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Kidney Exchange Has Revolutionized Living Donor Kidney Transplantation

Kidney Exchange Has Revolutionized Living Donor Kidney Transplantation

Learn more about Living Donor Kidney Transplantation.

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Overview of Our Pancreas Transplant Program

Sometimes, information overload occurs when you or a loved one are suffering from the effects of diabetes, and you begin to research the treatment options that might be available. An overview of our program can help answer any questions you may have.

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Voices in Transplantation at Weill Cornell Medicine

In honor of Donate Life Month, we launched our multimedia series "Voices in Transplantation at Weill Cornell Medicine." Learn more about the series.

Dr. Kapur discusses diabetes and pancreas transplantation in an interview

Video: Dr. Kapur on Diabetes and Pancreas Transplantation

Dr. Sandip Kapur, the Chief of Transplant Surgery and the Director of Kidney and Pancreas Programs at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, discusses pancreas transplantation.

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Steady Hand: How WCM Used Ultrasound to Treat Essential Tremor

For nearly her entire life, Alexandra Lebenthal's hands shook uncontrollably. She was diagnosed with essential tremor, a neurological disorder that left her struggling with daily activities like cutting food, pouring drinks and holding a pen.

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A WCM Physician Explains: What is Sciatic Nerve Pain and How Do You Treat It?

Learn more about this condition and the ways you can alleviate pain from Dr. Jaspal Ricky Singh, the co-director of the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care and an assistant professor of rehabilitation medicine at the Weill Cornell Medicine.

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CBS New York Profiles WCM Surgeon's Replacement of Woman's Entire Aorta

CBS New York recently profiled a Weill Cornell Medicine surgeon and patient, whose entire aorta was replaced by a polyester version to save her life.

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WCM Developing Device to Protect Intestines During Incisions

For many surgeons, closing the abdominal wall without injuring the intestines is a challenging process with serious consequences. One surgeon may have found a way to make closing those incisions a cinch.

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NBC Interviews Dr. Sharaiha on the Sewing Machine ‘No-Incision’ Surgery for Weight Loss

Dr. Reem Z. Sharaiha, a New York City-based physician and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Weill Cornell Medicine, was interviewed on NBC News in New York about a promising weight-loss procedure that does not require incisions.

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Honor and Discipline: The Values of the Martial Arts Provide a Medical Student with the Foundation to Become a Doctor

As a teenager, Jonathan Bar was required to learn first aid and CPR as a condition of earning his black belt in tae kwon do. That training set him on the path to his calling as an emergency medicine physician.