Eastside Medical Center

Brittany Merritt, MD/MPH

Zika Virus and Pregnancy

We all know life doesn’t slow down when you are pregnant. Weddings, funerals, and family reunions are all things many women and their partners don’t want to miss while pregnant or trying to become pregnant.

Eastside Heart and Vascular ribbon cutting with the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce on February 28, 2018 at the practice’s Snellville location.

Eastside Heart and Vascular celebrates heart month with community open house and ribbon cutting at Snellville location

Snellville- Eastside Heart and Vascular held a community open house in honor of Heart Month at their main office location at 1700 Tree Lane, Suite 190, in Snellville on Wednesday, February 28. The practice, which opened in late October of 2017, also celebrated with an official ribbon cutting by the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce at this event. Attendees were able to tour the office and meet the Eastside Heart and Vascular physician team, which includes Dr. Niraj Sharma, Dr. Marcus Sims, Dr. Michael Lipsitt, Dr. Marc Unterman, and Dr. Demir Baykal.

Andrew Kramer, M.D., FACS

Hernia Q & A

 WHAT IS A HERNIA?
A hernia is a hole in the fascia (gristle) of the abdominal wall. Hernias can be congenital (you are born with it) or acquired (occurring secondary to lifting or strenuous activity). Once a hernia develops, the hole in the fascia will not close on its own, and over time may become larger.

Michael T. Stechison, MD, PhD

Neurosurgery 101

Q. What conditions do neurosurgeons treat?
A. Any structural disorder of the nervous system including the brain, the spine, and the peripheral nerves. This includes brain tumors, hemorrhages, trauma, fractures, blood vessel disorders, nerve and nerve root compression, disc herniations, vertebral fractures, nerve entrapments, just to list a few.

Dr. Michael T. Stechison

Eastside Medical Center to open new Neurosurgery practice in December 2017

Snellville – Eastside Medical Center, a healthcare leader in Metro Atlanta for over 37 years, is pleased to announce that they will be welcoming Neurosurgery Atlanta to their system of care in December of 2017. Dr. Michael T. Stechison will be joining the practice and brings over 28 years of neurosurgical experience.

Dr. Niraj Sharma

All You Need To Know About Afib

When your heart skips a beat, flutters or races away it could be the beginning of a serious rhythm called atrial fibrillation (Afib for short). Sometimes patients have no symptoms at all and are surprised when an EKG is done and shows Afib.