The following is part one of our series explaining medical simulation and the latest simulation initiatives at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia.

Dr. Fay Kastrinos, director of the Muzzi Mirza Pancreatic Cancer Prevention and Genetics Program, answers readers' questions regarding common risk factors for developing pancreatic cancer.

Dr. Fay Kastrinos, Director of the Muzzi Mirza Pancreatic Cancer Prevention and Genetics Program, recently asked readers to send her questions about the role of genetics and family history in pancreatic cancer. What follows is the second in a three-part series of the most popular questions with Dr. Kastrinos’ answers.

Dr. Fay Kastrinos, Director of the Muzzi Mirza Pancreatic Cancer Prevention and Genetics Program, recently asked readers to send her questions about the role of genetics and family history in pancreatic cancer. What follows is the first in a three-part series of the most popular questions with Dr. Kastrinos’ answers.

Deborah Gerszberg, Clinical Nutritionist at the Pancreas Center, discusses some quick and easy tips on how to healthily snack to gain weight.

Laurie Chabot, RN, has worked with patients in the Division of GI/Endocrine Surgery since 2008, and prior to that, in other divisions at NYP/Columbia. She is well versed in the concerns that patients have before thyroid surgery. In this post, she shares the most common questions she discusses with her patients every day.

Salila Kurra, MD, Co-director of the Columbia Adrenal Center, discusses some common post-surgical treatment options for thyroid cancer.