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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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Colorectal Surgery: Ostomy and Ostomy Reversal

… reversal. Matt’s Story In early 2014, Matt Teichman was at his prime, a healthy, single young man (age 27) working at an investment firm in New York and committed to his daily … that Matt barely left his house. He had dropped 60 lbs. At that point, Matt said, “The pain was blinding. It was so …

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Lung Transplant Program for Seniors

… MD, PhD , Surgical Director of the Lung Transplant Program at NYP/Columbia. “Now that people are living longer and are … over a year of continuous hospitalization, including stays at a long-term acute care facility and rehabilitation center. … 2015, Marcia went by ambulance to see Dr. Hillary Robbins at the NYP/Columbia Transplant Program and ended up in the …

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Coping with Cancer and How CBT Can Help

… your complex emotions while keeping intrusive thoughts at bay. CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, is a framework … what Dr. Ian Sadler, psychosocial oncology specialist at the Columbia Pancreas Center, calls the five vital … lead to negative behaviors. It’s about catching yourself at the thought level.” This form of psychoeducation empowers …

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Reduce Your Colorectal Cancer Risk through Lifestyle Modification

… celebrate Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month by: Staying at a healthy weight A higher body mass index (BMI) increases … sizes, and try to make half of your plate vegetables at each meal.  A food tracking application such as … your daily calorie intake.  Being physically active For at least 30 minutes every day. Physical activity helps to …

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Yuri William Novitsky, MD

… and others. Dr. Novitsky earned his medical degree at Albany College and completed residencies in General Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center and University of … followed by fellowships in minimally invasive surgery at University of Massachusetts and the Carolinas Medical …

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Transplant Patient Reunites with Care Team

… years after receiving a heart and double-lung transplant at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, … Birgit Jorgensen, NP, who was a transplant coordinator at NYP/Columbia in 1993 and is now at NYP/Weill Cornell; Deborah Songailo-Cottrill, Mr. Kunzli’s …

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Michael Argenziano, MD

… of the Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical … and Surgeons, and completed his postgraduate training at Columbia University Irving Medical … He has authored more than 100 publications, presented at numerous scientific conferences, and received several …

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Mercedes Martinez, MD

… the Medical Director of the Intestinal Transplant Program at the Center for Liver Disease and Abdominal Organ … Pediatric Abdominal Organ Transplantation Transplant at NewYork-Presbyterian. She provides state-of-the-art care … Visit The Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at columbiasurgery.org/liver …

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Immunosuppression and Organ Rejection

… Even with the use of immunosuppressants, your body can at times recognize your transplanted organ as a foreign … transplanted organ. Nearly all patients will experience at least one episode of rejection. If and when you suffer an … of these symptoms or signs, contact your transplant team at once. Monitoring for Rejection Rejection can frequently be …

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Rectal Cancer

… early through regular screening. Risk Factors You may be at increased risk if: You or a close relative have had colon … The American Cancer Society recommends that people at average risk for colorectal cancer have a screening test (colonoscopy or other type) beginning at age 45. The five-year survival rate for colorectal cancer …

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FAQs About Life After Liver Transplant

… UNOS/OPTN (2004) national average one-year graft survival at 83%, and patient survival at 87% for patients receiving a deceased donor liver and 92% … 81% (living/2000), respectively. During 2006 at New York Presbyterian, our one-year graft and patient …

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