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Your Kidney Transplant
… your options and tell you whether kidney transplantation is the best option for you. A new kidney may be donated by a … your operation Once you are on the UNOS waiting list, it is important that you keep your transplant coordinator … Program doesn't require that you relocate, but time is of the essence, and you must be able to reach our hospital …
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Guide to Breast Screening and Prevention
… options and preventative measures you can take. What Is Breast Screening? Breast screening involves checking your … other disease before there are any signs or symptoms. It is the primary method of detecting disease early and … ultrasonography, and breast MRIs: Mammography : This is the gold standard of breast screening. It involves a …
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Vascular Surgeon Draws on the Art of Surgery in His Own Way
… sketches. In complex aortic procedures , reconstruction is rarely, if ever, straight forward. The map of a person’s vasculature is largely unique; its pathways elaborate and far-reaching. And the aorta is at the center, the largest artery, responsible for …
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Clinical Training
… The Columbia General Surgery Residency is a robust clinical experience both in and out of the OR. … Throughout the course of the training program, emphasis is placed on the development of technical skills through a … in the clinic, floor, and ICU settings. The program is designed to give residents a gradual increase in …
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Tomoaki Kato, MD
… Tomoaki Kato, MD, is a noted pioneer in multiple-organ transplantation, … pediatric and adult liver transplantation. Dr. Kato is Vice Chair for Transplantation at … University Irving Medical Center and is a professor of surgery at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Kato is known for unique and innovative surgeries for adults and …
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NYP/Columbia’s Center for Motility and Neurogastroenterology
… general thoracic surgeon Frank D’Ovidio, MD, PhD , is collaborating with gastroentereologists David Markowitz, … motility disorders. A wide range of services is now offered by a panel of experts at the Center for … may go onto need a lung transplant as well. Dr. D’Ovidio is also surgical director of Columbia’s nationally recognized …
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William Middlesworth, MD
… committees focused on Quality and Patient Safety, and is the Vice Chair for Quality and Patient Safety for Columbia's Department of Surgery. He is the Surgeon Champion at the Columbia campus for the … harm and enhance safety in the peri-operative setting that is sponsored by MCIC Vermont, the member-owned malpractice …
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Pancreatic Cancer Prevention & Genetics Program
… Mirza Pancreatic Cancer Prevention & Genetics Program is a unique program within the Pancreas Center dedicated to … diagnoses at earlier stages, when successful treatment is far more likely. To make an appointment with our Screening … in touch today. Screening Program Our screening program is available to any person who believes he or she may have a …
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What We’re Reading: 01/31/20
… much of the conversation around the spread. While there is still so much we don’t know, researchers are painting a … on recommendations and wash your hands. ( From nytimes.com ) When Insurance Won't Cover Drugs, Americans Make 'Tough … A great reminder to protect our hearts! ( From nytimes.com ) Also check out: What We’re Reading: 01/24/20 What We’re …
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Surgical Procedures & Innovations
… female patients, gallbladder removal, or cholecystectomy, is performed through a small internal incision behind the uterus. This procedure is known as a retro-uterine cholecystectomy. Appendectomy can … are inserted through a single incision in the navel, is utilized for cholecystectomy, appendectomy, and gastric …
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Joseph Costa, DHSc, PA-C
… Joseph Costa, DHSc, PA-C, is the first physician assistant to become a faculty member … the en-bloc pneumonectomy. In addition, Dr. Costa is responsible for evaluating and performing the operative … cast in the movie "Awake" as a transplant surgeon, and is the author of numerous journal articles, abstracts, and …
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Adult-to-Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study
… widely accepted for pediatric transplantation. AALDLT is a more challenging procedure and has potentially greater … to the donor because of the larger portion of liver that is required. Although still a small number relative to the … for changing the face of liver transplantation. AALDLT is a relatively new procedure increasingly used at major …
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HeartMate 3™ Mechanical Assist Device FDA-Approved
… new left ventricular assist device, the Heartmate 3™ LVAD is now FDA approved. “We have received a Short Term … surgeon and pioneer in circulatory assist devices. “This is an important advance for patients struggling with advanced … II. Dr. Naka, the first author of this landmark paper, is director of Columbia’s Cardiac Transplantation Program and …
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Sticking to your New Year’s resolutions
… make New Year’s resolutions this year to help ensure it is indeed a healthy year? Here are a few suggestions to keep … For example “include 20 minutes of exercise 5 days a week” is a good start. Even better would be “wake up at 6:00 … 20 minutes, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.” If your goal is to eat healthier food and less junk food, maybe your …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 3/18/20
… in the next few weeks, but not anytime soon. The ED is under serious pressure. Five Department of Surgery faculty … We should all be proud of their altruism. The OR schedule is functioning reasonably well at about 25% of capacity, … available for other uses. Whether this level of function is sustainable, or improvable, will be determined by resource …
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