Cracking the Code: Sequencing the Hodgkin Lymphoma Genome to Uncover New Precision Therapies

Welcome to Advances in Care: Join science journalist Catherine Price as she sits down with top physicians from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital to discuss the latest research, complex cases, and what it means to deliver patient-centered care. by Advances in Care

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The Visionary: Seeing the Future of Spine Surgery: Neurosurgeon Dr Roger Härtl discusses his work using navigation and augmented reality technologies to improve minimally invasive spine surgery. by Advances in Care

30 min listen

Heartmaker: Revolutionizing Pediatric Heart Surgery: Dr. Bacha, Chief of the Division of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, tells the story of how he successfully implanted a Total Artificial Heart into one of the youngest patients in the world to undergo the surgery. by Advances in Care

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The Genetic Detective: Solving the Mysteries of Genetic Disease: Molecular Geneticist Dr. Wendy Chung discusses her work in newborn genetic screening, finding a cure for spinal muscular atrophy, and the puzzle of the human genome. by Advances in Care

30 min listen

The Psychologists: Focusing on the Treatment of Youth Anxiety: Co-directors of clinical research at the Center for Youth Mental Health at NewYork-Presbyterian, Dr. Anne Marie Albano (Columbia) and Dr. Shannon Bennett (Weill Cornell Medicine) are pioneers in the field of child and adolescent psychology. They join Catherine Price for a discussion on the advancement of cognitive behavioral therapy as a treatment of anxiety and depression. by Advances in Care

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Deep Learner: Building AI to Improve Cardiovascular Care: Dr. Pierre Elias, Medical Director of Artificial Intelligence for NewYork-Presbyterian, explains how utilizing artificial intelligence and deep learning in medicine can help doctors more accurately predict cardiovascular disease and allow them to focus on bringing the human care element back to health care. by Advances in Care

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The Matchmaker: Creating New Pathways for Kidney Transplantation: Dr. Sandip Kapur, Chief of Transplant Surgery and Director of the Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Programs at NewYork-Presbyterian, tells the story of how he built Weill Cornell Medicine into one of the top kidney transplantation programs in the nation. With their creative, multidisciplinary approach, Dr. Kapur’s team is able to perform surgeries involving complex, high-risk cases that other centers can’t, so they can get more kidneys to the people who need them. by Advances in Care

27 min listen

The Team Doc: Engineering a Better Recovery: Dr. Chris Ahmad, orthopedic surgeon and the team doctor for the New York Yankees, uses his engineering expertise to innovate one of the most famous operations in sports medicine: Tommy John surgery. by Advances in Care

26 min listen

Mind Seeker: Exploring the Recovery of Consciousness: In this episode, critical care neurologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, Dr. Jan Claassen sits down with Catherine Price to discuss his groundbreaking work on Cognitive Motor Dissociation and its astounding implications for the prognosis of patients with disorders of consciousness. Dr. Claassen explains how he is intentionally designing his studies so that they can be replicated by as many hospitals as possible, using diagnostic tools that are available in any ICU, in any corner of the world. by Advances in Care

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Reproductive Researcher: Decoding the Science of Perinatal Mood Disorders: It has been reported that 10 to 20% of women will experience some sort of mood or anxiety disorder during the perinatal period. Reproductive psychiatrist Dr. Lauren Osborne wants to find out why. She explores three interplaying etiological factors in the pursuit of decoding perinatal mood disorders in the hopes of one day developing prediction tools and treatments. by Advances in Care

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Cancer Crusader: Challenging the Current State of Gynecological Cancer: Radiation Oncologist Dr. Onyinye Balogun has a vendetta against cancer. After losing a close family member to the disease, she vowed to be part of the solution. Since then, Dr. Balogun has brought better radiation therapy to middle and low income countries, kicked off a genomic study to crack the code on cancer disparities, and has partnered with a former patient to redesign brachytherapy devices to improve the experience of patients with gynecologic cancers. by Advances in Care

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The Surgical Robot: Advancing Medicine with Robot-Assisted Technology: Dr. Jason Hawksworth, Dr. Tamatha Fenster, and Dr. Arnar Geirsson come from different specialties, but one thing unites them: the implementation of surgical robotics to advance their practices. In this episode, the doctors discuss how robots are revolutionizing the fields of hepatobiliary, gynecological, and cardiac surgeries–and what’s coming next for the future of medicine. by Advances in Care

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Delivering Transformation: Reducing Maternal Mortality through Systemic Change: Dr. Dena Goffman believes that better maternal care requires a proactive, system-wide approach and is making her vision a reality at NewYork-Presbyterian. How? She focuses on implementing guidelines that standardize care across all of NewYork-Presbyterian’s hospitals. Dr. Goffman has also aided in FDA approval and adoption of a new, ingenious anti-hemorrhage tool and embraced simulations to train and improve the skills of healthcare professionals throughout the labor and delivery process. Her work across the hospital system has helped to set goals and create quality standards making labor and delivery safer for patients. by Advances in Care

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Advances in Care: Advances in Care, a medical podcast from NewYork-Presbyterian, is releasing twelve new episodes featuring world-class physicians from Columbia & Weill Cornell Medicine who are pushing the boundaries of medical treatment to improve outcomes for all patients. Listen in as science journalist Catherine Price sits down with these doctors to hear the behind-the-scenes stories of new breakthroughs and innovations, and their driving motivations which are shaping the future of medicine. by Advances in Care

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Against the Odds: Improving Survival for Children with Pulmonary Vein Stenosis: Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare and challenging condition which narrows blood vessels around the lungs and typically impacts newborn children. Historically the rates of survival have been low. But Dr. Christopher Petit has dedicated his career to developing innovative techniques and treatment options for PVS that are changing the trajectory of his patients’ lives. by Advances in Care

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The Gene Messenger: Advancing Neurological Gene Therapy: On Monday, August 18th, 2003 Dr. Michael Kaplitt administered the first trial of neurological gene therapy in a human patient. In a procedure that almost didn’t happen, he used adeno-associated virus to deliver a gene into the brain of a patient with Parkinson’s. The results were groundbreaking and set new avenues of research in neurological gene therapy in motion. In this episode, Dr. Kaplitt tells the story of this breakthrough, and what he’s working on next to continue evolving the field of neurosurgery. by Advances in Care

25 min listen

Heart Healer: Pioneering Heart Failure Treatments for Longer Life Expectancy: Dr. Nir Uriel, Director of Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation at NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia and Weill Cornell Medicine, is determined to change the outcomes for heart failure patients. He speaks about the new and revolutionary methods he’s designed to improve treatment, from advanced mechanical devices, to using artificial intelligence to diagnose heart failure before symptoms even develop. The key to treating heart failure, he says, is a team approach, and his goal is enabling his patients to live long, full lives. by Advances in Care

29 min listen

Reimagining Research: Enhancing Cardiac Care for Underrepresented Populations: Dr. Mario Gaudino set out early in his career to study the difference between doing coronary artery bypass surgery through veins versus arteries but when he started to review the research findings he noticed something strange: there was no data on how coronary bypass surgery was different for women and people of color. As a matter of fact, the only thing doctors knew about coronary bypass surgery in women was that they had worse outcomes. Dr. Gaudino decided that needed to change and has since launched multiple studies focused on understanding the health outcomes of women and people of color undergoing coronary bypass surgery as well as working to define an improved, patient centric approach for clinical research. by Advances in Care

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The Network Effect: Analyzing Brain Structures to Treat Depression: When Dr. Conor Liston first began mapping the brains of people suffering from major depression he noticed something strange. In depressed brains certain networks were expanded and, as a result, had pushed into other networks. This finding made Dr. Liston think that the expanded network could explain why depression presents differently from patient to patient. His work mapping the brain could be the key to effectively using Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to help patients with treatment resistant depression. by Advances in Care

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A Move to Minimal: Improving Recovery with Less Invasive Spine Surgery: Dr. Andrew Chan, Co-Director of Minimally Invasive Scoliosis Surgery at Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian, saw the future of spinal surgery eight years ago when he joined a colleague in a minimally invasive lumbar procedure. Since then, Dr. Chan has dedicated himself to performing and teaching minimally invasive spinal surgeries, improving the quality of life of his patients and educating his residents in how to perform these procedures that minimize postoperative pain. by Advances in Care

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Cracking the Code: Sequencing the Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Genome to Uncover New Precision Therapies: Hodgkin’s lymphoma is the most common cancer type in adolescents and young adults. But until recently, very little was known about the biology of the disease. Enter, Dr. Lisa Roth, Director of Pediatric Oncology at NewYork Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, and her team of researchers. Their tireless work to pin down the difficult biology of Hodgkin’s lymphoma has led them to became the first scientists to map the entire Hodgkin’s Lymphoma genome, uncovering new pathways to treat this historically understudied cancer-type. by Advances in Care

20 min listen

Connecting Cardio & Cancer: Mitigating Cardiotoxicity with Optimized Treatment Strategies: By the year 2030, there will be around 22 million cancer survivors. And while cancer treatment continues to improve, it’s an unfortunate reality that many of these patients are at increased risk for cardiovascular issues, because of biology or as a byproduct of their life saving treatments. But recently, the field of cardio-oncology has emerged to help cancer patients minimize short and long term risks to their hearts. Dr. Stephanie Feldman speaks about the research pushing this innovative field forward and how it will increase the quality of life for so many patients in the years to come. by Advances in Care

19 min listen

Joint Effort: A Collaborative Surgery Revolutionizing Hip Preservation: Dr. Robert Christian and Dr. Samuel Van De Velde are orthopedic surgeons with two different specializations, but one common goal: alleviating pain and preserving their patient’s native hip function for as long as possible. With Dr. Christian’s sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery background, and Dr. Van de Velde’s expertise in periacetabular Ganz osteotomy, the uniquely qualified pair run a combination clinic focused on hip preservation - one of few in the country to offer this type of collaborative treatment approach. by Advances in Care

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Expert Experience: Achieving Greater Success in Lung Transplantation Through Access & Innovation: Since its inception, the lung transplant program at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia has seen more than 1,600 patients receive organs. But, as one of the oldest and most experienced centers in the world, this did not come without some challenges. In the late 1980s, access to donor lungs was extremely limited which made transplanting patients difficult. Once joining the program in 2001, Dr. Selim Arcasoy and his team had a vision to change that. Over the course of two decades, the lung transplant team has been dedicated to building a robust program that utilizes years of experience and the latest tools to ensure that even the sickest patients have the opportunity to receive lung transplants. by Advances in Care

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Data Mining: Using Machine Learning for Predictive Neurocritical Care: Over the years working in the neurocritical ICU, Dr. Soojin Park recognized a problem: She knew that 30 to 40% of her patients were at risk for stroke in the weeks following an aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, but it was still difficult to determine which patients were most likely to develop additional problems, like a delayed cerebral ischemia, and treat them accordingly. So, Dr. Park used her background in data science to develop a tool that can better predict which specific patients were at increased risk. The COSMIC score utilizes machine learning, and basic patient data such as blood pressure and heart rate, to predict likely outcomes, and improve targeted patient care in the neurocritical ICU. by Advances in Care

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Getting Ahead of Cancer: The Life-Saving Power of Cascade Genetic Testing: In today’s world, genetic testing has become increasingly accessible for more people, creating an increased opportunity for doctors to improve their patients' health. Dr. Melissa Frey, a gynecologic oncologist at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine, is championing an approach known as “cascade genetic testing” to not only learn more about her patient’s cancer risk but to then be able to alert family members of their risk too. As a part of the Genetics and Personalized Cancer Prevention Program at Weill Cornell Medicine, she and her team ensure end-to-end care for all patients, including testing, counseling and coordination that helps a patient manage the multiple risks and conditions that they may face in an integrated effort. by Advances in Care

19 min listen

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Cracking the Code: Sequencing the Hodgkin Lymphoma Genome to Uncover New Precision Therapies

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