Surgical scissors are among the most familiar tools in the operating room, but their design and purpose vary considerably depending on what, where, and how a surgeon needs to cut.
Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian (CUIMC/NYP) has received the 2026 Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award from the Mitral Foundation. This award recognizes outstanding clinical outcomes for mitral valve repair.
For most men, hernia surgery does not cause lasting sexual problems and may even improve intimacy, but understanding the potential effects on pain, sensation, and function can make recovery less uncertain.
As the FDA approved a new targeted therapy for metastatic pancreatic cancer, an early-stage Columbia trial offers another encouraging signal that one of cancer’s most stubborn diseases may be entering a new era of treatment.
A conversation with Jeffrey Zitsman, MD, about the state of obesity treatment in teens, as Columbia approaches 500 adolescent sleeve gastrectomy procedures.
Chronic pain after hernia surgery is uncommon, but when it happens, understanding why it occurs and what can be done is an important part of getting patients the care they need.
