Genesys Athletic Club Hosts Zumba Night Fundraiser for Cancer Patients

Grand Blanc, MI - Genesys Athletic Club (GAC) will host Zumba Night – Shakin’ it for a Cause – a fundraiser to benefit Genesys cancer patients. The event, open to the entire community – will take place Friday, April 30 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., at GAC.

Cost is $30 for early registration before April 14. After April 14, cost is $35.

The evening includes a 90-minute Zumba class featuring some of the top Zumba instructors in the area, door prizes, raffles, appetizers, a 25 percent discount coupon to the GAC pro shop, and an official Zumba-wear trunk show.

The first 75 registrants will receive a free Zumba gift.

A portion of the proceeds from this Zumba event will go to Reunion with a Cause, an annual walk held at Holly High School to remember loved ones lost to cancer and to celebrate cancer survivors. Sponsored by Genesys Health Foundation, this event includes music, entertainment, food, and a candle lighting ceremony.

Funds raised from Reunion with a Cause are used to help Genesys cancer patients pay for medications, medical equipment, rental equipment such as wheelchairs, private pay aides, transportation to and from cancer treatments, and other special needs not covered by health insurance. Last year almost $60,000 was raised from Reunion with a Cause.

To register for Shakin’ it for a Cause, call Genesys Athletic Club at 810-606-7300.

For more information on Reunion with a Cause, call Genesys Health Foundation at 810-606-6020.

SJMO Joins With Shir Tikvah Sisterhood For Women’s Expo

Pontiac, MI—St. Joseph Mercy Oakland (SJMO) will join with Congregation Shir Tikvah Sisterhood for a Women’s Health Expo on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010, at Congregation Shir Tikvah, 3900 Northfield Pkwy., Troy. 

The expo will begin at 5:30 p.m. with simple blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol  screenings, conducted by the hospital’s Community Health Promoters, who also will provide health education materials.  SJMO Faith Community Nurses will be on hand to give blood pressure screenings and offer health information.  SJMO Metabolic Nutrition and Weight Management will offer weight management information, healthy food samples and a schedule of future seminars and classes. A Metabolic Nutrition and Weight Management representative will be on hand to answer questions.  The Michigan Bariatric Institute also will provide information on bariatric surgery options.

The program will begin at 7 p.m. and feature SJMO physicians and health care professionals.  Speakers and their topics include:  obstetrician/gynecologist Ethan Goldstein, MD, women’s OB/GYN concerns:  SJMO Medical Director of Oncology Services/Cancer Committee Chairwoman Judie Goodman, DO, women and cancer; SJMO Clinical Director, Neuroscience Services Connie Parliament, RN, MSN, CNRN, women and stroke; Internal Medicine specialist Varsha Revankar, MD, wellness; clinical psychologist Yobany Pardo, PhD, stress, anxiety and depression; and cardiologist Nitin Doshi, MD, women and heart health.

Dr. Goldstein earned his medical degree at the Wayne State University School of Medicine and completed his internship and residency at Beaumont Hospitals. In addition to his Obstetrics and Gynecology training, Dr Goldstein was trained in the da Vinci Robotic Surgical System for robot-assisted gynecological surgery.  He joined the SJMO staff in 2009.

Dr. Goodman earned her medical degree at the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Des Moines, IA.  A specialist in Hematology and Oncology, Dr Goodman completed her internship and residency at Botsford General Hospital and held a Hematology fellowship at Oakland General Hospital and an Oncology fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital.  She joined the SJMO staff in 2006.

Ms. Parliament earned her LPN degree at Mid-Michigan Community College in Harrison, MI.  She received her RN degree from Gateway Community College in Phoenix, Ariz., BSN from Madonna University, CNRN from Arizona State University in Phoenix and MSN from the University of Detroit Mercy.    She joined the staff of SJMO in 1997.

Dr. Revankar earned her medical degree at the B.J. Medical College at the University of Poona, India.  She completed internships at the Rural Training Center, Shirur, Poona; Kirkee Cantonment Hospital in Poona and at the University of Texas Southwestern Parkland Hospital, Dallas, Texas.  Dr. Revankar completed residencies at Sassoon General Hospital in India and at Parkland Hospital in Dallas.  She joined the SJMO staff in 2009.

Dr. Pardo earned his master’s degree and doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Detroit Mercy and a master’s degree in Theology and Pastoral Studies at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit.  He is a mental health consultant to SJMO and workshop coordinator for the hospital’s Conscious Fathering workshops for SJMO’s Healthy Start/Healthy Families Oakland program.

Dr. Doshi is Chief of Staff and Medical Director of Cardiovascular Services and of the Coronary Care Unit and Heart Failure Programs at SJMO.  He is the former Chief of the Division of Cardiology and former Chair of the Department of Medicine.  He was graduated from the S.C.B. Medical College in Cuttack, India, and completed his internship at Wayne State University and residencies at the former North Oakland Medical Center (now Doctors Hospital) and at SJMO.  He completed a fellowship in Cardiology at SJMO. Dr. Doshi joined the medical staff in 1978.

SJMO President and CEO Jack Weiner will bring greetings from the hospital.  Shir Tikvah President Erica Peresman and Shir Tikvah Sisterhood President Patty Rehfus will bring greetings from the congregation and Sisterhood, respectively.

Following the panel presentations, there will be a question-and-answer session and a dessert afterglow.

The public is invited. Free parking is available.  Admission is $8.  Checks should be made payable and mailed to CST Sisterhood, 3900 Northfield Pkwy., Troy, MI  48084.

For details, call Patty Rehfus, 248-219-6615 or Heidi Press, 248-544-3488.