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Required Reading

… E. Jarrell Very helpful for studying for the CSE Uptodate.com – a standard resource for all medical professionals Scientific American Surgery This is a higher level surgery text used commonly by residents; it is more detailed and technical than Essentials but also more …

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Richard M. Green, MD

… Richard Green, MD, FACS, is known for his expertise in both open and percutaneous vascular procedures, and is now concentrating on complex open surgeries and aortic … Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery at NYP/Columbia, Dr. Green is very pleased to be shepherding the new division’s …

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Weight Loss: Medical and Surgical Treatments

… States and this incision-less, non-surgical procedure is now being offered at our comprehensive obesity management … feel full faster and stay full longer. The gastric balloon is placed in a simple, outpatient procedure that takes less … gastric balloon may stay in place for up to 6 months and is then removed (risk for balloon rupture, which can lead to …

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Why Tracking Cardiac Surgery Outcomes Matters

… at Columbia. “But in all fairness, it's an area which is very readily susceptible to outcome analysis, because you have a discrete event.” In other specialties, data is more challenging to sift through and not as straightforward. If a physician is managing diabetes or hypertension, the reasons for a given …

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Liver Transplant Waiting List

… doctors to prioritize those with the most severe need. It is maintained by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) . How It Works The national waiting list is a database that contains medical information (e.g., blood … organ in the United States and Puerto Rico. However, it is not a static list. Instead, whenever a new donor organ …

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Pancreatitis Care Program

…   The Pancreatitis Program at Columbia is the first of its kind – a full-spectrum care team devoted … or use our online form . About Pancreatitis Pancreatitis is a disease in which the pancreatic enzyme secretion builds … treatments of Pancreatitis » Stories & Perspectives Ryan is a tough guy—a combat veteran and an NYPD cop. Once, on …

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Thyroid Glands

… What Are The Thyroid Glands? The thyroid gland is one of the body's most important endocrine organs and is located in the center of the neck just below the thyroid … right on top of the windpipe. Each lobe of the thyroid is about the size of an orange slice. The thyroid is …

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Compassion in Action, Across the Miles

… team at NYP/Columbia. Yitzchok Pinkesz (the donor) is now known as Emily Pinkesz and where they were previously … to a complete stranger made perfect sense to Emily, she is a step ahead of many. “For some time, we have been seeing … numerous patients to receive kidney transplants. “This is the first case we are aware of in which someone has flown …

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Minimally Invasive and Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)

… the name VATS (short for Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery), is used for a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic … from surgery, and a quicker return to full activity. What is VATS? VATS is a procedure that involves smaller incisions in the chest …

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Scarless and Minimal Access Surgery

… Laparoscopic Surgery Laparoscopic surgery is performed through small incisions (between ¼ to 1 inches … completely within the patient's body. When the telescope is used to operate on the abdomen, the procedure is called laparoscopy. When used in the chest, the procedure …

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New Repairs for the Triscupid Valve

… has to pump harder to move blood through the body when TR is present. TR has been traditionally addressed with open … TR have risk factors for an open procedure. Now there is new hope on the horizon for a less invasive approach. Dr. Rebecca Hahn of The Valve Center is leading a national trial of TriAlign, a catheter-based …

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Lyall A. Gorenstein, MD

… Dr. Lyall Gorenstein is a regionally recognized thoracic surgeon in the New … Medical Center department of surgery.Dr. Gorenstein is Associate Professor of Surgery at the Columbia University … Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Dr. Gorenstein is a member of a number of organizations and societies …

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