Through their tireless efforts 760 volunteers gave more than 65,000 hours of service to New York Methodist Hospital (NYM) during the past year. In honor of their invaluable contributions, the Hospital recently held its Annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony. The theme for the evening was Celebrating People in Action.

Richard Lazzaro, MD, and Daniel Ciaburri, MD, recently joined New York Methodists Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery as chief of thoracic surgery and program director of cardiothoracic surgery.

Patients with low back pain may find relief through a minimally invasive procedure offered at New York Methodist Hospital (NYM). Performed by pain management specialists at the Hospital, radiofrequency ablation (RF) is a non-surgical therapeutic procedure designed to decrease and/or eliminate pain symptoms arising from degenerative facet joints within the spine.

New York Methodist Hospital (NYM) was recently named a Get With the Guidelines-Stroke (GWTG-Stroke) Gold Performance Achievement Award winner by the American Stroke Association. The award recognizes the Hospitals commitment and success in implementing a high standard of stroke care.

New York Methodist Hospital, in cooperation with its affiliate Metro SportsMed, now offers a special physical therapy program for the treatment of lymphedema, swelling caused by fluid build-up that generally occurs in the arms or legs.

New York Methodist Hospital (NYM) has appointed John Deysine, M.D., chief of the Hospitals breast service. Dr. Deysine specializes in treating breast cancer through breast conservation techniques.

New York Methodist Hospital recently received a five-year grant from the New York State Department of Health-Bureau of Dental Health to start a Preventive Dental Service Program. The primary goal of t

Obesity is an epidemic that impacts over nine million Americans. More and more people who are affected by obesity are seeking to learn about surgical weight reduction. New York Methodist Hospital offe