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The Columbia Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Center
… The mission of our Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Center is to prevent death from cancer and to maintain quality of life in all people affected by hereditary … patients to provide the very best results for them and their entire families. The surgeons at the Columbia …
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Pediatric Liver Program
… Program specializes in caring for children with all forms of liver disease. With a nationally recognized team of … Treatment : We work across disciplines to give your child the care they need. Our team includes pediatric liver … urology, nephrology, infectious disease, and more. High-Quality Surgical Care : Whether your child requires liver …
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Division of Abdominal Organ Transplantation
… | Faculty | Contact | Support Columbia’s Division of Abdominal Organ Transplantation is dedicated to leading the field of liver, intestinal, kidney and pancreas transplant surgery through top-quality clinical care, academic excellence, and pioneering …
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Peripheral Arterial Disease
… are familiar with atherosclerosis, also called hardening of the arteries. Atherosclerosis is responsible for a … careful medical and surgical management are not part of their care." To address the unique needs of diabetics and …
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Dr. James Lee Answers Five Questions About Adrenal Surgery
… and endocrine surgery with James Lee, MD , Chief of Endocrine Surgery. What’s new in the treatment of adrenal diseases? For adrenal cancer, which … profile of the patient and can target therapeutics to their particular mutations. For us, one of the big things we …
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Learn About Our Surgical Specialties
… We want to help as many people as we can. That’s why, over the years, we’ve built our program into one of the most comprehensive and respected surgical departments … procedures. Our primary services are organized around body parts and organ systems, and we also have a host of …
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History of Medicine: Beautiful Exploitation
… With about 17,000 nail salons across the five boroughs, New Yorkers can get pampered for next to … block around the city. It’s an industry that serves one of our most basic, albeit superficial, needs: that of being … mani-pedi experience. The reality for nail technicians and their health, it turns out, is anything but pretty. A few …
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Eat the Beet!
… Deborah Gerszberg, RD, CNSC, CDN Clinical Nutritionist , The Pancreas Center Beetroots (more commonly known as beets) … come in other colors too, such as golden yellow. Beets get their deep color from the betanin (a phytonutrient) and … These special compounds help fight cancer by getting rid of free radicals in your body. This is one of the many …
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Your Heart Has a Brain of Its Own
… In the ever-evolving field of cardiology and cardiac surgery , the discovery of the … complex nervous system—often likened to a "mini-brain"—is reshaping our understanding of how the heart functions. … Your Heart Has a Brain of Its Own …
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Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Surgery Program at Columbia
… your child has inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), managing their symptoms is essential to their health and well-being. … comprehensive, personalized care for your child. We offer the latest surgical treatments for IBD, including minimally … minimally invasive procedures that can address symptoms of IBD without traditional open surgery. Our surgeons are …
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Columbia Surgery Researchers Find Link Between Serotonin and Heart Valve Disease
… Serotonin can impact the mitral valve of the heart and potentially accelerate a cardiac condition … Regurgitation Degenerative mitral regurgitation (DMR) is one of the most common types of heart valve disease .The …
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Transforming Surgical Training and Feedback with a New OR Assessment Tool
… is on a mission to redefine how medical students learn in the operating room. With a new, easy-to-use assessment tool , … from day one. In this Q&A, she shares some background of the tool and its potential to standardize OR training … making a smoother path for students to build both their skills and professionalism. Can you tell us a little …
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Returning to the Spotlight After Two Cancer Diagnoses
… in many mediums including theater, film and voice. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, she, like many of her peers in the industry, were essentially out of work. … MD , talked a lot about the shame tied to lung cancer. She is grateful for Dr. Stanifer’s kindness during that stressful …
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Xenotransplantation, a Quest to Solve the Pediatric Donor Heart Crisis
… approaches to patient care, especially for those facing the most complex conditions. One such challenge lies in … clinical need for pediatric heart transplants , and supply of baby-sized hearts is understandably extremely limited. … surgeon, and Megan Sykes, MD , director of CCTI, have set their sights on bringing pediatric cardiac …
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