Healthy Living
“This Is My Now – Not My Forever”: One Patient’s Breast Cancer Journey
June 20, 2025
When Caryn Bartley found a lump in her breast, she knew she had to act quickly. A diagnosis of triple negative breast cancer led her to WMCHealth’s Good Samaritan Hospital, where expert, responsive care from Dr. Karen Karsif and Dr. Bilal Farooqi has guided her through surgery and chemotherapy. Her story is a powerful reminder that compassionate, coordinated cancer care can make all the difference.
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Sarah Friedman
Sarah Friedman, CNM is a New York-based physician who specializes in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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Miriam Downey
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Yaakov Dov Spira
Yaakov D. Spira, MD is a New York-based Westchester Medical Center Health Network physician who specializes in Internal Medicine.
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Westchester Medical Center Awarded Empire Clinical Research Investigator Program Grant to Advance Safer Treatments for Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
June 16, 2025
Westchester Medical Center has been awarded a $459,333 Empire Clinical Research Investigator Program (ECRIP) grant to advance safer, more precise treatments for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, with a focus on children, adolescents, and young adults. Led by Dr. Mitchell S. Cairo, a nationally recognized pediatric oncologist, the clinical trial will evaluate FDA-approved immunotherapies that aim to maintain high cure rates while minimizing long-term side effects such as secondary cancers, infertility, and heart disease. This initiative reflects WMCHealth’s commitment to research that not only saves lives but improves survivors’ long-term health and quality of life.
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Dr. Meelie DebRoy, Chief of Kidney Transplant, elected to Board of Directors at the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network
June 16, 2025
Dr. Meelie DebRoy, Chief of Kidney Transplant at Westchester Medical Center, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). With over 20 years of experience and a strong track record of advancing equity and innovation in transplantation, Dr. DebRoy will help shape national policy at a pivotal moment for the field. Her leadership underscores WMCHealth’s role at the forefront of organ transplant reform and patient-centered care.
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Aaron Elliot Grubner
Aaron E. Grubner, MD is a New York-based physician who specializes in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.