Baltimore magazine - Health

Ask the Expert: All You Need is Love

Emma Patti Harris — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 14:01:20 +0000

How does love affect your well being?

By Jane Marion

We all know that being in love feels good, but according to some experts, love can actually be good for your overall health. In honor of Valentine’s Day, we turned to licensed clinical social worker Tammy Tilson of Tilson Therapy, whose practice specialties include dating, relationships, and intimacy. Tilson says that the search for love is a universal one.

What’s the smartest beauty trick you’ve ever learned?

Emma Patti Harris — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 18:17:07 +0000

Talking Points

By Jess Blumberg Mayhugh

“How to properly contour and highlight, without looking overdone.”
Kristin Lee Magro, sales and marketing coordinator, Baltimore Sun Media Group

“Heat your eyelash curler for 10 seconds prior to using. It holds curl and acts similar to your curling iron.”
Susan Paulson, stay-at-home mom

“Use a drop of Visine to take the red out of a pimple or blemish.”
Nina Kasniunas, assistant professor, Goucher College

Liquid Form

Baltimore magazine — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 19:36:22 +0000

Zia’s Daniela Troia gives the lowdown on smoothies and juices.

By Hilary Geisbert

Q: How do juices differ from smoothies? Juices are made by extracting the juice and separating the pulp from the produce. Smoothies are blended whole, keeping the fiber in the drink.

Total Recall

Emma Patti Harris — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:54:34 +0000

An Annapolis man remembers the past 32 years like it all happened yesterday.

By Ron Cassie. Photography by Christopher Myers.

Sean Conlon, the Hippodrome Theatre’s food and beverage director, grew up in Bayville, Long Island, and was a 15-year-old Mets fan on October 25, 1986. Like baseball fans everywhere, he will never forget the moment Mookie Wilson’s 10th-inning squibber ducked between Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner’s legs. In fact, he remembers an extraordinary amount of detail from that day.

Ask the Expert: Core Values

Emma Patti Harris — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 18:49:50 +0000

What’s the best way to get a flat stomach?

By Jane Marion

A flat, toned tummy is the Holy Grail of body parts. Who better to weigh in on the topic than Brick Bodies Padonia general manager Vicki Brick who hails from a family fitness empire——her parents co-founded Brick Bodies, one of the largest fitness chains in the state. “When my parents opened their first club in 1985, they’d throw me on the equipment, and I’d entertain myself,” says Brick. “The Stairmaster became my jungle gym and play area.”

Why is having a strong core important?

Homemade: DIY Gift Recipe

Baltimore magazine — Wed, 20 Nov 2013 21:26:54 +0000

Be creative with DIY gifts: learn how to make Biggs & Featherbelle's Brown Sugar Scrub

By Jane Marion

Just in time for the holidays, homemade beauty products are currently trending. “People are really going back to handmade things,” says Biggs & Featherbelle’s Kelly Evick, pictured right, who along with her sister, Kasey, sells a line of soaps, soaks, and scrubs available at Whole Foods and Wegmans.

Top Doctors 2013

Emma Patti Harris — Mon, 23 Dec 2013 17:09:29 +0000

Here are 536 great physicians in 96 specialties, all chosen by their peers as the best in the region.

By Ron Cassie and Ken Iglehart with additional writing by Steve Fink. Research assistance by Johanna Anderson-Favole. Photography by Mike Morgan

Welcome to the results of our 2013 Top Doctors peer survey, the most selective such list in  the region and a resource our readers have trusted for 27 years.

Just how selective? Peer-chosen winners represent only about 4 percent of all the physicians licensed to practice in our readership area.

Medical Specialties

Surgical Specialties

Yoga for All

Emma Patti Harris — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 16:24:08 +0000

Athletes up their game through yoga.

By Jane Marion. Photography by David Colwell.

With its emphasis on core strength, flexibility, and balance, yoga has become a cross-training must for athletes who want to enhance their performance in almost any type of sport. “Every athlete can enhance his or her potential by adopting a consistent yoga practice,” says Charm City Yoga co-owner Kim Manfredi, pictured.

Second Life

Emma Patti Harris — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 14:16:01 +0000

University of Maryland doctors performed the most extensive face transplant ever last year. It’s potentially a game-changing surgery for all organ recipients.

By Steve Fink. Photography by Mike Morgan

Richard Norris was just a normal 22-year-old in 1997, a young man from rural southwest Virginia who liked fly fishing and the outdoors. But leaving his parent’s home one day, heading out to meet up with friends, something askew caught his eye. He noticed that the shotgun in the family gun cabinet was leaning awkwardly against the glass door. An avid deer hunter, Norris went to safely secure the firearm, but as he unlocked the cabinet, the Remington 12-gauge shifted, and a single shell exploded through the barrel, striking him in the face.

Medical Miracles

Emma Patti Harris — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 21:16:33 +0000

Five stories of the amazing work our Top Docs do every day.

By Ron Cassie and Ken Iglehart with additional writing by Steve Fink. Research assistance by Johanna Anderson-Favole. Photography by Mike Morgan

Medical Miracle No. 1

Dr. Ryan Katz
Curtis National Hand Center, Union Memorial Hospital

Most Baltimoreans can recall the fury of Hurricane Irene in August of 2011, but Christopher Green has a memento from the storm others can’t claim: a toe growing out of his hand.

Healthy Ambition

Emma Patti Harris — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 18:45:25 +0000

The city’s former health commissioner is battling Parkinson’s. He’s also launching a groundbreaking health care co-op.

By Ron Cassie. Photography by Mike Morgan

Over the course of losing a hard-fought primary to John Sarbanes to represent Maryland’s 3rd congressional district, Dr. Peter Beilenson was faced with the daunting task of writing to everyone who had donated to his campaign. Whether they’d contributed $10 or $2,100, each person would receive a personal thank you. Four thousand-plus handwritten notes.

Top Doctors 2013: Elective/Cosmetic Specialties

Emma Patti Harris — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 16:17:48 +0000

Here are 536 great physicians in 96 specialties, all chosen by their peers as the best in the region.

By Ron Cassie and Ken Iglehart with additional writing by Steve Fink. Research assistance by Johanna Anderson-Favole. Photography by Mike Morgan

Dermatology (Aesthetic)

Rebecca Kazin
Johns Hopkins Dermatology, Green Spring Station,  10755 Falls Rd., Ste. 350, Lutherville, 410-847-3767

Mark Lowitt
GBMC Physicians Pavilion East, 6565 N. Charles St., Ste. 315, Towson,  410-321-1195

Diane Orlinsky
8320 Bellona Ave., Ste. 20, Towson, 410-821-7546

Irving Wolfe
21 Crossroads Dr.,  Ste. 255, Owings Mills,  410-363-2320

Dakara Wright

Top Doctors 2013: Pediatric Specialties

Emma Patti Harris — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 16:08:20 +0000

Here are 536 great physicians in 96 specialties, all chosen by their peers as the best in the region.

By Ron Cassie and Ken Iglehart with additional writing by Steve Fink. Research assistance by Johanna Anderson-Favole. Photography by Mike Morgan

Adolescent Medicine

Hoover Adger
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, 200 N. Wolfe St.,  Rm. 2065, 410-955-5711

Oscar Taube
Sinai Hospital, 5101 Lanier Ave., 410-601-9300

Maria Trent
Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, 200 N. Wolfe St.,  Rm. 2064, 410-955-5711

Top Doctors 2013: Surgical Specialties

Emma Patti Harris — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 15:55:10 +0000

Here are 536 great physicians in 96 specialties, all chosen by their peers as the best in the region.

By Ron Cassie and Ken Iglehart with additional writing by Steve Fink. Research assistance by Johanna Anderson-Favole. Photography by Mike Morgan

Anesthesiology

Clifford Boehm
Northwest Hospital, 5401 Old Court Rd., Randallstown, 410-701-4547

Glen Hessinger†
St. Joseph Medical Center, 7601 Osler Dr., Towson, 410-337-3904

James Pepple
Sinai Hospital, 2401 W. Belvedere Ave., 410-601-5209

Charles Rizzuto†
St. Joseph Medical Center, 7601 Osler Dr., Towson, 410-337-3904

Richard Shapiro
Parkway Anesthesia  Associates, 201 E. University Pkwy., Ste. 226, 410-554-6559

Top Doctors 2013: Medical Specialties

Emma Patti Harris — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 15:25:35 +0000

Here are 536 great physicians in 96 specialties, all chosen by their peers as the best in the region.

By Ron Cassie and Ken Iglehart with additional writing by Steve Fink. Research assistance by Johanna Anderson-Favole. Photography by Mike Morgan

Allergy/Immunology

John Bacon
The Professional Centre, 120 Sister Pierre Dr., Ste. 201, Towson, 410-321-0284

Jonathan Matz†
Golden & Matz, 7939 Honeygo Blvd., Ste. 219, White Marsh, 410-931-0404

Parag N. Patel
Kaiser Permanente  South Baltimore County Medical Center, 1701 Twin Springs Rd., Halethorpe,  410-737-5000

Alvin Sanico
GBMC, Physicians Pavilion North, 6535 N. Charles St., Ste. 200, Towson,  410-583-8393

Glenn Silber†