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Roshni Rao, MD, FACS, New Chief of the Breast Surgery Program

… Professor of Surgery. Dr. Rao joins us October 3, 2017 from the University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) Medical … Center for Breast Surgery and the hospitals Chief of Staff from 2013-2015. Her clinical interests include early stage … chemotherapy for breast cancer. Dr. Rao graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine …

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

What We’re Reading: 08/14/20

… A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. 13 … is needed to curb the spread and how states can learn from each other. ( From npr.org ) What a Doctor Learns From Watching You on …

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

Glossary of Pancreatic Terms

… Celiac Artery/Axis A short, thick trunk which arises from the front of the aorta that divides into the left … Common Bile Duct The common bile duct carries bile from the liver, where it is synthesized, to the duodenum for … a three-dimensional image of the inside of an object from a large series of two-dimensional x-ray images taken …

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

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

… University of Pennsylvania. He earned his medical degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, where he graduated … laude with a degree in Chemistry, and Stanford University, from which he earned his PhD in Epidemiology and Clinical … of congenital heart disease, with patients spanning from birth through adulthood. He believes in a personalized …

Last Modified: 09/03/2026 - 08:33

Unable to Swallow — A Patient's Story of Years Living with Achalasia

… Meet Chris, who suffered for years from Achalasia, a disease that prevented him from swallowing food or even water. An endoscopic procedure …

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

New Transition Program for Teens and Young Adults after Liver Transplant

… and young adults with stronger follow-up and prevent them from losing ground.” The PLATINUM program has assembled a … transplant patients outside the tri-state area. “Some come from as far away as Rochester, New York or Northern Vermont,” … support. “Our goal is to help young people shift from depending on their parents to dealing with medical and …

Last Modified: 04/03/2024 - 13:12

Flying Halfway Around the World for a Chance to Live

… Haydee Yanesa came to NYP/Columbia from the Philippines after suffering for many years with … a foam cradle. Sometimes it took four people to move her from one room to another. “My back hurt a lot, and I couldn’t … A new round of tests showed that she was suffering from water retention and liver disease, along with …

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

What We’re Reading: 09/06/19

… A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. … of impacts on middle school and high school children.” ( From healthline.com ) Children with rare genetic disease find … strengthening of this community. Don’t miss the video. ( From usatoday.com ) Weight-Loss Surgery May Reduce Heart …

Last Modified: 05/06/2024 - 14:21

Surgeons Urge a Culture Shift to Protect Sleep in the Hospital

… scheduled medications, lab work, and multiple exams from the rounding team.” “It’s a combination of coordination … testing as well as others asleep nearby. Thoughtfulness from providers is crucial, but hospitals themselves lack … “This culture change, with reducing activity and noise from staff and machines, as well as the times patients are …

Last Modified: 02/28/2024 - 14:10

Genetic Testing and Cancer Screening

… the risk of developing colorectal cancer is anywhere from 6-9%. However, for patients with certain genetic … the risk of developing colorectal cancer can be anywhere from 70-95%. In the following presentation, Dr. Fay Kastrinos …

Last Modified: 02/13/2023 - 21:07

PREDICT: PANCREATIC DISEASE COHORT. A Registry and Biospecimen Bank to Better Understand Pancreatic Disease

… high-risk for pancreatic cancer. The personal data derived from the registry, correlated with biological information derived from the tissue specimens will allow for future investigative …

Last Modified: 02/13/2023 - 21:04

JJSS Newsletter Fall 2014

… CONTENTS Thoughts from the Recorder Fruits of His Labor Seeing beyond the … Brief reflections on Kenneth A. Forde, MD Recollections: From Washington Heights to the Upper Connecticut River Valley …

Last Modified: 02/13/2023 - 21:06

Melanoma Treatment

… a variety of different ways to treat melanoma. These range from surgical procedures to non-surgical therapies. When … may be combined with other medical treatments. These range from targeted therapies that attack only specific areas to … most likely paths for the cancer to spread, preventing it from traveling to other organs. While a lymph node dissection …

Last Modified: 09/04/2026 - 12:19

Apples!

… type of soluble fiber called pectin. Pectin attracts water from your digestive tract, forming a gel which can slow down … flavonoids. Flavonoids can help protect your cells from free radical damage and reduce the risk of chronic … recipe is for delicious baked apple chips! Recipe adapted from Cooking Light Ingredients: 3 apples (choose your …

Last Modified: 10/06/2023 - 12:01