On Wednesday, May 20th from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Sebasticook Valley Hospital (SVH) General Surgeon Debra Silkes, MD, FACS, will be available for Women’s Health Questions and Answers. The event will take place in the SVH Women’s Health Center and the public is invited to drop in anytime during this event and talk with Dr. Silkes and ask any questions related to women’s health and/or surgical concerns.
Also, on the 20th, SVH will be offering free mini shoulder and neck massages and sun-damage facial skin analyzer. These free offerings will take place from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM in the SVH Women’s Health Center.
Dr. Silkes performs a wide range of procedures including breast surgery, colon surgery, pacemakers, hernia repairs, laparoscopic gallbladder, appendix and colon surgeries, as well as endocrine surgery for thyroid and parathyroid tumors, endoscopies, and port placement. Dr. Silkes also performs sentinel node procedures.
She received her medical degree from the University of Miami School of Medicine ad completed her internship in Internal Medicine from St. Luke’s Hospital, New York City and her internship and residency in General Surgery from St. Luke’s Hospital/Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York. She completed training for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Breast at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, and NOTES training (minimally invasive surgery associated with endoscopy) at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
Dr. Silkes performs both inpatient and outpatient surgery at Sebasticook Valley Hospital. Her office is located at Somerset Surgical Care at 72 North Road in Detroit.
SVH and Dr. Silkes are providing this free informational session as one of its National Women’s Health Month events during May. All patients who have their mammogram in May at the SVH Women’s Health Center or who are scheduled for their mammogram in 2009 will be eligible to enter the drawing for a free plush spa-style Land’s End bathrobe. Those obtaining their mammogram in May will also be offered a free bone density screening with the portable unit that measures finger bone density. This provides a printout that patients can bring to their health care provider to see if a full bone density screening is indicated. The bone density screening shows the loss of bone associated with osteoporosis, a disease that can lead to bone fractures and fragile bone strength.
During the month of May, SVH is also providing free informational packets about women’s health and the "Deadly in Pink" campaign. This campaign provides information on tobacco prevention and cessation and education on how the tobacco industry targets girls and women in their advertising.
For more information, please contact SVH Women’s Health Center Director Sandi Delano, RN at 487-5141 extension 495 or TTY 487-4590.
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