United Brachial Plexus Network, Inc.

This year two Brachial Plexus teams have graciously accepted our invitation to join us at Camp and donate their time and expertise for Clinic on Friday, August 29, 2003. Both teams are licensed to practice in New York State. They will also participate on the Medical Panel on Friday night.

New York Team
The Hyman-Newman Institute for Neurology and Neurosurgery (INN) located at Beth Israel Medical Center, Singer Division. http://www.cerebralpalsyny.org/inside.html

The following are members of the New York Team
Dr. Rick Abbott M.D., F.A.A.P.
Director, Center for Functional Restoration
http://www.cerebralpalsyny.org/staff/abbott.html

Sheldon R. Simon, M.D. Orthopaedist
chief of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery for the Beth Israel Medical Center
http://www.nyboneandjoint.org/moreinfo.cfm?physid=103

Kara Olivo Occupational Therapist
http://www.cerebralpalsyny.org/staff/olivo.html

The Team from Texas Children's Hospital.
Texas Children's Brachial Plexus Center
http://www.texaschildrenshospital.org/C ... s/Main.htm

Rahul K Nath MD specialty brachial plexus
http://www.texaschildrenshospital.org/R ... son_id=131

I will post more information on The Texas Childrens Hospital Team as soon as it is available.


At the present time our Medical Panel consists of the following physicians


Allan J Belzberg, MD, FRCSC
Director of Peripheral Nerve Surgery Johns Hopkins Hospital
http://www.neuro.jhmi.edu/profiles/belzberg.html


Dr.Alan Maniker
Head of the Peripheral Nerve Surgery Program
Neuro Institute of New Jersey Peripheral Nerve Center
http://www.umdnj.edu/nsurgweb/peripheralnerve.dwt

Dr. Rick Abbott M.D., F.A.A.P.
Rahul K Nath MD specialty brachial plexus
Sheldon R. Simon, M.D. Orthopaedist
Kara Olivo Occupational Therapist

We will have a presentation by each of the doctors followed by a question and answer period

Moderated by
Prof. Nancy Birk UBPN President.


I will post more information to this thread as it becomes available. If anyone has any questions please feel free to e-mail me kathm@ubpn.org and I will be happy to answer your questions.

Kathleen M Mallozzi
UBPN
In Touch Chairperson.

Thanks, Kathy!

I know you've been hard at work on getting the Medical Panel and Clinic Doctors together and we appreciate the update.

Peggy

Thanks Peg

This is the first camp for me and I get to met some new tbpi/obpi adults and also... Dave M just posted he may be coming... glad to see him again along with ryan. The adult round table should be great... Liz is coming too...anyone else planning on attending?

Kath

Hi All


Just moving this up to the top for those who are considering camp and a reminder to register....

Kath

Moving this up to the top again FYI

Camp information/ registration

http://ubpn.org/campregistration.pdf

Kath