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Dr Mark Souweidane

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-...

2022 SuperDoctors
The 2022 list of New York SuperDoctors, published as a supplement to the New York Times Magazine on May 8, 2022, is based on peer nomination, credentials, and achievement.
Dr. Roger Härtl Named AANS Humanitarian of the Year
Dr. Härtl was lauded for his life-saving work in Tanzania and for his commitment to global neurosurgical education
Medical Marvels: Kaylea Scott

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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Nina Rothschild suffered skull fractures as the result of the hammer attack
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.
Photographs at the Edge: Vittorio Sella and Wilfred Thesiger
"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.
Janica Goulbourne and Dr Stieg
Janica received multiple nominations, all of which referred to her as thorough, efficient, detail-oriented, and collegial.
Spirals pre and post FUS procedure

• 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...

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

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...

Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell

On February 3 each year we take a moment to honor women physicians everywhere. The date marks the birthday of Elizabeth Blackwell, who was the first woman in America to receive a medical degree. Born in England in 1821, Elizabeth moved to the United States with her family as a child. Her desire to become a physician was met with scorn and she was rejected by every medical school she applied to. It is said that her ultimate...

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