Meeting Reminder - Save The Date of February 19th!
Our February 19th meeting is one that you will not want to miss! We will be having two excellent, well-known, and respected doctors from the Georgia Health Sciences University (formally called the Medical College of Georgia - MCG). We know that you will find this meeting very informative, not only about the DBS procedure and process, but also about Parkinson's disease. DBS is "Deep Brain Stimulation" - a type of surgical management of Parkinson's disease.
Date: February 19, 2012
Topic: What You Need To Know About The DBS Process -- From determining who is a DBS candidate - the evaluation process - the surgery/surgeries - and the on-going treatment after surgery.
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm With time after the meeting for additional discussion and socialization
Speakers: Doctor Cole Giller and Doctor Shyamal Mehta
Dr. Giller is the Director of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery; Clinical Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Georgia Health Sciences University (formally called the Medical College of Georgia - MCG)
Click below for more information about Dr. Giller
http://georgiahealth.edu/medicine/neurosurgery/faculty/cgiller.html
Dr. Mehta is an Assistant Professor of Neurology and Staff Member of the Movement Disorder Clinic
Click below for more information about Dr. Mehta
http://www.georgiahealth.edu/neurology/faculty/profiles/shyamal_mehta.html
Don't Forget To Visit Our Website Often - http://www.columbiaparkinsonsupportgroup.org/
The "NEWS FOR YOU" web page, which has "new" news and information that may be of interest to you http://www.columbiaparkinsonsupportgroup.org/news.htm
Our "2012 MEETING & EVENTS CALENDAR" web page at
http://www.columbiaparkinsonsupportgroup.or/meet_calendar_2012.htm is updated often with new events, seminars, symposiums, and of course our monthly meeting information.
Contact Us - Contact either Carol or Dottie if you need additional information.
Carol Baker, Vice President & Program Chair
Telephone 803-781-6193
Email: caroltbaker@bellsouth.net
Dottie Gantt, President
Telephone: 803-604-0061
Email: contact@columbiaparkinsonsupportgroup.org
We look forward to seeing you at the February 19, 2012 meeting.
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