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…
Feast of St. Stephen, the First Martyr In this episode, Ashley sits down with special guest Stephen Melancon, seminarian of the Diocese of Lafayette, to discuss St. Stephen in honor of his December 26th feast day. Helpful Links: Readings for the Feast of St. Stephen: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122624.cfm Martyrdom of St. Stephen by Giorgio Vasari: https://www.wga.hu/html_m/v/vasari/1/16stephe.html The Seven Deacons: https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13741c.htm Vocations in the Diocese of Lafayette: https://www.lafayettevocations.com/…
Second Sunday of Advent, Year C In this episode, we discuss Christmas parties before Christmas, the waiting-nature of Advent, and a couple Marian Feasts to celebrate. Helpful Links Ineffabilis Deus (Immaculate Conception Dogma) : https://www.papalencyclicals.net/pius09/p9ineff.htm Interim Report on Research by Dr. Philip Serna Callahan : https://ecommons.udayton.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1573&context=marian_studies Pope Francis' Homily for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe : https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/homilies/2023/documents/20231212-omelia-guadalupe.html The Popes and Our Lady of Guadalupe : https://thecatholicwire.org/the-true-papacy/the-popes-and-our-lady-of-guadalupe/…
First Sunday of Advent, Year C Happy Catholic New Year! We are so very excited to welcome you back for the second season of Dogma and Devotion. In this episode, we talk liturgical calendars and the importance of Sacred Scripture in our everyday lives, as well as fill you in on our saints of the year and words of the year. Helpful Links Saint Name Generator : http://www.saintsnamegenerator.com/ Word of the Year Generator : http://wordoftheyear.me/ Lectionary Statistics : https://catholic-resources.org/Lectionary/Statistics.htm Sacrosanctum Concillum : https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19631204_sacrosanctum-concilium_en.html Cur Deus Verba : https://ignatius.com/cur-deus-verba-cdvp/ Bible Marathon : https://www.jesuscrucified.net/bible-marathon Dei Verbum : https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19651118_dei-verbum_en.html…
Join us for this special episode where we'll discuss the Church's three-day celebration of the Communion of Saints: Halloween, All Saints Day, and All Souls Day.
Join us as we discuss Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48 for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B. Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, is available on the Vatican's website here: https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19641121_lumen-gentium_en.html Vatican II’s responses to common questions regarding the Constitution can be found here: https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20070629_responsa-quaestiones_en.html…