In his exam room, Dr. Andrew Swiderski hands his young patient a toy cell phone, encouraging the child to push the buttons that produce various sounds. Then he covers the keyboard with his fingers. “Usually, a child will look up at me or his parent and say, ‘Why are you doing this?’ He’s made the …
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Sometimes a routine visual and clinical exam, done in a dentist’s chair, can save a life. Dr. Naida Henriquez, director of dentistry at Open Door Family Medical Center, and her team routinely perform a comprehensive oral exam and tobacco screening with patients as young as 12 years old. The exam itself, done as part of …
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Childhood asthma, according to Dr. Andrew Swiderski, a pediatrician at Open Door Family Medical Center in Ossining, can be “a beast.” This is particularly true among patients living in the underserved communities Open Door cares for, as differences in asthma prevalence, morbidity and mortality are related closely with poverty, urban air quality, indoor allergens and lack of …
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There is no shame in seeking professional help to treat stress, says Dr. Jacob Samander, a board-certified psychiatrist with Open Door Family Medical Center. “You need to treat stress like you treat diabetes,” he said. “As with diabetes, treatment begins with seeing an expert and making lifestyle changes – eating healthier, learning to sleep better, …
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Lindsay Neptune, a nurse practitioner and Director of School-Based Health Clinical Services at Open Door Family Medical Center in Port Chester and Ossining, remembers the nine-year-old who stayed home alone for a week while recovering from Covid. “The parent, after being out of work for months during the height of the pandemic, had started a …
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There’s a lot to consider when you have diabetes. And, unfortunately, it’s often the feet that are the furthest thing from one’s mind. With the American Diabetes Association’s annual Alert Day approaching (March 28th), it’s especially timely to discuss the importance for those with diabetes to pay close attention to their feet. More than one …
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Got Teeth? Get checked! This is the adage followed at Open Door Family Medical Center when it comes to a child’s first visit to the dentist. “If you see a tooth, it’s time to bring your child to the dentist,” said Dr. Ben Geisler, site director for Open Door’s dental services in Ossining. “The American …
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Need to see your medical provider to discuss a health concern? Receive a flu shot? Get a checkup? The current U.S. medical system typically gives you about 15 minutes. Or about the time it takes you to drink your morning coffee and, maybe, scarf down a piece of toast. This can be a problem for …
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Open Door Family Medical Center is 50 years old. Beginning modestly a half century ago with a group of volunteer doctors and nurses in the basement of the First Baptist Church in downtown Ossining, Open Door today provides coordinated, comprehensive, and affordable health care annually to more than 63,000 people in the Lower Hudson Valley. …
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More than 10 percent of U.S. adults have Type 2 diabetes – an insidious disease that can result in heart and blood vessel disease and nerve, kidney, and eye damage, potentially leading to amputation, blindness, or even death. As the pandemic has shown, those with diabetes are also more predisposed to suffering serious consequences from …
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