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Hawai‘i News Now’s HI Now program host Kanoe Gibson was at Castle to
talk with new orthopaedic surgeon Christopher Lau, MD about Castle’s expanding orthopedic services. He specializes in sports medicine with advanced arthroscopy, trauma, and
total joint arthroplasty; and has a sub- specialty fellowship training in sports medicine and arthroscopy. While at the Southern California Orthopedic Institute, Dr. Lau treated high school, collegiate and professional athletes (NBA, NFL, MLB and MLS).
Dr. Lau continues to work closely with the University of Hawai‘i medical school and orthopaedic surgery residency program.
For more information on Castle’s Joint and Spine Services visit AdventistHealthCastle.org.
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Castle adds new surgical procedures
Adventist Health Castle surgeon Steven Fowler, MD, spoke with KHON2’s John Veneri for an In Sickness & In Health segment about two new exciting operations Castle added in 2019. One is for patients with chronic acid reflux, and the other for patients with uncontrolled diabetes.
Fowler said that for those suffering from Acid Reflux, the new LINX procedure, or Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation, places a magnetic band around the esophagus. This creates a barrier to reflux. It has minimal side effects and is safer than the standard fundoplication surgery previously offered.
The other procedure is for diabetes, and
is a modification of a complex operation that has been around since the 1980s. Called SADI or Loop Duodenal Switch, this is considered the absolute best operation with a modification to decrease the chance of operative complications.
For more information, visit AdventistHealthCastle.org.
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Tips to prevent
catching the coronavirus
On Jan. 29, Adventist Health Castle primary care physician Robin Matsukawa visited KHON2’s Take2 morning news program to share health tips about the coronavirus outbreak that has sickened and killed people in Asia, Europe and that, at the time, had just reached the United States.
Dr. Matsukawa said that the coronavirus is a novel virus because it is the first time it’s been identified.
Dr. Matsukawa explained that the steps normally taken to prevent a cold work best to prevent catching the coronavirus. He said the CDC and other websites recommend handwashing for 20 seconds as the best step in prevention.
He reminded viewers to take all precautions including hand washing, avoiding touching your face, lips, nose or mouth; and staying at home if you have any symptoms.
Click here to watch any of these videos.
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