Practice News

• Post-Splenectomy Patients: All post-Splenectomy patients should be vaccinated to decrease the risk of overwhelming postsplenectomy sepsis (OPSS) due to organisms such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenza type B, and Neisseria meningitides. If you had your spleen removed, please speak with your provider today.
• Attention Smokers! RIMG now offers screening for early detection of lung cancer. You are eligible for screening if you are a current smoker or former heavy smoker, over age 50, or if you are currently not receiving annual CT scans for early detection of lung cancer. The screening involves a blood test and Chest CT scan.
• Rockville Internal Medicine Group welcomes new physicians this Fall. Christopher Ko, MD, specializing in Internal Medicine, and Lynda Goldberg, DO, specializing in Family Practice, joined the practice in September 2011. Sara Brooks, MD, specializing in Dermatology, will join the practice in November 2011.
• Rockville Internal Medicine Group is Connected to CRISP, The Chesapeake Regional Information System for Our Patients. CRISP was formally designated Maryland's statewide health information exchange (HIE). HIE allows clinical information to move electronically between physician practices, hospitals, labs, radiology centers, and other healthcare institutions. The goal of HIE is to deliver the right health information to the right place at the right time ... MORE
• Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy. Visit our PRP website and learn more about Dr. Schainker's work with PRP Therapy at RIMG. PRP Therapy, or Platelet Rich Plasma Therapy, is a non-surgical treatment for joint injuries and arthritis that stimulates the body's natural healing forces. PRP is a concentration of platelets, which can jump start healing. To find out if PRP Therapy is right for you, talk to your health care provider at your next appointment.