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Vesalius’ Epitome: A Book Meant to Be Used

… From the Archives is a new monthly series from the stacks of Columbia’s Archives and Special … episode takes a closer look at a special, stand-out piece from the collection. We’re starting in 1543 with Andreas …

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Cary B. Aarons, MD

… Medical Center. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, DC. … and received a master's degree in Medical Education from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of …

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Westchester Bariatric Surgery Program

… The Bariatric (Weight Loss) Surgery Program from our NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester team provides a … surgical and nonsurgical services for patients suffering from metabolic, obesity and weight-related conditions. As one … As many as 42 percent of adults in the U.S. suffer from obesity, while nearly 10 percent are severely obese …

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Nicole Golden, NP

… She received her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Columbia University School of Nursing in New York NY. … Previously she received her Master’s of Science in Nursing from Pace University Pleasantville New York and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Mercy College Dobb’s Ferry, New York.  She is a member …

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Age Recommendations For Mammograms Are Not So Black And White, New Studies Say

… that women in their forties may have something to gain from mammography breast cancer screening, and that lack of … benefits of earlier screening are outweighed by the harms from false-positive results and unnecessary biopsies. One … screening looked back at data on cases of breast cancer from over a 10-year period to compare women who were …

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Bank of America-CUIMC Community Health Initiative Looks to Improve Community Engagement for Health and Well-Being

… took a lot of work:" Thanks in part to the funding support from Bank of America, the initiative was able to look at this … and Rafael Lantigua , who translated many of the messages from the medical center to the community around us," said … years, we've doubled the number of patients we've seen from the Washington Heights, Harlem, and Bronx communities," …

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Neurosurgery's Lead NP Shares Her Breast Cancer Story

… surgeon at Columbia, who determined she was suffering from Stage III inflammatory breast cancer  and  Paget’s … myself has allowed me to sharpen that skill. I learn from each patient encounter, and I have learned so much from Gaby , her strength, her amazing energy and outlook and …

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Life After New York: Two Wildland Firefighters on What They Learned at the Armory Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic

… off to Alaska (and later Nevada), and they stayed in touch from a distance. February of 2021 brought with it a reunion … pandemic. Several months later, we caught up with them from their respective home bases to learn more about their … he explains. “Mostly we focus on cutting fuel breaks from the fire. Instead of removing the heat from the fire, …

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Heart Disease Is Getting More Complex — But So Is Our Toolbox

… plan, allowing providers to combine techniques from different specialties for the best possible outcomes, … of these approaches in cases where patients benefit most from some things being treated surgically, and other things … of services that might otherwise occur disjointedly, from multiple care teams, or not at all. “[In hybrid …

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Vaccines: Who is Eligible for Which This Vax Season?

… so frequently, so it changes its appearance and escapes from under the control of the immune system, we will most … kind of gives a boost to the person's existing immunity from a previous vaccination. Updated vaccines are a little … us what the mRNA vaccines are about, how they're different from traditional vaccines that we've been using for decades. …

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Co-worker Donates Kidney

… Valerie Beckford, left, received a kidney from friend and co-worker Jeanette Martinez, right.         …

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A Diabetes Primer (And Advances in its Treatment)

… and Curbsides . The two doctors discuss diabetes from diagnosis to treatment to removal of stigma and shame. … Jump to a Section: What Is Diabetes? Complications From Diabetes Managing Blood Sugar Levels Device #1 – … reason why diabetes might develop is insulin deficiency from the pancreas, the organ that produces insulin is not …

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Surgery With No Incisions

… may even be one of the seven million Americans who suffer from chronic heartburn. You are also likely aware that … are used to suture the walls of the stomach together from the inside, with no incisions, to decrease the size of … above 28 and who do not have high risk of complications from anesthesia. "The endoscopic approach to obesity and GERD …

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New Pathways: Researching and Innovating Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

… to the past, present, and future of pancreatic cancer, from the role that genetic mutations play in illness and … pretty much all patients who undergo surgery will benefit from additional chemotherapy afterwards. And many patients … be the result of a mutation a person may have inherited from their parents called BRCA1, BRCA2, or BRCA-like …

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Yael R. Nobel, MD, MS

… Chemistry with a minor in Global Health and Health Policy from Princeton University prior to attending medical school … in Biostatistics in the Patient-Oriented Research track from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. … Dr. Nobel’s work to date has been supported by grants from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases …

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