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Cardiothoracic Step-Down Unit at Columbia
… Step-Down Unit provides an unmatched level of supervision and attention for patients as they recover from surgery. The … (CUIMC/NYP) provides an unmatched level of supervision and attention for patients as they recover from surgery. Our … Our team of specially trained physician assistants and nurses provide extensive supervision and support, with …
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Gastric Bypass Surgery: More Benefits than Weight Loss
… especially effective for those with GERD (acid reflux) and diabetes. What’s the first thing you tell patients who ask about weight loss surgery and this particular procedure? Well, the first thing you need … to see. Many patients walk into my office for their first visit after surgery and say, “I feel like a new person.” …
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The Modern International Surgical Mission Starts Local and Stays Local
… Key Takeaways: Surgical missions that focus on training and mentoring local surgeons to perform advanced procedures, rather than just performing surgeries and leaving, demonstrate immense impact. Plastic surgery … real gap in plastic surgery care in Sub-Saharan Africa, and equipping surgeons with the necessary skills and …
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Gene Y Im, MD, FAASLD
… Dr. Gene Im is a transplant hepatologist and the Director of the Alcohol Liver Program at Columbia … a few integrated ALD clinics in the country where single-visit expertise is provided with a hepatologist, psychiatrist … patients with alcohol use disorder and ALD ( www.ald-ally.com ) Dr. Im is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the …
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Columbia Surgery Begins Offering Outpatient Services at NewYork-Presbyterian The One in Westchester
… Plains, NY, The One pairs Columbia’s leading surgeons and doctors with the most advanced treatments and resources, all in a brand-new outpatient facility. … for same-day, coordinated visits, valet parking, and on-site dining options. The One features an ambulatory …
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Connected for Life
… public health issue," explains Jean Emond, MD , Vice Chair and Director of Transplantation, … waiting for organ transplants, which are life-saving and highly effective, are not always regarded as a population … become an organ donor. To watch the entire special, please visit " Connected for Life: Celebrating the gift of life …
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Profile in Hope: A New Surgery Helps Improve the Lives of Babies with Spina Bifida
… “Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all.” ― Emily Dickinson Hope is a funny … Guzman was 17 weeks pregnant when a routine clinic visit turned into a sonogram at a hospital in another part of …
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Columbia Surgery Outpatient Offices at Glenpointe
… to top surgical minds for evaluations, follow-up care, and second opinions. When it comes to the procedures … close to home. Like our practices in New York City and Westchester , the Columbia Surgery Outpatient Offices at … the chance to partner with expert surgeons, doctors, and support staff with years of experience providing …
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Plastic Surgery Residency Program
… Hospital's Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical Center offer a fully … experience encompassing the full spectrum of core plastic and reconstructive surgery subject areas including … City, or the Division of Plastic Surgery. You can also visit the Plastic Surgery Residency Program page at Weill …
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Stories of Hope: Alexander Vasquez
… in the Dominican Republic playing outdoors with friends and relatives, only to resume again each fall once he … tried losing weight on his own with the help of shedweight.com, to no avail. After these disappointments, Alex said he … about weight loss surgery at the Lawrence Hospital Center, visit the Center for Advanced Surgery or call 914.787.4000. …
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Karin C. Shears, MSN, FNP-BC
… Medical Center where she developed a love of transplant and all things liver. For the past 5 years she has worked as … of Clinical Coordinator at The Center for Liver Disease and Abdominal Transplantation at Columbia University Medical Center in New York. Visit The Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at …
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Research Study Enrolling Women from the Bronx Who Have Survived Colorectal Cancer
… conducting a clinical trial to test whether an exercise and diet weight loss program can help overweight colon or … research study offers nutrition counseling and free membership to a weight loss facility to help women … I-III colon or rectal cancer survivor? Are you overweight and want to lose weight? Do you exercise less than two and a …
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Columbia Surgeons make New York Magazine’s 2014 Best Doctors List
… (Cardiothoracic Surgery) For the full list of physicians and ranking criteria, visit http://bit.ly/My16PC. …
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Monica L. Velasco, DNP, FNP-C
… Previously, she received her Master of Science in Nursing and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of … of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society and the Transplant Nurses Association. She earned many awards … Advisor for their Doctorate Program. Fluent in Spanish Visit The Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at …
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Lauren Nicolosi, NP
… Nursing in New York, NY where she was named Valedictorian and received the Dean’s Award. Previously, she received a … career in 2012 as a registered nurse on the Liver Medicine and Solid Organ Transplant Unit at Yale-New Haven Hospital in … as well as those who have received liver transplants. Visit The Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at …
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