LLL: Program Change...Love Your Limbs

Coming Monday, January 23 at 7 p.m. @ the Lodge

We apologize that MUSC (Medical University of South Carolina) has canceled the original program on Urology for this Monday. Instead, The topic and speaker have changed.

Love your Limbs: Peripheral Arterial Disease Awareness
Presentation by Dr. Sid Malhotra, asst. professor, MUSC

Peripheral artery disease is a narrowing of the peripheral arteries that carry blood away from the heart to other parts of the body. The most common type is lower-extremity PAD, in which blood flow is reduced to the legs and feet. Upper-extremity PAD (arms, hands and fingers) is less common but affects about 10% of the population. If you have cramping, tingling or weakness in your legs, you might have peripheral artery disease, also known as PAD. PAD can lead to leg or foot amputation and even heart attack or stroke.

About our presenter: Dr. Siddharth V. Malhotra brings 12 years of general and vascular surgical care to Chester and surrounding communities. A native of Lawrence, Kansas, Dr. Malhotra completed his undergraduate studies at Benedict University in Chicago. He then graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in North Brunswick, NJ, and completed his residency at the University of San Diego in Bakersfield, CA, where he was distinguished as Chief Resident.  He is uniquely positioned through training to provide both traditional open surgery and newer minimally-invasive endovascular techniques. He is equally well-trained in the non-surgical management of vascular diseases.