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State of the Union: Breast Care in 2025
… breast care over the last year? Probably the biggest one from a surgical perspective is the SOUND trial . That study … we’re no longer removing any lymph nodes. We’ve gone from removing all the lymph nodes, to a few, to now sometimes … in practice. What misconceptions do you hear most often from patients? That chemotherapy will make you extremely ill. …
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Interventional Pulmonology at Columbia
… Multidisciplinary Care Team Our team combines specialists from across Columbia, including interventional … often provide care for patients who have been turned away from other centers because they have been deemed too … Virtual Visits—so you can meet with your care team from the comfort of your own home. Our Team Our team of …
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What Is Interventional IBD ?
… disease-modifying therapy, you may prevent complications from the disease. But if it’s treated late, people develop … specialty, like gynecology and cardiology, you can learn from that, "Oh, this tool people used for the pancreas, let … for our patients. Don’t miss an update on news and content from Healthpoints, the blog from the Department of Surgery at …
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Masaru Kubota, MD, PhD
… and his PhD in pancreatic cancer diagnosis and treatment from Osaka University in Japan. He is board-certified in …
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Why People Donate a Kidney: Inside the Choice to Give
… questionnaire after the recent sudden death of a celebrity from kidney failure. Five of those people have already come … transplants . Out of those, 301 had residual donors. Then from that 301, we removed all the people whose kidney failed … and we don’t want to take any of their donors away. From there, we narrowed it to 232. And out of those 232 …
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A Young Warrior: La’Nayah’s Journey with Osteosarcoma
… that she got to the right doctor,” says Jasmine. “She went from the emergency room to a specialist, and then from the specialist to biopsy, and that's when we found out … then she was moved to the next level of ICU…then she went from that floor next to getting chemo again,” says Jasmine, …
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Mia's Story
… assistance. Once the baby had derived maximum benefit from these medications, Philip M. Meyers, MD, FAHA , a … 'translational' therapies, or therapies translated rapidly from the laboratory to the clinic. Faculty in the Division of … But for other children, the understanding gleaned from the team’s research has provided molecular-based options …
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healthpoints Summer 2013
… CONTENTS Greetings : Message from the Chairman New Faculty Highlight : P. Ravi Kiran, …
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Edvard Skripochnik, MD
… Valley and Columbia University campuses. After graduating from Albert Einstein College of Medicine with honors and …
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Esophageal Disorders Program Tackles GERD-Related Aspiration
… lungs, leading to presentations of lung disease ranging from asthma to lung fibrosis. “This problem is seldom … used to help the broader population of people who suffer from GERD but do not have typical GERD-like symptoms (cough, …
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Why Robotics? Five Questions with Heart Surgeon Dr. Arnar Geirsson
… offering it. To me, there's only a net good that can come from a multitude of options for someone. Sign up for our mailing list for more health news and information from Columbia. …
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Tara Brebric, PA
… Colorectal Surgery Team at CUIMC in 2023 after graduating from the Physician Assistant Program at Seton Hall University …
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Race & Health Curriculum
… how to discuss these issues and every individual comes from a different place/level of experience/level of comfort. … Not ‘Homicide Article and Video, NPR Chilling testimony from medical expert in Derek Chauvin trial Article, ABC … The curriculum consists of twelve themes that range from foundational concepts to how race and diversity can …
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