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Chemotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer: State of the Union

… However after many attempts we finally have clear evidence from advanced clinical trials that both … not a cure, they are exciting because we have a platform from which to build further. What are your next steps in … Center has several initiatives collecting tumor samples from patients, which will be used in such studies. One of the …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 17:59

The Itch That Led to a Life-Saving Diagnosis

… on my mind.” The Washington Heights native got the call from her radiologist while in Manhattan, on the way to her … with her friends and set fire to that very same napkin from more than a year ago to celebrate her victory over … Treatment: Dr. Roshni Rao on the Latest Breakthroughs from the I-SPY Trial Oncoplastic Surgery: An …

Last Modified: 01/31/2025 - 11:32

Transplant Immunology: The Science Behind Organ Transplantation

… develop into blood cells; transplantation of these cells from a healthy donor, the most widely used form of cellular … patient receives a heart, lung, liver, kidney, or pancreas from an organ donor (living or deceased), the patient's … Next, they performed bone marrow and kidney transplants from living unrelated donors. A short course of …

Last Modified: 05/25/2023 - 11:46

History of Medicine: The Woman Behind the BRCA Gene

… be a man.” These are the words of Mary-Claire King, PhD, from a 2014 interview with Time.com. Fortunately for the … they carry that risk. These mutations are inherited from mothers half the time, and from fathers half the time. If a woman’s father did not …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:00

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Section

… Columbia’s Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Section, from the Division of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, … of the most advanced surgical care techniques available, from specialized valve repair to full heart transplants. As … as possible access to quality care. We rely on donations from both individuals and organizations year round in order …

Last Modified: 07/02/2026 - 12:46

State of the Union: Heart Care Today

… identified both devices and groups of patients who benefit from endo[vascular], and that's very exciting. As a team, we … several patients who are not fit for open surgery, from things like being senile or having multiple … because both are replacements. Mitraclip is very different from mitral valve repair because mitral valve repair …

Last Modified: 09/30/2024 - 09:27

Alive at 65: Three-time Transplant Recipient Jerry Cahill Appreciates Every Day

… to predict 3-month mortality due to liver disease, ranges from 6 to 40; the higher the score, the greater the 3-month … went according to plan. As for Jerry, he woke up from surgery and was off the breathing tube within six hours. … Jerry credits “the love and support that I've received from everybody at Columbia and NewYork-Presbyterian, from the …

Last Modified: 12/20/2023 - 10:58

More than 25 Columbia Surgeons Named New York’s Super Doctors

… For more than 250 years, our doctors from Columbia University Irving Medical Center have delivered … set the standard for patient-focused treatment. Patients from all over the world come to us for the very best care—and we deliver. More than 25 doctors from Columbia's Department of Surgery have been named as 2025 …

Last Modified: 08/31/2026 - 11:48

More than 30 Columbia Surgeons Named 2026 New York’s Super Doctors

… For more than 250 years, our doctors from Columbia University Irving Medical Center have delivered … set the standard for patient-focused treatment. Patients from all over the world come to us for the very best care—and we deliver. More than 30 doctors from Columbia's Department of Surgery have been named as 2026 …

Last Modified: 08/31/2026 - 12:30

State of the Union: Pediatric Surgery Today

… of the surgeries we do are not the ones that benefit most from robotics. We’re not doing a lot of prostate surgery or … When ICG is inhaled, it can help delineate normal tissue from cystic tissue, which may help us do those resections … tools, we can take a tumor and separate the vessels from the bronchi from the tumor itself, and visualize each …

Last Modified: 07/16/2026 - 10:00