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Services for International Patients
… It doesn’t matter where you’re coming from — we’re here to look after you. Columbia is known as a … comfortable as possible with every aspect of your visit, from the moment you contact us to when you walk out our door. … for your family members or loved ones Personalized meals from our hospital chef Interpretation services to ensure …
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Understanding the CDC Data on Covid-19 & Pregnant Women
… that could increase their risk for more severe illness from respiratory infections, explains Cynthia … patients and their healthcare providers. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) analyzed preliminary results from more than 90,000 female patients who had been diagnosed …
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What We’re Reading: 11/08/19
… A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. … the emotional toll it can create? Don’t miss this essay. ( From nytimes.com ) Diagnostic Gaps: Skin Comes In Many Shades … perpetuate those biases with artificial intelligence. ( From npr.org ) Tens of thousands watch livestreamed brain …
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Betsy Hilfiger's Close Call: An Unexpected Pancreatectomy
… the expectations for surgery and post-surgery. But knowing from her practice of nursing that digestive problems would result from her procedure, she was frightened as well. "I had taken … four days before receiving her diagnosis. (She resigned from hospital nursing in 1994, working first in …
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All about Lactose Intolerance
… Dietitian, Division of Digestive Diseases Suffering from lactose intolerance? You’re not alone! In fact, roughly … to reduce dairy foods that have a high content of lactose from your diet, but it is certainly not necessary to remove ALL dairy from your diet. This is a common mistake people make, and …
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Plastic Surgery Presentations and Research
… A Propensity-Matched Analysis of 294,903 Patients from the NSQIP Database from 2005-2014 Lee JC, Ishtibar S, Means JJ, Wu J, Rohde CHA … A Propensity-Matched Analysis of 294,903 Patients from the NSQIP Database from 2005-2014 . Fu R, MD, Baser O, …
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The Heart: A Love Story
… But where did the ❤️ story begin? Theories have floated from continent to continent, forgotten and revived, passed through centuries like hearts on an eternal string. From what little we can see today, the connection between the … The fragrant herb has many medicinal and practical uses, from cough suppressants to flavor enhancers to aphrodisiacs. …
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What We’re Reading: 10/09/20
… A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. … Dying in a Leadership Vacuum An unprecedented editorial from one of our leading medical journals. The New England … more Americans by allowing them to keep their jobs.” ( From nejm.org ) How a Bizarre Claim About Masks Has Lived on …
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Investigation of Calcium/Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase II (CaMKII) activity in human liver tissue.
… resistance, but specific treatment strategies resulting from these discoveries are few and far between. Over the past … of the voluntary donation of a liver biopsy specimen from obese and non-obese patients between the ages of 21 and …
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Jeffrey A Ascherman, MD
… Irving Medical Center. He obtained his B.A. degree from Harvard University, and his M.D. from Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and …
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Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
… as coronary artery bypass grafting , an artery or vein from another part of the body is used to reroute blood flow … use arteries (like the the internal mammary arteries from the chest wall) and segments of the patient’s own veins … The veins used for this reconstruction are usually taken from the patient’s legs using a minimally invasive technique …
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NYP/Columbia Joins National Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT)
… silent killer, PE is the third most common cause of death from cardiovascular disease, just after heart attack and … surgical procedure removes life-threatening chronic clots from a patient’s distal pulmonary arteries. Read more about …
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Christine H. Rohde, MD, MPH
… the Division of Plastic Surgery at Columbia. She graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2000. Following her medical … and post-surgical care. In 2013, Dr. Rohde graduated from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health …
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The Current Approach to Lymphatic Malformations
… approach. Our group consists of specialists from pediatric dermatology, hematology, oncology, genetics, … lymphatic malformations also are often referred to us from other hospitals, sometimes with the patient in critical condition from infection/sepsis or mass effect on vital structures,” …
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The Story of Two Heart Transplants Told Through Art on Social Media
… in 1992. She's a 29.5-year-old Cuban papercutting sculptor from New York City and is also currently a post-bac premed … comics, papercutting sculptures, photos and videos from treatment and transplant, tips for patients as they … thread here. Don’t miss an update on news and content from Healthpoints, the blog from the Department of Surgery at …
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