On this episode of Advances in Care , host Erin Welsh and Dr. Craig Smith, Chair of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia discuss the highlights of Dr. Smith’s 40+ year career as a cardiac surgeon and how the culture of Columbia has been a catalyst for innovation in cardiac care. Dr. Smith describes the excitement of helping to pioneer the institution’s heart transplant program in the 1980s, when it was just one of only three hospitals in the country practicing heart transplantation. Dr. Smith also explains how a unique collaboration with Columbia’s cardiology team led to the first of several groundbreaking trials, called PARTNER (Placement of AoRTic TraNscatheteR Valve), which paved the way for a monumental treatment for aortic stenosis — the most common heart valve disease that is lethal if left untreated. During the trial, Dr. Smith worked closely with Dr. Martin B. Leon, Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Chief Innovation Officer and the Director of the Cardiovascular Data Science Center for the Division of Cardiology. Their findings elevated TAVR, or transcatheter aortic valve replacement, to eventually become the gold-standard for aortic stenosis patients at all levels of illness severity and surgical risk. Today, an experienced team of specialists at Columbia treat TAVR patients with a combination of advancements including advanced replacement valve materials, three-dimensional and ECG imaging, and a personalized approach to cardiac care. Finally, Dr. Smith shares his thoughts on new frontiers of cardiac surgery, like the challenge of repairing the mitral and tricuspid valves, and the promising application of robotic surgery for complex, high-risk operations. He reflects on life after he retires from operating, and shares his observations of how NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia have evolved in the decades since he began his residency. For more information visit nyp.org/Advances…
This is a serious episode about a serious topic, but it's something that's important to talk about. Mass shootings and gun violence end the life of more than 30,000 Americans every year. In this episode we discuss the Las Vegas shooting, Australia's gun laws following a similar tragedy in 1996, and how a recent study has shown with little doubt that addressing gun violence as a public health crisis has saved lives in that county.…
Halloween's right around the corner, so we thought we'd start of Episode 11 with a truly terrifying topic: anti-biotic resistant superbugs. We talk about how we came to have them and what we might do to get rid of them. And because we want to leave things on a much happier and less scary note, we talk about NASA's naming of it's Langley computer research facility after famed mathematician Katherine Johnson. Last but not least, we're starting a book club. We'll not really, because we're reading sci-fi published in short and long form on the internet, not in print. Our first reading is East, from the Josef K. Stories by Cameron Suey.…
Episode 10 is here! We thank our first Patreon supporter (Tony Troxell), follow up on the end of the Cassini-Huygens mission and the total solar eclipse of this year and 2024. We talk about research to use algae to turn fatty acids into hydrocarbons and a US appellate court's ruling that distributing altered versions of Star Wars is still copyright infringement. Enjoy! Would you like to help us keep making the podcast? For as little as $1 per month, you could help us out, get a reward, and you'd have our eternal gratitude! Go to https://patreon.com/sciandorfi…
Hello friends! We're back after missing an episode (sorry about that!) with Episode 9. In this episode we talk to you about how you can help us make the Science [and/or] Fiction podcast by becoming our sponsor on Patreon. Get more info about that here: patreon.com/sciandorfi We also take some time to do a little retrospective of our past episodes: our favorite moments and what we've learned from experience and listener feedback along the way. And finally, we bring it all back to where it first began in Episode 1: Cassini. We give you a surprisingly-emotional look at the upcoming final days of NASA's groundbreaking mission to Saturn. Enjoy!…
مرحبًا بك في مشغل أف ام!
يقوم برنامج مشغل أف أم بمسح الويب للحصول على بودكاست عالية الجودة لتستمتع بها الآن. إنه أفضل تطبيق بودكاست ويعمل على أجهزة اندرويد والأيفون والويب. قم بالتسجيل لمزامنة الاشتراكات عبر الأجهزة.