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Rhonda, age 58, spent years in silence, struggling with pain she felt was too personal to discuss. It was easier to endure the discomfort than bring it up—even with her husband of 38 years. Despite seeing multiple health care providers, she often left appointments with more questions than answers, hesitant to share the deeply personal issues affecting her quality of life. And then, Rhonda met Team SIU. What started as an itchy scalp turned into painful sores and hair loss. SIU dermatologist Dr. Rebecca Larsen diagnosed Rhonda with lichens planus, a painful, inflammatory autoimmune condition

For Sohail Siddique, MD, time in the military taught him how to be a good doctor. Written by Courtney Hall | Photography by Jason Johnson Published in Aspects Magazine, Autumn 2017 (40-4) The role of ship doctor on a naval vessel is more involved than on land. “On some ships, you’re the dentist,” says Sohail Siddique, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at SIU School of Medicine. “You’re the food inspector. I was on the damage control training team.” Dr. Siddique also underwent firefighter training and helicopter crash training. “When helicopters go upside

Aspects Volume 38 No. 3 "I was 24 the first time I was diagnosed with testicular cancer," Eric Melito says. Four-and-a half years after surgeons removed his left testicle, Melito was diagnosed with a completely different type of cancer in his right testicle. The surgeries left him sterile. "Someday, when I fall in love with the right person, I do want to have children," Melito says. "I’m the last male in my family line." Focus on the future The devastation of a cancer diagnosis often leaves patients and their families intensely focused on fighting the cancer. The fear of dying overtakes the

Internal Medicine Presentations "Fulminant Necrotizing Myositis with Concurrent Streptococcus Bovis Bacteremia" Authors: Liao H-I, Izaguirre-Anariba D, Tandan N, Mir T. SCCM. Februrary 18, 2019. https://oce.ovid.com/article/00003246-201901001-00590/HTML

Since 2017, Eve Fischberg has led Stepping Up, a program to help those with memory loss and their care partners develop better balance. Now retired from SIU Medicine, Maggie Schaver was also instrumental in developing the program.

Sam McFadden’s curiosity and passion for studying neurodegenerative diseases will live on through the recently established Samuel A. McFadden Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease Research Fund. McFadden, the lab manager for the Smith Alzheimer’s Center Hascup Labs at SIU Medicine, has been battling a brain tumor for nearly a decade. In June 2023, he was diagnosed with glioblastoma, a fast-growing and aggressive brain tumor that currently does not have a cure. The fund will support graduate student research in aging and neurodegenerative disease, an area dear to McFadden’s heart. “I was very

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Fiscal Year 2017 Holiday Schedule Date of Holiday Name of Holiday Explanation Monday, July 4, 2016 Independence Holiday Legal Holiday Monday, September 5, 2016 Labor Day Legal Holiday Friday, November 11, 2016 Veterans Day Designated Holiday Thursday, November 24, 2016 Thankgiving Day Legal Holiday Friday, November 25, 2016 Thanksgiving Holiday Designated Holiday Monday, December 26, 2016 Christmas Day Holiday Legal Holiday Tuesday, December 27, 2016 Christmas Break Holiday Designated Holiday Wednesday, December 28, 2016 Administrative Closure Administrative Closure* Thursday, December 29

Fiscal Year 2018 Holiday Schedule Date of Holiday Name of Holiday Explanation Tuesday, July 4, 2017 Independence Holiday Legal Holiday Monday, September 4, 2017 Labor Day Legal Holiday Friday, November 10, 2017 Veterans Day Designated Holiday Thursday, November 23, 2017 Thankgiving Day Legal Holiday Friday, November 24, 2017 Thanksgiving Holiday Designated Holiday Monday, December 25, 2017 Christmas Day Holiday Legal Holiday Tuesday, December 26, 2017 Christmas Eve Designated Holiday Wednesday, December 27, 2017 Administrative Closure Administrative Closure* Thursday, December 28, 2017

Fiscal Year 2019 Holiday Schedule Date of Holiday Name of Holiday Explanation Wednesday, July 4, 2018 Independence Holiday Legal Monday, September 3, 2018 Labor Day Legal Thursday, November 22, 2018 Thankgiving Day Legal Friday, November 23, 2018 Thanksgiving Friday Designated Monday, December 24, 2018 Christmas Eve Designated Tuesday, December 25, 2018 Christmas Day Legal Wednesday, December 26, 2018 Designated Holiday Designated Thursday, December 27, 2018 Administrative Closure Administrative Closure* Friday, December 28, 2018 Administrative Closure Administrative Closure* Monday, December