Doctor Dialogue Tackles Headache Disorders

Doctor Dialogue Tackles Headache Disorders
Spectrum Health Medical Group Hosts Free Seminar at The Pinnacle Center

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 9, 2012 – With 300 different diagnoses of headaches, no wonder it is a disorder that affects so many of us. The good news is that many headaches can be prevented and treated successfully.

Spectrum Health Medical Group’s Doctor Dialogue is presenting “Hope for Conquering Headache Disorders” on Wednesday, April 18, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at The Pinnacle Center, 3330 Highland Drive, Hudsonville.

The event features presentations by Larry Charleston, IV, MD, and Danita Vander Kodde, MS, PA-C, of Spectrum Health Medical Group Comprehensive Headache Care Center. They will discuss diagnosis and classifications of headaches, migraine disorders, preventative measures and treatment options.

Charleston, IV, a neurologist and headache specialist, received his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit and completed a headache and facial pain fellowship at the Jefferson Headache Center in Philadelphia. Vander Kodde is a physician assistant for Spectrum Health Medical Group’s neurology practice and has extensive experience in helping patients with neurological conditions.

The seminar is free and open to the public. Register online at shmg.org/doctordialogue or by phone at 616.267.2626 and select option 4. Refreshments will be provided.

Spectrum Health is a not-for-profit health system in West Michigan offering a full continuum of care through the Spectrum Health Hospital Group, which is comprised of nine hospitals including Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, a state of the art children’s hospital that opened in January 2011, and 190 service sites; the Spectrum Health Medical Group and West Michigan Heart, physician groups totaling more than 600 providers; and Priority Health, a health plan with 625,000 members. Spectrum Health is West Michigan’s largest employer with more than 18,000 employees. The organization provided $176.5 million in community benefit during its 2011 fiscal year.