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What We’re Reading: 10/11/19
… but stay tuned.” Stay tuned, indeed. ( From nytimes.com ) Startups are selling you pills through Instagram. Why don’t they say which ones? More and more companies are selling subscription-based medications … While marketing directly to consumers isn’t new, the tone and approach companies are taking to skirt regulations around …
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History of Medicine: Whipple's Improvised Breakthrough
… The year was 1935, and Dr. Allen Oldfather Whipple, the wise and respected surgeon-in-chief at Columbia Presbyterian … body digest foods. It also makes hormones like insulin and glucagon that play an important role in maintaining the …
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The Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at Columbia
… experience treating even the most complex cases of Crohn’s and ulcerative colitis. Call (212) 305-9664 to see if the IBD … of the digestive tract, most commonly Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis . IBD impacts more than three million … doctor, a gastroenterologist, usually diagnoses and manages IBD and its associated symptoms. In some cases, …
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Miguel R. Silva, MD
… one of the early adopters of the gastric sleeve technique and is among the most experienced surgeons in the New York … in laparoscopic surgery at Baptist Hospital in Miami, FL and received his medical training at Albert Einstein College … Montefiore Medical Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey / …
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GI/Oncology Surgery: Physicians' Newsletter, March 2017
… our success stories from Columbia's Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery and then show why sleeve gastrectomy is the most popular bariatric procedure at Columbia, and in the world. In addition, we explore the importance of a …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/13/20
… of the Department of Surgery, sends an update to faculty and staff about pandemic response and priorities. Stay up to date with us. Dear Colleagues, … in several forms beyond the overall flux of patients in and out of our health care system. Our PPE supply at present …
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Dr. Manji To Direct Our New Pancreas Translational Research Program
… of the newly established Pancreas Medical Oncology and Translational Research program. This program has been established by Columbia’s Departments of Medicine and Surgery as well as the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center to expand and develop translational research in the area of pancreas …
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Gluten avoidance: hype or for health?
… avoiding gluten (a protein found in wheat, barley, rye, and many processed foods), a trend that is fueling a great … gluten containing breads, cereals, pizza, cookies, and snack foods and replacing them with GF alternatives will improve your …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/7/20
… of the Department of Surgery, sends an update to faculty and staff about pandemic response and priorities. Stay up to date with us. Dear Colleagues, I … was interested in preserving its ability to do elective (and lucrative) cardiac surgery during the pandemic. It’s a …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 4/8/20
… of the Department of Surgery, sends an update to faculty and staff about pandemic response and priorities. Stay up to date with us. Dear Colleagues, The Governor, the Mayor, and all the rest of us are holding our breath in hope that …
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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 5/04/20
… of the Department of Surgery, sends an update to faculty and staff about pandemic response and priorities. Stay up to date with us. Dear Colleagues, Our … It is characteristically well done—direct, clear, and concise. For example, they state “All NYU Langone …
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CITR: Collaborative Islet Transplant Registry
… The purpose of this research is to expedite progress and promote safety in islet cell transplantation through the collection, analysis, and communication of comprehensive and current data on all islet cell transplants performed in …
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Pancreatic Cancer in Minorities
… been previously linked to the disease in familial studies, and those potentially at high risk of developing the disease … also going to study clinical characteristics such as age and stage of the disease at the time of presentation, … as referral to surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy, and presence of other risk factors such as obesity, diabetes …
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InTeam: Integrated approaches for identifying molecular targets in alcoholic hepatitis
… Purpose: To improve the diagnosis and assessment of severity of acute alcoholic hepatitis … of acute alcoholic hepatitis where liver tissue, blood and stool will be collected to discover and validate factors associated with diagnosis, severity of …
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