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OBGYN.net Fibroid Forum Moderator
 Women's Health Forum Moderator

Hope Waltman

Website: Hope For Fibroids Organization 

Hope For Fibroids Organization

Creator of Hope For Fibroids, September 25, 2002

Created the web site to help women and their families with uterine fibroid research. Information on the web site is obtained from Gynecologists, Interventional Radiologists, women, men, and family members from around the world.

Webmaster for Hope For Fibroids Organization

Web site URL http://www.hopeforfibroids.org 

Awards and Membership

OBGYN.net Achievement Award March 2005

Member of the Health On The Net Foundation

HONCode 2004 e-Europe Award (HON-accredited Web site)

The Golden Web Awards 2003-2004

Interviewed the Following for "Hope For Fibroids Projects and Articles"

Pennsylvania State Representative Jerry Nailor
Arthur Waltman, M.D.
Beverly M. Vaughn, M.D.
Bruce McLucas, M.D.
Francis L. Hutchins, Jr., M.D.
Gerald Woodward, M.D.
James Spies, M.D.
John Lipman, M.D.
Paul Indman, M.D.
Robert Worthington-Kirsch, M.D.
Scott Goodwin, M.D.
Scott Wise, M.D.
Wayne White, M.D.
Ricardo Garcia Monaco, M.D. (Argentina)
Gregg Briggs, M.D. (Australia)
Ken Thomson, M.D. (Australia)
Murali Guduguntla, M.D. (Australia)
Peter Mitchell, M.D. (Australia)
Nestor Kisilevzky, M.D. (Brazil)
Paulo Barrozo, M.D. (Brazil)
Jean-Pierre Pelage, M.D. (France)
Paul Lohle, M.D. (The Netherlands)
Contacted all the States to obtain insurance information to help women with health insurance concerns.

Interviewed by The Wall Street Journal - 2004

Peer Reviewer

Management of Uterine Fibroids: An Update of the Evidence (Number 154) AHRQ, 2007 (PDF)

Uterine Fibroid Patient

Diagnosed with uterine fibroids - July 2001
Uterine Artery Embolization procedure performed to alleviate severe fibroid symptoms - September 2001

Projects

Contacted by the U.S. Representative in Washington, D.C.
Asked to review the Uterine Fibroid Legislation Bill. Included suggestions on what needed to be added or changed. Supplied literature and resource statistics to help with this process.

PA State Representatives and Senators
Worked with House Health and Human Services Committee staff to investigate Uterine Fibroid Legislation at the State level in Pennsylvania.

Community Health Fairs

Highmark Blue Shield: Women of Color Conference 2005, 2006

Published Articles

1. Waltman, H. "Uterine Artery Embolization - A Local Woman's Success Story"; Today’s Woman - February 2002

2. Waltman, H. "Pregnancy and Uterine Fibroid Disease" - (Part 1); Today’s Woman - September 2002
    
3. Waltman, H. "Legislation Reform Needed-Uterine Fibroid Research, Education, Alternative Treatments, and Surgical (Operation) Consent Form"; Today’s Woman - September 2002
    
4. Waltman, H. "Uterine Fibroid Disease: My One-Year Journey From Discovery to Recovery" (Part 1); Women’s Expressions, Premiere Issue -  September 2002
    
5. Waltman, H. "Pregnancy and Uterine Fibroid Disease" - (Part 2); Today’s Woman - October 2002
    
6. Waltman, H. "Treatment of Varicose Veins and Superficial Venous Insufficiency"; Today’s Woman - November 2002
    
7. Waltman, H. "Ovarian Vein Embolization: A Treatment For Pelvic Congestion Syndrome"; Women’s Expressions - December 2002
    
8. Waltman, H. "Treatment Options for Varicose Veins: Explaining VNUS Closure, Ambulatory Phlebectomy, and Injection Sclerotherapy"; WE Magazine - March 2003
    
9. Waltman, H. "Endometrial Ablation - The Second Generation"; Healthlinks Newsletter, Volume 2. Issue 18. - May 14, 2003
    
10. Waltman, H. "Uterine Artery Embolization: A Breakthrough Procedure for Uterine Fibroids"; Healthlinks Newsletter, Volume 2. Issue 20. - May 29, 2003
     
11. Waltman, H. "In My Experience - The Benefits of Tai Chi"; WE Magazine - August/September 2003
     
12. Waltman, H. "Have You Been Denied Health Insurance Because of Uterine Fibroids?"; Healthlinks Newsletter, Volume 3. Issue 24. - October 6, 2004