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Request CIOR’s Services
… collaboration with other departments and institutions. In order for us to be able to deliver expert and prompt … after which a member of our team will promptly respond. In some cases, our team may request further information … requested by the investigator can be met Particularly in the case of a tight time-line, there may be a request for …
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Stories of Hope: John Whitley
… My name is John Whitley, and I have lived in Nyack for 25 years. In January 2011, I got sick, then rapidly sicker. At first … Hospital. Many, many tests finally revealed that I was in the early stages of pancreatic cancer. On May 20, 2011, I …
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A Physician Encounters the Great War — WWI Scrapbook of Dr. George W. Norris
… Physician, Dr. George W. Norris (1875-1965), who served in wartime Europe, from May 1917 to December 1918. Dr. Norris's meticulous scrapbook, assembled in 1959, includes entries in a pocket diary, postcards, news clippings, and photos. …
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Arresting Secondary Cancers to the Abdominal Wall
… available at NYP/Columbia — one of the few programs in the nation to perform complex, extensive cytoreduction … to infuse a single dose of HIPEC, proven highly effective in these patients, surpassing results obtained with IV … medical oncologist. Columbia began offering this approach in 1995, and has since treated over 300 patients. Columbia’s …
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Columbia’s Cardiac Tumor Program
… One of the most advanced and comprehensive in the world The Columbia Cardiac Tumor Program is a … and treated rapidly. “Our rare combination of expertise in all aspects of cardiac tumor care, coupled with cutting … us to develop one of a handful of distinguished programs in the world. Patients ranging in age from 20 to 85 benefit …
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Michael I. Ebright, MD
… of Surgery at Stamford Hospital, a Columbia partner site in Connecticut. He has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and has authored book chapters on a variety of topics related to thoracic surgery. In addition, he has been selected as a Castle Connolly Top …
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Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy or Lumpectomy
… for breast cancer. Reconstruction can be unilateral, in the case of unilateral mastectomy, or bilateral, in the case of bilateral mastectomies. Breast reconstruction … breast. Occasionally, an implant may also be placed in the breast without cancer to improve symmetry with the …
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Genetics of Pancreatic Cancer
… | Coping About Inherited gene mutations play a role in up to 15% of all cancers of the pancreas. Family members … portion of inherited pancreatic cancers. The first column in the chart below represents the conditions currently linked … The third column describes the quantifiable increase in the relative risk of developing pancreatic cancer caused …
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Achalasia
… rare disorder of the smooth muscle layer of the esophagus in which muscular ability to move food down the esophagus … lower esophageal sphincter (LES) fails to relax properly in response to swallowing. Onset of symptoms is usually … (esophagogastroduodenoscopy or EGD) should be performed in order to rule out the possibility of cancer, stricture, or …
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When to Revise a Weight Loss Surgery
… weight related to behavioral changes or some new stress in their lives," says Dr. Abraham Krikhely , of the Columbia … or the gastric bypass. Now they want these benefits." In this interview, Dr. Krikhely describes when and how … situation. Then we discuss how they can get them back in balance. It's critical to deal with lifestyle components …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 5/03/20
… Dear Colleagues, A colleague finishing her 12-hour shift in the ORICUs sent me a text at 07:00 celebrating the overnight transfer of the last patient in the 4th floor ORICUs. The 3rd floor ORICUs are emptying … lifecycle, then I raise my eyes to the path forward. In the late 1980s a resident of mine told me about his life …
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How to Apply
… Service (ERAS). We will begin reviewing applications in September. In addition, we participate in the Main Match of the National Residency Matching Program …
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Abraham Krikhely, MD
… is an experienced minimally invasive surgeon specializing in robotic, laparoscopic and endoscopic approaches to … of Medicine. He stayed at NYU for his residency training in General Surgery, after which he completed his fellowship training in Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery at Montefiore …
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DHREAMS (Diaphragmatic Hernia Research and Exploration; Advancing Molecular Science)
… convey susceptibility to congenital diaphragmatic hernia in humans. The identification of such genes, and examination … defect who can be directly screened for allelic variation in candidate genes, and 3) Individuals who can serve as … the likelihood of demonstration of genetic variation in selected candidate genes that can then be used in …
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Alyson N Fox, M.D.
… Dr. Alyson Fox earned her BA in Public Health at the Johns Hopkins University prior to … Sinai School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell … of Pennsylvania. While at Penn, she completed a Masters in Clinical Epidemiology and served as chief fellow. She …
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