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Gastrointestinal/ Endocrine Surgery
… specialize in treating disorders of the adrenal, thyroid, and parathyroid glands. Patients can expect the highest level of care for benign and cancerous conditions including: Thyroid nodules Thyroid cancer Primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism Cushing’s syndrome …
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Joshua R. Sonett, MD
… Joshua R. Sonett MD FACS is the Edward C. and Anne K. Weiskopf Professor of Surgical Oncology (in Surgery) at CUMC, Chief of General Thoracic Surgery and Director, The Price Family Center for Comprehensive Chest Care, Lung and Esophageal Center. He is instrumental in making the …
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About Weight Loss Surgery
… put together articles to help you learn about the causes and complications of obesity, and the different types of bariatric procedures that treat … online today. Overviews Bariatric Surgery FAQs Risks and Rewards of Obesity Surgery Understanding Obesity, Its …
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Bo Shen, MD
… leaders in interventional inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and pouch-related disorders due to his specialized expertise and experience treating a wide range of these conditions. Dr. Shen is the director of the IBD Center at Columbia and co-director of Columbia’s Global Center for Integrated …
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Book Publications
… of Surgery Faculty Beth A. Schrope, MD, PhD Surgical and Interventional Ultrasound McGraw Hill Professional, 2013 Surgical and Interventional Ultrasound spans a number of … Wall Street Journal , the Boston Globe , and AMEDnews.com. The Grateful Heart, Diary of a Heart Transplant By …
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Stories of Hope: Keni Torres
… My story begins on October 9th, 2016. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, I had lived 29 years … waking up very early in the morning with abdominal pain and constant vomiting. My eyes and skin began to yellow, and I developed a fever. My urine …
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Comprehensive Surgical Services
… The Department of Surgery is a leader in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. Our patients receive the most … is now possible for two-thirds of our patients, and 83 percent of those treated for breast cancer leave with … grafting ( CABG ) procedures. Mortality is extremely low, and innovations have enabled increasing numbers of patients …
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General Surgery Residency
… virtually visiting Columbia Surgery. Columbia has a long and hallowed history as one of the nation’s best programs to … Surgery has been at the forefront of surgical innovation and excellence. John Jones was the first professor of surgery … performed the first pancreaticoduodenectomy here in 1935, and more recently, surgeons at Columbia performed the first …
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Fixing the Gap in Breast Cancer Care in African American Communities
… United States, it is the second leading cause of death, and it is estimated that 39% of men and 27% of women will be diagnosed with invasive cancer in … rate in New York is the fourth-highest among all 50 states and Washington, D.C. These incidence rates impact the black …
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Stories of Hope: Jennifer Alexander
… I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in my native country and a hysterectomy saved my life. I am now a 63-year-old … lots of struggles but I was excited about the future and eager to better the life of my children. However, it … my life was shattered. I was diagnosed with colon cancer and the doctor from a Hospital in Brooklyn didn’t give much …
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Service Unit
… Service, Acute Care Service, Vascular Service, Colorectal, and at the Allen Pavilion, the ALLEN team. The team is composed of chief, senior and junior residents. Your intern and resident will orient you to the daily routine. You will …
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Program Goals
… Medical Center is to train individuals as surgeons and as leaders in the field of abdominal organ … in the preoperative evaluation, operative management, and postoperative care of patients with end stage organ … liver transplantation, renal transplantation, laparoscopic and robotic donor nephrectomy, and hepatobiliary surgery, …
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State of the Union: Pediatric Surgery in 2022
… May 2022 to maintain the latest information in treatment and research. An interview with Steven Stylianos, MD, Chief … to offer minimally invasive surgical techniques to smaller and smaller infants, so that literally we can now do full laparoscopic and thoracoscopic procedures in newborns [ Laparoscopic …
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Links
… The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) This is a government agency whose mission … care safer, higher quality, more accessible, equitable, and affordable, and to work within the U.S. Department of Health and Human …
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Ulcerative Colitis
… condition that is characterized by tiny ulcers and small abscesses confined to the inner lining (mucosa) of … lining of the colon or rectum, causing diarrhea, blood, and pus. Inflammation is usually most severe in the sigmoid and rectum and usually diminishes higher in the colon. The …
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