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Spotlight on Interns 2018-2019
… of the State of Bavaria. He pursued his doctoral thesis in Boston, in the laboratory of Mark D. Fleming, MD, DPhil. That is where he developed his interest in the genetic analysis of rare, congenital disorders in …
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Gulam A. Manji, MD
… his M.D. degree from Ross University School of Medicine in 2009 and completed his residency in internal medicine at Albany Medical College. He then completed his fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, …
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Christine H. Rohde, MD, MPH
… at Columbia. She graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2000. Following her medical school education, she began … surgery training at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. After three years of general surgery training, Dr. … position at Montefiore Medical Center. Interested in microsurgery, Dr. Rohde completed a microsurgical …
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The Road to Recovery: Just Over a Year Later, ECMO Patient Completes Bike-A-Thon
… that she had caught while performing missionary work in Uganda. Her reaction was so severe that she might not have … made a miraculous recovery, and was out of the hospital in mid-July. Her recovery was by no means complete when she … personal trainer, and began her recovery by using weights in her swimming pool. Before long, she was spending the hot …
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The Heart: A Love Story
… of love and affection. We see its iconography everywhere: in artwork, fashion, advertising--and all over our phone … connection between the human heart and love was cemented in the Medieval era, but the scalloped heart shape had use of … cough suppressants to flavor enhancers to aphrodisiacs. In the 6th century CE, the ancient Greeks and Romans at the …
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Betsy Hilfiger's Close Call: An Unexpected Pancreatectomy
… and heredity among others. The Hilfigers had some cancer in their family, but none of the cancer syndromes associated … when a routine battery of bloodwork showing abnormalities in her liver enzymes led Betsy to pursue an evaluation by a … reaction to the news was disbelief, "It took time to sink in. I was in shock." After receiving the diagnosis, she …
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Congenital Heart Disease Genetic Network Study
… is the most common birth defect with an incidence of 1 in 100 live births. Many cytogenetic abnormalities have been … alterations invisible at the cytogenetic level, resulting in changes in copy number of contiguous genes. As a site in the …
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Bo Shen, MD
… Bo Shen, MD, is one of the world’s pre-eminent leaders in interventional inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and … Endoscopy. He is also the Vice Chair for Innovation in Medicine and Surgery and a Professor of Medicine (in Surgery) and Edelman-Jarislowsky Professor in Surgical …
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Primary Hyperparathyroidism
… 2024 About Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP) is a disease in which one or more of the parathyroid glands are … (PTH). This constantly high PTH level causes an increase in blood calcium levels. PHP is the most common cause of high blood calcium levels in the general population and occurs in about 28 out of every …
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Heart Transplantation For HIV Positive Patients
… criteria. When Mark Sanders suffered a heart attack in October, 2006, it could not have been more of a surprise. … level kayak trips on weekends, and had a successful career in public health in Atlanta, GA. But his heart attack was severe, perhaps due …
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End of Year Review: Top Ten Surgery Advances of 2015
… It’s the time of year when many of us take stock in the passing year’s accomplishments and set our intentions for the coming year. In 2015, the Department of Surgery’s researchers and physicians made significant strides in some of the most challenging areas of medicine. Many of …
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Debbie Bakes M.D. joins the Division of Colorectal Surgery
… Northern Westchester. Dr. Bakes received her B.A. and M.A. in Biochemistry from Brandeis University. After earning her … and Surgeons. She has also completed a fellowship in colon and rectal surgery at the University of Miami/ Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Dr. Bakes is experienced in minimally-invasive …
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Hyesoo Lowe, MD
… Columbia Thyroid Center. Dr. Lowe has a special interest in thyroid disorders including thyroid nodules, thyroid … cancer, hyper and hypothyroidism, and thyroid illnesses in pregnancy. She has advanced training in thyroid ultrasound … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8JumfDJDP0 …
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