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Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study

… has become the standard of care and the only cure for end stage liver disease. Its success has led to over … widely accepted for pediatric transplantation. AALDLT is a more challenging procedure and has potentially greater … to the donor because of the larger portion of liver that is required. Although still a small number relative to the …

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Benjamin Samstein, M.D.

… Benjamin Samstein, MD is Chief of Liver Transplantation and Hepatobiliary Surgery … Cornell Medical College, Cornell University. Dr. Samstein is the Surgical Director of the Living Donor Liver Transplant … liver surgery and state-of-the-art laparoscopic techniques for liver cancer. Dr. Samstein is a Castle Connolly Top …

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Pediatric Surgery: Physicians' Newsletter, Winter 2018

… Solving the Most Complex Cases Rare Surgery Helps Infants with Airway Compression Advanced Comprehensive Care for Pectus Excavatum Diaphragmatic Hernia Clinic: Exceptional … Medical Education Pediatric CME Videos Webinars Sign Up for Email Newsletters » …

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Pancreatic and Breast Cancers Linked by BRCA Gene Mutation

… know of the association of the BRCA gene mutations with breast and ovarian cancers, but very few are aware that … mutations in pancreatic cancer has opened critical avenues for early detection, better targeted treatment, and … potentially, prevention, of the deadly disease. Click here for full article » …

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Vascular Conditions & Treatments

… available. Take a look at our vascular health guides for more information: Aortic Aneurysm – a weakening of the … the brain Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI) – a problem with circulation due to vein issues Deep Vein Thrombosis … of blood flow to the kidneys and intestines Sclerotherapy for Vein Disease – an FAQ on a common method for treating …

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“The Gross Clinic” by Thomas Eakins

… Thomas Eakins’ “The Gross Clinic” was completed in 1875 and is regarded as one of the most significant American paintings … as critics deemed the painting too bloody and gruesome for the galleries. Though many were taken by its theatricality, “The Gross Clinic” is an important marker in the history of medicine and in the …

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Nurses’ Symposium

… surgical fellow. Dr. Darryl Abrams began the presentation with a discussion of the types of ECMO support available at NYP/Columbia, indications and contraindications for ECMO, and a brief overview of historical ECMO trials. … co-chief nurse practitioners, reviewed the intake process for ECMO referrals and discussed how our Medical Intensive …

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Vincent Pierre Duron, MD

… Vincent Duron, MD is Co-Director of Fetal Therapy, Director of Minimally … the full spectrum of pediatric general surgery. He is an expert in minimally invasive surgery, specializing in surgery for congenital anomalies, biliary atresia, lung anomalies, …

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Michael Argenziano, MD

… Michael Argenziano, MD, FACS, is Associate Chief of the Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, and … Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Argenziano is board certified in Surgery and Thoracic Surgery. He is the immediate past president of the New York Society for Thoracic Surgery. He has authored more than 100 …

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What We’re Reading: 09/13/19

… as a measure to curb vaping in minors. ( From nytimes.com ) Pediatricians speak out: A 'public charge rule' is dangerous for children Pediatricians condemn the dangerous effects of …

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Thrombophlebitis

… veins). Here are some key facts to know: The condition is generally caused by irritation to the lining of the vein. Some common reasons for this are infections and prolonged intravenous medication … arms or, more rarely, in other parts of the body. There is a very small risk of the blood clot traveling into the …

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Elizabeth C. Verna, MD

… Dr. Elizabeth Verna is the Frank Cardile Associate Professor of Medicine in the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation and Division of … in end-stage liver disease and liver transplantation and is the Director of Clinical Research for the Columbia …

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Stories of Hope: Ryan Finlay

… Ryan is a tough guy—a combat veteran and an NYPD cop. Once, on … diagnosis. And none of them were able to help. Then he met with Dr. Amrita Sethi and Dr. Beth Schrope at New …

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