Harrison is an aspiring physician and Washington University in St. Louis graduate with a bachelor’s degree in the Dramatic Arts and Biology. For nearly two years he has served as an emergency room medical scribe at Lenox Hill Hospital and Lenox Health Greenwich Village, where he is responsible for seeing patients and documenting medical history. He has worked in a number of hospitals, encompassing a variety of fields, ranging from pediatric rehabilitation at Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital to dermatology at Choice Dermatology.
Is there a link between leaky gut and endometriosis? Little research has been done in studying the two together, even though endo often invades the bowels. But Dr. Shanti Mohling, a minimally-invasive gynecological surgeon, and researcher at…
ShaVaughn Morris recalls the exact moment she experienced the unpleasantness of dyspareunia, or painful sex, for the first time. It happened, “Around my sophomore or junior year [of college]; [I was] about 20 to 21,” Morris tells…
(photos courtesy of instagram.com/elliekammer) Art definitely imitates life for painter Ellie Kammer. The 27-year-old Australia native is known for her graphic oil paintings of nude women covered in menstrual blood—the inspiration…
(From left: Cait Fazio, Vera Vaz, Breanna Romaine-Guiliano, Mariel Matranga; photo credit Michael Zinn) Now, this is one tribe we're proud to be a part of! Longtime pals Mariel Matranga and Jen Elyse Feldman recently joined…
(From left: Mary Sliwa, former NY Governor David Paterson and Blossom Ball Co-Chair Dr. Sandra Gelbard pose at The 9th Annual Blossom Ball in NYC on March 19) For American women with endometriosis, the workplace can be an unkind space as the…
The revolution will be televised! Ten years ago, Dr. Tamer Seckin and Padma Lakshmi joined forces to found The Endometriosis Foundation of America. Back then, endometriosis was hardly a headline, and the Blossom Ball galas were still…
Thanks to Victoria Aderin, more than 228 of her high schoolers know exactly what endometriosis is. Aderin is a part of The Endometriosis Foundation of America's ENPOWR (Endometriosis: Promoting Outreach and Wide Recognition) Project. Since…
Party (for a good cause) over here! The countdown is on for The Endometriosis Foundation of America's 9th Annual Blossom Ball! And if you haven't already snagged last-minute seats, a few tickets are still available here. Nearly 400 guests will…
For nearly three decades, Dr. Andrea Braundmeier-Fleming has fiercely fought back against endometriosis with nearly a dozen fertility sparing-surgeries. And now she's fighting back in a whole new way. Braundmeier is a researcher at Southern…
We are hitting like on this one! The viral I am #1in10 campaign that has taken social media by storm is all thanks to Endometriosis Coalition founders Natalie Archer and Jenneh Bockari. To date, the hashtag has racked up an impressive 15,000…
Each March, millions worldwide observe Endometriosis Awareness Month in recognition of the estimated 176 million women suffering from the disease. But how and where did it all begin? For those answers and more, The Blossom did a little digging,…
On Feb. 23 actress Sacha Parkinson took to Instagram to reveal to her 67,000 fans that she has endometriosis and recently underwent an excision surgery. Parkinson, 25, was a star on the hit British soap opera, Coronation Street, the world’s…
Grab the popcorn: Bollywood is bringing bad periods to the big screen! Perhaps for the first time in a major motion picture, periods are the plotline in newly released indie film Padman. Based on a true story, the film chronicles the life of…
Getting in the mood can be a complicated thing to do when you have endo. Many suffer from dyspareunia, or painful intercourse, which can disrupt a woman's chance of having a fulfilling and active sex life. Sex and relationship therapist Carli…
As many women with endometriosis can attest, a lengthy delay in diagnosis is one of the most vexing aspects of the disease. A decade or more wait after the initial onset of endometriosis symptoms isn't uncommon, as doctors can miss the mark,…
Bioengineer and entrepreneur Heather Bowerman is the CEO and founder of DotLab, and is developing what she claims to be the “first non-invasive test for endometriosis,” DotEndo. A non-surgical form of diagnostic endometriosis testing…
If the idea of finding inner balance while living with endometriosis seems oxymoronic, you may want to give the ancient art of acupuncture a try. Recently, The Blossom sat down with Meghan Van Dina, who not only runs her practice, North Nassau…