In the News

8th Annual Weill-to-Weill Conference Fosters Collaboration

Dr. Philip Stieg speaks with BME students from the Ithaca campus

May 1, 2019

A contingent of 30 students from Cornell University’s premedical engineering society (“eMed”) made the trip from Weill Hall, on the main campus in Ithaca, to Weill Cornell Medical College in New York to participate in the 8th Annual Weill-to-Weill Engineering in Medicine Conference. The 2 day conference, spearheaded by neurosurgeon Dr. Susan Pannullo and student Katy Lee, focused on the application of engineering solutions to medical challenges and potential career...

Dr. Benjamin Hartley, Dr. Caitlin Hoffman, and Dr. Philip Stieg, Chairman of the Neurological Surgery Department

May 1, 2019

PrIMES aims to increase medical school enrollment of under-represented populations by pairing undergraduates with medical students at Weill Cornell Medical College.

Dr. Apuzzo Presented With BAU Medal of Science

May 1, 2019

The award, which honors contributions to the field of medicine, is given annually by Bahcesehir University in Istanbul

April 30, 2019

The gift will fund a two-year initiative to expand the lab’s cellular and molecular precision medicine approach to pediatric brain tumor therapy.

Dr. Stieg Launches New Podcast: This Is Your Brain

April 2, 2019

Weekly episodes will delve into the mysteries and new discoveries about how the brain works, what can go wrong with it, and the most effective ways to keep it healthy.

Dr. Sertac Kirnaz presenting his winning paper

March 16, 2019

Spine fellow Dr. Sertac Kirnaz joins a long line of winners from the Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center.

Alexandra Giantini Larsen and Andrew Garton, who matched as neurosurgery residents at Match Day 2019

March 15, 2019

The Department of Neurological Surgery is pleased to welcome Alexandra Giantini Larsen and Andrew Garton to our residency program

Deep Brain Stimulation Now Available for Epilepsy - Medtronic bilateral activa

March 8, 2019

After more than a decade of testing, DBS is now FDA approved and available to patients whose seizures have not been successfully managed with medication.

Dr. Spat-Lemus Co-Chairs Cross-Cultural Brain Mapping Symposium

March 7, 2019

The symposium was focused on how the diversification of the United States is outpacing our ability to develop and validate culturally appropriate, psychometrically sound neuropsychology assessments and procedures.

February 28, 2019

The paper is titled “Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease: Estimating Global Incidence and Worldwide Volume.”

8th Annual Weill-to-Weill Conference Fosters Collaboration

Introducing PrIMES (Program for Individualized Mentorship Education Solutions)

Dr. Apuzzo Presented With BAU Medal of Science

Children’s Brain Tumor Project Secures $1 Million Grant

Dr. Stieg Launches New Podcast: This Is Your Brain

Dr. Sertac Kirnaz Wins Charlie Kuntz Scholar Award

Match Day 2019: New Residents in Neurological Surgery

Deep Brain Stimulation Now Available for Epilepsy

Dr. Spat-Lemus Co-Chairs Cross-Cultural Brain Mapping Symposium

Dr. Härtl Article Wins Best Paper Award from Global Spine Journal