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Four doctors from Columbia’s Department of Surgery have been recognized as 2026 Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine — an honor awarded to only the top 2% of female physicians nationwide.

The immune system is often described as a defense system, but when scientists look closely enough, it begins to resemble something more like a conversation.

An interview with Joshua R. Sonett, MD, Chief of Thoracic Surgery and Director of The Price Family Center for Comprehensive Chest Care, Lung and Esophageal Center.

Meet Tori Consalvo, NP, the first nurse practitioner dedicated exclusively to abdominal wall surgery. Learn about her role in preoperative optimization, post-surgical care, and patient support at Columbia Hernia Center.

Hernia surgeons break down some of the common things—and some of the less common things—you may need for your hernia surgery recovery.

Cancer treatment doesn’t begin and end with the body; it reaches into how someone thinks, feels, and moves through their life, and that’s where a psychosocial oncologist becomes part of the care team.

Up before his alarm and most of the city, Dr. James Lee moves through his day with a steady, deliberate focus, from the OR to forging knives at home.

What doctors and nurses wear has always been about more than clothing. It reflects medicine’s evolving relationship with science, safety, and care.

During a recent Instagram Live conversation, our heart experts unpacked the ins and outs of wearable health tech and answered viewer questions.

Also known as robotic-assisted hernia repair, “robotic hernia surgery” is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that uses a robotic system to help perform the surgery.