Neurological Surgery

Unboxing the Gamma Knife

Dr Ramakrishna digs into the Gamma Knife accessories

November 11, 2022

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...

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NYP/WCM Doubles Its Advanced Radiosurgery Options

Gamma Knife Icon is delivered to Weill Cornell Medical Center, September 2022

October 18, 2022

In a major step forward for stereotactic radiosurgery in New York, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center will  debut a state-of-the-art Gamma Knife® Icon™ that was recently delivered to the upper east side campus. When the Gamma Knife goes online later this fall, it will allow the neurosurgery and radiation oncology teams at Weill Cornell Medicine to offer the latest, most precise technology available to patients with brain tumors and other lesions in the shortest amount of...

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Two New Spine Surgeons Join the WCM Faculty

Dr. Ibrahim Hussain and Dr. Paul Park

September 14, 2022

Dr. Philip E. Stieg, Margaret and Robert J. Hariri, MD ’87, PhD ’87 Professor of Neurological Surgery and Neurosurgeon-in-Chief of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, announced the addition of two new spine surgery specialists to the faculty.

“On behalf of the entire faculty and staff, I am delighted to welcome Dr. Ibrahim Hussain and Dr. Paul Park to our team,” says Dr. Stieg. “They are extremely talented surgeons who have trained under spine experts and...

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First-Ever Phase 1 Clinical Trial for Choroid Plexus Carcinoma (CPC) Opens for Enrollment

Dr Mark Souweidane

May 24, 2022

Dr. Mark Souweidane’s Phase 1 clinical trial using intra-arterial (IA) chemotherapy prior to second-look surgery is open for enrollment for patients diagnosed with choroid plexus carcinoma (CPC), the first such trial to specifically address this rare diagnosis. (See Intra-Arterial (IA) Chemotherapy for Newly Diagnosed, Residual, or Recurrent Atypical Choroid Plexus Papilloma (ACPP) and Choroid Plexus Carcinoma (CPC) Prior to Second-...

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Medical Marvels: Kaylea Scott

Medical Marvels: Kaylea Scott

April 15, 2022

Dr. Rohan Ramakrishna was recently featured in an ABC "Medical Marvels" episode highlighting his patient Kaylea Scott. In the episode, "Back in the rhythm of life: Cushing's disease didn't crush her spirit," the Medical Marvels episode highlights how Kaylea discovered the cause of her symptoms, and how Dr. Ramakrishna was able to help.

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Hammer Attack Patient Makes Remarkable Recovery

Nina Rothschild suffered skull fractures as the result of the hammer attack

March 30, 2022

Dr. Justin Schwarz was the neurosurgeon who performed emergency surgery on Nina Rothschild last month. In addition to tending to the skull fracture, Dr. Schwarz relieved the pressure on her brain, which may have prevented a stroke.
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Dr. Härtl Photo Collection Featured in Book and Gallery Exhibit

Photographs at the Edge: Vittorio Sella and Wilfred Thesiger

March 11, 2022

"Photographs at the Edge: Vittorio Sella and Wilfred Thesiger" is a striking compendium of photographs taken by these two explorers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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It's a No Brainer! Janica Goulbourne Wins Neurosurgery Outstanding Service Award

Janica Goulbourne and Dr Stieg

March 1, 2022

Janica received multiple nominations, all of which referred to her as thorough, efficient, detail-oriented, and collegial.
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New Focused Ultrasound Installation Opens New Doors for Medicare Patients with Tremor

Spirals pre and post FUS procedure

February 17, 2022

• Medicare patients can now have focused ultrasound procedure for essential tremor at NYP
• Dr. Kaplitt is the most experienced neurosurgeon in New York in using focused ultrasound for tremor
• Many more potential uses for focused ultrasound are now being explored

With the installation of high-intensity focused ultrasound technology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center has expanded treatment options for...

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Score! Three 20th Anniversaries in Neurosurgery

Today: Kristin Strybing, Kim Salvaggio, and Suzie Wollard join Dr. Stieg to mark their 20th anniversaries

February 14, 2022

Today the Department of Neurological Surgery honors three outstanding team members, all of whom are marking their 20-year anniversaries with us. Kimberly Salvaggio, MSN, FNP-BC; Kristin Strybing, MS, FNP-BC; and Suzan Wollard, MMSc, PA-C, all joined the team within a few months of one another between late 2001 and early 2002, during a period of extraordinary growth in the department. Two decades later they are three of our...

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