Current Research & Innovations
Search the Department of Surgery's clinical trials, current research abstracts, and published articles by researcher or subject area.
Columbia University Medical Center now provides Research Capsules, brief and timely summaries of research from each of the CUMC schools. These announcements highlight research that is interesting and significant, but that may not have been published or profiled yet by outside media.
Browse Clinical Research Studies
Browse ongoing clinical research in the Department of Surgery by specialty area.
To learn more about a specific investigation, click on the trial name. Links to faculty profiles and further information about specific disease and conditions are also available.
Clinical Trials—Terms and Definitions
Click here to view a glossary of Clinical Trials Terms and Definitions.
To learn more about what clinical trials are and how they work, please click here.


