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A New Face for the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care

Elle Aviv billboard for Weill Cornell Medicine

March 13, 2018

Elle Aviv, whose successful surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian left her free of pain and back to her active life, is appearing on a billboard promoting Weill Cornell Medicine spine specialists.

March 12, 2018

Dr. Greenfield joins an organization that links cutting-edge research and sequencing to the individual patient, aiming to revolutionize how patients are treated for cancer and other diseases.

Dr. Prajwal Rajappa, Precision Medicine Fellow in Dr. Jeffrey Greenfield’s pediatric brain tumor research lab at Weill Cornell Medicine

March 9, 2018

The Pediatric Precision Medicine Fellow presented “Precision Sequencing Algorithm for Pediatric Neuro-Oncology”

Best Original Contribution by the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society

March 9, 2018

The team evaluated the safety and efficacy of stenting in patients with venous sinus stenosis, a narrowing of the veins in the brain.

Ibrahim Hussain, M.D., was Chief Neurosurgical Resident in 2018 when the paper was published

January 5, 2018

Improved tools and techniques continue to make spine surgery a much less daunting prospect than it once was, with faster recovery times and less pain, narcotic dependency, and scarring

January 5, 2018

In his new role, Dr. Greenfield will oversee and manage all of the department's diverse educational programs

December 18, 2017

The award was established in 2015 to support the research efforts of promising neurosurgeon-scientists.

Weill Cornell Medicine Neurosurgical Chief Resident Dr. Brenton Pennicooke

December 11, 2017

The new award recognizes original work by a Weill Cornell Medicine resident in neurological surgery in laboratory or clinical research.

Michael L. J. Apuzzo, M.D., Adjunct Professor and Senior Consultant at Weill Cornell Medicine’s Department of Neurological Surgery

December 7, 2017

Established 2017
Weill Cornell Medical College

Chairman Philip E. Stieg and the Department of Neurological Surgery at the Weill Cornell Medical College have established the Michael L. J. Apuzzo Resident Literature Award for Creativity and Innovation for contributions to the peer-reviewed medical literature.

This prize recognizes outstanding work by a Weill Cornell Medicine neurosurgery resident in either laboratory or...

December 4, 2017

Nearly 50 patients have been successfully treated with middle meningeal arterial (MMA) embolization, the success of which provides evidence for a startling new finding about subdural hematomas

A New Face for the Weill Cornell Medicine Center for Comprehensive Spine Care

Dr. Greenfield Invited to Join Englander Institute for Precision Medicine

Dr. Rajappa Presents at Pediatric Precision Oncology Conference

Drs. Dinkin and Patsalides Awarded Best Original Contribution by the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society

New PLIF-CBT Procedure Makes Fusion Surgery Less Invasive

Dr. Greenfield Named Vice Chair of Academic Affairs

Dr. Cisse Named As Winner of NINDS-CNS Getch Scholar Award

Neurosurgery Resident Dr. Brenton Pennicooke Awarded Inaugural Michael L.J. Apuzzo Resident Literature Award for Creativity and Innovation

The Michael L. J. Apuzzo Resident Literature Award for Creativity and Innovation

Dr. Knopman Leads in New Treatment for Subdural Hematomas