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Heart Basics 102: Understand Your Heart Care Specialists
… offer: Preventive cardiologist A preventative cardiologist is the first line of defense in heart health beyond general … cardiologist The interventional cardiologist is a specialist who often deals with cardiac emergencies, … like heart attacks . During a heart attack, the cause is most often due to a blockage in the coronary arteries—blood …
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Aortic Aneurysm
… the body with oxygen and nutrients. An aortic aneurysm is a dilation, bulging, or ballooning of a weakened part of … . Learn more about our efforts to bring you the clearest, most accurate, and most human health resources available. …
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Proactive Activists: Ralph and Mariann Cheney Receive the 2015 Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (SSAT) Public Service Award
… couple, they are volunteers who provide comfort, hope, and most importantly, advocacy to so many whose lives have been … motivated by the principle that fighting pancreatic cancer is a fight worth having and a fight worth winning. It is easy to get wrapped up in one’s own pity, pain, or shame …
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Seeing the Liver for the Trees
… at this point,” he adds with a chuckle. Dr. Emond spends most of his time operating on livers, and the liver has a … us toxin-free. Even more special, Dr. Emond assures me, is they both have the incredible ability to regenerate. … kind of adjustments we make when adults donate to adults.” Most of the time in these situations it’s a family member or …
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Craniofacial Surgery
… What is craniofacial surgery? Craniofacial surgery is term that describes several surgical procedures used to … What conditions are treated with craniofacial surgery? The most common conditions requiring craniofacial surgery are …
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Added sugars – a bad gut feeling!
… of Digestive Diseases Did you know that May is Digestive Disease Awareness Month? Help reduce your risk … by following a healthy diet! A diet high in added sugars is often low in fiber which may increase risk for chronic … nothing to worry about as this would effectively eliminate most of the added sugars in a standard Americans diet (SAD). …
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Assessment of Performance
… a common problem or situation in general surgery. It is primarily a written exam (currently administered on … your training. The best way to prepare for the exam is to learn as much as you can about the evaluation and … all settings. Students scoring in the 8-9 range for all or most of the summary core competency evaluations, and who …
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Six year-old Heart Patient Does Mini-Triathlon
… NYP/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital is the largest referral center in New York for infants with … a champ throughout all three operations.” Now aged 6, Jack is an active boy who plays roller and ice hockey and has just … NYP surgeons at the Congenital Heart Center are among the most experienced in the nation and have perfected this …
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What We’re Reading: 09/06/19
… may lead to permanent vascular damage. “If the blood flow is decreasing, so is the flow of oxygen,” said Dr. Lori Shah … middle school and high school children.” ( From healthline.com ) Children with rare genetic disease find comfort in this … Type 2 Diabetes Weight loss surgery is proven to be the most effective treatment for severe obesity. A new …
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K-Pouch Surgery: Continent ileostomy preserves continence and quality of life
… An ileostomy is a surgically created opening connecting the intestine to … pouch from a section of the small intestine. The pouch is connected to the opening in the abdominal wall by a … because the ability to remain continent without a bag is so important to their quality of life. Freedom from an …
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History of Medicine: Whipple's Improvised Breakthrough
… gastric cancer—he had cancer of the pancreas. The pancreas is large gland that helps the body digest foods. It also … operate on. To complicate matters further, the pancreas is very closely connected to the nearby organs in the … for many suffering from this deadly disease. Today, most call a pancreaticoduodenectomy a Whipple procedure, in …
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More Resources
… some answers in a diagnosis of aortic disease, it will most likely lead to more questions. For many of the most frequently asked questions, we’ve developed some guides …
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Breast Conditions & Treatments
… in situ, and many more. Breast Cancer : Breast cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in breast tissue. BRCA Genes … breast disease and reduce deaths. Breast Surgery : Surgery is one of the most common and effective methods of removing breast cancer. …
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FAQs & More
… as September 1, 2025 . Our application submission deadline is November 1, 2025 . Only complete applications will be … reference, USMLE results, CV and Personal Statement. What is the interview date? We will conduct interviews on January … we receive each year, we are able to interview only the most exceptional candidates from non-U.S. medical schools. …
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The Rise of Early Onset Colon Cancer: More cases in young adults
… that the incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) in the U.S. is declining rapidly overall but curiously increasing among … decades.” The risk of colon cancer in young adults is still much lower than for people over 50, Dr. Lebwohl … colorectal cancer with minimally invasive options. “For most of our patients, we use laparoscopic or robotic …
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