WINTER-SPRING 2014 Portsmouth Regional Hospital Community Wellness Series Schedule Released 

Portsmouth Regional Hospital is pleased to share the schedule of upcoming wellness lectures planned for early 2014. Portsmouth Regional Hospital takes pride in helping Seacoast residents live healthier lives. The free Community Wellness Series will teach individuals how to take an active role in managing health to reduce the effects of illness, suffering and chronic disease.

All lectures are FREE and will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m., in the hospital classrooms, 333 Borthwick Avenue, Portsmouth, unless otherwise specified.

  • Saturday, February 8- (9-11)-Total Hip and Knee Replacement: What is Best? Orthopedic Surgeon, Thomas King, MD
  • Tuesday, February 18-Women and Heart Disease-Cardiologist Mark Jacobs, MD
  • Monday, March 3-Colon Health & The Importance of Colonoscopy-Gastroenterologists, Aristotle Damianos, MD and Brian Hyatt, MD
  • Thursday, March 6-Those Ugly Varicose Veins-Vascular Surgeon, James Rothstein, MD
  • Saturday, March 8-(9-11)-A Whole Approach to Pain Management-Anesthesiologist, Asteghik Hacobian, MD
  • Tuesday, March 18-Lumps and Bumps of the Wrist & Hand-Orthopedic Surgeons, Mathew Quitkin, MD and Roderick Bruno, MD
  • Saturday, April 5-(9-11)-From Stage IV to Center Stage-Motivational Speaker and Healer, Denise Desimone
  • Monday, April 7-Lung Cancer- Oncologist, Elena Theodosiou, MD and Thoracic Surgeon, Steven Milman, MD
  • Tuesday, April 15-All About Palliative Care-Panel Presentation-Palliative Care, Medical Director, Sarah MacDuffie, DO and Palliative Care Team
  • Saturday, May3-(9-11) How Personality Styles Affect Our Relationships-Susan J. Czarionka, RN,BSN,MBA
  • Monday, May 5- Stroke Panel Presentation-When Minutes Count-Neurologist, Douglas Black, MD; Internist, Sunila Jo, MD; PRH EMS Director Grant Turpin
  • Tuesday, May 20 Allergies and Asthma-Allergist, Robert Hickey, MD
  • Monday, June 2-Hip Arthroscopy-Orthopedic Surgeon, David Davis, MD
  • Thursday, June 5-Concussion-Neurosurgeon, Henry Pallatroni, MD
  • Saturday, June 7-(9-11) Opening Your Path to Life’s Purpose & Finding Inner Peace-Ann Sousa, AD, Holistic Practitioner
  • Tuesday, June 17-Defeating Depression-Justin Looser, Director of Behavioral Health
  • Thursday, June 19-Shoulder Pain-Orthopedic Surgeon, Mayo Nordlinger, MD
  • Tuesday, June 24-Direct Anterior Hip Replacement Surgery-Orthopedic Surgeon, Akhilesh Sastry, MD