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New Treatment Options for Hepatitis C in 2014
… Most people are aware of the implications of being diagnosed … similar means, but for reasons beyond this blog post, HIV is in our usual lexicon, and Hepatitis C (HCV) is not. This … Between four and five million Americans currently have HCV—most were infected in the 1960s through the 1980s. Fifty …
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Pancreatic Cancer: Screening
… and family history in pancreatic cancer. What follows is the second in a three-part series of the most popular questions with Dr. Kastrinos’ answers. Is … scanning, and MRI scanning. EUS and MRI are considered the most accurate tools for pancreatic imaging and do not involve …
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Dr. Chabot discusses risk factors for pancreatic cancer on the Dr. Oz Show
… What is your cancer risk? John Chabot joins Dr. Oz to explain the risk factors for pancreatic cancer, one of the two most feared cancers along with ovarian cancer. Learn how …
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Why People Donate a Kidney: Inside the Choice to Give
… opting out, how choices are presented, how information is framed. That’s what we’re looking at. So this isn’t about … what changes the game. That’s where scalability is. Do most donors make the decision quickly? No. Most donors have thought about it for more than six months. …
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Living Kidney Donor Program at Columbia
… finding a matching donor as quickly as possible is your number one priority. The Living Donor Program at … function Reduced risk of organ rejection Our team is the most active living-donor service in New York, making this … known as end-stage renal disease (ESRD) . While most transplants use a donor organ from a deceased person, …
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A Young Warrior: La’Nayah’s Journey with Osteosarcoma
… really able to outstretch her leg, so it was bent for the most part. Then her sister hit her leg one day, and she cried … when we found out that she had osteosarcoma.” Osteosarcoma is a type of cancer that originates in the bones. It is the most common type of bone cancer and typically affects the …
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Cleft Lip & Cleft Palate Care at Columbia
… reconstructive surgeries, 16-year-old Jade Metivier is singing, smiling, and dancing again with a confidence that … our patients and their families. That sense of community is important to us, and we frequently organize events so that … Craniosynostosis Baby Ollie had sagittal synostosis, the most common type of craniosynostosis. His pediatricians …
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What Does a Perfusionist Do?
… know surgeons perform surgery. But behind every operation is a full team of specialists working in quiet coordination. … It’s a behind-the-scenes job that makes some of the most complex procedures possible. Terms to Know: Perfusion … them often, but perfusionists are central to many of the most life-saving surgeries performed today. They are the …
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Therapeutic Endoscopy for Pancreatic Disease
… Frank Gress, MD, is Clinical Division Chief and Chief of Interventional … technological advance at the Pancreas Center. What is your background and training? Dr. Gress: I completed my … me to train at Indiana University Medical Center, which is well known for its therapeutic endoscopy (TE) unit. I …
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Routine Procedures: Dr. John Chabot on The Optimism of Gardening (and Other Daily Rituals)
… A surgeon’s life is defined by long hours, exacting focus, and countless … I’ve told many people when they ask me what I like most about it—that you have to be optimistic that next year’s going to be better. Most underrated part of your job: The appreciation for the …
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History of Medicine: Surgical Innovation from America’s Heartland
… Bariatric Surgery Registry. While sleeve gastrectomy is now the standard of care for weight loss surgery, Dr. … doctors began experimenting with a procedure to remove most of the small bowel in a procedure known as a jejunoileal … in 1983, where he served as its first president. Among his most important contributions was creation of the …
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Beyond the Ice: Technique for Preserving Pre-Transplant Livers Promises to Improve Patient Outcomes and Expand the Organ Pool
… practice in liver transplant for 20 years. Now there is new evidence that a technique called hypothermic machine … as good as CS in preserving donor livers — and that it most likely constitutes an advance over the traditional … today. Organs from these older, sicker donors are the ones most likely to benefit from machine perfusion." Molecular and …
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Obesity and Cancer Risk
… pancreatic cancer, and more. The exact reason for this is still not fully clear—it may be due to obesity-related … . Learn more about our efforts to bring you the clearest, most accurate, and most human health resources available. …
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What is a Step-Down Unit?
… units. Can you tell us what a step-down unit, or SDU, is? The step-down unit is the postoperative surgical floor … back to work, or whatever needs to happen. That's the most typical case. If, at any point, somebody experiences a … and take care of those things immediately. What are the most common complications? Simple arrhythmia or atrial …
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