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The Westchester Celiac Sprue Support Group invites you to attend our next meeting:
Sunday, December 6th Phelps Memorial Hospital: C-Level Sleepy Hollow, NY
** Potluck Gluten-Free Cafe & Bake Sale: 12:30 - 2:00 pm
** Guest Speaker: 2:00 pm - Christina Tennyson, MD, gastroenterlogist with the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University
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Potluck Gluten-Free Cafe & Bake Sale: 12:30 - 2:00 pm
Enjoy homemade, gluten-free baked goods and complimentary coffee and tea. Free face painting for kids! Meet others to swap stories, recipes and make new friends. Speak with our special guests: Kelly Courson, Celiac Chicks Nicole Hunn, "Gluten Free on a Shoestring" blogger Karen Miller, owner of Three Dogs Gluten-Free Bakery
Bring your own baked goods and sample some others. Please bring a card with your baked goods that includes name of item, prepared by, and whether the recipe includes any of these common allergens: milk/dairy, soy, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, fish or shellfish.
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Guest Speaker: 2:00 pm
Christina Tennyson, MD, gastroenterologist with the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University
Please join us for what promises to be an exciting and educational program. Christina Tennyson, MD will be our featured speaker for a full medical update on celiac disease. Dr. Tennyson is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, working at the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University. Her interests include disease of the small intestine, specifically celiac disease, nutrition, capsule endoscopy, and enteroscopy. She currently cares for patients, conducts clinical research, and teaches medical students, residents, and fellows and works closely with Dr. Peter Green.
Dr. Tennyson attended medical school at New York University and performed internship and residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She completed a gastroenterology fellowship at the Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Dr. Tennyson will be presenting an update on celiac disease. This includes recent information on:
- What is happening in diagnosis, treatment and research. - An exploration of vitamin and minerals and how deficiencies in the diet affect those with celiac disease. - How to deal with nutritional deficiencies. - Staying healthy with celiac disease and other related conditions.
She will also be answering your questions.
Join us for what promises to be a thorough and lively medical update.
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No reservations are necessary to attend the meeting. For further information, please contact Sue Goldstein, suegldstn@optonline.net, (914) 428-1389.