Newsletters
Welcome to the section of our site where we post the latest issues of our newsletters.
We offer Professional Audience publications, which are written for physicians, nurses and researchers, but patients and their families and friends are also encouraged to read these articles.
Our publications for General Audiences are full of the latest news and information that patients and their loved ones can use.
healthpoints: For the healthcare consumer
Columbia University Medical Center surgeons care for the community by providing education and information on various medical conditions that may require surgery.
Healthpoints is for anyone considering surgery or seeking opinion about surgery.
Winter 2008
CONTENTS
- Advances in Vascular Surgery: Two minimally invasive procedures provide new options for patients who might otherwise be ineligible for treatment
- Pediatric Surgery: Taking minimal access surgery to the next level
- Pediatric Heart Transplant Surgery: Surgeons devise a creative solution to sustain children with heart failure
- Bariatric Surgery for Teens: Surgical weight loss program offers LapBand® to eligible teens
- Scarless Surgery: New center at Columbia performs abdominal procedures without external incisions
- Adult and Pediatric Liver Disease and Transplantation
The newsletter for liver transplant patients and families.
Summer 2008
CONTENTS
- Transplant News — Liver Walk 2008
- Patient Voices
- Silvia's Corner — Silvia Hafliger, MD
- Pediatrics, Kara Ventura, DrNP
- Educational Workshops
- Talleres educativos
- Post-Transplant Support Group, Caregivers Forum
- Local and National Resources
- Caregiver Resources
- Area Support Groups
A national newsletter about clinical advances and research initiatives in cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgery at NYP.
Fall 2007
CONTENTS
- Minimally Invasive Techniques Emerge for the Heart Itself.
- Percutaneous Valvular Repair And Replacement Cut Open Ops.
John Jones Surgical Society Newsletter: For alumni of the Presbyterian Hospital surgical service
Keep in touch with colleagues who have trained and practiced in the Columbia University Medical Center Department of Surgery;
learn about the activities and current DOS attending residents.
Fall 2007
CONTENTS
- Albert Starr's Lasker Award
- Big (Brick and mortar) Names on Campus
- Where Are They Now?
- JJSS at the ACS Clinical Congress
A physician newsletter published by the division.
Spring 2008
CONTENTS
- Message from the Director
- Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery
- Body Contouring
- Microsurgical Reconstruction
A patient oriented newsletter, published by the division.
Winter 2006
CONTENTS
- Possible New Solution for Weight Re-Gain After Gastric Bypass
- News from the Center
- Pregnancy After Weight Loss Surgery
- Oral Health After Weight Loss Surgery
- Who I Was & Who I am Now — A Patient's Story
- Recent Presentations
- Controlling Sweet Cravings
- Have You Been Suffering from Fainting Spells Since Your Gastric Bypass
The Assist newsletter seeks to inform healthcare professionals about the role of mechanical assist devices in the continuum of heart failure treatment.
Assist is part of The Heart Hope™ Initiative, a collaboration between leading heart centers committed to advancing clinical outcomes associated with mechanical circulatory assist devices and other advanced therapies in the treatment of heart failure.
2004 ISSUE THREE
CONTENTS
- Mission
- Columbia University Medical Center
- REMATCH Update
- Destination Therapy:
An Emerging
Option in the Continuum of Heart Failure Treatment
- Criteria for Successful Destination
Therapy Discharge
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