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Eli
Bryk, M.D.
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| Orthopaedic Surgery |
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Surgery of the Hip and Knee
170 W. 12th St., Spellman 7, New York, NY 10011
212-604-6262
Dr. Bryk is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and the American Orthopaedic Association. He is a member of many academic societies and boards, including the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, the Arthroscopy Association of North America, the International Cartilage Repair Society, and the Medical Advisory Board of Regeneration Technologies Incorporated Donor Services. He was a founding member of the national Academic Orthopaedic Society and a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Research Committee. Dr. Bryk has also served as chairman of the section on orthopaedic surgery of the New York Academy of Medicine since 1999 and is an author of 50 publications and abstracts in peer reviewed orthopaedic journals, including the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.
After receiving his bachelor of arts degree from Columbia College and his medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Bryk trained in both general surgery and orthopaedic surgery at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. Dr. Bryk is currently chairman of the Academic Affairs Committee of Columbia College.
Dr. Bryk specializes in arthroscopic and reconstructive surgery of the knee and hip in adults and does a large volume of work with high-risk patients.
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John
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Coppola, M.D.
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| Cardiovascular Disease |
| Interventional Cardiology |
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| Dr. John Coppola, Chief of Cardiology, is internationally recognized as an expert in performing transradial catheterization. He has been invited to present this procedure to interventional cardiologists in Japan, China and Romania and has received groups of physicians from both Japan and India. Since roughly 45 percent of the catheterizations Dr. Coppola performs are transradial, he is considered one of New York’s most highly experienced physicians in this delicate procedure.
Because transradial cardiac catheterization is more intricate than traditional cardiac catheterization, it demands a higher level of expertise from the physician. Both procedures require that a small catheter tube be inserted into a blood vessel that leads to the heart so that, by injecting a small amount of dye into the tube, the interventionist can locate obstructions within the coronary vessels. However, while the traditional method of catheterization uses the groin as the point of entry, the transradial method uses the wrist, which means that the interventionist much be skilled enough to navigate a much smaller artery.
Patients benefit from this procedure in several ways. Because a smaller artery is used, there is generally less bleeding and discomfort at the insertion point, and the risks of vascular complications that exist when the catheter is inserted in the groin are reduced. In addition, patients who undergo transradial catheterization become ambulatory immediately after the procedure, eliminating complications from bed rest and permitting them to return home sooner.
Dr. Coppola’s expertise in transradial catheterization underscores the fact that St. Vincent’s physicians are setting the pace in many areas of medicine.
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