By Jeffrey Greenfield, MD, PhD
Co-director, Children's Brain Tumor Project
As a pediatric neurosurgeon, I thought nothing could be more frustrating than a brain tumor that can’t be fixed surgically. As a neuroscience researcher, I thought nothing could make me more impatient than the deliberately slow pace we need to take...
By Mark M. Souweidane, MD
Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Co-director, Children's Brain Tumor Project
This morning I did something I’d done 30 previous times over the past four years: I inserted a tiny catheter into a child’s brain to infuse an obscure combination of an antibody and a radioactive substance. This time was different, though. This was...
By Philip E. Stieg, Ph.D., M.D.
Neurosurgeon-in-Chief
One of the biggest changes we’ve experienced in neurological surgery — and in medicine overall — in the past few decades is the use of high-tech imaging to see inside the body with great clarity and detail. MRIs, CT scans, ultrasounds, and PET scans...
By Maria Santos, M.D.
Global Neurosurgery Fellow
Bugando Medical Centre
Mwanza, Tanzania
I have spent the past seven months working as the Global Neurosurgery Fellow at Bugando Medical Centre in Tanzania, under the supervision of Dr. Roger Härtl in New York. The hospital is located in Mwanza, a large city on the shores of Lake Victoria...
By Michael G. Kaplitt, MD, PhD
Vice Chair, Department of Neurological Surgery
Director, Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Service
Essential tremor is the most common movement disorder – it’s even more prevalent than Parkinson’s disease — and although many cases are mild, others can become quite debilitating over time. The tremors, which are often most severe in the hands, can...
By Philip E. Stieg, PhD, MD
Neurosurgeon-in-Chief
It’s a tremendous honor, and a great responsibility, to be someone’s neurosurgeon. My patients come to me with brain tumors, cerebrovascular disorders, and other neurosurgical conditions, and they entrust me not only with their brains but also with...
By Philip E. Stieg, PhD, MD
Neurosurgeon-in-Chief
Last week I celebrated with our chief residents as they graduated from the program and began their independent careers as neurosurgeons. This week I welcome our two newest residents, who are just beginning the seven-year program. The start of a new...
