At Columbia’s School of Nursing, the Helene Fuld Health Trust Simulation Center uses technology to expose students to the emotional and practical challenges of patient care.
A large clinical trial has found that a minimally invasive procedure to replace a narrowed heart valve performed better than surgery in patients who were good candidates for surgery.
The study led by Dr. Mack and Dr. Martin Leon, an interventional cardiologist at Columbia University in New York, tracked deaths, disabling strokes, and hospitalizations.
Martin B. Leon, MD, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American College of Cardiology for his contributions to the treatment of heart disease with minimally invasive techniques.
Some of the earliest pioneers in crystallography were women, including Columbia’s Barbara W. Low, whose early work with Nobel laureate Dorothy Hodgkin helped usher in the age of antibiotics.
Angela Christiano, a professor of genetics and dermatology at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, is performing boundary-shattering research motivated by a personal story.
