The neuro-oncology program of the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center is a multidisciplinary service that sees hundreds of patients a year with malignant tumors of the brain and spine. We know an individual with brain cancer may require many other services, and we do the work of integrating those services. Whether it’s stress management, transportation issues, nutrition, or any one of the other needs our patients may have, we are here to help. We understand that a holistic approach to neuro-oncology provides patients, families, and caregivers with the wide range of services they need, just when they need it most. More about our holistic approach.
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The Basics of Brain Cancer
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Our Care Team
- Chairman and Neurosurgeon-in-Chief
- Margaret and Robert J. Hariri, MD ’87, PhD ’87 Professor of Neurological Surgery
- Vice Provost of Business Affairs and Integration
- Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
- Leon Levy Research Fellow
- Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute
- Director, Neurosurgical Radiosurgery
- Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery
- Robert G. Schwager, MD ’67 Education Scholar, Cornell University
- Chief of Neurological Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
- Co-director, Weill Cornell Medicine CSF Leak Program
- Chief of Neurological Surgery, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist
- Professor, Neurological Surgery
- Director, Brain Metastases Program
- Co-director, William Rhodes and Louise Tilzer-Rhodes Center for Glioblastoma
- Vice Chair for Clinical Research
- David and Ursel Barnes Professor in Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology, and Otolaryngology
- Director, Center for Epilepsy and Pituitary Surgery
- Co-Director, Surgical Neuro-oncology
- Assistant Attending Radiation Oncologist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology, Weill Cornell Medical College
- Director of Neuro-oncology
- Director, Brain Tumor Center, Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center
- Assistant Attending Neurologist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
- Assistant Professor of Neuro-Oncologist
- Attending Otolaryngologist
- Professor of Otolaryngology in Neurological Surgery
- Professor of Otolaryngology
- Professor of Otolaryngology in Neurology