Hope Waltman
Hope For Fibroids, Inc.
WW Creation - Web site Design & Development 2002
Network Specialist - Network Infrastructure
Management Technician
| Hope For
Fibroids, Inc., President
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: - Hope For Fibroids
Organization |
Awards and Membership
| OBGYN.net
Featured Website Award
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 by:
- MORE Magazine Dec/Jan
2009 - The Endangered Uterus; Pg. 121
- The Wall Street Journal - 2004
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Asked to do research for Essence Magazine article -
2008
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. |
Peer Reviewer
| Management of Uterine Fibroids: An Update of the Evidence (Number 154) AHRQ, 2007 |
Uterine Fibroid Patient
| Diagnosed with uterine fibroids -
July 2001 Uterine Artery Embolization procedure performed to alleviate severe fibroid symptoms - September 2001 |
Projects
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OBGYN.net Fibroid Resource Center
Discussion Forum Moderator 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 Community Health Fairs Highmark Blue Shield: Women of Color Conference 2005, 2006 Projects with Companies and Organizations that have an interest in Uterine Fibroids |
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
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| 12. | Waltman, H. "Have You Been Denied Health Insurance Because of Uterine Fibroids?"; Healthlinks Newsletter, Volume 3. Issue 24. - October 6, 2004 |
