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Marco Bertucci Zoccali, MD, FACS, FASCRS

… benign colorectal diseases. He received his medical degree at the Catholic University in Rome, Italy where he also … a Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery Fellowship at the University of Chicago followed by a surgical residency at Weill Cornell Medical Center. He then completed his Colon …

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Stories of Hope: Rokshana Husain

… lung nodule was successfully removed. Meanwhile, at the guidance of her son, who is an orthopedic surgeon in … Army, she sought a second opinion regarding her pancreas at a large New York hospital. The doctor there felt a distal … that her cancer had spread into her abdominal cavity. At this point her doctors declared her cancer inoperable. Her …

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Columbia Colorectal Welcomes Two New Surgeons

… The Division of Colorectal Surgery at Columbia offers wide-ranging surgical care for colon and … for his surgical residency. After a colorectal fellowship at the Ferguson Clinic, Dr Mascarenhas was in colorectal … diseases. Dr. Zoccali received his medical degree at the Catholic University in Rome, Italy where he also …

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What We’re Reading: 8/19/19

… Surgeons recount the trauma and horror of treating victims at the only hospital in a 270-mile radius prepared to handle … What will we do?  "The story of their lifesaving labors at the El Paso hospital is one of heroics in the face of … Read via the New York Times. Cancer Treatment at the End of Life How one determines "quality of life" is …

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Outcomes: Mortality, Morbidity, and Quality of Life

… We perform more than 200 major aortic procedures each year at the Aortic Center, including at least 50 specific valve repairs. The majority of these are … you may have to be careful with contact sports, as you are at a higher risk of joint problems.  Follow-up monitoring is …

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Educational Curriculum: Didactics and Conferences

… begins with educational time for all residents rotating at Milstein Hospital. This educational curriculum includes … Lunch & Learn Lunch & Learn is a daily informal conference at Milstein Hospital. The surgery department provides food … Conference for the Hepatopancreaticobiliary service. At this meeting, surgeons, gastroenterologists, radiologists, …

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Dina Podolsky, MD

… Dina Podolsky, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She is a … degree, and completed a residency in general surgery at Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Podolsky then completed … complex abdominal wall reconstruction and robotic surgery at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where she …

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Safety of auto-transfusion during Pancreatic Surgery

… if transfusion is necessary. The question being studied at this point is the number of pancreatic tumor cells circulating in patients’ blood at the time of surgery, and comparing with the blood lost at surgery. …

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Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer

… inquiries led her to Kenneth Prager, MD, a pulmonologist at CUMC. He was recommended by several people who had had … Gorenstein, MD   Assistant Clinical Professor of Surgery  at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and a surgeon in the Department of Surgery at CUMC, NYPH. Dr. Gorenstein's suggestion that she was an …

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Damien LaPar, MD, MSc, has joined the section of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

… in the Division of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery at the NYP/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital at Columbia University Medical Center and Weill-Cornell … as Chief Clinical Fellow in Congenital Cardiac Surgery at Harvard Medical School/Boston Children’s Hospital. After …

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Profile in Compassion: Sue Mirza Carries Husband’s Legacy, Potentially Transforming the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

… CT. Muzzi began treatment, which included chemotherapy at New York Hospital and consultations at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical … his optimal treatment plans based on their research at NYP/Columbia, there was no structure in place at the time …

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Christine H. Rohde, MD, MPH

… Rohde is the Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery at Columbia. She graduated from Harvard Medical School in … school education, she began her general surgery training at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. After three … a plastic and reconstructive surgery residency position at Montefiore Medical Center. Interested in microsurgery, Dr. …

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An Expanded Access Phase 2 Study of Sofosbuvir with Ribavirin and with or without Pegylated Interferon for 24 weeks in Subjects who have undergone Liver Transplantation and Who Have Aggressive, Recurrent Hepatitis C infection

… This is a single arm, open-label study which will be opened at specific clinical sites at the request of an investigator for the treatment of … (400mg QD) with RBV; pegylated interferon may be added at the discretion of the investigator. Trial Website: …

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Alyson's September 2011 update Paddling for Pancreatic Cancer

… Endowment for Achieving Control and Education (P.E.A.C.E) at The Pancreas Center at Columbia University Medical Center. The Fund aims to … 85 mile journey! My training for this requires dedication at the gym six days a week so that I can paddle approximately …

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Stories of Hope: Regina Haimer

… in my abdominal wall. He explained that it was quite large at 12 centimeters. We were both very surprised by this, as I had no pain or symptoms at all! He suggested a gastroenterologist and I contacted Dr. … and recommended surgery. Dr. Dhar is also on the staff at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia (how lucky for me!!) and she …

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