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Critical to the defense of any medical malpractice claim at trial is neutralizing and eliminating sympathy from the pool of prospective jurors that will ultimately render a verdict as to whether the defendant physician is liable for the patient-plaintiff’s injuries. This is especially true when the injured party is a child.

Long known as the Hudson Valley’s premier provider of tertiary and quaternary care, Westchester Medical Center — the flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) — is raising the bar for outpatient services in the region with its new Ambulatory Care Pavilion in Valhalla.

David Fiorella, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurosurgery and Radiology, Director of the Stony Brook Cerebrovascular Center and Co-Director of the Stony Brook Cerebrovascular and Comprehensive Stroke Center, provides mechanical thrombectomy and other highly effective treatments to promote excellent outcomes among patients with stroke.

It is estimated that there will be 268,600 new cases of invasive breast cancer, exclusive of recurrent breast cancer, 62,930 cases of both ductal and lobular in situ breast cancer and 41,760 breast cancer deaths among U.S. women in 2019.