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NYP’s Advances in Care Podcast — Episode 1, Heartmaker: Revolutionizing Pediatric Surgery

… it means to deliver patient-centered care. This is a show for healthcare professionals looking for the inside story – and real human details – behind some …

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What We’re Reading: 03/19/21

… around the web that made it into our feeds this week. Who Can and Can’t Get Vaccinated Right Now Behind health and frontline … state by state, country to country, which eligible folks are getting the jab, and who—even the most vulnerable …

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The Mounting Crisis in Women’s Heart Health

… be misdiagnosed and undertreated in women. Physicians are more likely to assign a lower CVD risk to women compared with … guidelines has resulted in less aggressive intervention for women with CVD and lagging survival rates . In 2014, … physicians, obstetrician/gynecologists and cardiologists can do a lot to improve the health of women through …

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COVID-19 Updates from Dr. Smith: 9/11/21

… Colleagues, I write on a morning that competes, eerily, for natural beauty with the same morning twenty years ago. … to stand for our notions of community and brotherhood.  I can’t possibly improve on that description of the place that has …

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Lung Cancer Screening Program

… practitioners from multiple disciplines to provide care for smokers and ex-smokers who are at high risk for lung … with Desireé Darrisaw, NP Lung cancer screening can save lives, but too many people who qualify never get … care from our multidisciplinary team. Program Highlights Reliable Results Our low-dose computed tomography (CT) exam …

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Weight Loss Surgery: The Benefits of a Sleeve Gastrectomy

… world. Columbia surgeon Dr. Abraham Krikhely tells how it can help patients achieve their desired goals—improving both … the sleeve then want the same results. Patients achieve reliable weight loss with a simple operation they can easily … which has some long term risks that the sleeve doesn’t have. What are the benefits? On average, patients lose …

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Coping with Cancer and How CBT Can Help

… A cancer diagnosis can feel like a crashing wave of change, affecting your body, … you’re operating on this fight or flight level; you can’t sleep or think straight,” says Dr. Sadler “We can’t control … intrusive thought plunges forth, catch it and give it air for a moment, then put it on trial: Monitor the thought. …

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Educational Curriculum: Didactics and Conferences

… Every Thursday begins with educational time for all residents rotating at Milstein Hospital. This … on the American College of Surgeons weekly curriculum. For much of the year, residents are divided into separate … M&M, and Tumor Board - a multidisciplinary conference that reviews oncology patients at the hospital. …

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First Visit: What New Patients Need to Know

… your back. Shenelle Wilson , the new patient coordinator for the Pancreas Center, is here to help you beginning with … have undergone resection for pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Ask your doctor to invite you to myColumbiaDoctors, your … outside of our normal office hours or make a request that can be handled quickly online, myColumbiaDoctors is a great …

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Patient Story: Riding Beyond Pancreatic Cancer

… experiences via zoom. The following is a lightly edited-for-text transcription of her account. Jump to a Section: … nausea, fatigue, and that famous brain fog. I couldn't go back to work until it was completed. I would rest at … is an extraordinarily fun experience. I recommend it. You can't stop living. You have to be out there and continue to …

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Removing Obstacles to Cardiac Surgery Research: A Conversation with Giovanni Ferrari, MD

… to be a hub, a place where collaborators, scientists can reach out to the Department of Surgery and connect with … cardiovascular diseases that we are studying currently don't have a good, reliable animal model, or a reliable in vitro or in silico …

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Interview with Patrick Coty, PA

… The NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Pancreas Center cares for patients with various diseases of the pancreas including … visit, he also answers the many questions his patients ask him. In the following interview, PA Coty shares some of … oncology experts. Will I need chemotherapy? Chemotherapy can be initiated before or after pancreas surgery. Sometimes …

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Transplant Immunology: The Science Behind Organ Transplantation

… The Columbia Center for Translational Immunology leads research using … HLA barriers. "These are exciting results showing that we can achieve robust tolerance," says Dr. Sykes. Dr. Sykes' … more durable bone marrow engraftment and hence more reliable tolerance; achieving tolerance of pancreatic islet …

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I Need a… Colorectal Surgeon

… a helpful guide to finding the care you need when you don't know where to start. Today, we're learning how to find a … what types of surgeons may offer the services you need can help you refine your search and make it easier to focus … When making the appointment, their care team will ask what you're looking for, so be ready to explain your …

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Guest Blog: The Atlantic’s CEO Nick Thompson on Thyroid Cancer & Recovery

… to get a referral to see a knee doctor. The lump wasn't something I could see, or even feel when he pointed it out. … painless, though I've heard from another patient that it can hurt.) She came back and said that it looked pretty … the experienced surgeon does the job is that there's a fair risk of damage to the vocal cords in the process.) The …

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