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SJM_PROFILE_Bromley_0421_profile 4 / 8 / 21 3 : 53 PM Page 2 PROMOTION B U S I N E S S S P O T L I G H T respond to anti - depression drugs at all . TMS therapy helps with these treatment - resis - tant patients , providing up to 70 % improve - ment and over 40 % with full remission . “ Used effectively , TMS is extremely safe An Expanded Level of Care and well - tolerated , ” says Dr . Bromley . “ It is a brain stimulation technique using strong With the introduction of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation , magnetic fields — like those used in MRI the South Jersey MS Center at Bromley Neurology increases its machines — over the scalp in very specific areas . TMS does not require surgery or state - of - the - art treatment capabilities . by JOHN ANTHONY implantation of electrodes . One simply has an electromagnetic coil placed against the scalp . Then , the electromagnet painlessly hen Dr . Steven Bromley founded the delivers a magnetic pulse that stimulates South Jersey MS Center at Bromley underlying nerve cells of the brain . ” Neurology back in 2015 , he did so W A standard treatment takes minutes , with the grand vision of being able to pro - requires a number of sessions to maintain vide expert , personalized care to the region the effect , is medication free and allows one not only for multiple sclerosis but a wide to continue with their normal activities range of neurological disorders . It was his immediately after being treated . mission to improve the quality of life for his “ This therapy is revolutionary , ” Dr . patients , knowing firsthand that their ail - Bromley says . “ Many of our patients are “ Weare also proud to say that we are the doc - ments can often be debilitating and make already on too many medications . The goal torsfor other doctors , and the level of our care everyday functions a real struggle . is to get them off of these . It is nice to have a is respected in the medical community , ” Dr . Fast forward to 2021 and Dr . Bromley has safe and effective non - drug way of changing Bromley says . achieved that goal and much more . With five brain chemistry and potentially improving In fact , the center has been the first in all clinicians over three locations , his vision has p of New Jersey to provide many cutting - blossomed into the largest private practice atients ’ conditions and their lives . ” edge therapies for its patients , including for neurology in South Jersey and earned a It’s just another example of the quality intravenous biological infusions and phase national reputation for offering ground - care being offered by the South Jersey MS IIIb trial medications . More recently , the breaking treatment and therapies for a Center and how Dr . Bromley is helping give practice variety of conditions that patients a whole new outlook on life . affect both the ner - continues to stay on the cutting edge “ With access to modern therapies , vous system and immune system . MS is a with the introduction of Transcranial Mag - there’s no reason to not live a long , happy , classic example in that the person’s own netic Stimulation ( TMS ) therapy and its normal life . As I tell my patients , if you immune system attacks the brain , brain stem new TMS Care Center . remain on top of things and do what you and spinal cord . This state - of - the - art treatment is a pain - need to do to take care of your body , you can South Jersey MS Center operates like an less , non - invasive therapy designed for people urgent care for patients who can stop in with chronic treatment - resistant illness . whenever they are having trouble . It also has “ It is for people who can’t tolerate or one of the largest , private infusion suites in don’t get help with routine medications , ” the state and can infuse anything from explains Dr . Bromley . “ It can be normal saline for hydration to vitamins for effective in treating OCD , neuro - immune system support and a range of med - pathic pain , migraines and even ications , including the newest biologic dementia . ” immunotherapies . TMS is also FDA - approved “ The idea that your own immune for use to help treat major system is the enemy is problematic because depression , which has you don’t want to treat it by destroying your been a game - changer do well . I want them to immune system , ” Dr . Bromley says . “ The because anywhere from take control of the dis - newest drugs are biologic in nature , which 10 to 30 % of depression ease and not let it control means they essentially are proteins just patients never them . The only way to like we have in do that is to have access to our own body . They’re the modern tools avail - monoclonal antibodies that target some n able to treat it . ” specific aspect of your body , and then your own immune system kicks in and helps you along . ” And though a large focus of the practice South Jersey MS Center centers around treating MS , his highly skilled team holds multiple board certifications and TMS Care Center and manages all kinds of complex neuro - at Bromley Neurology logicalconditions from seizures to dementia , neurodegenerative disease , movement Locations in Audubon and Linwood disorders , migraines and neuropsychiatry . ( 856 ) 546 - 2300 SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 18 issue 1 SouthJerseyMagazine.com | 27

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SJM_PEOPLE_dept_0421FINAL.qxp_Dept 4 / 8 / 21 5 : 21 PM Page 1 Q & A South Jersey Magazine : You’ve said your interest in this subject came about when you were out of school with pneumonia . How did that happen ? Eric Schubert : When I was younger , I would inevitably come down with pneu - monia every winter and would miss school . While home I was bored and would annoy my mom — in a good way — and one day she saw a commercial for one of the genealogy sites like Ancestry.com and sug - gested I try that to use up my time . I was about 8 or 9 at the time and I thought it would be a quick thing , but a month turned into a year and that turned into 10 years . It’s all been very unexpected . SJM : How much of your own family tree have you been able to trace ? ES : On my mom’s side , I’ve been able to trace her family back to New England in the 1700s . I could probably go back further but I practice conservative genealogy where I don’t want to go back too far because it might not be right . SJM : What made you want to help others trace their own roots ? ES : As I was going into high school I was at that age where it was pretty much time to get a job but I was too lazy to do the jobs that most teenagers do . I’m not sure if it was me or my mom who thought of asking residents in the local community if they wanted to research their family tree . We didn’t think there would be a lot of interest , but we quickly realized we under - estimated the interest . So I started part - time just helping people in the community of Medford and Medford Lakes . SJM : What are people mostly interested in finding out ? ES : There is a broad range and that’s what’s so fun about this . I never know what the next email will be about . Most people want If the Genes Fit to know their nationality and family tree , and a lot of people want to prove their connection to a prominent historical figure . ERIC SCHUBERT’S PASSION FOR GENEALOGY HAS TAKEN HIM But 99 times out of 100 I end up disproving FROM TRACKING DOWN FAMILY MEMBERS TO CRIMINALS . the connection . by Liz Hunter SJM : You’ve also been able to help connect icture a typical 8 - or 9 - year - old who is home sick from school . Even people with their biological family . What before there was a tablet in every kid’s hand , most would spend have been some of the most memorable their days watching cartoons while recovering . Not Eric Schubert . moments for you so far ? P Instead , the Medford native found himself tracing his family tree , ES : Yeah , the advent of genetic genealogy and now , on the verge of his 20th birthday , Schubert is reflecting on more with at - home DNA tests was another one of those things that I picked up on and than a decade as a genealogist . added to my repertoire . I never thought I The childhood interest inspired a business , ES Genealogy , where he helps others would help adoptees connect with birth discover their own ancestry , and has even put Schubert in the throes of solving cold parents . cases . South Jersey Magazine spoke to the Elizabethtown College sophomore about how There have been some funny connec - his journey began and where his path may be heading . SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 18 issue 1 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 28 |

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