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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 …

Last Modified: 03/04/2026 - 11:41

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 …

Last Modified: 09/26/2025 - 11:14

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 …

Last Modified: 02/19/2023 - 13:08

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 …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:00

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 …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:01

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 …

Last Modified: 01/29/2026 - 10:32

Erica M. Fallon, MD

… National Institutes of Health and spent two years involved in clinical pediatric obesity research. She subsequently … College of Wisconsin. She completed her residency training in General Surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in affiliation with Harvard Medical School. During residency, …

Last Modified: 03/14/2026 - 10:36

Andrew B. Goldstone, M.D.,Ph.D.

… Section of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery in the Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery at … and Weill-Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Goldstone trained in pediatric heart surgery at the Children’s Hospital of … children’s hospital. Prior to that, he completed residency in cardiothoracic surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. …

Last Modified: 03/05/2026 - 09:35

Stories of Hope: Richard Santangelo

… feeling sick for quite some time, with tiredness, change in stool and abdominal discomfort. Since March 2014, he had … our local and highly recommended gastroenterologist. In August, an MRI was ordered, which showed a cyst in the pancreas. My husband was given Creon to take and told …

Last Modified: 02/19/2023 - 13:11

Lauren's Law — One Girl's Story From Patient to Advocate to Legislator

… In an effort to increase the number of organ donors in New York State, Governor Andrew Cuomo has signed "Lauren's … but they believed a virus had led to her heart disease. In March 2009, just before her ninth birthday, Lauren …

Last Modified: 02/19/2023 - 13:09

Daniel Geisler, MD, has joined the Division of Colorectal Surgery

… colorectal surgery and is one of just a few surgeons in the country doing this procedure, currently the least … surgery. Dr. Geisler has utilized single-port surgery in both the pediatric and adult patient population and … invasive approach to over 90 percent of his patients. In 2009, while at the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Geisler performed …

Last Modified: 02/14/2024 - 16:54

Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease

… Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) describes a condition in which the liver stores excess fat but is not secondary to … the most common cause of abnormal liver blood tests in the United States. MAFLD used to be called NAFLD, or … prediabetes. Severity of MAFLD can range from fat storage in the liver, fat and inflammation in the liver (called NASH …

Last Modified: 01/12/2026 - 11:39

Philip George, MD

… board-certified general surgeon who is fellowship-trained in minimally invasive and robotic general surgery. During his … to surgical research, resident teaching, and excellence in patient care. Dr. George then underwent fellowship training in minimally invasive anti-reflux and hernia surgery at Anne …

Last Modified: 03/05/2026 - 09:35

Jennifer H Haythe, MD

… Dr. Haythe graduated from Harvard University in 1995. She completed her medical school and residency … at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2003. After finishing a congestive-heart failure-cardiac transplant fellowship at Columbia in 2005 she went on to complete her fellowship training in …

Last Modified: 03/05/2026 - 09:35