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Along with the building expansion at CHA HPMC, slated to open in 2021, we have plans to expand our Neuroscience Institute as a comprehensive brain center. We sat down with Joung Lee, MD and Chief Administrative Officer at CHA HPMC to learn about the expansion plan and its benefits to our community.

What is the current neurosurgery program at CHA HPMC?

Before the arrival of myself and Dr.

Posted by Divya Sathyanarayanan

Vaping-related lung disease has affected 530 people and claimed seven lives in the United States so far, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention¹. Vaping not only causes serious health problems, but also negatively impacts eye health and accelerates vision problems. We interviewed Rohit Varma, MD, MPH and founding director at CHA HPMC’s Southern California Eye Institute (SCEI) to understand how vaping affects eye health.

What

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Jessica Rodriguez, an occupational therapist at CHA HPMC, is one of our first employees to sign-up for the AHA Heart Walk 2019 in Pasadena, Los Angeles. Rodriguez signed up for the 5 K (kilometer) walk and started preparations the same day. “Even though I am physically healthy and indulge in fitness activities, I was a little intimidated and wondered if I could finish the walk,” she says, adding that

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CHA HPMC’s state-of-the-art eye clinic Southern California Eye Institute (SCEI) is the first eye institute in Los Angeles to perform a ClearPath implant surgery, on a 78-year old glaucoma patient. The use of the ClearPath implant is an example of how SCEI is introducing innovative eye care treatments to improve community eye health. We sat with Rohit Varma, MD, MPH and founding director at SCEI to understand more about

Posted by Divya Sathyanarayanan and Dr. Eijean Wu

September is recognized as Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month. Gynecologic cancers poses a serious threat to women across the globe. In the United States, an estimated 110,070 new gynecologic cancer cases were diagnosed in 2018 and 32,120 deaths were reported during the same period¹.

We sat down with, Gynecologic Oncologist at CHA HPMC, to understand gynecologic cancer, treatment options, and prevention methods.

What is