Our providers participate in free informational podcasts and we share them with the entire Kenai Penninsula.

Please listen to a FREE PAIN MANAGEMENT PODCAST  attached to this webpage.  To listen, please double click on the this link    PMN_Apr2013_Edit1

MediCenter’s own Andrea Trescot, MD spoke in the April 2013 Pain Management News Podcast about the role genetics play into excellent pain managment.

Dr. Trescot spoke with Pain Medicine news editor Donald Pizzi to discuss her new educational review “Genetic Testing in Pain Medicine,” published in the April issue.

We are thankful that Dr. Trescot provides Alaska’s Kenai Penninsula with a true expert.  She is open to new patients and is here 3 days a week.

To schedule an appointment for a consultation, please call (907) 335-2490 today!

To learn more about  our state of the art Varicose Vein Procedure and view a video on it, go to our “Varicose Vein Care” page. To learn more about Dr. Roupenian, go to our “Provider” page on our website.

To call and schedule a free screening or consult today, call 283-9118!

Did everyone know  Kenai MediCenter has our picture in the front page of the Thursday, March 28th issue of the Peninsula Clarion?

To see the picture in question, click on the following link below.

http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2013-03-27/photos-kenai-peninsula-job-fair

MediCenter’s own Aaron Lyman is captured talking with Serena Lee, a Soldotna high school student about her future in the medical field.   MediCenter has a strong history in training new individuals entering the Medical Field. 

Being a leader for primary care in the Kenai Penninsula enables our location to help train future Medical Assistants and staff to work to the highest ability of their license.  Our major turnover is from our Medical Assistants taking advantage of higher education becoming Registered Nurses and Physican Assistants. 

We wish the best for those individuals who are entering a field that has many rewards and character building challenges.

Dr. Andrea Trescot is board certified in pain management, interventional pain management, anesthesia and critical care.  Dr. Trescot’s philosophy is to provide patients with fresh ideas, effective treatment, and needed relief from chronic pain.  You wanted the best and we brought on Dr. Andrea Trescot, a world renowned leader in her field of Pain Management.  She is truly passionate when it comes to Pain Management and loves helping people.  Call today to secure an appointment at 907-335-2490.  An expert in pain relief is waiting for your call.

Read about her on our webpage at http://kenaidoctor.com/expert-pain-management-doctor-in-kenai

As you wake up, stare into our beautiful blue sky, and look to our snow filled panaramic views,  do you ever wonder about your current Well-Being?

If you didn’t, someone did!   MediCenter wants to share the results from a State by State rating in 2012′s annual Gallup-Health-ways Well-Being Index.

The survey is based on residents’ responses about physical health, best sense of overall well-being, job satisfaction and other factors that affect quality of life. 

To read the full results, visit http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/27/well-being-index/1949237/

MediCenter is interested in how you would rate Alaska and our own city’s well-being?

Andrea Trescot, MD is past president of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP), a former professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, and previous director of the Pain Fellowship Programs at the University of Washington and the University of Florida. She graduated from the Medical University of South Carolina, with internship and residency in Anesthesia at Bethesda Naval Hospital and a Fellowship in Pediatric Anesthesia at National Children’s Hospital in Washington.

]]> http://kenaidoctor.com/expert-pain-management-doctor-in-kenai/feed 0 http://kenaidoctor.com/gynecology-womens-health-in-kenai-with-gemma-smith http://kenaidoctor.com/gynecology-womens-health-in-kenai-with-gemma-smith#comments Thu, 01 Nov 2012 01:23:22 +0000 Staff http://kenaidoctor.com/?p=376 Gemma Smith has been with the MediCenter for a little over a year and in that time has helped several women win back their personal health. Some of the basic services Gemma can help us with are listed below:

• • Low stress annual exams with emphasis in Preventive Medicine
  • Gynecology
  • Papsmears
  • Birth Control
  • Hormone testing and control
  • Osteoporosis diagnostics and prevention
  • Mental health
  • STD testing
  • Menstration Problems
  • Thyroid Problems
  • Menopause
  • HCG
  • Reproductive System
  For all your Female Medical Needs, come see Gemma, your capable and friendly Nurse Practitioner at the MediCenter

Dr. Anderson and the Algone Center have teamed up with the MediCenter to offer the Kenai Peninsula a fresh approach to Pain Management, bringing patient excellent results and quality of healthcare back! The Algone Pain Management Center is located in the heart of Kenai inside the MediCenter building.

Dr. Anderson is a board certified physician in anesthesiology and pain management, noted fitness expert, and wellness consultant. She combines her extensive medical background with a masters degree in exercise physiology and twenty-five years of experience in fitness and nutrition to bring a unique perspective to health and patient care. Dr. Anderson was a dance major at the prestigious NYU School of the Arts in New York City until a back injury ended her dreams as a professional dancer. She went on to earn a BS in counseling and a MS in exercise physiology from Penn State University. She attended medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas where she graduated in the top 10% of her class, and was fellowship trained in Pain Management at the University of Chicago.

Dr. Anderson ran a hospital-based fitness program in Fort Worth, Texas for two years where her passion for health and wellness flourished. Dr. Anderson currently runs her own pain management practice in Palm Desert, California where she uses her fitness and wellness expertise to teach her patients that the power to heal lies within and provides the tools to help them reach their goals. Before moving to Alaska, Dr. Anderson ran her own pain management practice in Palm Desert, California, where in addition to providing the medical tools to help her patients, she also used her fitness and wellness expertise to provide comprehensive and
customized care plan for each patient.

Dr. Ruth Anderson is still accepting new patients! To schedule an appointment or a consultation with Dr. Ruth Anderson, please call (907) 335-2499 today!

What’s It All About?

Why do detox?

Our bodies were not designed to handle the amount of detoxification necessary to remove all the chemicals we are exposed to. When these build up, they can cause a wide variety of problems including hormonal problems, diabetes, weight gain, neurologic problems and even cancer.

Doing a detox helps to improve blood sugar, improve sleep quality, lessen fatigue, improve mood, and improve overall health. While it is NOT a weight loss program, many people who need to lose weight do so while doing this program.

What is detox?

Detoxification, “detox” is the process of removing toxins from the body. A detox is sometimes also referred to as a “cleanse.” There are many different types of detox programs available.

What are toxins?

Toxins are chemicals that are poisonous in some way, and have negative effects on the body.

Why would I have toxins in my body?

We are all exposed to many toxins on a daily basis. Studies have been done that show that most people are exposed to over 200 chemicals each day BEFORE THEY LEAVE THEIR HOUSE! Some exposures are unintentional and unconscious, such as contaminants in the air, water and soil. Some personal care products contain hundreds of chemicals, even soap, shampoo and deodorant- you don’t have to be using perfumes, creams or makeup to have exposures.

Other exposures are more obvious, such as tobacco use, caffeine use, drug use (prescription, over the counter and illicit).

          If your body can’t get rid of the chemicals as fast as they come in, they will build up in the body and cause problems.

What is involved in doing a detox?

The detox program is either a 10 or 28 day program, depending on what your health care practitioner recommends. During this time, there is a particular diet to follow. It is important to follow this diet, because it removes most of the foods that commonly cause allergies. Often people feel better just getting off of these foods, because hidden food allergies can make you feel sick.

          There are also pills and shakes to drink, which have many vitamins that help your body to clear out the poisons that have been stored in it.

How will I feel when I do the detox?

Most people feel good when they do a cleanse. Some, but not all people lose weight. Many notice that after the first couple of days carbohydrate/sweet cravings decrease or disappear completely.  Many people notice that headaches go away, digestion improves, fluid retention decreases and energy increases.

Are there any side effects?

          If you normally drink a lot of caffeine or eat a lot of sugar you may get withdrawal symptoms, like headaches. Also, you can feel sick from the toxins moving around. These will usually resolve within a couple of days. If you have any questions, be sure to contact the office for instructions about what to do.

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If you are interested in doing a detox, or learning more about how a detox might benefit you or a loved one, please call our office at (907) 283-9118 to schedule a free 10 minute consultation at our clinic.

For more information about the detox program, see the Clear Change website: https://www.metagenics.com/patients/patient-programs/patients-clearchange

We are now preferred providers and in-network with Blue Cross Blue Shield! You now can receive the high quality services we provide at an in-network price, which means better access to care, and more money in your pockets! Why pay large co-insurances and higher deductibles when you have the opportunity to just pay your chosen co-pay and the typically lower in-network deductible?

Many of you have Blue Cross as your primary health insurance, and you need high quality, affordable healthcare accessible to you right in your hometown. We have partnered with Blue Cross to make this happen. 

We are also striving to create a Patient Centered Medical Home where we have policies, practices, technologies, and training in place to not only treat your sudden illnesses, but to track and monitor your health throughout your life! We try every day to get better at diagnosing and treating chronic disease and we feel even better if we prevent chronic illness from ever happening.

So, partnering with Blue Cross, we plan to take your healthcare to the next level, preventing, monitoring and putting you in charge of your health so that you too can become independently healthy and happy!