Dr. Bill Speck's two guiding passions were the care and welfare of babies, children, and young adults, and a commitment to provide excellent training to young pediatricians.
Lewis Silverman, MD will join the Department of Pediatrics as director of the Hope and Heroes Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation.
Columbia’s adoption of telemedicine offerings has enabled us to rapidly pivot to video visits amid the pandemic, making a critical difference for patients and providers at a time of great need.
Born with the rare congenital heart defect Ebstein anomaly, Mahdi Islam had a heart transplant in 2018. “We always knew our son was in good hands,” his father says.
Based on the book by Columbia oncologist Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, the documentary also features pediatric geneticist Dr. Wendy Chung. The two-part series airs April 7 and 14.
Pediatrician Edith Bracho-Sanchez, MD is director of pediatric telemedicine for NYP and has appeared on a number of news outlets to provide expert commentary since the outbreak of COVID-19.
“You don’t have to label to treat,” said Dr. Sharon Oberfield, a professor of pediatrics at Columbia University who co-authored a recent update on the diagnosis and treatment of PCOS in adolescents.
Columbia’s pediatric hematology/oncology/stem cell transplantation team is launching a groundbreaking program in pediatric neuro-oncology, the Brain Tumor Technology Research (BTTR) initiative.