More than 150 applicants accepted to Columbia’s medical school visited campus last week to get a look at what they can expect if they choose to attend VP&S.
New faculty who joined VP&S in February and March include the chair of the Department of Radiology and the vice chair for basic research in the Department of Pediatrics.
The most detailed analysis to date of CRISPR genome editing in human embryos finds a significant risk of chromosomal abnormalities when using the technique at the earliest stage of human development.
Christopher Petit, an international leader in interventional pediatric cardiology and clinical research, has been appointed chief of pediatric cardiology in the Department of Pediatrics at VP&S.
At a virtual reception, the Kenneth A. Forde Diversity Alliance honored six members of the VP&S community dedicated to supporting diversity and minority health in medical education and patient care.
NewYork Quality Care, which provides care for more than 37,000 Medicare beneficiaries, saved $23.3 million and improved quality of care for patients in 2019.
New data from Columbia and other ECMO centers throughout the world show that more than 60% of severe COVID-19 patients who receive ECMO, a heart-lung life support machine, survive.
Seventy CUIMC faculty members have received funding for projects that engage with issues of structural racism, as part of the university’s “Addressing Racism” initiative.