WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains Hospital has welcomed radiologist Dr. Stephanie Sims, to its group of integrated physician practices.  Sims has joined Dr. Pamela Weber, director of the Outpatient Imaging Center at New Rochelle. Sims received her medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine where she also completed her radiology residency and fellowship in breast and body ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Dr. Erik Larsen, White Plains Hospital's associate director of emergency medicine, explains how the busiest emergency department in Westchester County uses state-of-the-art technology in ambulances to transmit information to the emergency department to be prepared to save lives faster.  Larsen also explains how White Plains Hospital's emergency department is ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains Hospital is focusing on pancreatic cancer, early detection and improved survival at its 2nd Annual Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Forum on Friday, Nov. 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Gilda's Club.  Gilda’s Club is at 80 Maple Ave., White Plains (municipal parking available across the street). Here is a rundown of the program for the forum:  11:30 ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Dr. Cynthia Chin, thoracic surgeon and director of the women's cancer program services at White Plains Hospital, discusses the hospital's minimally invasive surgery techniques that she uses to treat lung, esophagus and thymus cancers.  Chin discusses how her team uses these techniques for patients to recover faster with minimal pain and resume their functional ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Hematologist and oncologist Dr. Dan Costin, co-medical director of the White Plains Hospital cancer program, was honored by the Westchester Region of Hadassah for his significant work in cancer research and treatment both here in Westchester and in collaboration with Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem on Thursday.   The event was held at Temple Israel Center in White ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Dr. Raj Buddhavarapu (“Dr. Buddha”), of White Plains Hospital Physician Associates Westchester Geriatrics & Palliative Care, began seeing patients in the hospital’s ambulatory center in the Wykagyl section of New Rochelle in late October. Dr. Buddha is board-certified in geriatrics as well as in hospice and palliative care medicine. Dr. Buddha, a geriatrician, ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Children are invited to bring teddy bears or other stuffed animals and dolls to be “treated” for a variety of “boo-boos” by White Plains Hospital representatives at the Ted E. Bear Hospital clinic on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 9 a.m.-noon.  The free educational event for children and parents will begin in the lobby at White Plains Hospital at 41 East Post Road, White ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Dr. Jesus Jaile-Marti, Chief of Neonatalogy at White Plains Hospital, shares the advances and technology of the neonatology center during the 19 years that he's been at the hospital and the level of personalized care provided by doctors and staff.  Jaile-Marti speaks about the human aspect of care that White Plains Hospital provides, including compassionately ...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains Hospital staff dressed in Halloween costumes, and decorated the Centennial Room to reflect its Monster Mash blood drive on Friday, Oct. 31.  Staff provided pre-screenings and treats were available for donors. A screening of "The Munsters" was on film while donors gave blood. 

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains Hospital will hold an informational symposium called "Navigating a Cancer Diagnosis: What You Need to Know Now" on Thursday, Nov. 13 at the Scarsdale Public Library from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Free and open to the public, the symposium is intended to inform patients and family members who have been affected by cancer about treatment, support, research ...