Can Pigs Help End the Acute Shortage of Donor Organs?
Groundbreaking transplant of a pig kidney to a deceased donor at NYU Langone Health yields fresh hope for an end to the donor organ shortage.
Case Too Complex for a New Heart? Not at NYU Langone
NYU Langone Transplant Institute has the shortest wait time for heart transplants and highest one-year survival rate in the Northeast.
Combining Breast Cancer Treatment with Aesthetics
Dr. Helen Pass, a breast surgeon at NYU Langone’s Perlmutter Cancer Center, aims to improve aesthetic outcomes for patients with breast cancer.
Doctors Perform First Aortic Valve Procedure with New Device
NYU Langone is first in the U.S. to implant new heart valve for transcatheter aortic valve replacement in people with severe aortic stenosis.
Dr. Jason C. Fisher Named Director of Pediatric Surgery
Dr. Jason C. Fisher has been named director of the Division of Pediatric Surgery and children’s surgical services at NYU Langone.
Early Detection Can Stop Pancreatic Cancer Before It Starts
Researchers at the Pancreatic Cancer Early Detection and Prevention Center at Perlmutter Cancer Center promote screening for those at high-risk.
Experience with Robotic Surgery Preserves Kidneys
Kidney cancer patients are more likely to have organ-preserving robotic surgery at hospitals that were early adopters of this technology.
Helping Transgender Patients Navigate Hormone Therapy
Dr. Michele B. Glodowski specializes in providing hormone therapy at NYU Langone’s multidisciplinary transgender program.
How Breast Cancer Cells Survive in Oxygen-Deprived Tumors
Newfound signaling pathway helps cancer cells cope with the lack of oxygen found inside tumors, NYU Langone study finds.
New Model of Care Eases the Burden for Patients on Dialysis
NYU Langone is the first hospital in the country to enable dialysis patients to transition their treatments directly from the hospital to home.