If you asked, he would tell you it was the luck of the Irish. On March 17th (St. Patrick’s Day), Gary Quinlan, 61, of Pound Ridge, NY, successfully underwent the first lung transplant and triple coronary bypass at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia after several weeks battling COVID-19 infection.
Dr. Craig Smith breaks with the conventional wisdom on tying surgical knots. Here, Dr. Smith takes us through the anatomy of a knot to show us a better, more effective way to tie them—like a heart surgeon.
Vaccination volunteers working at the Armory come from near and far—wildland firefighters and EMTs from the West Coast to Columbia physicians, nurses, and hospital administrators. But we all share something special, awe and reverence for this critical work and connection to the community we serve.
