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Joshua Sonett, MD, Chief, General Thoracic Section, weighs in on national lung transplant debate
… the rules for children as well, but the solution is far from clear, as divisions among the medical community make …
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ColumbiaDoctors Recognized Among Nation’s Top Women in Medicine in 2026
… Four doctors from Columbia’s Department of Surgery have been recognized as …
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Receives 2026 Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award
… the 2026 Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award from the Mitral Foundation. This award recognizes outstanding …
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NYP/Columbia Study Confirms Thyroid – Breast Cancer Link
… Her study, which analyzed a large national database from 1973 to 2011, concluded that breast cancer survivors …
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State of the Union: Liver Transplantation Today
… quality organ is okay. Or sometimes an organ is coming from far away, and the expected preservation time is too … sometimes make more inequity because the decision comes from within the family or community, and there is not always … for our mailing list for more health news and information from Columbia. …
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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,” …
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Our Super Specialty: Corrective Endoscopy and Surgery
… that could not be treated effectively elsewhere. From complicated and complex disease management to corrective procedures to address problems resulting from previous surgeries, we provides options for people who … follow-up to make travel and care easy for patients coming from far away. Information on accommodation in the NY/NJ area …
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Colorectal Cancer Awareness Day 2014
… of the left, and because the right side is far away from the rectum and anal canal, many patients will not have … with good margins. Similarly, when cancer may have spread from the colon to other organs (metastases), treatment with …
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Your M-TEER Surgery: What To Expect and FAQs
… blood flow. On average, the procedure lasts anywhere from 1-3 hours After Your Procedure You’ll still be sleepy as … follow up with your cardiologist once you are discharged from the hospital. You will be asked to limit strenuous …
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What is Surgical Oncology? Q&A with the Director of the New Division of Surgical Oncology
… approach yield better outcomes for patients? Well, just from the surgical perspective, there are many complicated … so much about medical oncology and radiation oncology from my other colleagues. I had clinic with this radiation …
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Leading Colorectal Cancer Expert Joins Colorectal Faculty
… Cancer Family Registry, funded by a research grant from the National Cancer Institute. In addition, he has …
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center Expands into New Jersey, Bringing Quality Surgical Care Closer to Home
… level of exceptional care that they have come to expect from all of our practice locations. At this new location, our …
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Columbia/NewYork-Presbyterian Named #1 Children’s Hospital in New York
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Firefighter Is Key to Historic Three-Way Kidney Swap
… within two or three days. "We have over 50 calls a month from people in search of kidneys," says Joan Kelly, RN, a …
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Hernias: What You Need to Know
… There are many treatments that offer temporary relief from the pain caused by a hernia, but surgery is the only …
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