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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 …

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

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 …

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

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 …

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

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 …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:01

It’s Not All Doom and Gloom with a Disappearing Pancreas

… warned, “You’re still not out of the woods. Your pancreas is surrounded by fluid. If it gets infected, you’ll need … promised me I’d start feeling better soon.” Dr. Poneros is a specialist in minimally invasive techniques and was able … stents to drain the excess fluid. “The amazing thing is that everything was done endoscopically,” Tony says, “I …

Last Modified: 02/19/2023 - 13:12

Antiviral Medications

… often found in the mouth or genital area. Dosage Zovirax is available in capsules of 200mg or 800mg. Available in … formulation at a 200mg/5cc concentration. Adult dosage is typically 200 to 800mg taken 3 to 4 times per day for 3 months following transplantation. Pediatric dosage is based on body weight. When If you miss a dose of any of …

Last Modified: 02/19/2023 - 13:09

What You Need to Know About Breast Cancer - Part I

… The physician’s ability to treat breast cancer is advancing every year. Yet in spite of these innovations, a … and what are their advantages and disadvantages? How safe is it to wait if there is a finding? False positives Recommended screening schedules …

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

Whipple Procedure (Pancreaticoduodenectomy)

… often referred to as the Whipple procedure, is the most common operation to treat pancreatic cancer. The procedure is named after Allen Oldfather Whipple, former chairman of … at Columbia University who pioneered the procedure. It is used to treat tumors located in the head of the pancreas …

Last Modified: 09/24/2025 - 13:05

ECMO Helps Save the Life of a Young Man After a Football Injury

… ECMO stands for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ; it is a machine that takes over the function of the lungs. A patient’s blood is run out of his or her body, through the ECMO machine, … oxygen to the blood and removes carbon dioxide, and is then sent back into the body. The machine serves …

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

Advances in Treating Children with PAH

… Hypertension Comprehensive Care Center at NYP/Columbia is making great strides in the treatment of children with … Medical Director, Erika Berman Rosenzweig, MD , who is Co–Chair of the Pediatric Task Force to develop guidelines … length of survival for children can be 10 months. PAH is often mistaken for asthma or a seizure disorder with a …

Last Modified: 11/20/2023 - 11:27

Vein Disease: An Overview

… in your legs, including the presence of any clots. This is performed in our IACVL* accredited vascular laboratory and takes about twenty minutes. No pain is involved and there is no risk. All the veins in the legs can be imaged during …

Last Modified: 12/16/2025 - 14:52

Tumor Immunotherapy

… IL-2, and interferon, and combinations of these. IL-2 is a therapy that attempts to harness the immune system to recognize that melanoma is foreign and attacks it. It is one of only a few drugs shown to have long term durable …

Last Modified: 02/19/2023 - 13:09

A Prospective, Multicenter, Non-Blinded, Non-Randomized Study of the Relay PRO Thoracic Stent-Graft in Subjects with Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Penetrating Atherosclerotic Ulcers

… This trial is a prospective, multicenter, non-blinded, non-randomized … Atherosclerotic Ulcers (PAUs) The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and effectiveness of the Relay … descending thoracic aorta . The primary safety objective is a composite of the number of Major Adverse Events (MAEs) …

Last Modified: 10/07/2025 - 11:22

Subhash Krishnamoorthy, MD

… Dr. Subhash Krishnamoorthy is a dual trained physician in general surgery and critical … as Assistant Professor of Surgery in 2018. His focus is centered on providing surgical solutions to acutely and … oxygenation in respiratory and cardiac failure. He is passionate about patient-centered medicine, medical …

Last Modified: 06/11/2026 - 11:15

Liposuction

… Liposuction is a cosmetic procedure that is used to trim and reshape trouble areas of the body that … resulting in a more ideal body contour. Liposuction is an ideal solution for people of normal weight who just …

Last Modified: 03/20/2026 - 10:13