Courtney Weisberg, Author at St. Peter's Health Partners News

WTEN: Push for More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses to be Administered by Community-Based Doctors

March 2, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

WTEN/News10 interviewed William Kowal, M.D., chief medical officer for St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates and physician with St. Peter’s Internal and Family Medicine, about efforts to administer COVID-19 vaccines in community-based medical offices.

[…]

WTEN: COVID Vaccine May Interfere with Mammogram Results

March 2, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Kirsten Cestaro, M.D., associate director of St. Peter’s Breast Center, was interviewed by WTEN/News10 about side effects of the COVID-19 vaccine and their potential interference with mammogram results.

[…]

Dr. Brijesh Tantuwaya has joined Troy Pediatric Health Center, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates. Board-certified in pediatrics, he will practice pediatric primary care.

Slingerlands Pediatrics Welcomes Dr. Brijesh Tantuwaya

February 25, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Brijesh K. Tantuwaya, M.D., has joined Slingerlands Pediatrics, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates. Board-certified in pediatrics, Dr. Tantuwaya practices pediatric primary care.

[…]

St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates Welcomes Brooke Raveendranath

February 25, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Brooke Raveendranath, PNP, has joined Slingerlands Pediatrics, a practice of St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates. Board-certified in pediatrics, Raveendranath practices pediatric primary care.

[…]

SPHP’s Monoclonal Antibody Program Recognized by Duke University for Best Practices

February 18, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

The Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy has highlighted St. Peter’s Health Partners in its new report “Promising Practices for Promoting Utilization of COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Treatments.”

[…]

HANYS: Member Spotlight – St. Peter’s Health Partners Delivers Monoclonal Antibody Therapy to COVID-19 Patients

February 18, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

HANYS recently highlighted St. Peter’s Health Partners in its Member Spotlight for its COVID-19 monoclonal antibody infusion clinic, which has treated more than 550 patients in the Capital Region.

[…]

WTEN: New COVID Antibody Treatment Found Highly Effective in Preventing Hospitalizations

February 16, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Melissa Fiorini, M.D., clinical director of St. Peter’s Health Partners’ monoclonal antibody infusion clinic, was interviewed by WTEN/News10 about the COVID-19 treatment, including a new antibody recently approved by the FDA.

[…]

WTEN: Timing is Key for Cancer Patients Scheduling COVID-19 Vaccine

February 16, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine expanded to those with cancer in New York state on February 14. Ajaz Khan, M.D., medical director of medical oncology for SPHP, spoke to WTEN/News10 about why timing is so important when it comes to vaccinating cancer patients.

[…]

Spectrum News: St. Peter’s Clinical Officer Answers COVID-19 Vaccine Questions

February 16, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Steven Hanks, M.D., chief clinical officer for St. Peter’s Health Partners, was interviewed by Spectrum News about the expansion of criteria for COVID-19 vaccine eligibility.

[…]

WTEN: Women’s Health — Heart Disease

February 11, 2021 Courtney Weisberg

Jessica Saunders, M.D., a cardiologist with Albany Associates in Cardiology, appeared on WTEN/News10 to discuss heart disease awareness. Dr. Saunders discussed how symptoms of heart disease and heart attack may present differently in women than in men.

[…]