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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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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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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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What We’re Reading: 06/25/21
… A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. … only thing left is to grasp at the root. A must-read. ( From statnews.com ) The Doctors Are Not Alright There is a … starting to happen. But so much more needs to be done. ( From vox.com ) Nutrition, the Immune System and a Global …
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For Thyroid Nodules, New Non-Surgical Techniques in Thermal Ablation Are Taking Center Stage
… waves into a targeted nodule, conducting a controlled burn from the inside out. The technique has grown widely in … social distancing and travel restrictions impeded people from getting trained to do it. So, the early adopters of the … to patients. Through that collaborative effort and support from the dominant associated professional societies, we got …
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State of the Union: Weight Loss Surgery in 2025
… About 40 percent of people in the United States suffer from obesity, and another 30 percent are considered … who had obesity and didn’t have surgery. A recent study from the Mayo Clinic also showed that gastric bypass had sustained weight loss results 15 years out from surgery! Ultimately, with bariatric surgery, we aim to …
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Treating Pancreatic Tumors: Drug Delivery Systems & Pancreatic Cancer
… Dr. Kazuki Sugahara Yes, so let me start a little bit from the history of drug delivery. Initially, it goes back … about the way normal pharmaceuticals get approved. So from the original animal studies and then human studies, and … will get a really convincing result in the next two years from one of the phase two studies, and then we will be pretty …
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State of the Union: Aortic Surgery Today
… with safety, training, and lifelong patient relationships. From Open Surgery to an Endovascular-First Approach Back in … aneurysm with a stent, you’re basically relining the pipe from the inside. But an aneurysm isn’t just a pipe—it’s a … about 40 percent historically. We’re also collecting blood from trial patients to look for biological markers that might …
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Dr. James Lee Answers Five Questions About Adrenal Surgery
… This conversation has been adapted from a comprehensive interview on thyroid, parathyroid, and … Most people will never do an adrenal operation—for us from a surgical side that's the big thing, our experience … but especially early detection done in a thoughtful way. From a screening standpoint, for adrenal, the problem that we …
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Overcoming Hernia after C-Section and Regaining Life as a New Mom
… with fellow moms, a friend recommended she get an opinion from Dina Podolsky, MD , a hernia surgeon at Columbia. … in conjunction with the hernia repair," Shanise said. "From there, I spoke to my husband, and I said, 'I want to … Shanise feels immense gratitude. The detailed attention from Dr. Podolsky and her team, including the emotional …
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