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Welcome to the Columbia Melanoma Center
… Our Melanoma Center is designed to give you the comprehensive care and attention … century, we posed a simple question to our doctors: "What is the single most futuristic thing we're doing in surgery … today?" Read what some of our surgeons have to say What Is Melanoma? Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that …
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How to Control the Spread of COVID-19 in Non-COVID Hospital Units: Takeaways from the Study on Healthcare-Associated Transmission
… as healthcare-associated infections. This knowledge is really important for guiding our reopening of the … stayed low. But it also just shows how great our staff is. How careful everyone is with sanitizing, with cleaning, wearing appropriate PPE to …
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The Liver and Its Functions
… The liver is the largest solid organ in the body. It removes toxins … and performs hundreds of other vital functions. It is located beneath the rib cage in the right upper abdomen. … lobules (or small lobes). Functions of the Liver The liver is an essential organ of the body that performs over 500 …
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Ways to Help
… cutting-edge immunology research at Columbia, which is expanding the frontiers and possibilities of organ … this life altering procedure. James V. Guarrera, MD, FACS is the Director of the organ preservation and molecular … organs while outside of the body. Currently, Dr. Guarrera is the only investigator in the world to introduce this …
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Hernia Surgery
… facilitate a more rapid return to normal activity. What is a Hernia? A hernia is a weakness that generally occurs in the wall of the … (umbilical), above the navel (epigastric), and at the site of previous surgery (incisional). Complications of …
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Stories of Hope: David Mankuta
… the head of the pancreas. Knowing that pancreatic cancer is a killer, I was overcome with panic. After further … cheered me on. It was a bit tough to say good bye, but it is always harder on the family than it is on the patient. Many hours later, still fogged from …
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Clinical Training: PGY3
… The PGY3 year at Columbia is a transition year from junior to senior residency. The PGY3 role is best described as a "flex-role." PGY3s spend their time … weeks long. The call schedule for rotations at Milstein is generally two Saturday call shifts/month. Call at Overlook …
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A Breakthrough in Heart Valve Surgery: More People Can Now Benefit from TAVR Procedure
… TAVR, or Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, is quickly becoming the new gold-standard for treating people suffering from aortic valve disease. TAVR is a less-invasive procedure for fixing stiff, damaged aortic … to be a safe alternative to traditional surgery. Now, TAVR is one of the best-studied procedures in heart care, with …
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Sex-hormone Producing Tumor
… the only way to determine if a sex-hormone producing tumor is cancer is if there is spread into nearby organs (i.e. local invasion), spread to …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 3/23/20
… and ventilator capacity, on our personnel, and on our PPE is still accelerating in parallel. In Manhattan, the streets … siege. Today, however, the creativity of our colleagues is raising my spirits. CU engineers have been working on 3D … the scarcity of face shields. A larger engineering group is working on a variety of methods for sterilizing used …
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What We’re Reading: 01/24/20
… this week. Why getting enough vitamin D in wintertime is so important Vitamin D is essential for good health. It’s … the importance of getting enough. ( From washingtonpost.com ) Everything you need to know about the new coronavirus … tracking the spread in real-time. ( From theverge.com ) Childhood Obesity Is a Major Problem. Research Isn’t …
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Surgeons Discuss the Critical Effects of Racial Disparity in Cancer Clinical Trials
… continue to lack proportional representation? One reason is that many of these studies are funded by drug companies, … population, they are not actually required to do so. (This is in contrast to studies funded by the National Institute of … genome, one factor discovered to explain this disparity is the higher prevalence of certain growth factor mutations …
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Added sugars – a bad gut feeling!
… of Digestive Diseases Did you know that May is Digestive Disease Awareness Month? Help reduce your risk … by following a healthy diet! A diet high in added sugars is often low in fiber which may increase risk for chronic … sugars? Added sugars include any caloric sweetener that is added to a food or drink during processing that is …
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Assessment of Performance
… a common problem or situation in general surgery. It is primarily a written exam (currently administered on … your training. The best way to prepare for the exam is to learn as much as you can about the evaluation and … experience, not on quotas): Honors (30-35%) – The student is excellent-outstanding in all competencies in all settings. …
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Six year-old Heart Patient Does Mini-Triathlon
… NYP/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital is the largest referral center in New York for infants with … a champ throughout all three operations.” Now aged 6, Jack is an active boy who plays roller and ice hockey and has just … bases at a baseball diamond in Long Beach, New York. Jack is exceeding all milestones for physical development and is a …
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