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Cardiothoracic Surgery Glossary
… artery in the body, the aorta carries oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the rest of the body. Aortic valve A heart valve that controls blood flow from the heart to the aorta. Arteries Blood vessels that carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the body. Atrium The two upper chambers of …
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Cardiac ECMO
… short-term heart and lung support for those suffering from heart or lung failure and it buys valuable time to … Program uses this technology to help patients recover from acute heart failure/cardiogenic shock. Next Steps If you …
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Gerthy Michel, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
… in the Division of Colorectal Surgery who graduated from Pace University. Prior to becoming a Nurse … Colorectal Attending Surgeons in the outpatient setting from their initial consult examination through their entire …
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Debbie Bakes M.D. joins the Division of Colorectal Surgery
… Dr. Bakes received her B.A. and M.A. in Biochemistry from Brandeis University. After earning her M.D. from Tufts University School of Medicine, she continued her …
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GI/Oncology Surgery: Physicians' Newsletter, January 2017
… Message from the Chairman Dear Colleague, In this issue we report on … Nutrition, the Gut Microbiome and Small Bowel Transplants From ABC-TV's Medical Marvels: Complex GI Surgery Saves a …
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What Kind of Doctor Do I Need?
… The Thyroid Center team brings together thyroid specialists from the following medical fields: Endocrinology – This is … at the cellular level. Pathologists look at samples from biopsies and surgeries to confirm whether or not …
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Expanding Our Expertise in Vascular Surgery
… offer one-stop solutions for any complex aortic pathology from the aortic valve down to the femoral arteries. Our … physician-sponsored investigational device exemption (IDE) from the Food and Drug Administration to study the outcomes …
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What We’re Reading: 10/02/20
… A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. … Heart Debate This article takes a look at the heart from the virus’s point of view, and not just Covid-19 but all … discuss current data, and ongoing studies. A good one. ( From theatlantic.com) The Underused Weight Loss Option: …
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What We’re Reading: 12/04/20
… A few highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. … still has benefits. Be smart, and don’t lose hope. ( From theatlantic.com ) C.D.C. Officials Shorten Recommended … CDC shortened the recommended quarantine period to 7 days from 14 days for those who have been exposed to the virus and …
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Seeing the Liver for the Trees
… It works like this: you take a segment of a liver from a healthy person and implant it into a sick person. In a … and architecturally there are only three options to choose from—the right lobe can be split into three separate parts, … took off across the world. Yet, none of the valuable data from the hundreds of thousands of living liver transplants …
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What We’re Reading: 06/05/20
… compounding moral debts, America will never be whole.” ( From theatlantic.com ) Racism in Medicine It’s frankly too difficult to pick one article from this issue published by the BMJ. You may notice some … the serious and deadly impacts of racism on health. ( From bmj.com ) How White Parents Can Talk To Their Kids About …
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What We’re Reading: 06/12/20
… five essential starting actions. We must do them. ( From nejm.org ) COVID-19 and Racial Disparities: Moving … not just surgeons and medical leadership, would benefit from reading this action plan to redesign the way we deliver … of all surgeons to act on health disparities. ( From journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery ) Why Black doctors …
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Fixing the Gap in Breast Cancer Care in African American Communities
… in three people. According to the latest available data from the New York State Cancer Registry , the overall cancer … who have seen an economic recession locally, can benefit from mobile clinics and additional attention from the Department of Health on both obesity and cancer risk …
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