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Monica L. Velasco, DNP, FNP-C
… She received her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Columbia University School of Nursing in New York, NY. … Science in Nursing and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Miami, FL. She is a member of Sigma … the Mary Dickey Lindsay ’45 Nursing Scholar, 2013 from Columbia University School of Nursing. She has …
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More than 20 Columbia Surgeons Named New York’s Super Doctors
… More than 20 surgeons from Columbia University Irving Medical Center have been … the New York Times Magazine . These rankings are compiled from thousands of recommendations by physicians in the New … for our mailing list for more health news and information from Columbia. …
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More than 30 Columbia Surgeons Named "Top Docs" by NY Magazine
… our heartfelt congratulations to the exceptional doctors from the Department of Surgery who have been honored with … Connolly’s Top Doctors , featuring specialists from renowned institutions such as … for our mailing list for more health news and information from Columbia. …
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Pectus and Chest Wall Program at Columbia
… Pectus Excavatum Pectus carinatum – The ribs curve out from the chest, causing the sternum to protrude outward. In … abnormalities may experience psychosocial issues stemming from their appearance. Conditions We Treat Pectus excavatum … discomfort and speed up recovery. Multidisciplinary Care From Experts Our pediatric surgeons collaborate with …
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The Ins and Outs of Holistic Nutrition for Pancreatic Health
… any way possible,” Toledano says, “we would be shouting it from the rooftops...but there’s really not all that much … alkaline foods can fight disease) can prevent patients from getting the nutrients they need. Pancreatic patients are … and supplements Pancreatic disease prevents the pancreas from secreting enough digestive enzymes to break down food, …
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More Than One Mind: Inside Columbia’s Multidisciplinary Orthoplastic Sarcoma Team
… Minds Dr. Wakenda Tyler: I think this approach has spun from the fact that we have a very diverse population of … It’s been amazing to bring together phenomenal experts from neurosurgery , spine , plastics , general surgery , … the pelvic region], and then Justin and Eduardo Beauchamp from spine. It just made sense; our personalities meshed, and …
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What We’re Reading: 06/04/21
… A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. A … evaporate any confusion you may have lingering about. ( From npr.org ) ‘I Had Never Faced the Reality of Death’: A … his care are a lesson for us all. In more ways than one. ( From nytimes.com ) The Peril of Not Vaccinating The World …
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Bringing Life Saving Heart Surgery to Children in Nigeria
… St. Joseph Health in Bryan, Texas, but he is originally from the town of Ihitte, in South Eastern Nigeria. Along with … perfusion. I brought my surgical fellow. Many nurses from MSCHONY [Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital] came, even … ventricle muscular walls They treated patients ranging from an infant to 15 years old. And when you start to …
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What We’re Reading: 03/12/21
… A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. … lower the age when screening should start, to 50 from 55, and reduces the smoking history to 20 years, from 30. A change that will nearly double the number of …
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What We’re Reading: 04/02/21
… A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. In … outside of the clinic, and our desire to see that stop.” ( From statnews.com ) The City Losing Its Children to H.I.V. … is devastating families. Moreover, the most recent data from Pakistan indicate that only 21 percent of those with HIV …
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Frequently Asked Questions about Adrenal Gland Health
… occur in a few different ways. Specific conditions result from a variety of causes. Both adrenal overproduction and … hormone (ACTH) that controls the release of cortisol from the adrenal glands. Although cortisol is essential to … blood pressure by holding onto salt and losing potassium from the blood. The increased salt increases the blood …
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Tiny Patients, Big Solutions: A Closer Look at Fetal Surgery Innovations
… the port. We think that these sutures keep the membranes from separating. This strategy appears to decrease the risk … Hindbrain herniation blocks the cerebrospinal fluid from entering the spinal canal, causing enlarged ventricles … trial, a randomized control trial led by Dr. Jan Deprest from Belgium that published its results in 2021. Now we're …
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New Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines Will Save Lives, But There’s Still Work To Do
… you have to have done in the past. The criteria went from age 55 to 50 and then from 30 pack years to 20. So that will dramatically increase … narrative numbers are big. We all have lung nodules just from environmental exposure, maybe you had an asymptomatic …
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Living Drugs and Rewriting Immunity: A Conversation with CAR T-Cell Pioneer Michel Sadelain
… the battle, which is why so many people ultimately die from their cancer despite attempts made by their T-cells and … cells were approved in 2017 , and they are harvested from a patient brought into a laboratory, genetically … in this field? I'm going to learn more about transplant from my colleagues here at Columbia, but to limit rejection …
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In Every Movement: A Musician’s Path Through Surgery and Survival
… of near-constant medical upheaval. A Life in Music “I come from a musical family. My mom's a pianist, my brother is a … have surgery within a week.” Surgeons initially operated from the back of her neck, hoping to avoid a second … underwent a more complex, two-part surgery—this time from both the front and the back of her neck. “I have five …
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