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<strong>Winthrop</strong>-<strong>University</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
259 First Street<br />
Mineola, NY 11501<br />
www.winthrop.org<br />
Charles M. Strain<br />
Chairman of the Board<br />
John F. Collins, CPA<br />
President and<br />
Chief Executive Officer<br />
Published by the<br />
Department of External Affairs<br />
(516) 663-2234<br />
John P. Broder<br />
Vice President<br />
External Affairs & Development<br />
Wendy L. Goldstein<br />
Director, Public Affairs<br />
Leanna M. Cherry<br />
Publications Specialist<br />
Karen Tripmacher<br />
Assistant Director,<br />
Community Relations & Special Projects<br />
The Best Help the Best at <strong>Winthrop</strong><br />
When renowned <strong>Winthrop</strong>-<strong>University</strong><br />
<strong>Hospital</strong> ophthalmologist and microsurgeon<br />
Lawrence F. Jindra, MD, noticed<br />
that he had difficulty touching his middle<br />
finger to his thumb on his dominant surgical<br />
hand, he sought help from the best<br />
– his colleagues at <strong>Winthrop</strong>.<br />
“Until you loose the ability to do<br />
something that you take for granted –<br />
like snapping your fingers – you don’t<br />
realize how devastating it can be,” said<br />
Dr. Jindra recently. As a surgeon, Dr.<br />
Jindra took this relatively benign problem<br />
in his hand very seriously.<br />
Dr. Jindra found himself under the<br />
care of <strong>Winthrop</strong>’s Vice Chairman of the<br />
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and<br />
Chief of the Division of Hand Surgery<br />
Glenn Teplitz, MD. Dr. Teplitz’s extensive<br />
expertise in the field of orthopaedics is<br />
focused on the diagnosis, conservative<br />
management and surgical treatment of<br />
hand and upper extremity disorders.<br />
Dr. Jindra was diagnosed with<br />
The primary teaching affiliate of Stony Brook <strong>University</strong> School of Medicine<br />
tenosynovitis (trigger finger) – a common<br />
problem that causes pain and stiffness<br />
of the tendons in the fingers. Dr. Teplitz<br />
treated Dr. Jindra with a series of injections<br />
to the tendons and relief was<br />
almost immediate.<br />
So when Dr. Jindra later developed<br />
lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) in<br />
his left arm, he once again turned to his<br />
colleagues in <strong>Winthrop</strong>’s Department<br />
of Orthopaedic Surgery, where he was<br />
seen by Mark Grossman, MD, Chief<br />
of the Division of Sports Medicine.<br />
Dr. Grossman treated Dr. Jindra with<br />
an injection to the tendon, anti-inflammatories,<br />
and a brace.<br />
Today, Dr. Jindra’s hand and arm<br />
feel as good as new, and he is grateful for<br />
the outstanding minimally invasive care<br />
that he received from his colleagues,<br />
which has enabled him to continue to<br />
do what he does best – provide worldclass<br />
ophthalmology care to patients<br />
at <strong>Winthrop</strong>. ■<br />
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<strong>Winthrop</strong> ophthalmologist Lawrence F.<br />
Jindra, MD, (center) is grateful for the<br />
outstanding care he received from his<br />
colleagues – Mark Grossman, MD, Chief<br />
of the Division of Sports Medicine, (left)<br />
and Glenn Teplitz, MD, Vice Chairman of<br />
the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery<br />
and Chief of the Division of Hand Surgery<br />
at <strong>Winthrop</strong> (right).