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10th Annual Muzzi Invitational, Celebrating Ten Years of Cancer Prevention and Research

… Muzzi Invitational event will be held on September 12th at Burning Tree Country Club (120 Perkins Rd, Greenwich, CT … signs of the disease and specific factors that puts one at high risk of developing it. Columbia Doctors have already … or make a donation, please contact Monique Stehle at the information provided below. Email: …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:00

Congenital Heart Disease Genetic Network Study

… can result from small genomic alterations invisible at the cytogenetic level, resulting in changes in copy number … Our goal is to recruit 2000 families in which there is at least one member who has a history of congenital heart …

Last Modified: 02/13/2023 - 21:06

Prenatal Surgery for Myelomeningocele

… team of experts to initiate the Open Fetal Surgery Program at Columbia. “The division of Maternal Fetal Medicine at Columbia has a long history of contributing newer and more …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:00

Preparing for your First Appointment

… so, what kind. If you have had the imaging study performed at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical … internally. However, if your imaging study was performed at an outside facility, we strongly encourage you to obtain a …

Last Modified: 03/03/2026 - 11:50

Advances in Treating Cystic Fibrosis

… intestines to break down food. The Cystic Fibrosis Center at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical … to adult care. Learn more about lung surgery for CF at …

Last Modified: 04/04/2024 - 15:39

Clinical Training: PGY3

… The PGY3 year at Columbia is a transition year from junior to senior … generally 6-7 weeks long. The call schedule for rotations at Milstein is generally two Saturday call shifts/month. Call at Overlook and University Hospital range from Q3 to Q4 call. …

Last Modified: 02/19/2023 - 13:11

NYP/Columbia Welcomes World Leader in Valve Surgery

… a pioneer of transcatheter devices, has joined the faculty at NYP/Columbia. Dr. Bapat developed transcatheter approaches to aortic and mitral valve disease at Guy's and St. Thomas’ Hospital in London where he had the … using a catheter. Dr. Bapat helped refine this approach at Guy's and St. Thomas’ Hospital, which now has the largest …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:00

COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/3/20

… The number of patients in ICUs is hovering stubbornly at ~25%. At CUIMC that figure is ~30%, 98% of whom are on ventilators. … are rewarded by the simple gratitude of patients, one at a time. I imagine the cast of Come From Away has similar …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:01

Golden Rules of Aortic Surgery

… These tenets are based on years of surgical experience at this center, and are guiding principles in the aortic … a stent graft is being used, then there must be no leakage at or through the stent. Rule four: safety is the key to …

Last Modified: 03/17/2025 - 12:14

September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month

… within a week or two. On behalf of all of the experts at the NY Thyroid-Parathyroid Center, we hope that you and … you through this time. There is a lot more information at our website www.columbiathyroidcenter.org as well as ways …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:00

Advanced Detection and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer

… of biopsies required to get definitive results. “Patients at other hospitals may get up to eight or ten passes per … cancer . Read more about the Thyroid Biopsy Program at Columbia For appointments and referrals, please call (212) …

Last Modified: 04/03/2024 - 12:59

Duties & Responsibilities

… the consults' notes say, and lab values for their patients at all times. These patients also have interns assigned to … but after the second week you should be spending at least part of your time seeing some of the required … and really learns what is going on in each procedure. At least one assigned student is expected to be present and …

Last Modified: 05/25/2023 - 11:46

COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/16/20

… replaced “quarantine” and “lockdown” in our daily lexicon, at least if measured by frequency of use rather than … we have powered through a harrowing pandemic surge at the epicenter of a hotspot to reach the plateau, and now … seductive ease of WebEx and Zoom has improved attendance at meetings of all kinds. Being off-site is no longer an …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:01

Melanoma

… is more common among older people, although it can occur at any age. In fact, it is one of the most common cancers for … (such as a parent, sibling, or child) develop melanoma are at a greater risk of developing melanoma themselves. Presence … while others may have only one or two of them — or none at all. Because cancerous (malignant) moles can look very …

Last Modified: 09/16/2025 - 12:47