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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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What is Clinical Excellence?
… tend to be highly correlated—doctors who draw patients from around the world have towering reputations, and usually … used to be, back in the day. Back when I walked to and from school in the snow uphill both ways. Values change, … medical student at the University of Basel, derived from the Greek nostos (homecoming) and algos (pain or grief). …
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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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Pancreatic Cancer: Risk Factors (Other Than Family History)
… patients with nonhereditary risk factors who would benefit from screening for pancreatic cancer. For individuals from families at high risk of pancreatic cancer, interested …
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The Ethics of Genetic Testing in Children
… treatment in these cases: The best interests of the child (from both a medical and psychosocial perspective) The … “News You Can Use” in children, in which the information from the genetic test is needed now to keep that patient …
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Dr AI: Is Mesh Safe for Hernia Surgery?
… got right (a lot) and what could use a little more nuance. From the role mesh plays in preventing recurrence to the rare … Dr AI: Which patients with pancreatitis would benefit from total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation …
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Routine Procedures
… Procedures, we take a closer look at the daily habits—from breakfast choices to favorite shoes—that shape how our … Dr. Rao’s routine is simple, steady, and rooted in care, from coffee at dawn to being there as her patients fall …
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Sharlinee Sritharan, MSN, AGPCNP-BC
… She received her Bachelors and Masters in Nursing Practice from Hunter College, CUNY in New York NY, in 2011 and 2017 … transplant Managing clinical complications that arise from immunosuppressed status Partner Physician Jae H. Chang, …
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Judith Gang, FNP-C
… Bachelor of science and Master's of Science in Nursing from Pace University in Pleasantville, NY. Prior to that, she … received a Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Jewish History from Yeshiva University’s Stern College in New York. Judy’s …
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Therapeutic Endoscopy for Pancreatic Disease
… another year of training. I received a scholarship from the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy which … pancreatitis. More than 75% of patients find pain relief from this procedure, which is essentially a pain block. … tool so it is less invasive; we look at the pancreas from the outside looking in, while in ERCP we look deep …
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What to Know about Robotic Repair for Mitral Disease
… techniques does take some experience. To develop it from scratch requires probably 40, or 50 cases to be … Chair of Surgery, and Author of Nobility in Small Things From NYP’s Health Matters: Saving Two Babies’ Lives With One … Transplantation Don’t miss an update on news and content from Healthpoints, the blog from the Department of Surgery at …
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State of the Union: Colorectal Surgery in 2023
… K pouch. What are they, and who needs them? So, different from an ostomy or a bag on the outside and the J-pouch , … the bowel for the J-pouch. So, the good thing about going from J to K is that if we need to, we could go down into the … and use the same reservoir. Just connect the J-pouch from the sphincter but take a little bit of bowel above it to …
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