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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/18/20
… Serologic testing for antibody to the SARS-CoV-2 virus is now available for health care personnel. Those eligible … for the NYP ELISA assay to be expanded in scope. It is ~99% specific and > 80% sensitive 3-4 weeks after … from the Chair: 3/27/20 COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: 3/26/20 COVID-19 Updates from the Chair: 3/25/20 COVID-19 …
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Spotlight on Graduating Chief Resident Dr. Jonathan Yang
… Jonathan Yang, MD, is a recently graduated member of the 2013 class at Columbia … What will be completely new, and what excites me the most, is learning the technical skills for open heart … would you give to an incoming resident? Dr. Yang: The most important thing is to ask questions. When you first …
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History of Medicine: Leonardo Da Vinci and the Elusive Thyroid
… http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/433848 … http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21120907 http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20130828-leonardo-da-vinci-the-anatomist …
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NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center Announces Performance of First Robotic Whipple Procedure
… University Medical Center. This is exemplary of The Pancreas Center ’s mission to continually advance the quality of pancreatic care. What is a Whipple Procedure? For those who may not know, the … as well. Typically, the Whipple procedure is performed most commonly to treat pancreatic cancer, but also cancer of …
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Columbia Named Center of Excellence for Pancreatic Cancer
… audit review to determine that an institutions focus is on multidisciplinary treatment of pancreatic cancer, … will help distinguish us as an institution whose focus is on providing the best and most innovative care possible.” “We are thrilled to expand …
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NYP/Columbia Establishes Esophageal Atresia Clinic
… Esophageal atresia (EA) is a congenital condition (present at birth) in which the … part of the esophagus ends in a blind pouch, and, in the most common form, the lower esophagus connects the airway … These conditions (EA and TEF) can occur separately, but most often occur together. Babies with EA, TEF, or EA-TEF …
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What We’re Reading: 09/04/20
… our communities. While the brokenness of our health system is of urgent focus, this article packs some encouragement … our healthcare system is dysfunctional." ( From newyorker.com ) Jacob Blake's police shooting highlights the hidden … What We’re Reading: 07/10/20 What We’re Reading: 06/26/20 What We’re Reading: 06/19/20 What We’re Reading: …
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Liver Connection
… Liver Connection is a quarterly newsletter that contains articles on all …
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Patient successfully receives first combined COVID-19 lung transplant and triple bypass
… other thing in his history that's fairly out of ordinary is he was recently treated for prostate cancer with surgery in the summer of 2020. For most cancers, a lot of transplant centers would like to wait … medications, and supplemented with a multivitamin. “There is heart disease in my family and I do have high cholesterol, …
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What We’re Reading: 07/24/20
… shouldn’t be a difference in outcomes. But what they found is that black children are more than three times as likely to … will we make swift, transformative change? ( From nytimes.com ) Confusion Spreads Over System to Determine Priority … out: What We’re Reading: 07/10/20 What We’re Reading: 06/26/20 What We’re Reading: 06/19/20 What We’re Reading: …
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Our Colorectal Surgery Team & Locations
… Looking for a Colorectal Surgeon? Our “I need a” series is a helpful guide to finding the care you need when you …
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Shirley ShiDu Yan Lab
… Email: sdy1@cumc.columbia.edu About Shirley ShiDu Yan, MD, is a Professor of Surgical Sciences in Surgery. After … in AD cybrid cells (Yu, Q et al., JAD 2016) Mitophagy is a process to remove dysfunctional mitochondria. Thus, … PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 (PINK1) expression is associated with AD pathology. Enhancing PINK1-dependent …
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What We’re Reading: 08/14/20
… programs seem to have robust enough staff and resources—is reaching only half of new cases within 24 hours. And of … opportunity to employ thoughtfulness. ( From theatlantic.com ) Lung cancer deaths are declining faster than new cases. … What We’re Reading: 07/10/20 What We’re Reading: 06/26/20 What We’re Reading: 06/19/20 What We’re Reading: …
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