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Weight Loss Surgery for Kids with Severe Obesity Is Now Part of the American Academy of Pediatrics Treatment Guidelines. Here’s Why.
… Key Takeaways: The largest professional association of pediatricians in the U.S. now officially recommends weight … In 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated their treatment guidelines for pediatricians and general … Loss Surgery for Kids with Severe Obesity Is Now Part of the American Academy of Pediatrics Treatment Guidelines. …
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Phase II Preopertaive Extended Chemotherapy vs. Chemotherapy Plus Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Borderline Resectable Adenocarcinoma of the Head of the Pancreas
… Radiation Therapy for Borderline Resectable Adenocarcinoma of the Head of the Pancreas …
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State of the Union: Lung and Chest Care in 2021
… Reviewed March 2021 to maintain the latest information in treatment and research. An interview with Joshua R. Sonnet, MD , Chief of General Thoracic Surgery and Director of The Price Family … one of the few interventions that can improve survival and quality of life for emphysema. We're probably one of the …
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Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Meeting the next generation of challenges
… grow into healthy adults. Yet this has created a new set of challenges: how to care for the first-generation who had childhood surgeries for … looking at data from cardiac MRI, exercise testing, and quality of life assessment to get a better understanding of … Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Meeting the next generation of challenges …
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State of the Union: Kidney and Pancreas Transplant in 2022
… Reviewed July 2022 to maintain the latest information in treatment and research. An interview with Lloyd Ratner, MD , Director of Renal and Pancreatic Transplantation . Let’s start wide, … hand, the main benefit in terms of life expectancy and quality of life comes from a kidney transplant. So frequently …
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On the Day of Your Heart Surgery: What to Expect
… surgery patient. Same-day patients are admitted on the same day as their surgery. Inpatients are admitted a day or more before … Pathways Chart , detailing what to expect on the day of your surgery and during your hospital recovery. Por favor … On the Day of Your Heart Surgery: What to Expect …
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From the City of Brotherly Love, A Brother’s Liver Saves Sister
… pains before Christmas, she brushed it off as a case of too much pre-holiday indulgence. But the pain persisted even after the holidays ended, landing her … as a potential donor. Thorough testing was done to see if their blood types were compatible (they were) and to ensure …
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How Intraoperative Radiation Therapy is Helping Colorectal Patients, with P. Ravi Kiran, MBBS
… Dr. Kiran: There is a finite dose of radiation that one can receive because radiation could damage normal structures as well, the problem with radiation with particularly the pelvis or various parts of the abdomen is that the contours are inaccessible … How Intraoperative Radiation Therapy is Helping Colorectal Patients, with P. Ravi Kiran, MBBS …
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Daniel Geisler, MD, has joined the Division of Colorectal Surgery
… Daniel Geisler, MD, FASCRS, is an internationally recognized colon and rectal surgeon. … pioneered single-port colorectal surgery and is one of just a few surgeons in the country doing this procedure, currently the least … Daniel Geisler, MD, has joined the Division of Colorectal Surgery …
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Constitution and By-Laws of the John Jones Surgical Society
… Article I Name This organization shall be called the John Jones Surgical Society of the Department of Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital … Medical Center) (CPMC) Article II Purpose This Society is established to preserve the history of the Department of … Constitution and By-Laws of the John Jones Surgical Society …
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B. Payne Stanifer, MD, MPH, Joins the Department of Surgery
… B. Payne Stanifer, MD, MPH , joins the Department of Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University … Center and Dartmouth Medical School in New Hampshire. He is Board-certified in general surgery. While at Dartmouth, he … B. Payne Stanifer, MD, MPH, Joins the Department of Surgery …
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State of the Union: Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Endocrine Surgery in 2024
… MD, December 2024. An interview with James Lee, MD , Chief of Endocrine Surgery. Let’s start with a basic one: what types of surgery are covered under the term “endocrine surgery”? It's funny you mention this … on a fair number of those patients in order to control their thyroid disease. Surgeons actually create a lot of …
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Surgeons Reflect on a Decade of Surgical Advancement and the Future Ahead
… The past ten years of surgery have resulted in many incredible advances. … share what they regard as the greatest accomplishment in their given specialty over the past ten years and what … Bariatrics review with Dr. Bessler — Weight loss surgery is proven to be the most effective treatment for severe …
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ECMO Helps Save the Life of a Young Man After a Football Injury
… 5, 2011, 19-year-old Robert Loftus tripped while catching the game-winning touchdown pass in a football game with … to the ER at Hudson Valley Hospital Center. On the morning of the 6th, he was visited by his orthopedist, Dr. Steven … ECMO stands for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ; it is a machine that takes over the function of the lungs. A …
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