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National Leader in Treating Liver Cancer
… The Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation at NYP/Columbia is … United States to provide the full spectrum of treatment for patients with early to advanced liver cancer,” says Jean … multidisciplinary team allows up to provide the best care for all of our patients.” Joshua Weintraub, MD, Director of …
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Fetal and Neonatal Surgery
… these procedures come with a variety of potential risks for both the baby and mother. In addition to surgical … surgery can significantly improve the quality of life for a child and even save their lives. However, the outcome … Surgery In general, patients will remain at the hospital for several days after surgery so that doctors can monitor …
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History of Medicine: Astrology in Medicine
… Evidence-based medical treatment changed everything for the better. Before the ideas of Scientific Revolution … guiding business decisions, astrology was used as a tool for both treatment and diagnosis of any number of aches and … the astrologer physician could then make recommendations for treatment based on the placement of the moon and stars in …
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Bret Taback, MD
… Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Association for Cancer Research. He is also a Fellow of the American … He is a clinical investigator with SWOG and Alliance for clinical trials. Dr. Taback has served on numerous … of Surgeon’s Commission on Cancer Physician Liaison for NYP Hospital. Most recently, Dr. Taback is a noted Castle …
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Gulam A. Manji, MD
… with the overall goal to developing new treatments for cancer. His focus is in gastrointestinal malignancies, … key publications and an issued patent. Dr. Manji cares for patients with gastrointestinal malignancies, with a … peripheral nerve sheath tumors and is responsible for clinical trials conducted in liver, bile duct, …
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James A. Lee, MD
… Guidelines which sets the international standard for the care of patients with parathyroid disease. He is also … the Founding Figures which details state of the art care for patients with endocrine disorders as well as the rich … serves as the Department of Surgery's Executive Vice Chair for Strategy. In this role, he helps define the vision and …
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Thank You
… Thank you for applying for membership in the John Jones Surgical Society. We welcome …
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A Phase 3, Multicenter, Open-Label Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Sofosbuvir/GS-5816 Fixed-Dose Combination in Subjects with Chronic HCV Infection and Child-Pugh Class B Cirrhosis
… dose combination (FDC) with and without ribavirin (RBV) for 12 weeks and SOF/GS-5816 FDC for 24 weeks in adults with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection …
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healthpoints Summer 2017
… Patient Landmarks in Heart Surgery Gastric Cancer: Concern for Boomers Sign Up for Email Newsletters » …
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PRO 02/ML28897 MY PATHWAY STUDY: An Open-Label Phase IIA Study Evaluating Trastuzumab/ Pertuzumab, Erlotinib, Vermurafenib, and Vismodegib in Patients Who Have Advanced Solid Tumors with Mutations or Gene Expression Abnormalities Predictive of Response to
… following administration of standard of care treatment, or for whom no standard therapy exists, or for whom therapies that will convey clinical benefit are not … in cancers with mutations in the genes responsible for this pathway. …
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Thyroid Biopsy: What is it and when is it recommended?
… Dr. Salila Kurra, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine for the Division of Endocrinology, answer questions on the … possible results of a thyroid biopsy and what does it mean for my treatment options? …
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GI/Oncology Surgery: Physicians' Newsletter, October 2016
… from the Chair Endo-Stim Clinical Trial: New Procedure for Chronic GERD Enrolling Breast Cancer Trials COMMiT — Our New Comprehensive Program for Weight Loss Educational Resources at NYP/Columbia …
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Liver Cancer & Hepatocellular Carcinoma
… cancer: Blood Tests : This includes a test that looks for elevated levels of alfa-fetoprotein, which may be a sign … liver function tests, blood clotting tests, and test for viral hepatitis. Imaging Tests : These form an image of … microscope to determine what is wrong. Treatment Treatment for liver cancer depends on the stage of the cancer, as well …
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