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How to Find the Right Surgeon for YOU: A Conversation with Dr. James Lee
… are faced with a medical issue. Especially when surgery is involved, a few pieces of information may be helpful. Who … better to offer these tips than an insider himself? This is a conversation with Columbia’s Dr. James Lee . Dr. Lee is the chief of endocrine surgery at Columbia University …
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Getting Clear on Common Covid Vaccine Side FX
… Are Better Than Getting Covid Dr. Magda Sobieszczyk is the Chief of Infectious Diseases at … University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Sobieszczyk is a clinical virologist and the principal investigator of … They can include pain and swelling at the injection site, fatigue, headache, feeling tired, and even having a …
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Living Drugs and Rewriting Immunity: A Conversation with CAR T-Cell Pioneer Michel Sadelain
… Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD , is widely regarded as one of the founding architects of CAR … in Cell Engineering and Therapy (CICET) , Dr. Sadelain is building a future in which genetically engineered cells … of patients who undergo these trials. All of that together points to embedding this in a large, comprehensive medical …
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Healthy Baby after Kidney Transplant and Another on the Way
… with the general population, a transplant recipient is three times more likely to have a baby who is premature or low birth weight. While it’s essential to … as you plan for pregnancy, if your transplanted kidney is functioning well and medication doses are stable, …
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Hernia Frequently Asked Questions
… What happens if a hernia is left untreated? Depending on the type of hernia, leaving … For smaller hernias without symptoms, watching and waiting is a reasonable option in a motivated patient, however in … button or groin hernias without symptoms. How serious is hernia surgery? Hernia surgery can range from a 30-minute …
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New Treatment Options for Hepatitis C in 2014
… similar means, but for reasons beyond this blog post, HIV is in our usual lexicon, and Hepatitis C (HCV) is not. This is about to change thanks to new research that has and will …
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State of the Union: Pancreatic Care Today
… that’s custom-designed to each patient’s tumor . This is for patients who have operable pancreatic cancer. We … anything become standard of care yet? Not yet. Everything is still in clinical trials. You also mentioned … to have responded very well to preoperative chemotherapy. Is robotics playing a role in pancreatic surgery yet? It is, …
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Saving Limbs and the Urgent Need for Equity in Sarcoma Treatment
… we serve a large, underserved population, and there is limited research on how socioeconomic disparities impact … to limb-sparing surgery versus amputation. While there is existing literature on outcomes, little attention has been … to limb-sparing surgery? Access to plastic surgery is a major barrier. Studies on other areas, like breast …
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The Future of Surgery: No Scars in Sight
… scars on the body. ENDOLUMENAL SURGERY Endolumenal surgery is performed by inserting fine instruments through a natural orifice such as the mouth. This approach is currently being used to prevent acid reflux by inserting a … endolumenal weight loss surgery, surgical instrumentation is advanced through the mouth into the stomach, where it is …
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Pancreatic Cyst Surveillance Clinic
… The Pancreas Center is dedicated to taking every step possible to help prevent, … of the pancreas. Because some cysts become cancerous, it is very important that all pancreatic cysts are detected, … (pancreatic cyst), and research indicates the incidence is increasing. Most pancreatic cysts do not cause symptoms, …
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Routine Procedures: Dr. Abe Krikhely on Starting with Optimism, Even at 4:45 a.m.
… A surgeon’s life is defined by long hours, exacting focus, and countless … going to be or whatever may come, I start with that lens. Is there music in your OR? Usually not. But if I do, it’s usually classic rock, or whatever the genre is of Coldplay. Favorite shoes for long days standing in the …
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Spotlight on Graduating Chief Resident Dr. In-Kyong Kim
… surgery fellowship here at New York Presbyterian. This is a joint program, and I will divide my time between … that fits you. The NYP/Columbia surgical residency program is not for everyone. I found a resident that thrives here is one who can take the bull by the horns and take the …
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A PSA Brought David to the ER, and It Saved His Life
… down the road to check in on his mother Ann, who, at 97, is still fiercely independent, though she sometimes needs a … simply. For David, where he has always wanted to live is right where he grew up, the foothills of the Catskill … with their familiar presence, but they were like these two points of reality,” he says, “and it was like, oh, okay. …
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