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What We’re Reading: 10/25/19
… history of black patients facing barriers to accessing and receiving effective health care. Researchers were … patients most in need of potential treatment. The system and many like it, which have been implemented widely across … medical needs. Don’t miss this one. ( From washingtonpost.com ) Hospitals Around The World Have A Dire Shortage Of …
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Preparing for your First Appointment
… will help your physician decide if you need a procedure and if so, what kind. If you have had the imaging study … we strongly encourage you to obtain a copy of the images and accompanying report ahead of time to bring with you to … the study. That extra step can delay your diagnosis and treatment. Before your first appointment, please download …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/12/20
… of the Department of Surgery, sends an update to faculty and staff about pandemic response and priorities. Stay up to date with us. Dear Colleagues, … briefly sun-drenched in the hours after dawn. ICU patients and those on ventilators reached new peaks at CUIMC …
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Single Port Surgery
… single port surgery is performed with special instruments and a camera inserted into the abdominal cavity. The … articulating, with the capability of bending, grasping, and suturing in multiple directions. Read more about the … as the weight loss procedure sleeve gastrectomy for men—and also for women who prefer the option over the …
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GI/Oncology Surgery: Physicians' Newsletter, December 2015
… Message from the Chairman Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Division Breast Surgery Colorectal Surgery Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation Division of GI and Endocrine Surgery …
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What We’re Reading: 12/20/19
… This article does a brilliant job of painting the picture, and it’s not pretty. Traffic through the ER has been growing … at twice the rate projected by US population growth and has been for almost 20 straight years. By gradually … upon in completely unsustainable ways. ( From nytimes.com ) Black Med Students At Former Slave Quarters Say 'This …
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What We’re Reading: 07/24/20
… Improvement Program , a voluntary program used to monitor and improve surgical outcomes. Study after study has proven the ways racism plagues our health systems and harms our patients. The question is how will we make swift, transformative change? ( From nytimes.com ) Confusion Spreads Over System to Determine Priority …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/18/20
… of the Department of Surgery, sends an update to faculty and staff about pandemic response and priorities. Stay up to date with us. Dear Colleagues, I … a confirmed infection, or after a “COVID-19-like illness,” and “were cleared to return to work” by WHS. The statement …
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Welcome for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month 2013
… November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month and the Pancreas Center at Columbia University Medical … be posting a number of important blogs, patient stories and educational pieces to help educate the world about the presentation, screening, diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer. …
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Pancreatic Cancer Survivor Story - Howard Ebert
… is a pancreatic cancer survivor. After being diagnosed and treated several years ago, Howard is now cancer free and leading a full and healthy life. …
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What We’re Reading: 03/20/20
… related news. Coronavirus is transforming our way of life, and you don’t need us to tell you that, we’re all living it. … highlights from the week that we recommend you check out and follow— Gov. Andrew Cuomo: ‘It’s Making Sure We Live … for every one of us in every state to hear. ( From nytimes.com; podcast ) Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/29/20
… of the Department of Surgery, sends an update to faculty and staff about pandemic response and priorities. Stay up to date with us. Dear Colleagues, In … I was frequently the passer, but not a very good one, and did not throw passes in college. Flashes and streaks of …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 5/11/20
… of the Department of Surgery, sends an update to faculty and staff about pandemic response and priorities. Stay up to date with us. Dear Colleagues, New … pieces of essential equipment are impossible to carry up and down stairs. Elevators allow vertical orientation that …
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Geoffrey K Dube, MD
… Medical Center before completing general nephrology and transplant nephrology fellowships at Columbia University … transplantation, infectious complications following kidney and pancreas transplantation, and kidney complications following lung transplantation. His …
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JJSS Welcomes Our 2019 Graduates
… Institute Morristown Medical Center, NJ Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery Residency Program Graduate James … MD, PhD Specialty: Vascular Practice: Assistant Professor and Attending Vascular Surgeon of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Institution: Montefiore Medical …
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