SJM_BromleyProfile_0319FINAL_Cancer_7_09 2 / 28 / 19 4 : 58 PM Page 2 PROMOTION the time to get to know the individuals behind the disease , and all this is done in a setting that makes the patients feel comfortable and at ease . “ We have people who come in for therapies every week , and the focus is on how to make them comfortable , ” Dr . Bromley says . “ It feels like you’re coming home , but with a high level of medical sup - port and comfort . We’re not a massive oper - ation , and that’s big for us . We keep it on a level that’s both comfortable and acad - emic for folks . ” Though the setting is more like a home than a hospital , South Jersey MS Center offers most of the essential testing that is required of the patient in - house , and also boasts being one of the largest private , independent infusion suites in the state of New Jersey . It is the ability to offer such services that brings South Jersey MS Center to both has allowed South Jersey MS Center to be national , and international , levels , Dr . involved in several key trials of new drugs Bromley says he likens the situation to the that were recently approved or yet - to - be quote , “ Think globally , act locally . ” approved by the Federal Drug Adminis - “ It’s all about the patient , ” he says . “ Why tration to help in the treatment of MS . not do what the rest of the world can do , Being able to offer patients such treat - but do it here ? Bring it to our folks and do ments is an accomplishment Dr . Bromley it in this area . ” is proud of and says his team has worked As a native of South Jersey , Dr . Bromley hard to achieve . says he feels strongly about being able to “ I’ve been working in South Jersey for offer such comprehensive and state - of - the - many years , but opened [ South Jersey art services to the region . MS Center ] in 2015 . Since then … you have even a migraine headache — instead of “ I grew up here , ” he says . “ I turned to continue to prove yourself worthy , ” he having to schedule an appointment to be down jobs in New York and Philadelphia says . “ You have to have the infrastructure seen , the patient can come in right away and other places , and it was the best deci - to accommodate the highest standards of for an infusion of medication or other rel - sion of my life . clinical research . … It’s taken a while , and evant therapy with immediate relief . “ We can do it our way , and we don’t we had to prove that we could do it . Not “ You can be treated right here for need to be a ‘ machine ’ where we funnel just any doctor can be a part of these trials ; many acute neurological problems , ” Dr . patients through , ” Dr . Bromley continues . they have to be experienced and certified Bromley says . “ We do it all in - house . You “ We are literally just the opposite of that . on many levels to treat our kind of don’t have to waste time waiting in a local Even if we see just a few patients in a day , patients . ” urgent care or emergency room . ” we do everything we can for them . If you Though participating in the trials By offering such services , Dr . Bromley’s do it right the first time , you save everyone commitment to treating the whole patient , across the board time , energy and money . ” and doing what is necessary to make sure Notably , though South Jersey MS the needs of all patients are addressed , is Center does focus on the treatment of Mul - truly realized . tiple Sclerosis , it also offers a variety of other “ Most people with the conditions that services to treat other complex neurolog - we deal with need TLC , ” Dr . Bromley says . ical conditions . “ With a strong emphasis on high level aca - And aside from just being an office demic care , that’s really what we offer where patients can schedule appoint - n here . ” ments , South Jersey MS Center offers ser - vices for patients whenever they may need them . “ We’re not just available for regular South Jersey appointments , ” Dr . Bromley explains . “ We MS Center at actually work more like an urgent care for Bromley Neurology our own patients . When [ a patient ] has a problem , they can just show up . ” 739 S . White Horse Pike This means , for example , that if a Audubon | ( 856 ) 546 - 2300 patient is suffering from an MS attack — or SJMSCenter.net SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 15 issue 12 SouthJerseyMagazine.com | 21