Preparing to travel abroad?
Make Sure to Consult
Abington's Travelers Clinic
Taking a vacation overseas for most people is an enjoyable, relaxing way to take a break from the worries and responsibilities of work and home. Sitting on the beach having a tropical drink or sightseeing in an exotic part of the globe can be a wonderful way to spend one's vacation.
However, travelers need to be well prepared to avoid becoming ill during a trip that they and their family had planned and awaited for months. That is where Abington Memorial Hospital's Travelers Clinic comes in.
Physicians at the Travelers Clinic help to keep travelers healthy and happy during their trips overseas, by preventing infections with immunizations, giving travelers pre-emptive medications they can take with them for malaria and travelers diarrhea, and by giving sound advice and recommendations about how to avoid illness while abroad.
Forty to 60 percent of international travelers get some kind of health advice before departing, often from unreliable sources; however, the Travelers Clinic staff, with more than 25 years in the field, has expertise many do not. Each member of the Travelers Clinic team is a board certified Infectious Disease specialist and each member sees patients regularly.
In a field where important information changes from year to year, the Travelers Clinic's specialization will greatly aid patients in staying healthy overseas. The clinic has experience and vaccines - such as one for yellow fever - which many physician practices would not have readily available.
Travelers should visit the clinic a month prior to leaving to ensure they receive all necessary immunizations for their vacation as well as review their common immunization records. Along with the vaccination fee, an office fee may apply. Vaccinations offered at the clinic are generally not covered by insurance.
The Travelers Clinic is available Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., by appointment only. Groups can be accommodated.
For more information, or to make an appointment, please call 215-481-6350.
Abington Memorial Hospital's Travelers Clinic
Levy Medical Plaza, Suite 220
1235 Old York Rd.
Abington, PA 19001
215-481-6350
Todd Braun, M.D.
Braun is a graduate of Hahnemann Medical College. He completed his residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center and an Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Temple University Hospital. The current chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Abington, Braun received the Golden Apple Teaching Award at AMH in 1998 and 2007.
Maureen Cassin, M.D.
A graduate of Drexel University College of Medicine, Cassin completed her residency and Infectious Diseases Fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
Robert R. Dee, M.D.
Dee is a graduate of Temple University School of Medicine and completed both his residency and Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Temple University Health Sciences Center. Dee is the director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at Abington.
Joseph A. Hassey, M.D.
A graduate of Temple University School of Medicine, Hassey completed his residency at Pennsylvania Hospital and an Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Hassey is the coordinator of the teaching program in the Division of Infectious Diseases, where medical students, residents, and Drexel University Infectious Diseases fellows rotate.
John J. Kelly, M.D.
A graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine, Kelly finished his residency and Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Yale-New Haven Hospital, and subsequently his MBA in Management and Health Care Administration at LaSalle University. Kelly is Abington's chief of staff and chief medical officer, and is also chief patient safety officer.
Roger E. Nieman, M.D.
Nieman is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University. He completed his residency and Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Temple University Hospital. Nieman is emeritus chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and a recipient of the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching at AMH.
Jaclyn Rosenzweig, M.D.
A graduate of Temple University School of Medicine, Rosenzweig completed her residency at Boston University Medical Center and an Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Temple University Hospital.
Geetika Sood, M.D.
Sood is a graduate of Temple University School of Medicine and she completed both her residency and Infectious Diseases Fellowship at Temple University Hospital. She is the Hospital Epidemiologist at Abington.