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Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology opens up
its newest location in Ozone Park
BY THE QUEENS COURIER STAFF
editorial@qns.com / @QNS
Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology, the largest
private radiology practice on Long Island,
has offi cially opened its second facility in
Queens.
Located at 102-34 Atlantic Ave. in Ozone
Park, the new offi ce joins Zwanger-Pesiri’s
other location in Laurelton to off er Queens
residents radiological care.
“We are proud and excited to have opened
another offi ce in Queens,” said Dr. Steven L.
Mendelsohn, chief executive offi cer. “We are
constantly striving to make the best imaging
easily accessible and our Ozone Park offi ce
will enable us to serve another new community.
Queens Medical Associates to host its inaugural
Clinical Trials Day in Fresh Meadows this month
BY THE QUEENS COURIER STAFF
editorial@qns.com / @QNS
On May 22, Queens Medical Associates
(QMA) will be hosting its very fi rst
Clinical Trials Day to help cancer patients
and their families understand the importance
and answer questions about clinical
trials.
From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., attendees can
meet with QMA’s Clinical Trials Team,
who will be there to answer all questions
patients and their families may have
regarding clinical trials.
Some of the topics that will be covered
include informed consent, the advancement
in medicine that resulted from clinical
trials and what the determining factors
are that allow people to participate in
a clinical trial. Th ere will also be a game
that de-bunks the myths surrounding
clinical trials.
“Our Clinical Trials Day event presents
an amazing opportunity to speak with our
patients about what clinical trials entail
and how they can be of benefi t to cancer
treatment plans,” said Karen Eisenberg,
RN, MPS, Director of Clinical Research at
QMA. “Clinical trials not only present an
opportunity for the patients who take part
in them, but also for researchers around
the world, who use this type of research as
a critical tool for learning more about various
types of cancers, their eff ects on the
body and how to treat them.”
International Clinical Trials Day is
held every year to commemorate the day
that James Lind, a surgeon and pioneer
researcher, began the fi rst randomized
clinical trial in 1747 to diagnose scurvy on
board a Navy ship. Since then, clinical trials
have guidelines based on many factors
about who can participate in the program.
“Our event enables us to raise awareness
of the great advancements in clinical
trials, as well as dispel the myths and
misconceptions about them,” explained
Dr. Abhisek Swaika, who has been actively
involved in clinical trials and has
authored several articles in major scientifi
c journals.
Th e event will take place at the QMA
offi ce, located at 176-60 Union Tpke. in
Fresh Meadows. For more information,
visit queensmedical.com or call 718-460-
2300.
Photo courtesy of Queens Medical Associates
Dr. Abhisek Swaika and Karen Eisenberg, RN, MPS, Director of Clinical Research of Queens Medical
Associates
Queens residents deserve high-quality
care and we are eager to provide that care.”
Zwanger-Pesiri has 26 locations in Nassau,
Suff olk, Queens and Brooklyn. Th e new
Ozone Park offi ce off ers a variety of services
including Vida 3T MRI, PET/CT scans,
Nuclear Medicine, Low-Dose CT scans,
Ultrasound, X-ray, 3D Mammography and
Bone Density (DEXA) scans.
Zwanger-Pesiri has served its patients
with radiology services over the last 65 years.
Th ey are open evenings and weekends to
accommodate working patients and employ
over 65 board certifi ed radiologists that have
multiple subspecialties.
For more information about Zwanger-
Pesiri, visit www.zprad.com. Photo courtesy of Zwanger-Pesiri
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