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“A lot of surgery has been algorithmic… but now, with innovation and virtual surgical planning, you can consider a patient’s priorities and goals and come up with a protocol best suited to them.” Explore more insights from our Future, Today series: columbiasurgery.org/news/future-su…

“A lot of surgery has been algorithmic… but now, with innovation and virtual surgical planning, you can consider a patient’s priorities and goals and come up with a protocol best suited to them.” 

Explore more insights from our Future, Today series: columbiasurgery.org/news/future-su…
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More than 25 of our doctors have been named as 2025 Super Doctors in The New York Times magazine! These rankings are compiled from thousands of recs by physicians in the NY area and represent approx 5% of the area’s physicians. Congratulations all! columbiasurgery.org/news/more-25-c…

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Medicine is more than healing the body. In Lampedusa, it’s about bearing witness. Pope Francis called for solidarity with the "clandestini," and doctors like surgical resident Alexandra Sansosti, MD answered. “We cannot remain indifferent.” Read her latest essay: columbiasurgery.org/news/medicine-…

Medicine is more than healing the body. In Lampedusa, it’s about bearing witness. Pope Francis called for solidarity with the "clandestini," and doctors like surgical resident <a href="/aasansosti/">Alexandra Sansosti, MD</a> answered. “We cannot remain indifferent.” 

Read her latest essay: columbiasurgery.org/news/medicine-…
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Last summer, three children in New York became the first to receive a split-domino heart transplant—each undergoing a distinct, complex open-heart procedure in a meticulously coordinated sequence. Led by @columbiasurgery's Dr. David Kalfa and Dr. Andrew Goldstone, this timeline

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Congratulations to Dr. William Middlesworth, Interim Chief of Peds Surgery, for receiving the 2025 Champion Award from APSNA at their 34th Annual Conference! Honored to have him leading the way for our pediatric patients & inspiring the next gen of nurses and surgeons.🙌

Congratulations to Dr. William Middlesworth, Interim Chief of Peds Surgery, for receiving the 2025 Champion Award from <a href="/APSNAnurse/">APSNA</a> at their 34th Annual Conference!

Honored to have him leading the way for our pediatric patients &amp; inspiring the next gen of nurses and surgeons.🙌
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Future, Today: "One shoe is not going to fit anybody anymore. Every patient is their own story." — Dr. Joshua Sonett, Chief of Thoracic Surgery Learn how personalized, less invasive procedures are reshaping thoracic care. Read more: columbiasurgery.org/news/future-su…

Future, Today: "One shoe is not going to fit anybody anymore. Every patient is their own story." 
— Dr. Joshua Sonett, Chief of Thoracic Surgery

Learn how personalized, less invasive procedures are reshaping thoracic care. Read more: columbiasurgery.org/news/future-su…
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#ColumbiaMed researchers discovered that bladder cancer cells can change their identity to evade treatment, a phenomenon known as lineage plasticity. This insight is now reshaping the team’s strategy for developing new therapies. columbiamed.link/4dgGwBp

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From pioneering lung transplants in 1988 to leading multi-organ innovations today, Columbia Medicine's Lung Transplant Program remains at the forefront of life-saving advancements. Here's a brief look at how lung transplant has evolved over the years: columbiasurgery.org/news/brief-loo…

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New tools can help surgeons pre-plan down to the millimeter. Plastic Surgeon Dr. Naikhoba Munabi shares how Virtual Surgical Planning (VSP) helps personalize complex reconstructions, improve precision, and keep patients safer, especially in trauma and craniofacial cases. It all

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Amazing Grand Rounds talk this morning by our very own Columbia Surgery Dr. Cary Aarons Cary B. Aarons on advances in resident recruitment. We are so lucky to have his insights and expertise in our network!

Amazing Grand Rounds talk this morning by our very own <a href="/ColumbiaSurgery/">Columbia Surgery</a> Dr. Cary Aarons <a href="/CBA_98/">Cary B. Aarons</a> on advances in resident recruitment. 
We are so lucky to have his insights and expertise in our network!
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What information can simple tests like an electrocardiogram provide? Well, AI is helping us decipher even more. In a recent live chat, Drs. Elias and Kirtane discuss a patient with a hip fracture who learned of severe valve disease through AI analysis of their electrocardiogram

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We’re back with a new AI medical challenge. Let’s find out how well ChatGPT can tackle deep vein thrombosis. Human expert, Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Sanjum Sethi, asks: What are the most common risk factors for developing DVT?🦵 Watch to see if the AI gets it right:

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In this edition of "Future, Today," Dr. Middlesworth explains how stem cells, scaffolds, and even magnets are being explored to overcome some of pediatric surgery’s biggest challenges. Read more on how the future of surgery is often rooted in doing less: columbiasurgery.org/news/future-su…

In this edition of "Future, Today," Dr. Middlesworth explains how stem cells, scaffolds, and even magnets are being explored to overcome some of pediatric surgery’s biggest challenges.

Read more on how the future of surgery is often rooted in doing less: columbiasurgery.org/news/future-su…
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“You can’t make progress if you avoid hard conversations.” -Naikhoba Munabi, MD, MPH Plastic surgeon Dr. Naikhoba Munabi joined a powerful panel of women at the first-ever Pan-African Surgical Congress to talk global surgery, gender equity, and what true collaboration looks like. Don't miss

“You can’t make progress if you avoid hard conversations.” -<a href="/DrMunabi/">Naikhoba Munabi, MD, MPH</a>

Plastic surgeon Dr. Naikhoba Munabi joined a powerful panel of women at the first-ever Pan-African Surgical Congress to talk global surgery, gender equity, and what true collaboration looks like.

Don't miss
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Weight loss meds like tirzepatides and semaglutides are not necessarily used in the same way. Dr. Abe Krikhely & NP Gio Dugay break down Mounjaro, Zepbound, Ozempic, and Wegovy, and when they may choose one over the other. Watch the full chat here: instagram.com/p/DKaUTPcR357/

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Congratulations to Dr. Emile Bacha, Chief of Cardiac, Thoracic, & Vascular Surgery, on becoming the 106th President of the AATS! A leader in congenital & pediatric heart surgery, Dr. Bacha has dedicated his career to children, driving innovation, safety, and better outcomes.

Congratulations to Dr. Emile Bacha, Chief of Cardiac, Thoracic, &amp; Vascular Surgery, on becoming the 106th President of the <a href="/AATSHQ/">AATS</a>!

A leader in congenital &amp; pediatric heart surgery, Dr. Bacha has dedicated his career to children, driving innovation, safety, and better outcomes.