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Columbia Introduces New LVAD Technology
… II. Dr. Naka, the first author of this landmark paper, is director of Columbia’s Cardiac Transplantation Program and … of pump thrombosis,” says Dr. Naka. “Heartmate 3 is a new, fully magnetically levitated centrifugal … LVAD can be implanted with a small left thoracotomy. It is then linked to an axillary artery through a tiny incision …
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A Multicenter “Ablate and Resect” Study of Novilase Interstitial Laser Therapy for the Ablation of Small Breast Cancers
… The purpose of the research is to study and report the effects of Novilase breast therapy for small breast cancers. This is a multicenter feasibility study in which approximately 60 … procedure takes place in an outpatient setting, and is typically completed in 30-60 minutes. …
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A Phase I Study of IHD305 in Patients with Advanced Malignancies that Harbor IDH1R132 Mutations
… The primary purpose of this research study is to assess how safe and well tolerated the study drug, IDH305, is when given to patients who have advanced tumors that … maintaining cancer. The hypothesis of this research study is inhibiting the mutant IDH1 mutation in these tumors will …
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Safety of auto-transfusion during Pancreatic Surgery
… surgery for pancreatic cancer Study Description This is a prospective study to ultimately assess the safety of … own blood during pancreatic cancer surgery if transfusion is necessary. The question being studied at this point is the number of pancreatic tumor cells circulating in …
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A Long Term Follow-up Registry for Subjects Who Achieve a Sustained Virologic Response to Treatment in Gilead-Sponsored Trials in Subjects with Chronic Hepatitis C Infection
… This Registry is designed to provide long term clinical and virologic … C virus (HCV) study. This long term follow up study is observational and no treatment is provided for HCV. Trial Website: …
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Ways to Help
… cutting-edge immunology research at Columbia, which is expanding the frontiers and possibilities of organ … this life altering procedure. James V. Guarrera, MD, FACS is the Director of the organ preservation and molecular … organs while outside of the body. Currently, Dr. Guarrera is the only investigator in the world to introduce this …
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Stories of Hope: David Mankuta
… the head of the pancreas. Knowing that pancreatic cancer is a killer, I was overcome with panic. After further … cheered me on. It was a bit tough to say good bye, but it is always harder on the family than it is on the patient. Many hours later, still fogged from …
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Clinical Training: PGY3
… The PGY3 year at Columbia is a transition year from junior to senior residency. The PGY3 role is best described as a "flex-role." PGY3s spend their time … weeks long. The call schedule for rotations at Milstein is generally two Saturday call shifts/month. Call at Overlook …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 3/23/20
… and ventilator capacity, on our personnel, and on our PPE is still accelerating in parallel. In Manhattan, the streets … siege. Today, however, the creativity of our colleagues is raising my spirits. CU engineers have been working on 3D … the scarcity of face shields. A larger engineering group is working on a variety of methods for sterilizing used …
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Minimally Invasive and Endovascular Aortic Procedures
… incisions in the skin to perform a surgical procedure. It is sometimes possible to repair valves, such as the aortic or … valves. Another form of minimally invasive surgery is known as the endovascular approach, which involves making … leading to the aorta. Currently, this kind of procedure is used for abdominal and descending thoracic aneurysms. …
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Surgeons Discuss the Critical Effects of Racial Disparity in Cancer Clinical Trials
… continue to lack proportional representation? One reason is that many of these studies are funded by drug companies, … population, they are not actually required to do so. (This is in contrast to studies funded by the National Institute of … genome, one factor discovered to explain this disparity is the higher prevalence of certain growth factor mutations …
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Stories of Hope: Robert Lawton
… their removal, lost of six inches of height. Robert Lawton is a fighter. Despite his disability he still finds time to … as cooking and gardening. He has been enjoying life and is happiest about being able to spend time with his … the best possible outcome. Moreover, he emphasizes that he is not just pleased with the physicians and nurses at the …
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New Device for Patients with End-Stage Heart Failure
… NYP/Columbia is one of the leading centers in the world for patients with … improvement over its predecessor, Heartmate II. Dr. Naka is director of Columbia’s Cardiac Transplantation Program and … of life. How does the Heartmate 3 work? This device is implanted directly onto a patient’s native heart and …
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Correcting Tetralogy of Fallot in a Single Operation
… “We typically we operate a little later, when the child is three to six months of age,’ says Emile Bacha, MD , Chief … serious morbidity for children with tetralogy of Fallot is almost zero.” “The one-stage operation is done through a small incision, for cosmetic reasons,” says …
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Dr. James Lee honored with the Science Leadership Award at the SDHB Pheo-Para Coalition Gala
… The Columbia Thyroid Center is proud to announce that Dr. James Lee , Co-Director , was … the event in support of this momentous occasion. Dr. Lee is an internationally recognized endocrine surgeon who … Center and serves as its Co-Director. The Adrenal center is a multidisciplinary group that focuses on the treatment of …
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