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Parkinson’s Support Group offers discussion of deep brain stimulus therapy

FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Parkinson’s Support Group will hold their monthly meeting, 10 a.m. to noon, Friday, Aug. 25, in the fellowship hall of Christ the King Lutheran Church, 1620 S. Stage Coach Lane.

Featuring neurosurgeon Dr. Sharona Ben-Haim of University of California San Diego and Kelly Bovia, Medtronic Neuromodulation representative, this month’s topic will discuss deep brain stimulus therapy for Parkinson’s disease.

Ben-Haim completed her residency in neurological surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and received additional fellowship training in deep brain stimulation surgery for Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, tremor and chronic pain syndromes at Oxford University. She has a hospital-based practice at Tri-City Hospital in north county San Diego, as well as University of California San Diego Health in La Jolla.

For more information, visit www.neurosurgery.ucsd.edu.edu/sharona-ben-haim-md/ or www.medtronicdbs.com.

Prior to the program, there will be a time for sharing, coffee and refreshments. The meeting is held in support of persons with Parkinson’s disease, care partners and people interested in improving the world of those affected by Parkinson’s disease.

The meeting is held on the fourth Friday of each month. For more information, call Irene Miller (760) 731-0171.

 

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