For Immediate Release
August 10, 2007
Contact: Laura Buffum
732-751-7537
lbuffum@meridianhealth.com

JERSEY SHORE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER PRESENTS PROGRAM ON THYROID CONDITIONS

Neptune, NJ - On Monday, August 13, Jersey Shore University Medical Center is hosting a program titled ?Diagnosis of Thyroid Conditions and New Surgical Treatments?, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at The Atlantic Club, 1904 Atlantic Avenue, Wall.

This program will feature a discussion on the latest methods for diagnosing and treating thyroid conditions through surgery from Alexander Shifrin, M.D., a specialist in endocrine surgery.

A raffle and light refreshments will be provided. To register for this free lecture, please call the Meridian HealthLine at 1-800-560-9990.

About Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Jersey Shore University Medical Center, a member of the Meridian Health family, is a not-for-profit university teaching hospital affiliate of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Home to the K. Hovnanian Children?s Hospital, the first state-designated children?s hospital in the region; the top-rated cardiac surgery program in the State; and the only trauma center in Monmouth and Ocean counties, Jersey Shore University Medical Center specializes in cardiac care and surgery, orthopedics and rehabilitation, cancer care, and advanced women?s and children?s health services. For more information about the Jersey Shore University Medical Center Cancer Center and Jersey Shore University Medical Center please call the Meridian Health Line at 1-800-560-9990 or visit www.meridianhealth.com.

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