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Angiogenesis in Pediatric Solid Tumors
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has recently been validated as a target in adult human cancer trials. Our laboratory focuses on the molecular determinants of tumor and vascular response to . . . More »
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Kandel, Jessica
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United States of America
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Cardiac Surgery in Greece
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Cardiac Surgery in Greece.
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Anagnostopoulos, Constantine
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Greece
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Children of China Pediatric Foundation: David Roye Jr.
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Participated and organized pediatric care for group traveling to various locations in China to perform orthopedic surgery, urological surgery and plastic-surgery procedures on Chinese orphaned . . . More »
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Roye Jr, David
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China
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Children of China Pediatric Foundation: Jeffrey Ascherman
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The foundation organizes and makes trips to China to operate on orphans with a variety of surgical problems, including cleft lip and palate, orthopedic anomalies, and urologic abnormalities. . . . More »
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Ascherman, Jeffrey A
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China
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Children of China Pediatric Foundation: Katherine Biagas
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Participated and organized general pediatrics care for group traveling to Harbin, China, to perform orthopedic and plastic-surgery procedures on Chinese children. The above-named foundation provides . . . More »
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Biagas, Katherine
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China
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Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate, Facial Deformities Project
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Training of a Honduran resident in surgical techniques for repair of cleft lip, palate, facial deformities, burns and trauma. . . . More »
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Haddad, Jr., Joseph
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Honduras
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Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
College of Physicians and Surgeons
A leading clinical program for minimally invasive repair of arterial aneurysms. . . . More »
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Todd, George
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United States of America
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Establishment of a Modern Eye Bank
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Have helped Ministry of Health to prepare uniform donor legislation for passage in parliament. (1) Creation of a modern facility within the Republican Eye Hospital in Yerevan, Armenia. (2) Training . . . More »
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Merriam, John
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Armenia
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Guatemala Open Heart Team
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Medical missions to Guatemala to evaluate for and perform open- and closed-heart surgery on children of Guatemala . . . . More »
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Gaffney, Joseph
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Guatemala
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Interventional Cardiac Catheterization in Children with Heart Disease
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Have made two trips to Guatemala City to perform heart catheterization on children with congenital heart disease. Working with a Guatemalan cardiologist, we have treated children using interventional . . . More »
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Hsu, Daphne
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Guatemala
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Medical Mission Abroad: Surgical Management Cleft Lip/Palate and Other Congenital Conditions in Children
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Once a year, members of the craniofacial cleft lip/palate team of CPMC travels to Central or South America to work with local volunteers to provide surgical care to children with cleft lip/palate . . . More »
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Roser, Steven
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Colombia
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Medical Missions Abroad: China
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Once or twice a year, a team of surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, and others travels to a host country to perform surgery for children with cleft lip/palate deformities. The team brings its own . . . More »
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Roser, Steven
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China
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Medical Missions Abroad: Guatemala
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Once or twice a year, a team of anesthesiologists, surgeons, nurses, and others travels to a host country to perform surgery for children with cleft lip/palate deformities. The team brings its own . . . More »
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Roser, Steven
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Guatemala
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Multidisciplinary Surgical Mission: Program 1
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Correction of surgical disabilities in Chinese orphans. Orthopedic, plastic and reconstructive, urological, eye, and general pediatric problems. . . . More »
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Schullinger, John
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China
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Multidisciplinary Surgical Mission: Program 3
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Correction of surgical disabilities. Orthopedic, plastic and reconstructive, urological, eye, and general pediatric surgical problems. . . . More »
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Schullinger, John
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China
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Multi-Institutional Studies of Pediatric Health Transplantation Recipients, Outcomes, and Complications
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The study group has continued to add international centers to our study to try to improve transplantation in children around the world. We have many ongoing clinical-data acquisitions using this . . . More »
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Addonizio, Linda
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Canada
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Obstetric Fistulae Repair in Niger, Africa
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Repair of vesicovaginal and rectovaginal fistulae as the result of traumatic childbirth in Niger, Africa . . . More »
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Ascher-Walsh, Charles
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Africa
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Pancreatic Islet Transplantation
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Interaction on development of ditizone for islet identification. Clinical pancreatic islet transplantation. . . . More »
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Hardy, Mark
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Poland
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Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Critical Care in Developing Countries: Dominican Republic
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Establishment of a five-year program for congenital cardiac surgery, education, and follow-up care in the Dominican Republic. . . . More »
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Schechter, William
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Dominican Republic
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Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Critical Care in Developing Countries: Guatemala
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Congenital cardiac surgery in Guatemala. Establishment of programs for treatment, education and follow-up care. Five years of experience, over two hundred patients treated. A new center for children . . . More »
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Schechter, William
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Guatemala
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Plastic-Surgery Mission
Columbia University Medical Center
Free plastic surgery to the needy and indigent farm families; cleft lip, palate, hypospadias, burn contracture, and other simple plastic-surgical procedures; age one week to adult; one week at a time . . . More »
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India
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Surgery for Hydrocephalus and Spinal Dysraphism
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Yearly one-week surgical mission to Guatemala to treat infants and children with hydrocephalus as well as various open and closed neural tube defects. This was the fourth consecutive year in going . . . More »
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Feldstein, Neil
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Guatemala
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Surgical Endoscopic Procedures
Columbia University Medical Center
Teaching endoscopic procedures: sterilization, acolecystectomy.
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Haiti
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Surgical Management in Heart Failure
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Multiple conferences. Patients sent for CHF care.
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Oz, Mehmet
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Turkey
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Surgical Missions to China: Program 1
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Correction of surgical disabilities in Chinese orphans. Orthopedic, plastic, general pediatric, urological problems. . . . More »
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Chiu, David
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China
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Surgical Missions to China: Program 2
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Medical mission to lesser-known area of China (Harbin). Target population: orphans. Objective: to provide surgical care for deformed children in the orphanage. . . . More »
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Chiu, David
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China
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Surgical Missions to China: Program 3
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Medical missions to lesser-known area in China. Target population: orphans. Objective: to provide surgical care for deformed children in the orphanage. . . . More »
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Chiu, David
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China
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Transplantation of Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Peter Gouras, MD, Columbia University, Department of Ophthalmology, and Peep Algerve, MD of the Karolinska Institute, St. Erik's Eye Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, have been collaborating over the past . . . More »
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Gouras, Peter
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Sweden
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Urology Instruction: Bugana Medical Center, Mwanza, Tanzania
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Assist in urological surgical training of general surgeons at Bugandu Medical Center, Mwanza, Tanzania. . . . More »
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DeSanctis, Peter
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Tanzania
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Visiting Fellowships in Neonatology and Pediatric Surgery
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Foundation brings to the Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center attending Polish neonatologists and pediatric surgeons, who spend three-month periods on the Neonatal (NICA) Service and the . . . More »
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Schullinger, John
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Poland
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Visiting Professorships: Belgium
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Yearly visiting professorship.
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Close, Lanny
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Belgium
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Visiting Professorships: Germany
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Yearly visiting professorships.
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Close, Lanny
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Germany
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Visiting Professorships: Syria
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Yearly Lectureship
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Close, Lanny
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Syria
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