Posts Tagged ‘womens’
Dedicated women’s heart care for a lifetime
The Inova Women’s Cardiovascular Health Program is focused on recognizing sex and gender differences in cardiovascular disease over a lifetime, particularly the impact of sex-specific risk enhancers that affect women at different stages of their lives. Our multidisciplinary team works to detect these risks early, address them effectively, and provide specialized treatment for heart conditions…
Read MoreInova Fairfax Hospital named Level IV maternal care verified facility from The Joint Commission
Falls Church, VA, December 17, 2024 – The Joint Commission’s Maternal Levels of Care (MLC) Verification program, offered in collaboration with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), has named Inova Fairfax Hospitalas a Level IV maternal care verified facility. As a Level IV facility, Inova Fairfax Hospital has demonstrated it can care for…
Read MoreMidwifery 101: what is a midwife, and why choose one?
Jessica Day, CNM is a certified nurse midwife and she has been practicing since 2012. She practices at Inova Obstetrics and Gynecology – Annandale and Inova Midwives – Willow Oaks. Whether you’re planning to grow your family or are already pregnant, choosing a provider to care for you before, during and after delivery is a…
Read MoreDebunking gynecology visit myths
Shawn Davis-Wilensky, MD is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist. She practices at Inova Saville Screening and Prevention Center. There are many myths that exist about women’s health. In order to make informed decisions about your care, it is important to be educated with the facts. Here are some myths debunked. Myth #1: The pill can increase cancer…
Read MoreWorking with Inova Behavioral Health Services Advanced Practice Providers? Here’s What You Need to Know
Mary Fisher, DScN, APRNBC-FNP, LNP-CS/BH, JD, Interim APP Manager, Inova Behavioral Health Services, and Abigail Austill, PMHNP-BC, Behavioral Health APP Fellow, Inova Behavioral Health Services. At Inova Behavioral Health Services, advanced practice providers (APPs) are a key part of the multidisciplinary behavioral healthcare services team – and patients benefit from their perspectives and expertise. Behavioral…
Read MoreDon’t Let Urinary Incontinence Hold You Back
Rahel Ghenbot, MD, is a urogynecologist board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology at Inova Urogynecology in Leesburg. Dr. Ghenbot specializes in minimally invasive surgery to treat urinary and fecal incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse and abnormalities of the urogenital tract. Far too many women suffer in silence with urinary incontinence (loss of bladder control). Maybe you were…
Read MoreInova Health System Acquires Mid Atlantic Urogynecology and Pelvic Surgery
Expansion Enhances Regional Access to World-Class Women’s Care Falls Church, VA – Inova Health System announced the acquisition of Mid Atlantic Urogynecology and Pelvic Surgery. As the leading urogynecologic practice in the region, it consists of four board-certified urogynecologists and an advanced practice provider. The providers have been seeing patients at its current location for…
Read MorePostpartum Depression and the Holidays
Chandrika Balgobin, DO, PMH-C, perinatal psychiatrist for Women’s Behavioral Health Services , Shana Bellow, Ph.D., LCP, psychologist, Inova Women’s Behavioral Health Services and Tara Croan, LCSW, PMH-C, perinatal therapist for Women’s Behavioral Health Services Editor’s note: Although “postpartum depression” is the term most people know, a more fitting term is perinatal mood and anxiety disorders,…
Read MorePartner With Your Provider to Fight Ovarian Cancer
Annette Bicher, MD, is board-certified in gynecologic oncology and obstetrics and gynecology. Dr. Bicher is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Felix Rutledge Society of Gynecology/Oncology, Society of Gynecologic Oncologists and the Society of Gynecologic Investigation. She serves as Director of Gynecologic Oncology at Inova Fairfax Hospital. To detect breast cancer…
Read MoreCytomegalovirus: What You Should Know About CMV in Pregnancy
Luis Martin Gomez, MD, MsCE, is board-certified in maternal-fetal medicine and obstetrics and gynecology. He specializes in high-risk pregnancies and practices at Perinatal Associates of Northern Virginia and the Inova Health System. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) may be the most common virus you’ve never heard of. For most people, the virus is a minor inconvenience — if…
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