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A Memorial Day Update from Dr. Smith
… true. For their benefit, I should remain silent. I can at least promise there will not be any more daily Updates. … in the smallest possible number of physical encounters, at CUIMC or at offsite locations in the region. Many of these changes may …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/29/20
… from a base-camp of confidence. This is the point at which each one of us can help lead the rest of the climb. … in mind that we faced the greatest risk of transmission at the very beginning of our surge. More evidence emerges … to detect COVID infection were done inconsistently or not at all. Just as the surge got serious, PPE became critically …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 5/03/20
… finishing her 12-hour shift in the ORICUs sent me a text at 07:00 celebrating the overnight transfer of the last … like IV stands they nailed bags of IV fluid to the walls; at least when they had fluids, and nails. Now and then … period. By the time we’re ready to staff all 32 ORs at Milstein, there will likely be new Directives. Is this …
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Appendicitis & Appendectomy
… commonly occurs in teens and young adults but can present at any age. What is the appendix? The appendix is a … you have any questions for our Acute Care team, contact s at (212) 342-1734 . More Acute Care & General Surgery Topics …
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Graduates
… Sferra Quinnipiac University Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Pediatric Surgery Research Fellowship, … 2024 Alexey Abramov, MD Cardiothoracic Surgery Fellowship at University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Erin M. Duggan, MD Abdominal Organ …
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Nutrient Packed Pumpkin Overnight Oats with Tumeric and Ginger
… in the refrigerator until the oats absorb all the liquid (at least four hours, ideally overnight). Can be served cold …
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Program Goals
… The goal of the transplant surgery training program at Columbia University Medical Center is to train individuals …
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What You Need To Know About Prebiotics
… both probiotics and prebiotics. Let’s take a look at the facts. Probiotics Probiotics are live cultures, just …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 3/16/20
… the delivery of health care. Our health care systems are at war with a pandemic virus. If your customary weapons are …
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A Minimally Invasive Hernia Repair Then Back to Golf
… At 74, Larry Grunfeld was having a wonderful retirement, with …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 5/09/20
… hospitals to maintain PPE stockpiles adequate for 90 days at peak Covid-surge use. Taking simple surgical masks as an … NYP used 4,000 per day pre-Covid, and 100,000 per day at peak. The sheer volume of a 25-fold stockpile, and the … Anxiety over a second surge is epidemic. PPE supplies are at risk when businesses and medical offices reopen, with or …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 5/10/20
… my mother today. She and my father will be 95 years old at the end of this month, and are doing as well as can be … and countless others…or maybe not—did we “defeat” Germany at the end of WWI? I wouldn’t say we’ve “defeated” SARS or … Based on everything I’ve read and heard, including at least four serious epidemiologic modeling attempts by …
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Liesbeth Stoeffler's Story: Respiratory ECMO Support Improves Patient's Health, Making Way for Lung Transplant
… undergo pulmonary rehabilitation while on ECMO. Doctors at NYP/Columbia have been using ECMO technology as both a …
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