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Mitral Valve Disease
… valves are made of thin leaflets that prevent the blood from flowing backward into the heart and allow it to move …
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History of Medicine: Brain of an Assassin
… finest museum of medical history. Home to many treasures, from Albert Einstein’s brain to Dr. Joseph Hyrtl’s human …
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Clinical Training: PGY5
… range of procedures are performed during the year from inguinal hernia repairs to complex hepatic or pancreatic …
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Reduce Your Colorectal Cancer Risk through Lifestyle Modification
… ground turkey, fish, eggs, beans, and tofu. Refraining from Alcohol The American Institute for Cancer Research …
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Columbia Surgeons Lead 2019 Top Doctors List
… America’s Top Doctors . This year, more than 15 surgeons from Columbia’s Department of Surgery were recognized for …
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The Rise of Early Onset Colon Cancer: More cases in young adults
… inflammation can appear anywhere in the digestive tract, from the mouth to the rectum. It generally affects all layers …
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The Benefits of Breast Reduction Surgery
… people do at the gym.” Since her surgery, she has gone from a size 36GG to a 32C. At 5”7” she weighs 165 pounds and …
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Staying Healthy After Liver Transplant
… says Dr. Wattacheril. “This is an historic initiative from the National Institutes of Health to gather data on one …
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ECMO Patient Survives Acute Respiratory Failure, Proposes to his Girlfriend in ICU
… they add oxygen to the blood and remove carbon dioxide from it. But when they are failing, as in Chris’s case, ECMO …
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The Power of Hospitality: Claire’s Tea Room
… parents anxiously pace the halls and wait for news from their children’s heart surgeons. Claire became a fixture …
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Persistence Pays off for Lucien Zito and His Family
… a pancreatic vein, which Dr. Chabot replaced with a vein from Mr. Zito's neck. "I was told it can't get any more …
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Program Overview
… in 1998, we are one of the first liver programs built from the start of a multidisciplinary unit. When liver …
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GI Surgery Presentations and Research
… with the general population: the long-term outlook from 9 years. May 2019 50th Meeting of the Korean … MD. Long-term health after pancreatic surgery: the view from 9 years. Mayeux S, Beier MA, Schrope BA, Chabot JA, …
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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)
… when the diaphragm—the muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen—does not form correctly, allowing the … where the diaphragm—the muscle that separates the chest from the abdomen—doesn’t form properly as the fetus develops. …
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