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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 …

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Strengthening Patient-Surgeon Communication

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

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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 …

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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 …

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Routine Procedures: Dr. Virendra Patel on Maintaining Calm and Head-Banger Playlists, Aorta-Style

… , we’re taking a closer look at the daily habits—from breakfast choices to favorite shoes—that shape our … That playlist gives me emotional energy. It can go from opera to Eminem, back to Lionel Richie. Most people who …

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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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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Liver Cancer Program at Columbia

… Medical Center brings together a team of specialists from Columbia’s Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation … malignant or metastatic liver tumors by drawing expertise from various fields of medicine. We have one of the most … surgery programs in North America, so you can benefit from minimally invasive surgery with faster recovery times. …

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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 …

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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 …

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Patient successfully receives first combined COVID-19 lung transplant and triple bypass

… about lung transplantation due to extensive lung scarring from COVID-19 and unexpected discovery of severe coronary … several long, anxious weeks in the hospital for a lung from a donor. “It was pretty stressful because I had two dry … who has required lung transplantation after falling ill from COVID-19 infection. While many patients go on to have a …

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For Many Breast Cancers, There Is No Advantage to Mastectomy

… right patient. The right time. Now.” That’s the refrain from researchers and clinicians of the groundbreaking I-SPY … not work in the neoadjuvant setting by using MRI findings. From this collection of promising agents, how are the … for our mailing list for more health news and information from Columbia. …

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