When it comes to exceptional healthcare, Columbia Surgery stands at the forefront. This year, we are proud to announce that more than 30 outstanding physicians have been named as Castle Connolly Top Doctor, published in the New York Magazine.
In a first-of-its-kind “domino” transplant in infants, cardiac surgeons at Columbia/NYP performed a heart transplant in one baby, and then transplanted valves from her old heart into another infant — saving two lives and paving the way to save more.
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has been recognized as the 2023-2024 #1 children’s hospital in New York by U.S. News & World Report. This is the 17th year in a row that the Hospital has ranked among the best children’s hospitals in the nation.
We are honored to announce a call for nominations for the 11th annual Ruth Leff Siegel Award for Excellence in Pancreatic Cancer Research. The Pancreas Center at Columbia University and The Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center have been entrusted by the Siegel family to identify the investigator who has made the most impactful contribution to the understanding and/or treatment of pancreatic cancer over the past year.
The IBD Center at Columbia has enrolled the first patient in a nationwide study using the established technique of sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) in a new way, for the treatment of Crohn’s Disease and ulcerative colitis.
More than 20 surgeons from Columbia University Irving Medical Center have been named as 2023 Super Doctors, according to this year’s Super Doctors listings published with the New York Times Magazine. These rankings are compiled from thousands of recommendations by physicians in the New York area and represent approximately 5% of the area’s physicians.
What started as a medical mission to save the life of one child in Venezuela has grown into a program that is building liver transplant programs for children across the Caribbean and Central America.
Filled with gratitude after his son’s open heart surgery, Former NY State Senator Terrence Murphy wanted to honor the surgeon who saved his son Kian’s life.