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Thyroid Glands

… What Are The Thyroid Glands? The thyroid gland is one of the body's most important endocrine organs and is …

Last Modified: 09/26/2025 - 14:02

… What is Heart Valve Disease? When we talk about heart valve disease, we’re speaking about a group of conditions that can involve any of the four valves in the heart: Tricuspid valve Pulmonic valve …

Last Modified: 12/16/2025 - 15:31

Studies Conflict Regarding Anesthesia in Infants

… New data on potential effects of anesthesia on fetal and infant brain development raised concerns at the October Clinical Congress of the American College of … may pose an even greater risk to neonates. Another issue is increased use of MRI and other imaging tests on infants. …

Last Modified: 12/02/2024 - 11:17

Lifestyle Changes after Your Operation

… Maintaining Your Optimum Weight To give your new heart the best advantage in restoring your health, keeping your weight at an optimum and steady level is very important. Excess weight increases the work your heart must do to pump your blood to all the cells of your body. Excess weight will also cause stress on your …

Last Modified: 01/15/2026 - 15:45

Endoscopic Treatment for Pancreatic Disease

… (ERCP) are becoming increasingly more important to the diagnosis and management of pancreatic diseases. When performed by a skilled … options. Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) How it works : EUS is one of the most useful imaging studies for diagnosing …

Last Modified: 05/16/2025 - 11:16

What We’re Reading: 11/22/19

… A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. Good Leaders … Doctors What does leadership mean to you? ‘Leadership’ is a word thrown around so frequently it sometimes loses … culture matters,” says Dr. Elizabeth Bradley, co-creator of the Leadership Saves Lives initiative. “But we wanted to …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:01

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 …

Last Modified: 06/11/2026 - 09:36

Program Overview

… 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 …

Last Modified: 10/24/2025 - 16:48

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, …

Last Modified: 12/16/2025 - 15:07

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 …

Last Modified: 04/01/2026 - 18:26

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 …

Last Modified: 03/17/2025 - 12:22

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 …

Last Modified: 01/26/2026 - 12:17