical degree from the University of Science & Technology in Ghana, and then completed a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship i... ... Read More

An easy formula to promote prevention, awareness of common cancer A.H. Qureshi, M.D. - Surgery Group of Carlsbad Colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer and cause of death from cancer in the United States. However, it can be detected in asymptomatic patients at a curable stage. Several randomized control trials have shown lower mortality among patients who undergo screening than among those who do not. Screening can also detect precancerous polyps that can be removed during colonos... ... Read More

Carlsbad Medical Center and Pecos Valley Physician Group are pleased to announce that board certified otolaryngologist (ear, nose and throat specialist) Thomas Reich, M.D., has joined their family of providers in Carlsbad. Dr. Reich will begin seeing patients at Pecos Valley ENT, located at 2420 W. Pierce Street, Suite 204, beginning June 25. Dr. Reich earned his medical degree at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He completed an internship at Brooke General Hospital at Fort Sam Houston i... ... Read More

Christina Sieberer, AGACNP-BC Cardiovascular Associates of Carlsbad According to a recent study, those who regularly eat grilled or well-done beef, chicken or fish may increase their risk of developing high blood pressure. The study followed more than 100,000 men and women over more than a decade, and found that the high-temperature method of cooking meats had a statistically significant relationship to the development of hypertension. These important results are in line with earlier, animal-based resea... ... Read More

Wendy Ricer, PT, DPT Director of Rehabilitation Services, Carlsbad Medical Center Arthritis affects more than 46 million Americans and is the number one cause of disability in the United States. Defined as inflammation of a joint, arthritis is a broad term applied to a range of joint disorders. In most cases, arthritis is characterized by stiffness, swelling and discomfort of the joints. While there are a variety of types of arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile rheumatoid arthrit... ... Read More

National Nurses Week will be celebrated across the nation during the week of May 6 – May 12, and this year’s theme is Inspire, Innovate and Influence. These may seem like lofty ideals, over and above the work carried out by nurses in providing patient care. But these words are a true representation of the demands and achievements of today’s nursing profession, across the spectrum of age, experience level and care environment. At Carlsbad Medical Center, I have the honor to work with some of the most ded... ... Read More

By Shana Grifith and Andrea Devers, Carlsbad Medical Center Laboratory Have you ever wondered who conducts the detailed laboratory testing for your annual exam, such as cholesterol and glucose levels, and analyzes the results? Or who conducts specialized testing for genetic disorders like sickle cell disease or Down syndrome? How about those who identify an antibiotic resistant infection like Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and determine which antibiotic is required to save someone's ... ... Read More

Carlsbad Medical Center and Pecos Valley Physician Group are pleased to announce the arrival of Christina Sieberer, AGACNP-BC, to Carlsbad. She has joined Dr. Amanda Ryan, D.O. and Liz Madison ACNP-BC at Cardiovascular Associates of Carlsbad. Sieberer completed her undergraduate studies at Wesley College in Dover, Delaware and received her diploma of nursing from the Beebe School of Nursing where she was the valedictorian of her class with a 4.0 GPA. She then went on to earn her Bachelor of Nursing from... ... Read More