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Bo Shen, MD
… Bo Shen, MD, is one of the world’s pre-eminent leaders in interventional … at Columbia and co-director of Columbia’s Global Center for Integrated Colorectal Surgery and IBD Interventional … tumor boards, to help manage the most challenging cases with multiple specialists. A prolific researcher in the field …
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Reduce Your Colorectal Cancer Risk through Lifestyle Modification
… Dietitian, Division of Digestive Disease Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United … men. Abdominal obesity shows the strongest association with colon cancer risk (1). Every small change in weight … assess your daily calorie intake. Being physically active For at least 30 minutes every day. Physical activity helps to …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 3/20/20
… day, during which the hard data has become alarming. I wish I could use a more comforting word. Today NYP has … the urgent OR schedule even more dramatically. There is a sliver of a silver lining—it appears the alarm raised … is weeks away at best. These figures might make it hard for readers to understand today's decision to provide one …
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Columbia’s Lung Transplantation Program Announces 1,000th Transplant
… The Lung Transplantation Program at Columbia is marking a major milestone: 1,000 transplants since 2001, … a small service into one of the country’s top centers for lung transplant care. Currently, Columbia’s team … indicator for surgical outcome and is often associated with better recovery rates. “The extensive experience …
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Pelvic Floor Disorders
… tissues and nerves supporting the organs of the pelvis. For many individuals, pelvic floor muscles may become too … incontinence, fecal incontinence, and organ prolapse. What Is the Pelvic Floor? The pelvic floor includes the muscles, … straining to have a bowel movement Chronic coughing Living with nerve-affecting conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, …
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James A. Lee, MD
… Dr. James Lee is an internationally recognized endocrine surgeon who specializes in the care of patients with thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal disorders. Dr. Lee is … Guidelines which sets the international standard for the care of patients with parathyroid disease. He is also …
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Investigation of Calcium/Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase II (CaMKII) activity in human liver tissue.
… The goal of this research is to gain information whether a calcium sensing enzyme … about the pathogenesis of insulin resistance associated with obesity. Obesity is associated with insulin resistance, … stored frozen liver samples will be analyzed by immunoblot for evidence of CaMKII activity. …
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Our Pancreas Programs & Services
… The Pancreas Center is made up of several highly-specialized programs designed to cover all aspects of care for people with pancreatic disease. Our core services are centered …
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Guide to Aortic Aneurysm
… What is an aortic aneurysm? An aortic aneurysm occurs when the … Smoking Injury to the chest or stomach Genes associated with aortic aneurysms include ACTA2, FBN1, MYH11, and … and are often discovered during routine exams for other diseases. Symptoms may appear if the aneurysm …
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Renal & Mesenteric Arterial Occlusive Disease
… Atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, is caused by the accumulation of a fatty substance called … artery narrowing is often present in conjunction with other conditions, such as carotid artery disease and … and smoking. Smoking is the number one risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, including renal mesenteric …
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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
… Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency is an inherited condition that can cause serious lung and liver disease. People with this condition produce a slightly abnormal form of the … may also be tested. Treatment Currently, there is no cure for AAT deficiency. But treatments are available to help …
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Advances in Treating Cystic Fibrosis
… NYP/Columbia is renowned for successfully performing lung transplantation in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) . This genetic disease causes the …
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Valve Sparing Aortic Root Replacement (David Procedure)
… operation, Tirone David, MD), the patient's aortic valve is kept (although it may be repaired and reimplanted) and … the native aortic valve, patients avoid the need for lifelong anticoagulation therapy (coumadin). The patient … vascular graft is selected and attached to the heart with the prepared sutures. Step 3 : The valve is then …
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Cognitive Functioning 20 Years After Arterial Switch
… Results of the NEUROSWITCH study following patients with congenital heart disease were presented at the … Ninety-sixth Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic 25 Surgery, Baltimore, MD, in May 2016. … for transposition of the great arteries (TGA). “This is an essential step toward developing prevention strategies …
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Beth A. Schrope, MD, PhD, FACS
… as a Clinical instructor after completing her residency with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She is currently a Professor of Clinical Surgery. She graduated … and won numerous federal grants as principle investigator for research work in medical ultrasound. She is the author of …
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