The rising complexity of heart disease requires new ways to treat it, including those that combine surgical and catheter-based approaches in the same patient.
A clinical trial based on discoveries made by researchers in Columbia’s Pancreas Center is showing promising results and is now expanding to include more patients.
An expanding artificial heart valve being developed by Columbia surgeons and engineers could simplify treatment for many kids born with congenital heart disease.
Dr. Arnold P. Advincula has been named vice chair of women's health in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at CUMC and chief of gynecology at the Sloane Hospital for Women at NYP.
To combat the rise of obesity in teens, physicians and other medical professionals have been promoting physical education and healthier diets for children. But for some teens, these are not enough.
In honor of National Healthy Weight Week, we spoke with Dr. Judith Korner, Associate Professor of Medicine at CUMC, about how to determine if you are at a healthy weight and, if you're overweight, what to do to get healthy.
New findings suggest that narrow-spectrum UV light could dramatically reduce surgical infections – which remain a serious and stubborn problem, killing up to 8,200 patients a year in the U.S. – without damaging human tissue
Dr. Ravi P. Kiran has been named chief and program director of the Division of Colorectal Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center.