Some common sleep disorders evaluated and treated at Mather’s Sleep Disorders Center include: Chronic Sleep Deprivation This is the most common sleep disorder in the population. This can be caused by shift work, underlying disorders of the sleep/wake cycle (circadian cycle), or even a mood or medical disorder. If increasing your total sleep time and/or…
Center of Excellence in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery™ Seminar Registration Arif Ahmad, MD and Mather Hospital EmailThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.Name* First Last Phone*Email* Zip code*Which seminar? Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 5:30pm in Conference Room A Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 5:30pm in Conference Room A What is…
Robotic surgery brings the latest surgical technology to our community hospital. When compared with traditional laparoscopic surgery, patients undergoing procedures with the da Vinci system are experiencing such benefits as smaller incisions, less blood loss, shorter hospital stays, fewer complications and faster return to normal activities. State-of-the-art, robotic instrumentation controlled by the surgeon allows for…
Joseph White, MD,FUHMS, FAAFP Joseph White, MD,FUHMS, FAAFP Director of Hyperbaric Medicine Board Certified in Hyperbaric Medicine and Family Medicine Fellow in Hyperbaric Medicine and Family Medicine Kenneth Hirsch, MD Kenneth Hirsch, MD Associate Director, Hyperbaric Medicine Board Certified in Hyperbaric Medicine and Emergency Medicine Jay Barbakoff, MD Jay Barbakoff, MD Hyperbaric Medicine Intensivist Board…
Precision CyberKnife of New York 181 Belle Meade Road, Suite 3. East Setauket, NY 631-675-5399 | Email: precisioncyberknife@matherhospital.org
Case Study # 1: Prostate Cancer Patient Joseph Cirrone, MD, Radiation Oncologist History & Presentation The patient is a 68-year-old white male with a past medical history significant for hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. Patient had a routine physical examination with screening PSA performed in October of 2013. The PSA was noted to be 5.5 ng/ml. The…
Precision CyberKnife Referral Guidelines PROCEDURE: Consults are performed by the Radiation Oncologist. At the time of consultation a medical history is obtained and records and imaging are reviewed. The past medical and past surgical history is recorded and the social history, family history, and review of systems are noted. After the physical examination is done,…
What are the patient benefits of treatment with the CyberKnife System? Patient benefits include: No incision Pain-free treatment No anesthesia No hospitalization Little or no recovery time Immediate return to daily activities What side effects can I expect after a CyberKnife treatment? Most patients experience minimal to no short-term side effects and often recover quickly.…
