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Learn About Our Clinical Trials
… are how we determine which medical interventions make the most difference. By testing them on volunteers, we can see … They | How Do They Work? | Participation What Is a Clinical Trial? During a clinical trial, scientists … from basic research and determines which interventions are most likely to work. Finally, clinical trials take this …
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What We’re Reading: 06/19/20
… Juneteenth is not only a time to celebrate black history and culture, … York Times last year: The 1619 Project . The 1619 project is a series of factual essays written by scholars, … as critical context is built in the beginning, but the most important thing is that you the time to read or listen …
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People Are Everything: Dr. Emile Bacha on Culture, Leadership, and the Next Chapter of Columbia Surgery
… As you step into the role as chair, what surprises you most about the day-to-day of that transition? Just to go … I realized fully that my understanding of general surgery is thirty years old. So it’s actually been exciting. I’ve … during COVID is one part of that, but what I saw most closely was his day-to-day leadership. I’m still very …
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Robotics Is Here for Complex Liver Surgery, and the Benefits Are Vast: An Interview with Dr. Jason Hawksworth
… and Chief of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Jason Hawksworth, MD , is one of the few surgeons in the United States doing complex … and transplant surgery. That's how I was trained, and most people are still trained that way, to be honest. I had a … sick from liver disease, transplant is your only option in most cases. And patients do really well after a successful …
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Symptoms of Pancreatic Cancer
… | Diagnosis | Staging | Treatment | Prognosis | Coping Why Is Pancreatic Cancer a "Silent Disease"? Pancreatic cancer is known as a "silent disease" because identifiable symptoms … of the liver, and specifically alcoholic cirrhosis, is the most common cause for ascites. Cirrhosis causes a series of …
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A Biomimetic Patch Could Soon Change the Way We Do Heart Valve Repairs
… David Kalfa, MD, is a pediatric heart surgeon with a PhD in tissue … malformations currently? Malformation of heart valves is very frequent in children, and there are different ways to … related to this operation. Is that what excites you most about the patch? Absolutely. The clinical outcomes, the …
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Nicole Golden, NP
… Nicole Golden is certified by the American Academy Nurse Credentialing … and honors during her clinical and academic performances. Most recently she was named a Mary Dickey Lindsay '45 Nursing … Nursing. Nicole’s nursing career spans over 20 years with most of her prior experience predominantly in the acute and …
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Leg Cramping: Minor Annoyance or a Serious Problem?
… are key to preventing greater issues. Prompt treatment is crucial for preventing complications. Whether that be … procedures such as vein ablations and angioplasty. Most of us experience some form of leg cramping at one time … uncommon syndrome tends to affect younger patients. In most cases, Dr. Nowygrod is able to rule out the presence of …
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Support & Community at the Pancreas Center
… both physically and mentally, in order to develop the most appropriate coping strategies. Learn more about what to …
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Medical Weight Loss Management Program at Columbia
… are Weight Loss Medications? While weight loss surgery is very effective for losing weight and addressing metabolic … their weight loss over time but don’t know if surgery is the right choice for them Lose additional weight if … best for you. A Multidisciplinary Approach to Care Obesity is a complex disease that can require careful management and …
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ColumbiaDoctors Midtown
… occupational therapy, and sports therapy facilities. On-site Imaging and Laboratory Services See your doctor, have … without having to come into the office. All you need is a smartphone or computer and an internet connection. … By Public Transportation ColumbiaDoctors Midtown is within walking distance of many transit lines, including …
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Endocrine Clinical Trials
… The Endocrine Surgery program at Columbia University is one of the premier sources of endocrine care, education, … Kuo MD MS, Catherine McManus MD MS The goal of this study is to learn whether treatment with a safe, commonly used drug …
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Why Tracking Cardiac Surgery Outcomes Matters
… at Columbia. “But in all fairness, it's an area which is very readily susceptible to outcome analysis, because you have a discrete event.” In other specialties, data is more challenging to sift through and not as … a profession, cardiac surgery has been more proactive than most specialties in tracking surgical data and determining …
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Pancreas and Nutrition: Your Diet for Pancreatitis
… This is the second in a three-part Q&A series on nutrition. If you … to help their body absorb nutrients better. Q.: What is most important thing for patiwith Kristin Addona, an oncology … should avoid high fat foods. This includes fried foods, most desserts, whole milk dairy products, fatty cuts of …
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What to Know about Robotic Repair for Mitral Disease
… The mitral valve is one of four heart valves that lies between the left atrium … and the left ventricle, and it’s the heart valve that most commonly develops disease. Repair is often needed for … how robotic repair works and why it’s a great option for most people who need surgical intervention for mitral valve …
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