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Chloe Holland, PA-C, Weill Cornell Medicine and NY-Presbyterian
Chloe was one of 16 PAs recognized across the hospital system
Graham T. Allison, PhD, has been selected to deliver the Michael L. J. Apuzzo Lecture on Creativity and Innovation
Dr. Allison is the author of the 1976 best-seller "Remaking Foreign Policy: The Organizational Connection," and he has served since then as an advisor and analyst on nuclear weapons, terrorism, and political affairs.
Dr. Michael Apuzzo of Weill Cornell Medicine
In honor of Dr. Apuzzo, the BAU Class of 2025 in Istanbul will be named the Professor Michael Apuzzo Class. Dr. Apuzzo will travel to Turkey in September 2019 to welcome the incoming Apuzzo Class.
Dr. Rohan Ramakrishna
Dr. Ramakrishna will use the $50,000 grant to study MRI-guided focused ultrasound for subcortical gliomas.
Dr. Souweidane and Dr. Greenfield - Weill Cornell Medicine
The CBTP joins a historic undertaking in pediatric neurosurgery research.
Dr. Chris Schaffer and Dr. Theodore Schwartz at Weill Cornell Medicine BME conference 2018

A collaboration between Dr. Theodore Schwartz at Weill Cornell Medicine and Dr. Chris Schaffer at Cornell University in Ithaca has resulted in a paper in the publication Cerebral Cortex. In the paper, co-authored by Dr. Mingrui Zhao and titled “In Vivo Femtosecond Laser Subsurface Cortical Microtransections Attenuate Acute Rat Focal Seizures,” they demonstrated a new technique that used a “laser scalpel.” Their work was funded by...

Philip E. Stieg
Dr. Philip Stieg joins the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC), working together with other commissioners to promote safety from head injury for athletes.
Dr. Whitney Parker - Weill Cornell Medicine
Neurosurgical resident Whitney Parker, MD, PhD, was awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH).
Roberta Marongiu, Ph.D - Weill Cornell Medicine
Dr. Marongiu’s research will focus on menopause as a transition state in susceptibility to Parkinson’s disease.
Dr. Eric Elowitz - Weill Cornell Medicine
In his new role, Dr. Elowitz will oversee the quality of all neurological surgery faculty and their compliance with regulatory requirements as well as manage related administrative needs, policies, and procedures.

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