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Coumadin©

… in your body. Who takes Coumadin®? Patients who are at increased risk for developing blood clots such as patients … new heart valves (either tissue or mechanical) or those at increased risk for stroke. How do you know you are … be following my Coumadin® dosing? Your blood will be drawn at your primary doctor's office or lab close to your home. If …

Last Modified: 06/03/2024 - 12:15

Gulam A. Manji, MD

… Manji, M.D., Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Manji received his … in 2009 and completed his residency in internal medicine at Albany Medical College. He then completed his fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, where his clinical focus …

Last Modified: 03/05/2026 - 09:35

Nanoknife Surgery Outcomes

… Clinical Setting IRE (nanoknife) patients treated at Columbia Study Description This is a retrospective study looking at IRE surgery cases outcomes through 90 days at Columbia University. …

Last Modified: 02/13/2023 - 21:07

Staff and Fellows

… Rodrigo Sandoval, MD Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC Laparoscopic Nephrectomy, Liver Transplant, Kidney … Samstein, MD Adjunct Associate Professor of Surgery at Weill Cornell Surgical Director, Living Donor Liver … Dustin Carpenter, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Surgery at Weill Cornell Rebecca Craig-Shapiro, MD Assistant …

Last Modified: 02/19/2026 - 15:50

Stories of Hope: Kay E. Friedlander

… enough to have another cancer and pancreatic cancer at that. By then it was Christmas season and we went to a … baths during the day and packed ice bags around me at night to distract me from the pruritus. I was scheduled for ERCP with Dr. Amrita Sethi and 2 attempts at stents failed so my Whipple surgery was scheduled at the …

Last Modified: 05/30/2025 - 12:05

Six year-old Heart Patient Does Mini-Triathlon

… more streamlined, surgical techniques. Jack Foley was born at full term during a C-section and taken to neonatal … MD , Chief of Congenital and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at NYP/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, undertook two more … Norwood procedure, done a few days after birth; the Glenn, at six months, and the Fontan at two and a half years. “These …

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

Fixing the Gap in Breast Cancer Care in African American Communities

… D.C. These incidence rates impact the black community at a much higher level, especially in breast cancer care . … has improved over time, black women are more likely to die at every stage of breast cancer when compared to other … ease this disparity, but official action needs to be taken at the state level to help disseminate more equal care. …

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

Roshni Rao, MD FACS

… in breast care, is the chief of the Breast Surgery Program at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical … tumor). Dr. Rao oversees the breast cancer surgery program at the Comprehensive Breast Center of the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, a multi-site, …

Last Modified: 03/05/2026 - 09:35

William Middlesworth, MD

… Middlesworth spent two years in the Genetics Department at the Boston Children’s Hospital on work leading to the … of muscular dystrophy. He went on to medical school at Rutgers University, and completed his general surgery training at the University of Maryland Medical System. During …

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

Stories of Hope: Robert DiChiara

… In October 2012 at the age of 55 Robert DiChiara was picking pumpkins with … A visit to his physician revealed that he had a tumor at the head of the pancreas and he was diagnosed with stage 3 … Robert made the informed decision to undergo treatment at the Pancreas Center. He was confident that Dr. Chabot was …

Last Modified: 02/19/2023 - 13:07

Expanding Our Expertise in Vascular Surgery

… Program. He was also named Associate Professor of Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Patel was … with the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and affiliated with the … area, while serving as Assistant Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. “My goal is develop a world class …

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

Giovanni Ferrari, PhD

… Scientific Director of the Cardiothoracic Research Program at Columbia University. He has over 13 years experience in … and cardiovascular medicine. After his postdoctoral work at New York University he became faculty and group leader at University of Pennsylvania, first as Assistant, and later, …

Last Modified: 01/23/2026 - 12:17

Stories of Hope: Ian Bernard's Story

… In the Jewish religion a boy becomes a man at thirteen years of age by having his Bar Mitzvah. As part … to donate a portion of his funds to the Pancreas Center at Columbia University in honor of his grandfather Barry, who … research of Dr. Robert Fine, Director of Medical Oncology at the Pancreas Center, it will aid in his quest to make …

Last Modified: 02/19/2023 - 13:09

Virendra I. Patel, MD, MPH

… Dr. Virendra I. Patel is the chief of vascular surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical … residency and a research fellowship in vascular surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and was a clinical fellow in vascular and endovascular surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. He earned a Master of …

Last Modified: 03/05/2026 - 09:35

Debbie G Bakes, MD

… after colorectal surgery. She won Third Place Podium Award at the New York Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons' … an award for her research done while serving her residency at Stamford Hospital. Dr. Bakes earned her medical degree … University School of Medicine and completed her residency at Stamford Hospital and NYP/Columbia, and went on to …

Last Modified: 03/05/2026 - 09:35