Search results
COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 5/02/20
… Each day during the COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Craig Smith, Chair of the Department of Surgery, sends an update to faculty and … and ENT have unique and serious exposure hazards. Most of their procedures are aerosolizing. Invading the oropharynx …
Last Modified:
How to Help a Loved One Recovering From Surgery
… help them recover. Here are some tips to help. Understand their needs : Every person has unique needs specific to their … time and avoid unwanted stress. Make sure you know the hospital’s visiting hours and coordinate with other … overwhelming the patient. Bring functional gifts instead of flowers : Flowers are great but functional gifts that help …
Last Modified:
COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/30/20
… Each day during the COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Craig Smith, Chair of the Department of Surgery, sends an update to faculty and … too soon in our recovery, or exposed to the wrong scenes, their impressions might set us back. Visitors add stress to …
Last Modified:
Innovative New Treatment Reported for Pectus Excavatum
… One of two surgeries has traditionally been used to treat a … pectus excavatum —until this year. A pediatric surgeon at the University of California, San Francisco’s Benioff … using magnets and an external brace. Pectus excavaturm is a malformation of the chest wall in which several ribs and …
Last Modified:
New Cocktail Boosts Recovery from Hepatitis C
… For someone with liver disease, a cocktail is normally a forbidden luxury. But in some cases, it may be just what the doctor ordered. Two recently approved medications are now … with this challenging disease. The new cocktail, part of the arsenal of treatment at the Center for Liver Disease …
Last Modified:
From Pig to Patient: How Columbia Researchers Are Bringing Xenotransplantation Closer to Reality
… After decades of research, scientists at the Columbia Center for … pigs are so evolutionarily distant from humans, their organs are immediately rejected by the human immune …
Last Modified:
Advancing Kidney and Pancreas Transplants: A Conversation with Dr. Lloyd Ratner
… Lloyd Ratner, MD , Director of the Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program, shares … to the point where they don’t need immunosuppression after their transplant. We’re currently leading one of the few …
Last Modified:
Crunch into Cruciferous Veggies
… By Deborah Gerszberg, RD, CNSC, CDN Clinical Nutritionist, The Pancreas Center Cruciferous vegetables include broccoli, … have shown that eating cruciferous vegetables is associated with a lower risk for certain cancers including … Other studies have also shown a protection against cancers of the endometrium, esophagus, lung, colon, liver, and …
Last Modified:
Hernia Repair Is Not Just ‘Anybody’s’ Surgery
… surgeon? A colorectal surgeon? Perhaps a plastic surgeon? The answer could be any of the above. As the new president of the American Hernia … go to a specialized hernia center that has high volume, their results are going to be better, people will live … Hernia Repair Is Not Just ‘Anybody’s’ Surgery …
Last Modified:
Patient Journey: Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) vs. a Large Thyroid Nodule
… don’t know it is an option. They mistakenly believe that their only recourse to treating a nodule is surgery. Nicole is a recent recipient of RFA. She had the procedure a year ago, here at Columbia, under the care of …
Last Modified:
2013: The International Year of Quinoa
… Deborah Gerszberg, RD, CNSC, CDN Clinical Nutritionist, The Pancreas Center What makes this grain-like substance so … has officially declared 2013 the International Year of Quinoa? Well, a lot. From its rich nutritional content to … (13-17% of the calories) and 37% of the proteins are high quality essential amino acids (EAA), meaning our bodies are …
Last Modified:
Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
… sometimes referred to as “CHONY,” for Children’s Hospital of New York), this 268,000 square-foot tower was designed with the unique needs of children in mind, and includes spacious … from the comfort of your own home. You’ll receive the same quality care you’ve come to expect from an in-person visit, …
Last Modified:
ColumbiaDoctors Midtown
… | Related Located near Rockefeller Center in the heart of midtown, ColumbiaDoctors Midtown brings specialists in … from the comfort of your own home. You’ll receive the same quality care you’ve come to expect from an in-person visit, …
Last Modified:
More than Willpower: Obesity’s Many Causes & Factors
… and expert in obesity medicine. She is assistant professor of medicine here at the Columbia Metabolic and Weight Control Center. Dr. Reid … of my evaluation for thyroid disease is I ask people about their weight, has it changed recently? And invariably, most …
Last Modified:
Could your thyroid problem actually be an autoimmune disease?
… The American Thyroid Association estimates more than 20 million Americans have some form of thyroid disorder. Of these disorders, Hashimoto’s … fights off infections – to attack otherwise helpful parts of your body. In the case of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, …
Last Modified: