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Contact - Richard C. Bellamente | Director, Community Relations
For immediate release: October 25, 2006 JPG PHOTO ATTACHED A.J. DiMarino, M.D. of Woodbury Honored as Physician of the Year At a reception hosted in the Haddonfield home of Susan and J.C. Henry,the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA) recently honored Anthony J. DiMarino, Jr., M.D. of Woodbury, as Physician of the Year. Dr. DiMarino holds a faculty position as William Rorer Professor of Medicine, and is Director, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He maintains a gastroenterology practice in Woodbury and Philadelphia and serves as Director, Medical Education at Underwood-Memorial Hospital, Woodbury. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder triggered by intolerance to gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. According to Dr. DiMarino, citing NFCA statistics, "Approximately 1 in 133 Americans suffers from celiac disease. Currently, it can take an average of nine years for those with this disorder to receive a correct diagnosis, and we believe that less than 100,000 of the estimated 3 million Americans with celiac disease have been properly diagnosed." "Left untreated," DiMarino points out, "celiac disease increases the prospect of developing anemia, osteoporosis, infertility, neurological disorders and cancer." He advises that the only treatment available today is a life-long adherence to a gluten-free diet. The National Foundation for Celiac Awareness was founded in 2003 to help restore health and reclaim lives for those who suffer from this disorder. |
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