Skip to main content
Home
  • Get Care
    • Find a Doctor
    • Request an Appointment
    • Virtual Visits
    • Locations & Directions
    • News
    • About Columbia Surgery
    • All Resources
  • Surgical Specialties
      • Adrenal
      • Aorta
      • Breast
      • Colorectal
      • Colorectal (Global Center)
      • Esophageal
      • Gall Bladder & Appendix
      • Gastric Cancer
      • Heart (Adult)
      • Heart (Pediatric)
      • Hernia
      • Kidney/Pancreas Transplantation
      • Liver Transplantation
      • Lung & Chest
      • Melanoma
      • Pancreas
      • Parathyroid
      • Pediatric/Neonatal
      • Plastic & Reconstructive
      • Robotic Surgery
      • Sarcoma
      • Thyroid
      • Vascular
      • Weight Loss Surgery
    • All Specialties
  • Research & Trials
    • About Research
    • About Clinical Trials
    • Basic & Translational Research
    • Cardiovascular Research
    • Clinical Research
    • Innovation & Outcomes Research
    • Translational Immunology Research
    • Transplant Research
    • All Research & Trials
  • Conditions & Treatments
      • Adrenal
      • Aortic
      • Breast
      • Colorectal
      • Esophageal
      • Gallbladder & Appendix (General Surgery)
      • Heart (Adult)
      • Hernia
      • Kidney
      • Liver
      • Lung & Chest (Thoracic)
      • Pancreas
      • Parathyroid
      • Pediatric (Neonatal)
      • Plastics (Cosmetic & Reconstructive)
      • Skin
      • Stomach (Gastric)
      • Thyroid
      • Vascular
      • Weight Loss (Bariatric)
    • All Conditions and Treatments
  • For Students and Professionals
  • Ways to Help
  • Request an Appointment

Search results

Adrenal Awareness: Today’s Adrenal Surgery Techniques (and Tomorrow’s)

… surgeon at Columbia University Medical Center. In light of Adrenal Awareness Month 2023, Dr. McManus joined Dr. … Columbia Surgery’s podcast Conversations and Curbsides . The two doctors discuss the most up-to-date adrenal surgery … be operating on both adrenal glands at some point during their life, we don't want to leave someone without any …

Last Modified: 03/26/2026 - 14:29

Your Breast Surgery: What to Expect

… Reviewed by the physicians of Columbia’s Surgical Breast Team , December 2023 To help … swallow). Bring all your medications, along with a list of their names and how often you take them. You should also pack …

Last Modified: 09/16/2025 - 13:14

Gender Affirmation Surgery: A Discussion About MTF, FTM and N Top Surgery Techniques

… As a follow-up to our interview with Dr. Melina Wald about the Gender Identity Program , we spoke to Christine Rohde, MD , Chief of the Division of Plastic Surgery about top surgery, the … thing here is working with Dr. Wald and Dr. Bockting and their Gender Identity group. Gender affirmation care is what …

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

Uniportal video-assisted thoracic surgery (Uni-VATS)

… is a minimally invasive surgery that involves accessing the lungs through a single incision.  During the Uni-VATS … incision, the surgeon can perform biopsies or resections of pulmonary tissue, as well as more intensive procedures … Injury to the diaphragm, liver, or spleen can occur due to their proximity to the surgical site. There is also the …

Last Modified: 03/05/2026 - 23:55

Primary Hyperaldosteronism (Conn's Syndrome)

… pressure by holding onto salt and losing potassium from the blood. The increased salt increases the blood pressure. … and Symptoms High blood pressure is often the only sign of hyperaldosteronism . The hypertension is usually hard to … 95% of patients notice significant improvement in their hypertension. Of this 95%, one third are cured of high …

Last Modified: 09/24/2025 - 13:47

Diaphragmatic Weakness & Paralysis

… diaphragm paralysis occur when damage to, or pressure on, the phrenic nerve impacts diaphragm function, preventing it … a nerve that is attached to the cervical spine, the area of the spinal cord found in your neck. A paralyzed diaphragm … reduced breathing capabilities or are unable to control their voluntary breathing. They also have difficulty …

Last Modified: 03/16/2026 - 13:56

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

… your mind with “what ifs.” Suddenly, 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 …

Last Modified: 07/07/2025 - 15:58

Your Surgery: From Planning to Post-Operative Care

… Before Surgery All patients considering surgical treatment of clinically severe obesity will be evaluated by the surgical team, clinical dietitian and a psychologist, … patients are taken for an upper GI the morning after their surgery if they stay overnight in the hospital. If they …

Last Modified: 11/05/2025 - 15:36

How to Prepare for an Operation

… Do not eat or drink anything after midnight on the day of your scheduled operation. This precaution is to prepare … those patients who prefer more privacy and comfort during their stay. Private Room on Surgical Floor—These private …

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

Pediatric Surgery Fellowship

… The NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Pediatric … to provide a broad intensive education in all aspects of pediatric general surgery. The education is focused on, … and outpatient Fellows manage a weekly clinic as part of their curriculum) Site 1 (MSKCC) Pediatric Surgical Oncology …

Last Modified: 03/31/2026 - 13:05

5 Questions with Dr. Steven Stylianos – Committed to giving children the chance for a healthier future

… colleagues at NYP’s Advances Growing up in New Jersey as the son of Greek immigrants, Dr. Steven Stylianos never imagined he … because even though they shared significant portions of their liver and abdominal wall, they had separate strong … with Dr. Steven Stylianos – Committed to giving children the chance for a healthier future …

Last Modified: 12/02/2024 - 10:31

Center for Advanced Lung Disease and Transplantation

…   The Center for Advanced Lung Disease and Transplantation at … was created to give those in need access to the highest-quality care from the leaders in the field of advanced lung disease. We offer: Experience : We have more …

Last Modified: 05/26/2026 - 16:14

Other Things You Will Want to Know Beforehand

… The keys to success on the surgery clerkship: An unofficial … clerkships, medical students often ask, “What is expected of me?” The reply is vague, predictable, uninformative, and … down the finger-stick results for 15 patients and graphing their trend over 3 days so that your intern can call an …

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

What We’re Reading: 05/22/20

… COVID-19 is still very much in front of mind. Here are a few highlights from the week that we recommend you check out— Lockdown Delays … and antibody testing data.  Some states are even modeling their own testing data in the same way; others have corrected …

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

Who Should Use Aspirin to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease?

… Heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death in the United States. For decades, a daily low-dose … hospitalizations can be severe enough that it affects their overall lifespan.  It seems that the general message …

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

Pagination

  • « First First page
  • ‹‹ Previous page
  • …
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • …
  • ›› Next page
  • Last » Last page

Footer About

  • About Us
  • Request an Appointment
  • Virtual Visits
  • Organ Donation
  • Contact Us
  • Subscribe To Our Newsletter

Footer About 2

  • Directory
  • Alumni/JJSS
  • Locations & Directions
  • Ways to Help
  • Disclaimer
FOLLOW US
  • Twitter Logo
  • Facebook Logo
  • Youtube Logo
  • Instagram Logo
Visit
  • New York Presbyterian Logo
  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center Logo

©1999-2026. Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Department of Surgery, New York, NY.