Nigeria has virtually zero pediatric heart care, yet one in every 100 children have congenital heart disease. A mission led by the VOOM foundation and pediatric heart surgeon Dr. Andrew Goldstone brought life-saving heart surgery to over a dozen Nigerian children this fall. And their resilience is an inspiration.
Aquí se encuentra una entrevista con el Dr. Marc Bessler, Jefe de la División de Cirugía de Mínima invasión y Cirugía Bariátrica, así como Director del Centro de Cirugía Metabólica y de Obesidad.
Jennifer’s story is evidence of the lasting impact of kidney donation. Her sister lived for 16 years beyond transplant, an utterly remarkable amount of time in those days. And 50 years after the fact, Jennifer brought her kids and grandkids to New York to reconnect with the transplant program that extended her sister’s life.
Empathy is a thing best learned through practice. The act of giving itself is contagious. That's why 5-year-old Luisa wanted to follow in her parent's philanthropic footsteps and have a lemonade stand where the earnings went to helping sick kids at NYP/Columbia.
Join us for an afternoon of learning and sharing with the experts of the NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Pancreas Center, Muzzi Mirza Pancreatic Cancer Prevention & Genetics Program and Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center.
We won’t drone on echoing the sentiments of the holiday season. The collection of messages piling upward in our inboxes instructing all to give thanks or take stock of what’s important has reached its proverbial limit. 2020 has been difficult. It’s been painful and harrowing. We get it, we feel it too. And we’re with you.
Endocrinologist Dr. Hyesoo Lowe and chief endocrine surgeon Dr. James Lee discuss Columbia’s ongoing research into the relationship between parathyroid disease and sleep
