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Dr. Brice Martin, instructor of pharmacology in the Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been awarded a grant of up to $50,000 from the Musella Foundation for Brain Tumor Research. The funding will support a groundbreaking investigation into the use of low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) and ThermoDox®—a thermosensitive...

Dr. Philip E. Stieg reflects on the closing of a historic OR and the promise of a new, modern space.

For decades, Room 22 at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center has been home to some of the field's most complex and pioneering neurosurgical procedures. Earlier this month, the Department of Neurological Surgery marked a historic milestone: the final case performed in this storied operating room.

“For years, Room 22 allowed us...

The Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Michael G. Kaplitt as the David and Ursel Barnes Professor in Minimally Invasive Surgery.

Dr. Michael Kaplitt is the Director of the Movement Disorders Program and a leader in functional neurosurgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. He has dedicated his career to advancing minimally invasive treatments for neurological disease. His pioneering research in gene...

Weill Cornell Medicine's Department of Neurological Surgery proudly announces that Dr. Mark Souweidane has been appointed the Michels Family Professor of Pediatric Neurological Surgery. This esteemed appointment recognizes Dr. Souweidane’s decades-long leadership and innovation in pediatric neurosurgery, particularly in treating pediatric brain tumors.

Dr....