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Before Aortic Surgery FAQ

… operation. If I get sick before surgery, what should I do? In the event that you become sick before surgery, please … items such as hearing aids and glasses will be allowed in the ICU, your belongings can be readily retrieved in the step-down unit. Can my family members stay with me …

Last Modified: 03/17/2025 - 12:22

Myocarditis

… What Causes Myocarditis? Most cases, especially those in young people, are caused by viruses, such as the coxsackievirus, type B. In certain parts of the world (and previously in the United States), TB is a common cause of pericarditis. …

Last Modified: 12/16/2025 - 15:28

Transcatheter Heart Valve Replacement

… In patients who are not candidates for surgery, or who are … Columbia cardiac surgeons and interventional cardiologists in the Heart Valve Center have allowed patients to undergo … has a long history of clinical and academic leadership in the care of patients with valve disease. This program is …

Last Modified: 12/16/2025 - 16:24

Congratulations to Angie E. Heller, recipient of the Centers Health Care Patient Advocacy Award!

… New York Presbyterian/ Columbia University Medical Center. In her heartfelt nomination letter, Ms. Garcon wrote … terminally ill patients. Ms. Heller finds all the love in her heart to help them and their family members understand … are enduring great suffering. ... She demonstrates that in this exceedingly stressful world of medicine, what we will …

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

Premier Center for the Treatment of Diaphragm Disorders

… sides of diaphragmatic may have a 70-80 percent reduction in their lung capacity while those with paralysis one side … relief to those with diaphragm paralysis. Founded in 2017, the Diaphragm Center the only program in the world dedicated to disorders of the diaphragm, a major …

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

After Your Heart Surgery: What to Expect

… In the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) After your surgery, you will … intubated (on the respirator), we will have you sit up in the bed. You may hear machines pumping and beeping. These … a first response upon waking would be to pull at the tube in your throat. Restraints prevent this from occurring. While …

Last Modified: 10/15/2025 - 13:27

Putting the Experience of Hypothyroidism into Words

… a short story written by author Lydia Davis, and published in The New Yorker in September, 2000. The story traces the narrator’s … thyroid , medically known as hypothyroidism . In the excerpts below, one glimpses ― in real time ― the …

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

Danielle R. Bajakian, MD

… Bajakian comes to Columbia from Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, where she was Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery. She earned her MD degree in 1996 at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine in Brooklyn. She completed her internship and general surgery …

Last Modified: 03/04/2026 - 08:37

Selective venous sampling—solving a hypertension puzzle

… patients whose hypertension may be surgically curable. In his mid-fifties, JM had been struggling for years to keep … has a good chance of curing the patient's hypertension." In many cases, physicians perform surgery based on … Adrenal Center . Dr. Lee removed JM's left adrenal gland in a laparoscopic procedure after which he went home the next …

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

Pediatric Services at the Columbia Thyroid Center

… Columbia Thyroid Center is the premier program of its kind in New York, one of the top programs nationwide, and among … Pediatric endocrinologists (medical doctors who specialize in the assessment and treatment of hormonal disorders) Pediatric Surgeons who specialize in thyroid biopsy and surgery and who have exceptional …

Last Modified: 06/13/2025 - 14:57

COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/13/20

… to counterbalance personal tragedies. Good news persists in several forms beyond the overall flux of patients in and out of our health care system. Our PPE supply at … antibody is finally NY State approved. Initial capacity is in the low hundreds per day, but should ramp up to a few …

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

COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/14/20

… although it is sharing some of the adult COVID load in its ICUs. These trends support our pivot towards … sometimes mandatory, and can have forensic value. In most settings, autopsies have become uncommon. Imaging, lab testing, and findings in surgery combine to minimize uncertainty regarding causes …

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

COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/15/20

… may wane at a time when effort cannot. It is prosaic in mountaineering to emphasize the frequency of injuries on … reconstruction of some kind is finished. Plateau! But in this cold, coagulopathic patient every bleeding … everything is dry, hours later. You close, and collapse in a chair to write your op note. But the initial chest tube …

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

Fetal and Neonatal Surgery

… surgery refers to operations performed on babies still in the womb, while neonatal surgery refers to operations … conditions that will worsen as they continue to develop in the womb. Neonatal surgery is performed on infants with defects that cannot be treated while in the womb. Surgery may be done immediately after birth or …

Last Modified: 06/30/2025 - 11:15