NYP-Radiation-Oncology-Neuro-Programs-With-Next-Gen-Gamma-Knife
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has two new treatment options for patients with brain tumors and other cancers — a next-generation radiosurgical Gamma Knife® and linear accelerator.
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Can a simple imaging test help predict the success of cancer treatment, even before the treatment is complete? To begin to answer this question, a new National Cancer Institute–funded clinical trial is using a novel PET (positron emission tomography) imaging technique that could improve the early detection of tumor growth during treatment for esophageal and lung cancer.
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Dr. Howard Fine has been appointed to lead the newly established neuro-oncology program at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, effective Feb. 2. He will serve as director of the Brain Tumor Center and associate director for translational research in the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medical College, as well as chief of the Division of Neuro-Oncology in the Department of Neurology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell. He has also been named to the faculty of the Departments of Medicine and Neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medical College.
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NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has announced the appointments of five specialists in the fields of pediatric surgery, neurology, and cardiac surgery: James J. Riviello, Jr., M.D.; Steven Stylianos, M.D.; Paul Chai, M.D.; Shaun Steigman, M.D.; Demetri Merianos, M.D.
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The Iris Cantor Men's Health Center at NewYork-Presbyterian is a new center focused on men's health that combines routine medical care with specialized services such as cardiology and urology.
Surgical-Options-for-Men-With-Enlarged-Prostate
Doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian are using several new techniques - laser prostatectomy, transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), and robotic surgery - to surgically treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
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In September of 2013, doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian became the first in the nation to successfully remove a portion of a liver from a living adult donor using a fully laparoscopic procedure and transplant it into a recipient.
NYP-Physicians-Named-Among-Metro-Area-Best-on-NY-Mag-Annual-List
In the latest New York magazine “Best Doctors” issue, published today, 229 physicians from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital have been recognized as among the best doctors in the New York metropolitan region.
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