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…
Water for the city of New York begins its journey in the heart of the Catskills, 120 miles away. Artist Jenny Lee Fowler and host Keiko Sono collected stories from the watersheds, covering a wide range of topics—climate change, population change, overuse of land, to name a few.
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Carol Smythe is a town historian of Grahamsville, NY. She sat down to talk about why she came back to this town after living away for decades. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portraits-and-stories/message
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Woodburne residents Margaret and Chris Helthaler share their views on what makes a community, the sorrow of letting go, and how the greater Neversink area could become a thriving community that cannot be automated away. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portraits-and-stories/message…
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Interview with Piera Merrill and David Van Valkenburg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portraits-and-stories/message
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Interview with Linda and Frank Comando --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portraits-and-stories/message
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Interview with Patricia Wellington --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portraits-and-stories/message
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Interview with Betty Shaver and Piera Merrill --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portraits-and-stories/message
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Interview with Betty Shaver --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portraits-and-stories/message
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Interview with Kristina Knott --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portraits-and-stories/message
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Interview about Wild Cat Foundation --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portraits-and-stories/message
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Interview with Patricia and Peter Eakins --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portraits-and-stories/message
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Interview with Charles Breiner --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portraits-and-stories/message
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Interview with Lucy Small --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portraits-and-stories/message
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Interview with Coby Sontag --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portraits-and-stories/message
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Interview with Frank Stapleton --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portraits-and-stories/message
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Interview with Mary Lou Stapleton --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portraits-and-stories/message
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Interview with Dorothy Muthig --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portraits-and-stories/message
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Interview with Dennis Muthig --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portraits-and-stories/message
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Interview with Diana Weiner --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portraits-and-stories/message
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Interview with Marion Rubenzahl --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portraits-and-stories/message
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Interview with Charles Kelsey --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/portraits-and-stories/message
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Portraits and Stories Podcast is a companion to a project with the same title that combines oral history with portrait silhouette cutting. It's a collection of stories told by the members of Rondout Neversink, watersheds of NYC located in the Catskills, 100 miles north of the city. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho…
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