After Plication, a Rock Singer Hits the Road Again
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Dr. Mark Ginsburg, director of Columbia’s Diaphragm Center and the world’s leading authority on minimally-invasive procedures to restore the function of the phrenic nerve, was able to tighten Charlie’s diaphragm, leaving his lungs more room to expand.
Lung Transplant Saves Orla Tinsley, Cystic Fibrosis Activist
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Thirty-year old Orla Tinsley had already revolutionized care for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) in Ireland when she came to NYP/Columbia for a lung transplant in 2017.
Stories of Hope: Florentino Rosa
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Since I was a child, I remember my parents bringing me to a series of doctors to try and find out the cause of my relentless abdominal pain. Unfortunately, no doctor could accurately identify the condition that was causing my symptoms, thus prescribing me wrong and unnecessary medications. This situation went on for years.
Columbia Heart Team Saves a Cancer Patient
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Joe benefits from next generation LVAD and heart transplant
Flying Halfway Around the World for a Chance to Live
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Haydee Yanesa came to NYP/Columbia from the Philippines after suffering for many years with chronic liver disease. Following the birth of her daughter in 2007, Haydee was told that she had hepatitis B. “My blood work was normal,” Haydee says, “so I didn’t pay any attention to it.”
Staying Healthy After Liver Transplant
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On Super Bowl Sunday, 2013, Beverly Farran, a teacher who runs an afterschool program, had a dreadful cold. When her symptoms worsened, she went to a hospital for a chest x-ray. Because Beverly’s stomach hurt, the hospital took another picture and found a tumor on her liver. “I lost confidence in my local doctors,” Beverly says. “I wondered, How could they miss something this serious?”
Stories of Hope: Keni Torres
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My story begins on October 9th, 2016. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, I had lived 29 years without any significant medical history besides a bout of childhood asthma.
