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Understanding Lung Cancer Screening: A Conversation with Desireé Darrisaw, NP
… Early detection is one of the most powerful tools we have in treating lung cancer . Yet, many people who are eligible for screening are never offered it or aren’t sure whether … After talking with them about their smoking history, I explain that they fit into a specific screening criteria. I …
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Advancing Kidney and Pancreas Transplants: A Conversation with Dr. Lloyd Ratner
… Columbia? Sure. The Kidney Transplant Program at Columbia is actually the first transplant program here. The first … Since then, we’ve performed over 6,000 kidney transplants. I came to Columbia in 2004 and helped grow the program to … waiting too long on the transplant list. We’re also known for taking on patients others might turn away due to …
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Hernia Repair Is Not Just ‘Anybody’s’ Surgery
… do the same thing?” said Dr. Novitsky. “And the answer is, no.” Standardizing a New Specialty and the Care Therein For Dr. Novitsky, addressing the absence of standardized … of his goal as president of the AHS over the next year. “I plan to really reinvigorate the mission of the society to …
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Clinical Training: PGY5
… at Milstein Hospital. Chief residents are responsible for all aspects of patient care on their service, however, on most rotations primary rounding responsibility is that of more junior residents. The emphasis of the PGY5 … their sequence and type of rotations to correspond with their interests/future career plans. Rotations for PGY5 …
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Primary Hyperaldosteronism (Conn's Syndrome)
… salt increases the blood pressure. Hyperaldosteronism is a disease in which the adrenal gland(s) make too much … genetic syndromes like familial hyperaldosteronism type I and II which may cause both glands to be hyperactive. Signs … weakness. Hyperaldosteronism leads to an increased risk for heart attacks, heart failure, strokes, kidney failure, …
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Diabetes and Weight Loss Surgery
… Diabetes is a complex disease which results from the body’s inability … diabetes can become a life threatening disease. People with diabetes face higher risks for heart disease, kidney failure, blindness, amputations, …
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Clinical Training: PGY3
… The PGY3 year at Columbia is a transition year from junior to senior residency. The … managing consults, sharing rounding responsibilities with the senior or acting as the senior resident on a … junior residents to achieve care goals. Rotations for PGY3 residents are generally 6-7 weeks long. The call …
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Thyroid Cancer Prognosis
… | Diagnosis | Treatment | Prognosis/Outcomes What Is The Thyroid Cancer Survival Rate? For people with differentiated thyroid cancer (i.e. papillary thyroid cancer , follicular thyroid cancer , …
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Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
… Team , October 2024 About Secondary hyperparathyroidism is a condition in which a disease outside of the parathyroid … painful skin lesions that over time can cause necrosis (i.e. tissue death) and ulcers. The best treatment for secondary hyperparathyroidism is typically aimed at …
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Ulcerative Colitis
… Surgery Team , March 2024 About Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory condition that is characterized by … 25% of patients who do not respond to medical treatments for ulcerative colitis will require surgical treatment. The … common operation is total removal of the colon and rectum with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis, which today is no longer …
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Living Drugs and Rewriting Immunity: A Conversation with CAR T-Cell Pioneer Michel Sadelain
… Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD , is widely regarded as one of the founding architects of CAR … to repair a defective gene. However, in the field I'm currently working in, which is often referred to as cell … the adaptive immune response, and they're very important for fighting infections. And we also know that they …
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From NYP’s Health Matters: Inside the Successful Separation Surgery of Conjoined Twins
… stroked her daughters’ cheeks and whispered to them “I love you” as her husband, Alusine Jalloh, looked on. Isatu … needed. “I always told my wife, ‘We will have the chance for our kids to be separated one day,’” Alusine recalls. “We … and nurses who separated previous conjoined twins at what is now NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s …
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Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, 2021: A Conversation with Dr. Michael Kluger
… Most people don't know that November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. In fact, let's be … these risks. [Note: This conversation was lightly edited for the page] Thanks for doing this, Dr. Kluger. Pleasure to … the enzymes that help with that digestion. Now, as I said, these are two really essential functions for our body …
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Surgery in 2022 Brought Innovation and Community to the Forefront
… we reflect on all that has been accomplished and all there is still left to do. One thing is certain, inspiration lives … had . “That’s an area that’s sort of a no-man’s-land for surgeons,” says Dr. Bacha. “It’s very, very difficult to … @ColumbiaGS as a postbac premed. #GiannaTX pic.twitter.com/Ad3SNHgksX — Columbia Surgery (@ColumbiaSurgery) February …
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Liver Transplantation
… A liver transplantation is a surgery that removes a diseased or malfunctioning liver and replaces it with a healthy donor liver from another person. Because there … replace the liver, transplantation is the only viable cure for liver failure. Key Facts Liver transplantations are …
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