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… The fellowship at NYP/Columbia offers one of the strongest abdominal organ transplant surgery training … University and The New York Presbyterian Hospital, is the Transplant Surgery Fellowship Program Director. The …
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Richard M. Green, MD
… Richard Green, MD, FACS, is known for his expertise in both open and percutaneous … optimal care for patients with vascular disease. As the Associate Chief of the newly merged Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, and …
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Aortic Stenosis
… What is Aortic Stenosis? Aortic stenosis occurs when the heart's … side to the aorta, the body’s main artery. The narrowing of aortic stenosis prevents the valve from opening fully, …
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Minimally Invasive and Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
… Minimally invasive thoracic surgery, also known by the name VATS (short for Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery), is used for a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Benefits of the …
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Before Aortic Surgery FAQ
… What happens during a consultation? Please bring copies of your most recent echocardiogram, CT scan, and/or cardiac … will meet with our surgeons to discuss your specific case. The visit could take anywhere from 30 minutes, if we have all … your initial visit to determine whether or not surgery is necessary. What happens if I need surgery? If surgery is …
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Hemorrhoids
… both office and outpatient operating room procedures for the management of hemorrhoids such as injection and coagulation, rubber band … hemorrhoidectomy. Treatment of hemorrhoidal disease is based on symptoms. First and foremost, other possible …
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Barrett's Esophagus
… Barrett’s esophagus is a condition in which repeated contact with gastric acid … columnar epithelium. Barrett’s esophagus greatly increases the risk of developing esophageal cancer. Risk Factors Risk factors …
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Lung Transplantation
… Lung Transplantation is a surgical procedure that replaces a person’s damaged lung … One or both lungs can be transplanted, depending on the cause and extent of the damage. Lung transplants can take up to 8 hours, and …
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Bo Shen, MD
… Bo Shen, MD, is one of the world’s pre-eminent leaders in interventional … treating a wide range of these conditions. Dr. Shen is the director of the IBD Center at Columbia and co-director of …
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Pancreatitis Care Program
… The Pancreatitis Program at Columbia is the first of its kind – a full-spectrum care team devoted …
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Cardiovascular Webinars
… The NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Cardiovascular Institute (CCVI) is moving into a new phase of clinical and academic … leadership. With recent new international expertise in the Valve Center and reorganization of the heart failure and …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/1/20
… Each day during the COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Craig Smith, Chair of the Department of Surgery, sends an update to faculty and … Stay up to date with us. Dear Colleagues, March 2020 is now behind us. Most of us, and I include myself, started …
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New York City
… From the subway cars of the A train to the observation deck of the Empire State Building, New York City is full of life. The diversity of the city attracts people …
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Pulmonary Hypertension
… Pulmonary hypertension is a condition caused by increased blood pressure in the lungs that can lead to serious complications including … in life-threatening right heart failure and death. Types of Pulmonary Hypertension Pulmonary hypertension is currently …
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Atrial Tachycardia
… or atrial fibrillation happens when electrical signals in the atria are fired in a very fast and uncontrolled manner. This causes the atrial chambers of the heart to quiver instead of pump. When this happens only part of the blood is forced out of the heart chamber. The blood pools inside …
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