Dr. Perlstein received his Medical Degree from the University of Cincinnati and then completed his internship and residency in pediatrics at The New York Hospital, Cornell medical Center in New York City. After serving an additional year as Chief Pediatric Resident, he worked as a private practitioner and then was appointed Director of Ambulatory Pediatrics at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx.
Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.
Why is it called Klippel-Trènaunay-Weber syndrome?
In 1900 the French physicians Maurice Klippel and Paul Trènaunay reported the
case of a patient with a port-wine stain, asymmetrical overgrowth (hypertrophy)
of soft tissue and bone together with hemangiomas of the skin In 1907, the
eminent London physician F. Parkes Weber reported three more cases, and noted the
varicosities. As is often the case in medicine, those who describe a syndrome
are often given credit by having the syndrome named after them. Thus, in 1918 it
became know as Klippel-Trènaunay-Weber syndrome.
Alternative names for
Klippel-Trènaunay-Weber (KTW) syndrome
Alternative names for Klippel-Trènaunay-Weber (KTW) syndrome include
angio-osteohypertrophy syndrome, congenital dysplastic angiectasia,
elephantiasis congenita angiomatosa, hemangiectatic hypertrophy,
Klippel-Trenaunay- Parkes-Weber syndrome (Parkes was Weber's middle name),
Klippel Trenaunay syndrome, KTS, and osteohypertrophic nevus flammeus.
Glaucoma is a common eye condition in which the fluid pressure inside the eye rises because of slowed fluid drainage from the eye. If untreated, glaucoma may damage the optic nerve and other parts of the eye, causing the loss of vision or even blindness.
Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which the person has seizures. There are two kinds of seizures, focal and generalized. There are many causes of epilepsy. Treatment of epilepsy (seizures) depends upon the cause and type of seizures experienced.
Varicose vein: A dilated (widened) tortuous (twisting) vein, usually involving a superficial vein in the leg, often associated with incompetency of the valves in the vein. These visible and bulging veins are often associated with symptoms such as tired, heavy, or aching limbs. Spider veins are a group of widened veins that can be seen through the surface of the skin.
Birthmarks and other abnormal skin pigmentation is caused by the body's inability to produce enough melanin. Abnormal skin pigmentation can cause conditions such as vitiligo, pigmentation loss, melasma, albinism, port wine stains, macular stains and hemangioma.
Birth defects have many causes and currently, are the leading cause of death for infants in the first year of life. Some of the causes of birth defects include genetic or chromosome problems. Exposure of the mother to rubella or German measles during pregnancy, or using drugs or alcohol during pregnancy. The treatment for birth defects depends upon the condition of the effected child.
Heart failure is caused by many conditions including coronary artery disease, heart attack, cardiomyopathy, and conditions that overwork the heart. Symptoms of heart failure include congested lungs, fluid and water retention, dizziness, fatigue and weakness, and rapid or irregular heartbeats.
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