Media Relations

OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center is a leading provider of trauma, cardiac, neurology and oncology care. We have media-friendly experts ready to help you with print/radio or television interviews on those and other health-related topics. Our staff members have been featured in many local, regional and national publications.

For assistance in reaching any of our group of medical experts, call Therese Michels, Communications Manager, at 815.395.5446, or send an e-mail to: Therese.A.Michels@osfhealthcare.org.

A partial list of topics we have experts for includes:

ATHLETIC TRAINING
Ice skating
Off-season soccer, football and hockey training

BACK SURGERY / TREATMENT
Artificial disc surgery
Kyphoplasty
Minimal Access Spinal Technologies (MAST)

CANCER/ONCOLOGY
Breast cancer / genetic screening
Mammosite treatment for breast cancer
Colon cancer / genetic screening
Prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment
IGRT and PET scan technology

Self-Hypnosis for Wellness

Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Program

Breast Cancer Genetic Risk Assessment Program

Colon Cancer Genetic Risk Assessment Program

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
64-slice cardiac diagnostic CT (as seen on Oprah)
Aneurism
Atrial fibrillation treatments
     - MicroMaze ablation surgery
     - Maze surgery
     - Heart mapping
Chest Pain Center accreditation
     - Heart attack diagnosis / treatment
Cardiac rehabilitation
Cardiac stenting
Carotid artery stenting
Cholesterol management
Diagnostic cardiac catheterization
Endoscopic Vein Harvesting (EVH)
Off-pump coronary bypass surgery
Preventing cardiovascular disease
Peripheral vascular disease causes / treatments
Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization (TMR)
Women and heart disease

EMERGENCY / TRAUMA CARE
Preventing trauma (car and bike safety)
Trauma helicopter issues
Trauma surgery
Treating trauma

GENERAL HEALTH TOPICS
Diabetes education
Diet, nutrition, heart healthy eating
Family practice issues

HOSPITALIST
24/7 hospitalist service
General information about hospitalist programs

NEUROSCIENCES
Stroke treatment and prevention
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) also known as mini-stroke
Brain aneurysm

NURSING ISSUES
Clinical ladders
Education and training issues (via the Saint Anthony College of Nursing)
Internships and mentor programs
Magnet designation issues
Reducing vacancy rates
Recruitment / marketing

OB/GYN TOPICS
Pre-natal care and nutrition
Care and feeding of infants
Post-partum depression/blues

Post-Partum Clinic

ORGAN DONATION
Increasing organ donor rates
General information

OSF Medal of Honor

ORTHOPEDICS
Knee injuries / treatments / minimally invasive surgeries
Knee replacement / minimally invasive surgeries
Shoulder injuries / treatments / minimally invasive surgeries

PAIN MANAGEMENT ISSUES

PULMONOLOGY
Asthma diagnoses, treatment
COPD, diagnosis treatment
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary rehabilitation programs

QUALITY ISSUES
IHI 5 Million Lives Campaign
Simulated patient training

SLEEP DISORDERS
Sleep Apnea
Sleep disorder diagnosis (sleep lab) and treatment
Sleep hygiene issues

Restless Leg Syndrome

WOMEN'S CENTER

DEXA bone density and free Bone Health Program

Digital Mammography

Stereotactic breast biopsy