Ask the Expert

Banner Gateway Medical Center believes a critical part of excellent patient care is education. We encourage patients to ask questions and learn more about their health.

Here are topics covered by Banner Gateway Medical Center experts and for a more comprehensive list of topics, please go to Ask the Expert:

Bariatric Surgery

• Bariatric Surgery Featuring David Podkameni, MD
• Bariatric weight loss surgery  Featuring: David Podkameni, MD

 General Health

• ShinglesFeaturing Melody Rodarte, D.O.
• Shingles Featuring: Melody Rodarte, D.O.
• What is deep vein thrombosis? Featuring Dave Edwards, MD
• Minimally invasive surgery  Featuring: Rob Schuster, MD

Nutrition

• Limiting salt in my diet Featuring Heather Metell, Anne Lougher

Pediatrics

• Hospital tests for newborns Featuring Louis Iorio, MD

Women's health

• Acupuncture and pregnancy Featuring Renee Pierce
• Menopause Featuring Anu Natakki, MD
• MRIs and breast-cancer detection: Featuring David Russell, MD 
• Mammography recommendations: Featuring David Russell, MD
• Breast Screening and Mammogram  Featuring David Russell, MD
• Breast MRI  Featuring David Russell, MD

 Your health care

• Helping prepare elderly parents for a hospital stay Featuring Sandeep Sachdeva, MD
• Keeping well-informed during your hospital stay Featuring Carmen Oliveras, MD
• Preparing for your discharge Featuring John Rooney, MD
• Staying well informed while in the hospital   Featuring: Marjorie Bessel, MD
• Your medical home Featuring John Rooney, MD
• Medical Home Concept of Care  Featuring: John Rooney, MD