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Fighting Peripheral Artery Disease One Step at a Time
… After more than 30 years of smoking, Jean Martin of Manalapan, New Jersey, decided to … pretty good. Then one day her calves began to cramp. When the pain became severe, Jean went to a local hospital and was … (PAD), a condition that had affected her father. PAD is a narrowing of the arteries carrying blood to the limbs. …
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Immunosuppressant Therapy
… There are three basic medications groups that comprise the backbone of current immunosuppressive therapy. You will get one drug … cataracts, mood swings Solid organ transplantation is a quickly evolving field. Many new drugs and strategies …
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Welcome for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month 2013
… November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month and the Pancreas Center … Hospital will be posting a number of important blogs, patient stories and educational pieces to …
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PRESERVE-Zenith® Iliac Branch System Clinical Study (Cook)
… The Zenith® Branch Endovascular Graft-Iliac Bifurcation (Branch Graft) is intended to preserve flow to the internal iliac artery (IIA) as part of endovascular aneurysm repair of aortoiliac or iliac artery …
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Liver Disease – An Introduction
… In this video Dr. Robert Brown, Professor of Medicine and Surgery at Columbia, discusses the basics of liver disease. Topics include the most common types of liver disease, as well as who is most at risk for developing liver disease. Learn more …
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Emile A. Bacha, M.D.
… Dr. Emile Bacha is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon with a … in pediatric cardiac surgery. From 2000-2004, he was the Surgical Director of the Congenital Heart Center at the University of Chicago. …
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Gastric Bypass Surgery
… In this video, Dr. Marc Bessler, Professor of Surgery at Columbia, discusses gastric bypass surgery. Gastric bypass surgery is the most effective of the common bariatric surgeries offered …
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Surgery Faculty Listing
… This list provide an overview of our surgeons, their specialties, and key contact information. Select an … can also view contact information for department staff at the here . Our Doctors Ordered by Last Name A B C D …
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Infections After Lung Transplant Surgery
… Because the immunosuppressant medications you take to prevent … contracting the more harmful infections. Common symptoms of infection include: Fever, chills, sweats Sore throat … Infection after Lung Transplantation Preventing infection is mostly common sense. Protect yourself by following these …
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Columbia Heart Team Saves a Cancer Patient
… a little exercise suddenly left him winded. At about the same time, he also felt a lump in his neck. Joe was … with acute lymphocytic leukemia, a life threatening cancer of the blood. After three and a half years of chemotherapy, … the same time as Joe’s transplant. This life-saving device is now FDA approved for patients with advanced heart failure …
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Jennifer H Haythe, MD
… and residency training at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2003. After finishing a … training in cardiovascular diseases there in 2009. She is currently the Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Associate Professor of …
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Amanda J. Powers, MD
… Amanda J. Powers, MD is Assistant Professor of Surgery (in Anesthesiology) as of … surgery residency. She served as an attending physician in the Department of Surgery, Acute Care Surgery Division during …
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Targeted, Highly Sensitive, Non-Invasive Cardiac Transplant Rejection Monitoring
… The investigator's primary goal is to quantitatively detect donor-specific DNA in plasma of organ transplant recipients. The investigator believe's …
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How You Can Help Us Make A Difference
… The Hope Ahead Campaign As The Pancreas Center looks ahead to … leverage advancements taking place across the field of medicine, and transform the established expectations for … cancer. To make this vision a reality, The Pancreas Center is launching a strategic philanthropic campaign to raise $10 …
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HCV-TARGET: Hepatitis C Therapeutic Registry and Research Network- A Longitudinal, Observational Study
… The primary purpose of the HCV-TARGET study is to establish a nationwide registry of …
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