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Andrew B. Goldstone, M.D.,Ph.D.

… Goldstone, MD, PhD is Director of the Section of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery in the Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery at the NYP/Morgan Stanley Children’s … Hospital at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Weill-Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Goldstone trained in …

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Keeping Healthy This Thanksgiving Holiday

… activity. Physical activity helps to regulate appetite and boost metabolism. If you exercise the morning of … Eat breakfast. Skipping meals slows down your metabolism and encourages overeating. My favorite pre-turkey breakfast is oatmeal with a scoop of almond butter and berries—this keeps me satiated and prevents me from …

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Columbia is Top Choice for Valve Replacement & CABG Surgery

… surgery team was recognized for its unparalleled quality and outcomes with the highest ranking available to any … of New York have also been recognized for their expertise and skill. The STS report highlights several milestones, most … pulmonary thrombendarterectomies, heart transplantation and CABG,” comments Emile M. Bacha, MD , Chief, Division of …

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Mitral Valve Disease

… heart valve disease. The heart has four valves that open and close, alternately, with each heartbeat. All four valves … prevent the blood from flowing backward into the heart and allow it to move forward, feeding the rest of the body. Valvular disease occurs in many forms and can affect any of the four valves of the heart. The …

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Lung Transplant Saves Orla Tinsley, Cystic Fibrosis Activist

… a lung transplant in 2017. Though she spent her life in and out of hospitals, Orla did not let her illness define … her, nor did she allow it to interfere with her talent and her will to help others. At age 18, she wrote an award … genetic disease that affects the lungs, the sweat glands and the pancreas. For the next seven years she spearheaded a …

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Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer

… the disease Some operations are meant relieve symptoms and prevent further problems without aiming for a cure.  … of the pancreas, as well as the bile duct, gallbladder and small portions of the stomach and intestine Distal Pancreatectomy : this operation involves …

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National Leader in Treating Liver Cancer

… The Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at NYP/Columbia is making noteworthy … progress in the treatment of hepatocellular cancer (HCC) and cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), cancer of the bile duct, as the … can sometimes extend patient survival beyond five years and are in the forefront of clinical trials and research.”  …

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Spider Veins

… distended veins that are located below the skin level and somewhat deeper than spider veins. There is no health … to improve their veins for cosmetic reasons. Spider veins and reticular veins will never develop into varicose veins. Treatments Microwave Treatments: VeinWave™ and VeinGogh™ for Spider Veins Cosmetically unappealing …

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How Our Pediatric Heart Surgeons Decide Between Aortic Valve Repair Techniques in Complex Cases

… you must absorb gobs of complicated medical information and make crucial decisions about their health and future. The circumstances require a crash course in anatomy and cardiology; you must become an expert in conditions and …

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Interventional Endocrinology

… procedures include ultrasound-guided ethanol ablation and ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of specific types of benign thyroid nodules and lymph nodes with recurrent cancer . Who Performs … endocrinology procedures including endocrinologists and endocrine surgeons .  However, these procedures require …

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Guide to Breast Surgeries & Procedures

… of surgical operations so you can understand your options and know what to expect from each. Key Info Surgery is one of the primary methods of diagnosing and treating breast cancer. Needing a biopsy does not mean … tissue, which is then examined by a pathologist for signs and traits of cancer. It is a common and usually simple …

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Heart Transplantation

… transplants offer individuals facing serious disability and death the opportunity to lead more fully-functioning … the pancreas, lungs, the heart, intestines, bone marrow and bones, corneas, skin, saphenous veins, and valves of the heart. Cardiac transplantation is the …

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Cushing's Syndrome

… the adrenal glands. Cortisol is necessary for daily life and helps the body respond to stressful events, regulates the sleep-wake cycles, and helps regulate the body's response to inflammation. A … disease (when the adrenal is making too much cortisol and the ACTH is therefore low), and iatrogenic disease (when …

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Thyroiditis

… the thyroid enlarges slightly so that it appears bulky and larger. This enlargement is due to the inflammatory cells … are usually mild, e.g. fatigue, difficulty concentrating and weight gain. But they can progress and become quite severe, affecting every organ system in the …

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Hemochromatosis

… disease in which iron is absorbed from the digestive tract and deposited in tissues and organs throughout the body, where it causes damage. This … create life-threatening complications in the liver, heart, and pancreas. Key Facts Hemochromatosis causes organs to …

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