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Thyroid Biopsy Clinic

… nodules, we can help. Call (212) 305-0444 or complete our online request form . What are Thyroid Nodules? A thyroid … nodules, we can help. Call (212) 305-0444 or complete our online request form . We accept a number of insurance plans, …

Last Modified: 10/15/2025 - 16:18

Lung Transplant Program for Seniors

… she proved us wrong. Now she’s one of our success stories from our very active Lung Transplant Program for seniors.” … and was sent to a long-term acute care facility.” From there, Marcia kept writing notes to her Columbia …

Last Modified: 04/03/2024 - 13:11

The Road to Recovery: Just Over a Year Later, ECMO Patient Completes Bike-A-Thon

… the anniversary of her illness by reading aloud from a journal that Joy had kept throughout the time Pamela … the George Washington bridge; she couldn’t see it herself from her position lying in the bed, but her guests remember …

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

Daniel Hale Williams and the First Successful Heart Surgery

… Association for black professionals, who were barred from the American Medical Association. Williams returned to … Washington, D.C., commemorates his achievements. Excerpt from PBS American Experience “ Partners of the Heart .” Click …

Last Modified: 03/13/2023 - 01:07

State of the Union: Weight Loss Surgery in 2024

… But it turns out that a big portion of the weight loss was from hormones. We've known for years that hormones being released from the intestine cause satiety. So what's interesting about … system all the time. You're getting constant stimulation from these GLP-1 medications. So instead of a signal for …

Last Modified: 06/24/2024 - 11:50

Service Unit

… reported by surgical or nursing staff; subjective report from patient including any symptoms of pain or nausea; … least one student is expected to be present and scrubbed from the start of every operation. After the surgery is over, … of safety and etiquette, it is important to ask permission from the attending before touching anything on the operative …

Last Modified: 05/25/2023 - 11:46

Pericarditis and Pericardial Disease

… serves several important functions: preventing the heart from becoming overfilled with blood, maintaining the heart's … normal heart function. This condition typically arises from repeated episodes of pericarditis, though it can also be … lining) have been reported after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination from Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna, particularly in male …

Last Modified: 01/07/2025 - 15:52

Policy and Guideline Library [DRAFT]

… as incomplete after three weeks. Procedures: One week from first email request, SurgFin staff sends a second email … requestor, payee, and Division Administrator. Two weeks from first email request without acknowledgement, SurgFin … request will be archived as incomplete and removed from SurgFin queue. Helpful Tips and Guidance Policy: Missing …

Last Modified: 02/19/2023 - 13:10

Aortic Stenosis

… The narrowing of aortic stenosis prevents the valve from opening fully, which obstructs blood flow from the heart into the aorta and onward to the rest of the … Severe forms of aortic stenosis prevent enough blood from reaching the brain and rest of the body. This can cause …

Last Modified: 01/08/2025 - 12:51

The Mounting Crisis in Women’s Heart Health

… with CVD and lagging survival rates . In 2014, researchers from the Women’s Heart Alliance, a collaboration between … Medical Center, surveyed 1,011 women and collected data from 200 primary care physicians and 100 cardiologists. The … can be assessed effectively,” says Dr. Haythe. Mortality from CVD has been declining overall, with the exception of an …

Last Modified: 05/09/2024 - 12:13

It Takes a Village to Heal a Patient

… me. Many call me the “bionic woman.” Roberta’s recovery from a near fatal car accident and two life-threatening forms … also able to remove 40 lymph nodes to prevent the cancer from spreading. A couple of years after the esophageal … quickly and is now doing well. “The will to live comes from the mind, the body and the soul,” Roberta says. “You …

Last Modified: 02/19/2023 - 13:11