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In part two of our article on bariatric surgery in teens, Dr. Jeffrey Zitsman answers questions about the safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery, age requirements for surgery, and how the program at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center works.

Dr. Emile Bacha publishes a review of minimally invasive pediatric heart surgery techniques in Nature Reviews Cardiology.

Dr. Paul Kurlansky has returned to Columbia as the Director of Research, Recruitment and Continuous Quality Improvement for Columbia's HeartSource program.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is again one of the top ranked cardiology and cardiac surgery centers in the nation.

Dr. Jeffrey Zitsman discusses weight loss surgery operations for obese teenagers who have not had success losing weight with diet and lifestyle modifications.

The LYMPHA protocol helps patients who are undergoing breast surgery to prevent and treat a condition known as lymphedema - a painful swelling of the arms or hands.

Innovative approaches limit the radiation-related risk for developing heart disease.

CLE allows early detection of cancer at the cellular level.

Well-known beta-blocker relieves symptoms in more than 70% of children.

Deborah Gerszberg, Clinical Nutritionist at The Pancreas Center, answers some frequently asked questions regarding the use of pancreatic enzymes.