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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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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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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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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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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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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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Added sugars – a bad gut feeling!
… (9-18 year olds consume a whopping 17% of their diets from added sugars)! Nearly half of the added sugars we consume are from sweetened beverages and a third is from snacks and sweet treats. Where are the hidden added …
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20 Columbia Surgeons Named 2019 Super Doctors
… 20 surgeons from Columbia University have been named as 2019 Super … the New York Times Magazine . These rankings are compiled from thousands of recommendations by physicians in the New … for our mailing list for more health news and information from Columbia. …
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Gastric Bypass Surgery: More Benefits than Weight Loss
… options. It’s also very safe. Who benefits the most from gastric bypass surgery? It’s particularly effective for obese patients who are also suffering from diabetes or reflux. There have been a number of high … it redirects the flow of stomach acid and bile away from the esophagus so reflux patients no longer have …
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Islet Cell Transplant Ends Chronic Pain
… “I left his office swearing up and down,” Cody said. “From then on, I tried to manage this disease myself. Whenever … need none at all. And because the islet cells are taken from the patient’s own pancreas, there is no need for … therapy. In the weeks ahead, Cody would need more help from the Columbia team. Over time, he had developed a …
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