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Dr. Knopman, Dr. Souweidane, and Dr. Gobin

A new clinical trial is now underway at Weill Cornell Medicine, testing intra-arterial chemotherapy for choroid plexus carcinoma. The first patient in the world to undergo this advanced procedure was safely treated by Dr. Mark SouweidaneDr. Jared Knopman, and Dr. Y. Pierre Gobin in May 2023.

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New York SuperDoctors 2023

A record-breaking 23 faculty members from Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery were named to the 2023 list of New York SuperDoctors, published as a supplement to The New York Times Magazine on May 14, 2023. This list of outstanding physicians, assembled based on peer nomination, credentials, and achievement, is an elite roster of physicians deemed to be the very best in their field.

In addition to professor and chairman ...

Dr. Stieg accepting the 40th Maurice Greenberg Award

Dr. Philip E. Stieg has been named winner of the 40th Maurice Greenberg Distinguished Service Award. The award, the highest honor at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, recognizes an outstanding individual for exceptional and longtime service. Dr. Stieg joins a distinguished list of prior winners, including Dr. Bronson Ray, who was chief of the Neurosurgery Division from 1943 to 1971; Dr. George Papanicolaou, a pioneer in cancer detection who invented the "Pap smear;"...

Administrative Professionals Day 2023

The last Wednesday in April is Administrative Professionals Day, and we are happy to celebrate our admins today! (We appreciate them every day, and probably shouldn’t wait all year to say so.) This year we asked some of our faculty members to pay tribute to the valuable team members who keep their offices (and their whole lives, really) in order. Look for us on social media today as we celebrate the admins who run our show!

Anthony Yarrell Wins Outstanding Employee Award

The Neurosurgery Outstanding Service Award spotlights members of the department who go above and beyond their assigned duties and who exemplify the core values of the department. The winner for Q4 2022 is Anthony Yarrell, the administrative professional in our Interventional Neuroradiology office.

Colleagues describe Anthony as easy to work with, hardworking, collegial, and helpful – even under pressure. “He has displayed an excellent work ethic, meets all deadlines, sends...

Dr. Hussain Performs First 3D-Navigation-Guided Endoscopic Lumbar Fusion in New York City

Dr. Ibrahim Hussain achieved a spine surgery milestone when he performed the first 3D navigation-guided endoscopic lumbar fusion (transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion, or TLIF) ever performed in New York City in late 2022, becoming one of the few surgeons in the United States performing this procedure. The surgery was successful, and the patient is doing extremely well....

Toy Drive 2022 at Weill Cornell Medicine

Being in the hospital is tough on any kid, any time – but being there over the holidays can be especially difficult. Two of the dedicated elves of the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center -- Daysi Fernandez and Jessica Lee – organized a toy drive to make the holiday week a tiny bit cheerier for our youngest patients. Working with the Child Life team at NewYork-Presbyterian, headed by Blakely Rice and Shannon Peer, Daysi and Jessica collected dozens of gifts...

The Gamma Knife Center opened at Weill Cornell Medicine on December 12, 2022

After a dramatic delivery in September and several weeks of installation, setup, and testing, the new Gamma Knife® Icon™ is now operational at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. With the opening of the new Gamma Knife Center, patients are being treated for conditions that include brain tumors, pituitary...

Dr Ramakrishna digs into the Gamma Knife accessories

The Gamma Knife experts at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine were excited to get their hands on the new Gamma Knife® Icon™ last week. After a dramatic September delivery and a month of installation and equipment preparation, the day finally arrived: The team was allowed into the treatment room to unpack all the accessories and start running tests and...

Sandra Soeknandan and Daysi Fernandez

The Neurosurgery Outstanding Service Award spotlights members of the department who go above and beyond their assigned duties and who exemplify the core values of the department. The winners for Q2 and Q3 are Sandra Soeknandan and Daysi Fernandez.

Sandra Soeknandan is administrative specialist to Dr. Michael G. Kaplitt and Dr. Babacar Cisse. In addition, Sandra works as the in-office support for the residency program and manages Grand Rounds for Dr. Ibrahim Hussain.

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