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Aortic Repair Saves a Life

… not right,” and within minutes he was in the ER at a Westchester hospital.  A few weeks earlier Greg had … centers in the nation for aortic and valve repair.  At first, Greg was in denial. “When the doctors described … “I jogged, did push ups, and was a very active guy. At Columbia, I was lucky to be cared for by Dr. Takayama who …

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John A Chabot, MD

… cancer surgeon, and founder of the Pancreas Center at Columbia/NewYork-Presbyterian. Established in 2006, the … dedicated to pancreas cancer research—more than at any other academic medical center. Dr. Chabot is the David … improved pancreatic cancer outcomes. Dr. Chabot arrived at Columbia/NewYork-Presbyterian in 1983 as an intern. From …

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Julia J Wattacheril, MD, MPH

… Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) program at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Her clinical … work spans the multidisciplinary care of MASLD patients at all stages of their disease to the investigation of rare … research group using machine learning to identify at-risk and protected phenotypes within the electronic health …

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June K Wu, MD

… She is currently an Associate Professor of Surgery at CUIMC Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & … Dr. Wu completed her undergraduate studies in chemistry at Princeton University, and graduated from Columbia … Surgeons. She completed her residency in Plastic Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center, after which she completed a …

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John M Poneros, MD

… Dr. Poneros is a Professor at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons … and Surgeons and completed his fellowship training at Massachusetts General Hospital. After serving on the faculty at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Poneros returned to New …

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Koji Takeda, MD

… surgeon and Surgical Director for Adult Heart Transplant at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical … he completed an advanced cardiovascular surgery fellowship at Northwestern University, Chicago. He is the recipient of … and chief resident award and best resident award, 2005, at the National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan. …

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Stories of Hope: Jennifer Alexander

… At age 30, I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in my native … That’s when my daughter suggested I get a second opinion at NYP Columbia. When I arrived at NYP Columbia Hospital, the doctors welcomed me with …

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Innovations in Aortic Surgery

… aneurysm. Luisa was quickly referred to the Aortic Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, … A. Borger, MD, PhD, the director of the Aortic Center at that time, determined she needed emergency surgery. She … potentially life-threatening aortic problems. The Surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia routinely perform complex, …

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Minimal Access Surgery for Pediatric Patients

… Pediatric surgeons at New York-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital … in children and infants,” says Vincent Duron, MD ,  “At NYP/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, we try to approach … this often allows for a faster recovery in children.” At NYP/Columbia, pediatric surgeons have refined the Nuss …

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Columbia’s Department of Surgery Establishes the Newmyer Family Fellowship for Innovation in Surgery

… New York, NY (January 30, 2018)—The Department of Surgery at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) is very … of Surgery, and Chief of Transplantation Services at CUIMC. Marc Najjar, M.D., the first Newmyer Fellow, will … of this research is to allow physicians and scientists at Columbia to better understand and employ surgical …

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TAVR Talk: Understanding the PARTNER 3 Results

… had the unique opportunity to train and practice in both at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.   TAVR vs. … stenosis.  The recovery is remarkably quick (patients at CUIMC leave the hospital in 1-2 days), have a lower stroke … on almost all patients, excluding a few anatomic subtypes at this point.  We are amongst the most experienced at doing …

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Preventive Cardiology — How to lessen your risk for heart surgery

… Schuster , Assistant Clinical Professor of Cardiology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia. "With a healthy diet, no … "A father may have had a heart attack or bypass surgery at this stage of life," Dr. Schuster notes, "Now the son or … or valves. "Preventive strategies may also be useful at this stage to help the arteries and heart stay healthy. …

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Bill Gillmore's Story

… and to make my life take on the meaning it once had. At the end of my first 9 weeks of chemo, I was given good … within these next 9 weeks, my body continued to respond. At the end of this second cycle my oncologist granted me a … core. Hope. The website belonged to the Pancreas Center at Columbia University Medical Center. I immediately showed …

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