Community Programs
- June 5, 2011
Join Team Gratitude in Fighting Liver Disease: Walk in the American Liver Foundation
Liver Life Walk on June 5Join us for a day of free events including heart screening, zumba, yoga, the Milstein Mile walk, heart-healthy meals, education, and more.
- February 16, 2011
Learn to Live Heart Healthy at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Join us for a day of free events including heart screening, zumba, yoga, the Milstein Mile walk, heart-healthy meals, education, and more.
Health Corps
The Department of Surgery helps to fund Health Corps, a community outreach effort modeled on the Peace Corps. Health Corps volunteers receive a two-year stipend to educate children about healthy living. They visit schools across the nation, teaching about nutrition, mental health, exercise, and overall awareness of the value and power of our bodies and minds.
Drs. Ozgen Dogan (left) and Mehmet C. Oz (right)
Dr. Hasan Garan
Reception Draws Turkish American Business Leaders
Drs. Mehmet C. Oz, Ozgen Dogan, and Hasan Garan hosted a reception at Columbia Presbyterian Eastside in December for the Turkish American Business Forum, a group of leading Turkish American business executives. After enjoying a delicious dinner of Turkish delicacies, the physicians told the audience about cardiac care services available at Columbia University Medical Center. The event was featured in the Turkish American newspaper Zaman. Dr. Oz is Medical Director, Integrative Medicine Program; Dr. Dogan is a cardiologist specializing in preventive cardiology; and Dr. Garan is Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology at CUMC.
