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Spotlight on Graduating Chief Resident Dr. Beth Hochman
… MD is a recently graduated member of the 2013 class at Columbia University Medical Campus’s Surgical Residency … been at Columbia for nine years. I went to medical school here and then stayed for my residency in surgery. Initially, … care. Acute care is one of the primary teaching divisions here because of the sheer size of the team and the so-called …
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What is a Step-Down Unit?
… Director of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Step-Down Unit at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Irving … come to the step-down unit on their way to discharge. Here at Columbia, we have a very unique model that was … Craig Smith. I don't believe it exists in any other place. Here, you'll find a semi-retired heart surgeon managing …
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New Support for Liver Transplants: A Healthy Microbiome
… Elizabeth C. Verna, MD , Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia, received a major grant—more than half a million … an abnormal intestinal microbiome, this puts them at greater risk for liver injury." For three years, Dr. Verna … Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at Columbia here To refer a patient call 212 305.7013. …
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Pheochromocytoma
… the "pharmacologic time bomb." Pheochromocytoma can occur at any age and there are no known risk factors except for … adrenal issue, our team at the Columbia Adrenal Center is here to help. Call (212) 305-0444 or request an appointment online . Related About the Adrenal Glands Adrenal Cancer …
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It Takes a Village to Heal a Patient
… a purpose and it’s worth fighting for.” She told her story at Columbia’s Lung Health awareness day on May 6th. Here’s how her journey began. In 1993, Roberta’s car started … on Amazon . You can watch her on ABC-TV’s Medical Marvels here. …
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Latest News on COVID-19
… Monday, March 16th, all elective procedures and surgeries at Columbia/NYP will be postponed . Please read the full … Additionally, we have established a dedicated hotline at 646-697-4000 . We apologize for the inconvenience this …
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Bariatric Patient Chooses Sleeve Gastrectomy and “Couldn’t Be Happier”
… fitness for most of her life, Gina C., an administrator at a hospital, suddenly found herself putting on unhealthy … decided that she would consult the bariatric surgeons at The Valley Hospital , certified as a center of excellence … irreversible decision. Gina did so. At home, she went to online forums and message boards, chatted with others who had …
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Cardiac ECMO
… Next Steps If you have heart disease and need help, we’re here for you. To get started today, call (212) 305-7600 or … Ahead Day of Surgery In the ICU Discharge Recovering at Home Tips for Family & Friends …
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Medication Compliance is Key in Evaluating Patients for CABG and PCI
… 2,000 PCI patients up to 7 years after discharge, looking at survival, number of cardiac events, and revascularization … and micro-coronary bypass surgery.” More information here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27777293 Columbia’s …
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GI/Oncology Surgery: Physicians' Newsletter, January 2017
… research organized by specialty. I hope you will join us at our upcoming Pancreas Symposium on March 16, 2017, … on benign pancreatic disease. More information here . Best regards, Craig R. Smith, MD, FACS Chair, …
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Shirley ShiDu Yan Lab
… in the Department of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics at Columbia University in New York, USA. Dr. Yan’s research … performance. Mice fed AGE+ diet for 17 months starting at the age of 5 months show longer escape latency during …
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5 Questions with Dr. John Chabot about Work/Life Balance and the Joy of Gardening
… of the Division of Gastrointestinal and Endocrine Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia, takes a stroll through … at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia. What has kept you here this long? The beauty of working in a huge organization … went from a phase 1 trial, which was done exclusively here, to a multicenter phase 2 trial. Working here also means …
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Required Reading
… format – great for on-the-go study COACH – Comprehensive Online Advanced Care Heuristic COACH is a Web-based learning …
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How to Control the Spread of COVID-19 in Non-COVID Hospital Units: Takeaways from the Study on Healthcare-Associated Transmission
… the established norms of healthcare in an instant. At that moment, life in the epicenter was a day by day … COVID-19 while in the hospital. That’s 0.42 percent. Here’s how they did it. A conversation with anesthesiologist … are, if anything, safer in the hospital. Related: Here’s What You Need to Know Before Your Surgical Appointment …
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