When Mike Miranda’s only kidney began to fail, his sister, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia neurologist Dr. Caroline Miranda, stepped in as his living donor, giving him the gift of life.
With a large mass growing in Finnley’s neck and chest and threatening to block his airway before he was born, specialists performed a rare EXIT procedure, partially delivering the baby and immediately beginning lifesaving treatment.
In a rare procedure last year, a multidisciplinary transplant team at NewYork-Presbyterian performed the state’s first heart, double lung, and liver transplant.
In one of the first split-root domino partial heart transplants in the United States, one heart saved the lives of three children, offering new opportunities for pediatric patients with cardiovascular disease.
At just 11 weeks old, Mateo Nuñez had a tumor the size of an orange growing in his chest. He started chemotherapy with a breathing tube in place, then had surgery. Today, the 3-year-old is cancer-free and living up to his nickname every day.
Born with a condition that stunted the growth of her face, Jade Metivier and her family turned to NewYork-Presbyterian for the complex surgical treatment she needed to breathe, speak and smile properly.
NewYork-Presbyterian colleagues showered nurse Deborah Acevedo with love and gratitude as she said goodbye to her home away from home for the last 45 years.
Born with a congenital heart condition known as tetralogy of Fallot, Yasin Samad needed multiple surgeries in the first few years of his life. But thanks to a collaborative effort across NewYork-Presbyterian and an innovative approach, Yasin is a thriving third-grader who's proud to share the story of his heart journey.
New guidelines recommend regular mammograms start at age 40. Dr. Lisa Newman, chief of the Section of Breast Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, explains why you should make time for annual screenings.