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Naomi Berezin, MD

… Surgery and Surgical Critical Care. After graduating from Sackler School of Medicine, Dr Berezin went on to …

Last Modified: 03/05/2026 - 09:35

Innovative New Treatment Reported for Pectus Excavatum

… completely understood, the condition is believed to arise from excessive growth of the cartilage connecting the ribs to …

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

Strengthening Patient-Surgeon Communication

… within the app? The doctor can simply upload his own. From there, doctors can save, print, and share these images …

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

NYP/Columbia Establishes Esophageal Atresia Clinic

… best restore continuity of the esophagus and separate it from the trachea. Since the first repair in 1945, surgery has … the ends of the interrupted esophagus and separating it from the trachea, but not the physiology (function) of the …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 17:58

History of Medicine: Leonardo Da Vinci and the Elusive Thyroid

… Goiters would continue to be pop up throughout the ages, from the medical writings of ancient Ayurvedic practitioners … where the muscles are lacking and hold the trachea away from the neck bones as though they were a cushion.” Not …

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

2nd John Jones Research Fellow (2013-2014)

… Before residency at Columbia, Josh graduated Cum laude from the Yale School of Medicine, during which time he was a … Dr. David Sachs. He previously graduated Magna cum laude from Harvard College with a degree in Government. In college, …

Last Modified: 02/19/2023 - 13:13

Standards of Care Are Changing, and Robotic Surgery Is an Anchor of Advancement

… Sometimes, malformations make it infeasible to operate from such a confined space, through only a few small … he says. “You should do them through a sternotomy .” Aside from identified reasons to avoid robotic surgery, surgical …

Last Modified: 06/14/2024 - 10:43

Atrial Fibrillation and other Arrhythmias

… tissue forms and prevents abnormal electrical impulses from passing through the heart. This technique is highly …

Last Modified: 04/09/2026 - 12:17

Heart Failure

… side. About 5.8 million people in the United States suffer from heart failure and nearly 700,000 new cases are diagnosed …

Last Modified: 12/16/2025 - 15:21

I Need a… Surgeon

… your search, you can start with a broad category and work from there. These categories include: Breast Surgeons Cancer … care refers to the entire process of having surgery, from when you decide to have the procedure to your recovery. … to schedule. Be wary of any surgeon that discourages you from getting a second opinion. An ethical surgeon will …

Last Modified: 02/27/2025 - 13:13

Columbia Surgeons make New York Magazine’s 2014 Best Doctors List

… that New York Magazine has chosen 15 faculty members from the Columbia University Department of Surgery for its …

Last Modified: 06/24/2024 - 11:44

Anna West, MPAS, PA-C

… 14 New York, NY 10032 About Anna West is a recent graduate from the University of Nebraska Medical Center where she …

Last Modified: 09/18/2024 - 12:23

A Look at Organ Donation and the People Who Make It Possible

… means, who can donate, and how thoughtful innovations—from living liver transplants and paired kidney exchanges to … a machine and reanimate it as soon as the heart is removed from the donor. It’s pretty amazing.” Extended Criteria … living donation possible . “You take a segment of liver from a healthy person and implant it in a sick person,” …

Last Modified: 04/02/2026 - 15:38